Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many post legislative reviews (a) their Department or (b) their predecessor Department has undertaken on (i) primary and (ii) secondary legislation in each of the last five years.

There is an Armed Forces Bill every five years to renew the Armed Forces Act 2006. The provisions of the 2006 Act were therefore subject to review as part of the work to prepare for the Armed Forces Acts of 2011, 2016 and 2021.

The Armed Forces (Flexible Working) Act 2018 amended the Armed Forces Act 2006. The 2018 Act was therefore also subject to review as part of the work to prepare for the Armed Forces Act 2021.

Secondary legislation is kept under review as part of day to day management to ensure it remains up to date with changes in policy or legislation.