Asked by: Steve Reed (Labour (Co-op) - Croydon North)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has made an assessment of the impact of the Autumn Statement 2022 on the Ministry of Defence Budget in real terms compared to 2021.
Answered by Ben Wallace
I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the right hon. Member for Rayleigh and Wickford (Mark Francois) on 8 December 2022 to Question 93479.
Asked by: Steve Reed (Labour (Co-op) - Croydon North)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether areas subject to tier 3 covid-19 restrictions will receive support from armed forces personnel to assist with mass testing.
Answered by James Heappey
Military support is provided at the request of other Government Departments and the civil authorities through the Military Aid to Civil Authority (MACA) process. Any further assistance to mass testing will be at the request of the local authority in consultation with DHSC and the devolved administrations where appropriate. Defence remains ready to contribute where required.
Defence continues to assist with mass testing across the UK, notably in support of the Liverpool mass testing pilot.
Asked by: Steve Reed (Labour (Co-op) - Croydon North)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department spent on (a) focus groups and (b) surveys in (i) 2013 and (ii) 2014 to date.
Answered by Anna Soubry
The amount spent on focus groups and surveys is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.