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Written Question
Armed Forces: Drugs
Thursday 15th February 2024

Asked by: Chris Elmore (Labour - Ogmore)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many personnel of what (a) service and (b) rank were found guilty of drugs possession in each year since 2015.

Answered by Andrew Murrison - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)

Court Martial results from the Military Court Service are available back to 2010 in a searchable format at the following website: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/court-martial-results-from-the-military-court-centres. Information includes rank, service, final legal charges, finding and overall sentence. However, the particulars of the offence are not included. The detailed information necessary to answer every question would require the recall of physical files from archives to examine each charge sheet, and this could only be achieved at disproportionate cost. In addition, the term ‘dishonourably discharged’, is not used by the UK Armed Forces.


Written Question
Military Bases: Repairs and Maintenance
Thursday 15th February 2024

Asked by: Chris Elmore (Labour - Ogmore)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost to the public purse was of maintenance of military and defence bases in each year since 2015.

Answered by James Cartlidge - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)

The maintenance costs for Ministry of Defence (MOD) bases in the UK and Overseas dating back to Financial Year 2018-19 is shown in the tables below (rounded to one decimal place).

Defence Infrastructure Organisation

FY2018-19

FY2019-20

FY2020-21

FY2021-22

FY2022-23

£497.2 million

£576 million

£634.3 million

£689.4 million

£706.4 million

Navy

FY2018-19

FY2019-20

FY2020-21

FY2021-22

FY2022-23

£67.4 million

£68 million

£59 million

£61.6 million

£71.1 million

Army

FY2018-19

FY2019-20

FY2020-21

FY2021-22

FY2022-23

£5.5 million

£6.4 million

£6.7 million

£4.4 million

£4.8 million

Defence Equipment & Support

FY2018-19

FY2019-20

FY2020-21

FY2021-22

FY2022-23

£10.8 million

£8.9 million

£10.1 million

£16.9 million

£15 million

Strategic Command

FY2018-19

FY2019-20

FY2020-21

FY2021-22

FY2022-23

£3.1 million

£4.1 million

£2.3 million

£0.3 million

£0.4 million

Maintenance on the majority of MOD bases is carried out under contracts managed by the Defence Infrastructure Organisation. However, a proportion of bases are managed by other individual areas of the MOD and are detailed separately in corresponding tables above.

Maintenance cost data prior to Financial Year 2018-19 is not held because IT systems and contracts were not configured to capture data in this way.


Written Question
Military Law
Thursday 15th February 2024

Asked by: Chris Elmore (Labour - Ogmore)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people were found (a) guilty and (b) not guilty of the offence of (i) assisting an enemy, (ii) misconduct on operations, (iii) obstructing operations, (iv) mutiny, and (v) desertion in each year since 2015.

Answered by Andrew Murrison - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)

Court Martial results from the Military Court Service are available back to 2010 in a searchable format at the following website: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/court-martial-results-from-the-military-court-centres. Information includes rank, service, final legal charges, finding and overall sentence. However, the particulars of the offence are not included. The detailed information necessary to answer every question would require the recall of physical files from archives to examine each charge sheet, and this could only be achieved at disproportionate cost. In addition, the term ‘dishonourably discharged’, is not used by the UK Armed Forces.


Written Question
Armed Forces: Discharges
Thursday 15th February 2024

Asked by: Chris Elmore (Labour - Ogmore)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people have been dishonourably discharged from service for (a) treason, (b) subterfuge, (c) espionage and (d) spying for a foreign power since 2014.

Answered by Andrew Murrison - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)

Court Martial results from the Military Court Service are available back to 2010 in a searchable format at the following website: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/court-martial-results-from-the-military-court-centres. Information includes rank, service, final legal charges, finding and overall sentence. However, the particulars of the offence are not included. The detailed information necessary to answer every question would require the recall of physical files from archives to examine each charge sheet, and this could only be achieved at disproportionate cost. In addition, the term ‘dishonourably discharged’, is not used by the UK Armed Forces.


Written Question
Germany: Military Bases
Thursday 15th February 2024

Asked by: Chris Elmore (Labour - Ogmore)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many military bases the UK has maintained in Germany in each year since 2010.

Answered by James Cartlidge - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)

The number of military bases maintained by the UK in Germany in each year since 2010 can be found in the table below:

Year

Number of Bases Maintained in Germany

2010

5

2011

5

2012

5

2013

5

2014

5

2015

5

2015

5

2016

5

2017

3

2018

2

2019

2

2020

2

2021

2

2022

2

2023

2


Written Question
Young Offender Institutions
Tuesday 13th February 2024

Asked by: Chris Elmore (Labour - Ogmore)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many times Nico 9 stun grenades were used in each youth offender institution in each year since 2017.

Answered by Edward Argar - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)

HMPPS uses Nico 9 Stun grenades as a distraction device during planned interventions as part of an agreed tactical plan. They can only be employed by National Tactical Response Group (NTRG) staff who are highly trained in their use.

The table below states how many times Nico 9 stun grenades were used in each Youth Offender Institution in each year since 2017.

Establishment

2023

2022

2021

2020

2019

2018

2017

Cookham Wood

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

Feltham

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

Parc

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

Werrington

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

Wetherby

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Total

1

1

0

0

2

0

1


Written Question
Foreign Relations
Tuesday 13th February 2024

Asked by: Chris Elmore (Labour - Ogmore)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many bilateral meetings the Prime Minister has held with foreign leaders in each year since 2015.

Answered by Alex Burghart - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

I refer the Hon. Member to the answer of 15 November 2021, Official Report, PQ 66179.


Written Question
Young Offender Institutions
Tuesday 13th February 2024

Asked by: Chris Elmore (Labour - Ogmore)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many times (a) the National Dog and Technical Support Group was deployed to Youth Offender Institutes and (b) those dogs were used in those deployments in each year since 2017.

Answered by Edward Argar - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)

The National Dog and Technical Support Group (NDTSG) provides prison dogs for patrol and detection purposes and a wide range of technical support including the transmission of audio and visual information, and the capability to capture evidence of an incident.

The table below states how many times NDTSG was deployed to each Youth Offenders Institute and how many times those dogs were used in those deployments in each year since 2017.

Establishment

2023

2022

2021

2020

2019

2018

2017

NDTSG deployments

Dog uses

NDTSG deployments

Dog uses

NDTSG deployments

Dog uses

NDTSG deployments

Dog uses

NDTSG deployments

Dog uses

NDTSG deployments

Dog uses

NDTSG deployments

Dog uses

Cookham Wood

18

0

0

0

2

0

2

0

2

-

2

-

3

-

Feltham

39

3

28

1

14

0

11

0

46

-

15

-

8

-

Parc

37

0

30

0

17

0

18

0

23

-

30

-

15

-

Werrington

13

2

13

2

3

1

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Wetherby

13

1

5

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

2

-

Total

120

6

76

3

37

1

35

0

71

0

47

0

28

0

“–” indicates where dog uses are not recorded pre-2020.

NDTSG is deployed to support the National Tactical Response Group (NTRG) with a wide range of technical support including the transmission of audio and visual information, and the capability to capture evidence of an incident. As shown by the number of dog uses, the increased deployment of NDTSG is not necessarily indicative of an increase in the use of dogs. Equally, where dog uses have increased, this may be due to an increase in proactive searches and patrols at establishments, and is not necessarily indicative of responses to disorder.


Written Question
Young Offender Institutions
Tuesday 13th February 2024

Asked by: Chris Elmore (Labour - Ogmore)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many times the National Dog and Technical Support Group was deployed to each youth offender institution in each year since 2017.

Answered by Edward Argar - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)

The National Dog and Technical Support Group (NDTSG) provides prison dogs for patrol and detection purposes and a wide range of technical support including the transmission of audio and visual information, and the capability to capture evidence of an incident.

The table below states how many times NDTSG was deployed to each Youth Offenders Institute and how many times those dogs were used in those deployments in each year since 2017.

Establishment

2023

2022

2021

2020

2019

2018

2017

NDTSG deployments

Dog uses

NDTSG deployments

Dog uses

NDTSG deployments

Dog uses

NDTSG deployments

Dog uses

NDTSG deployments

Dog uses

NDTSG deployments

Dog uses

NDTSG deployments

Dog uses

Cookham Wood

18

0

0

0

2

0

2

0

2

-

2

-

3

-

Feltham

39

3

28

1

14

0

11

0

46

-

15

-

8

-

Parc

37

0

30

0

17

0

18

0

23

-

30

-

15

-

Werrington

13

2

13

2

3

1

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Wetherby

13

1

5

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

2

-

Total

120

6

76

3

37

1

35

0

71

0

47

0

28

0

“–” indicates where dog uses are not recorded pre-2020.

NDTSG is deployed to support the National Tactical Response Group (NTRG) with a wide range of technical support including the transmission of audio and visual information, and the capability to capture evidence of an incident. As shown by the number of dog uses, the increased deployment of NDTSG is not necessarily indicative of an increase in the use of dogs. Equally, where dog uses have increased, this may be due to an increase in proactive searches and patrols at establishments, and is not necessarily indicative of responses to disorder.


Written Question
Prisoners on Remand
Monday 12th February 2024

Asked by: Chris Elmore (Labour - Ogmore)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the total number of remand prisoners was in each prison on HMPPS estate as of 1 January 2024.

Answered by Edward Argar - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)

The Ministry of Justice holds data on the number of remand prisoners in each prison in the HMPPS estate. This information is routinely published in the Offender Management Statistics Quarterly (OMSQ) Prison Population Data Tool (latest file here). The data can be accessed by selecting the ‘custody type’ view in the PT tab. The latest data is from 31 December 2023.