Asked by: John Healey (Labour - Wentworth and Dearne)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many civilian staff in his Department received information security training in each year since 2019.
Answered by Andrew Murrison - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)
Year | Number of Civilian Staff with a current Defence Information Management Passport (DIMP) Certificate (course includes Information Security) | |||
2019 (DIMP) | *Please note we have no records prior to Nov 2020 (prior information is held on our LRS that is being upgraded and we don’t currently have access to it). | |||
2020 (DIMP) | 30,130 | |||
2021 (DIMP) | 35,162 | |||
2022 (DIMP) | 38,858 | |||
2023 (DIMP) | 40,853 | |||
In 2022, the DIMP was split into 4 separate courses: | ||||
| Protecting Personal Data (released Apr 2022) | Records Management Awareness (released Aug 2022) | Information & Knowledge Awareness (release Feb 2023) | Cyber Security Awareness (released Aug 2023) |
2022 | 13,364 | 11,383 | N/A | N/A |
2023 | 21,173 | 22,121 | 19,362 | 2883 |
2024 (so far) | 24,691 | 24,379 | 23,574 | 8652 |
The table shows the percentage of Civilian staff (currently in date) in information security. Completion numbers from the Defence Learning Environment (DLE) versus the Civilian strength data from DBS:
Course | Civilian Completion numbers currently in date (from DLE) | Defence Civilian Staff Strength (from DBS as of 1 May 24) | Percentage complete |
Protecting Personal Data | 24,691 | 51,911 | 48% |
Records Management Awareness | 24,379 | 51,911 | 47% |
Information & Knowledge Awareness | 23,574 | 51,911 | 45% |
Cyber Security Awareness | 11,535 | 51,911 | 22% |
The figures for the DIMP completion are 79% of the civil service population, the lower numbers shown against the new suite of courses is reflective of the current transition period where some staff still hold valid, in date completion of the previous DIMP course. Individuals with in-date DIMP had up to 3 years currency before needing to take the replacement courses. All new starters to Defence were mandated to take the new courses immediately. As staff come to the end of their currency in DIMP and take the new mandated courses, the latest reporting numbers will increase.
Of the total 51,911 civilian staff, 79% have a current certificate in mandated DIMP training. All staff that work with Defence Information must take these mandated courses. The data related to the new awareness courses is not a true reflection of how many staff are in date as Defence are transitioning between mandated courses so the data for both needs to be considered holistically.
Asked by: John Healey (Labour - Wentworth and Dearne)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish the Royal Fleet Auxiliary Continuous Attitude Survey.
Answered by Andrew Murrison - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)
The Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) Continuous Attitude Survey provides insight into the day-to-day experiences of RFA personnel to inform policy development and decision making. It was generated for internal use as the Armed Forces Continuous Attitude Survey does not include RFA personnel. There are no current plans to publish the survey, however the Royal Navy (RN) continuously assesses its information disclosure policies to maximise transparency and options are being considered to publish it.
Asked by: John Healey (Labour - Wentworth and Dearne)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of his Department’s civil servants have received information security training.
Answered by Andrew Murrison - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)
Year | Number of Civilian Staff with a current Defence Information Management Passport (DIMP) Certificate (course includes Information Security) | |||
2019 (DIMP) | *Please note we have no records prior to Nov 2020 (prior information is held on our LRS that is being upgraded and we don’t currently have access to it). | |||
2020 (DIMP) | 30,130 | |||
2021 (DIMP) | 35,162 | |||
2022 (DIMP) | 38,858 | |||
2023 (DIMP) | 40,853 | |||
In 2022, the DIMP was split into 4 separate courses: | ||||
| Protecting Personal Data (released Apr 2022) | Records Management Awareness (released Aug 2022) | Information & Knowledge Awareness (release Feb 2023) | Cyber Security Awareness (released Aug 2023) |
2022 | 13,364 | 11,383 | N/A | N/A |
2023 | 21,173 | 22,121 | 19,362 | 2883 |
2024 (so far) | 24,691 | 24,379 | 23,574 | 8652 |
The table shows the percentage of Civilian staff (currently in date) in information security. Completion numbers from the Defence Learning Environment (DLE) versus the Civilian strength data from DBS:
Course | Civilian Completion numbers currently in date (from DLE) | Defence Civilian Staff Strength (from DBS as of 1 May 24) | Percentage complete |
Protecting Personal Data | 24,691 | 51,911 | 48% |
Records Management Awareness | 24,379 | 51,911 | 47% |
Information & Knowledge Awareness | 23,574 | 51,911 | 45% |
Cyber Security Awareness | 11,535 | 51,911 | 22% |
The figures for the DIMP completion are 79% of the civil service population, the lower numbers shown against the new suite of courses is reflective of the current transition period where some staff still hold valid, in date completion of the previous DIMP course. Individuals with in-date DIMP had up to 3 years currency before needing to take the replacement courses. All new starters to Defence were mandated to take the new courses immediately. As staff come to the end of their currency in DIMP and take the new mandated courses, the latest reporting numbers will increase.
Of the total 51,911 civilian staff, 79% have a current certificate in mandated DIMP training. All staff that work with Defence Information must take these mandated courses. The data related to the new awareness courses is not a true reflection of how many staff are in date as Defence are transitioning between mandated courses so the data for both needs to be considered holistically.
Asked by: John Healey (Labour - Wentworth and Dearne)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer of 25 July 2023 to Question 194671, what the Royal Air Force’s recruitment target was for each year since 2010.
Answered by Andrew Murrison - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)
The RAF does not recruit to ‘recruitment targets’ but does recruit to a training requirement, referred to as Into Training Requirement (ITR), that can be adjusted at any time within the recruiting year for internal management purposes. ITR achievement data includes Serving personnel who are changing role and require re-training or further training; for example, individuals who are commissioned from Enlisted Aviators.
Therefore, the percentage achievement as measured against ITR intake allocations for RAF Regular personnel, for 12 months ending 31 March for each year is as follows:
Year |
|
2011 | 96% |
2012 | 95% |
2013 | 87% |
2014 | 87% |
2015 | 87% |
2016 | 89% |
2017 | 91% |
2018 | 90% |
2019 | 96% |
2020 | 97% |
2021 | 98% |
2022 | 96% |
2023 | 91% |
Asked by: John Healey (Labour - Wentworth and Dearne)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many CCTV cameras manufactured by (a) Hikvision and (b) Dahua are installed on his Department's sites.
Answered by James Cartlidge - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
We take the security of our personnel, systems and establishments very seriously and have a range of measures in place to ensure the integrity of our arrangements. These measures are kept under constant review and adjusted according to the threat. It is, however, long standing policy that we do not comment on the detail of those arrangements.
Asked by: John Healey (Labour - Wentworth and Dearne)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many programme milestones the Ajax programme has missed since 2010.
Answered by James Cartlidge - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
Between 2010 and the programme reset in 2023, four programme milestones were missed. Following signature of the new contract in September 2023, no milestones have been missed.
Asked by: John Healey (Labour - Wentworth and Dearne)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent estimate he has made of when Ajax will have completed its reliability growth trials.
Answered by James Cartlidge - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
I refer the right hon. Member to the answer given on the 23 November 2023 to Question 2256.
Asked by: John Healey (Labour - Wentworth and Dearne)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has for joint working between the (a) proposed envoy to oversee production of weapons and ammunition and (b) head of Defence Equipment and Support.
Answered by James Cartlidge - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
The Ministry of Defence is working closely with other Government Departments to outline the scope of the envoy role and we will confirm further details in due course.
Asked by: John Healey (Labour - Wentworth and Dearne)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what process he plans to use to select the proposed envoy to oversee production of weapons and ammunition.
Answered by James Cartlidge - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
The Ministry of Defence is working closely with other Government Departments to outline the scope of the envoy role and we will confirm further details in due course.
Asked by: John Healey (Labour - Wentworth and Dearne)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what powers he plans to give the proposed envoy to oversee production of weapons and ammunition in the context of (a) managing contracts and (b) spending.
Answered by James Cartlidge - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
The Ministry of Defence is working closely with other Government Departments to outline the scope of the envoy role and we will confirm further details in due course.