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Written Question
MOD Donnington
Wednesday 15th May 2024

Asked by: Luke Pollard (Labour (Co-op) - Plymouth Sutton and Devonport)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service personnel are based at Parsons Barracks.

Answered by Andrew Murrison

As at 1 January 2024, there were 120 UK Armed Forces Service Personnel stationed at Parsons Barracks.

Please note the following caveats:

  1. The number of UK Armed Forces Service Personnel stationed at Parsons Barracks can only be provided as at 1 January 2024 in line with Published National Statistics.
  2. This figure comprises UK Regular Forces, Gurkhas, Military Provost Guard Service (MPGS), Locally Engaged Personnel (LEP), Volunteer Reserve, Serving Regular Reserve, Sponsored Reserve and Full Time Reserve Service (FTRS) of unknown origin. University Officer Cadets are excluded. The figure includes both trained and untrained personnel.
  3. The figure is based on Service personnel’s stationed location and not their location of residence – where personnel work is not necessarily where they live. Personnel deployed on operations to an area away from their stationed location are shown against their most recent stationed location.
  4. Figures containing Reserve personnel are estimates because the station location data for Reserves has not been fully verified.
  5. The figure has been rounded to the nearest 10 to prevent inadvertent disclosure of personal identities. However, numbers ending in “5” have been rounded to the nearest 20 to prevent systematic bias.

Written Question
MOD Donnington
Wednesday 15th May 2024

Asked by: Luke Pollard (Labour (Co-op) - Plymouth Sutton and Devonport)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service personnel are based at Venning Barracks.

Answered by Andrew Murrison

As at 1 January 2024, there were 80 UK Armed Forces Service Personnel stationed at Venning Barracks.

Please note the following caveats:

  1. The number of UK Armed Forces Service Personnel stationed at Venning Barracks can only be provided as at 1 January 2024 in line with Published National Statistics.
  2. This figure comprises UK Regular Forces, Gurkhas, Military Provost Guard Service (MPGS), Locally Engaged Personnel (LEP), Volunteer Reserve, Serving Regular Reserve, Sponsored Reserve and Full Time Reserve Service (FTRS) of unknown origin. University Officer Cadets are excluded. The figure includes both trained and untrained personnel.
  3. The figure is based on Service personnel’s stationed location and not their location of residence – where personnel work is not necessarily where they live. Personnel deployed on operations to an area away from their stationed location are shown against their most recent stationed location.
  4. Figures containing Reserve personnel are estimates because the station location data for Reserves has not been fully verified.
  5. The figure has been rounded to the nearest 10 to prevent inadvertent disclosure of personal identities. However, numbers ending in “5” have been rounded to the nearest 20 to prevent systematic bias.

Written Question
MOD Donnington
Wednesday 15th May 2024

Asked by: Luke Pollard (Labour (Co-op) - Plymouth Sutton and Devonport)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his department has spent on improving service accommodation at Venning Barracks since April 2022.

Answered by James Cartlidge - Shadow Secretary of State for Defence

The information required to answer the hon. Member's questions is held by Ministry of Defence contractors. DIO officials are working with them to produce a consolidated response which will take some time. I will write to him by early June 2024, and a copy of this letter will be placed in the Library of The House.

Written Question
MOD Donnington
Wednesday 15th May 2024

Asked by: Luke Pollard (Labour (Co-op) - Plymouth Sutton and Devonport)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has spent on improving service accommodation at Parsons Barracks since April 2022.

Answered by James Cartlidge - Shadow Secretary of State for Defence

The information required to answer the hon. Member's questions is held by Ministry of Defence contractors. DIO officials are working with them to produce a consolidated response which will take some time. I will write to him by early June 2024, and a copy of this letter will be placed in the Library of The House.

Written Question
MOD Donnington: Repairs and Maintenance
Wednesday 15th May 2024

Asked by: Luke Pollard (Labour (Co-op) - Plymouth Sutton and Devonport)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many callouts have been made to Venning Barracks for maintenance issues relating to (a) roofing, (b) loss of heating and hot water, (c) electrics, (d) pest control and (e) damp and mould since April 2022.

Answered by James Cartlidge - Shadow Secretary of State for Defence

The information required to answer the hon. Member's questions is held by Ministry of Defence contractors. Defence Infrastructure Organisation’s officials are working with them to produce a consolidated response which will take some time. I will write to him by early June 2024, and a copy of this letter will be placed in the Library of The House.

Written Question
MOD Donnington: Repairs and Maintenance
Wednesday 15th May 2024

Asked by: Luke Pollard (Labour (Co-op) - Plymouth Sutton and Devonport)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many callouts have been made to Parsons Barracks for maintenance issues relating to (a) roofing, (b) loss of heating and hot water, (c) electrics, (d) pest control and (e) damp and mould since April 2022.

Answered by James Cartlidge - Shadow Secretary of State for Defence

The information required to answer the hon. Member's questions is held by Ministry of Defence contractors. Defence Infrastructure Organisation’s officials are working with them to produce a consolidated response which will take some time. I will write to him by early June 2024, and a copy of this letter will be placed in the Library of The House.

Written Question
MOD Donnington: Operating Costs
Tuesday 4th April 2023

Asked by: John Healey (Labour - Rawmarsh and Conisbrough)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Disposal Database: House of Commons Report, updated in March 2023, what the running cost of Venning Barracks was in each financial year since 2016-17; and what the projected running cost of those Barracks is in each financial year from 2023-24 to 2029-30.

Answered by Alex Chalk

While the information requested is not held in this format, I have asked for work to be done to determine what can reasonably be provided. However, more time is required to collate this.

I will write to the right hon. Member in due course when this work has concluded and place a copy of my response in the Library of the House.

Written Question
MOD Donnington: Operating Costs
Tuesday 4th April 2023

Asked by: John Healey (Labour - Rawmarsh and Conisbrough)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Disposal Database: House of Commons Report, updated in March 2023, what the running cost of Parsons Barracks, Donnington was in each financial year since 2016-17; and what the projected running cost of those Barracks is in each financial year from 2023-24 to 2029-30.

Answered by Alex Chalk

While the information requested is not held in this format, I have asked for work to be done to determine what can reasonably be provided. However, more time is required to collate this.

I will write to the right hon. Member in due course when this work has concluded and place a copy of my response in the Library of the House.

Written Question
MOD Donnington
Tuesday 7th March 2023

Asked by: Luke Pollard (Labour (Co-op) - Plymouth Sutton and Devonport)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) Service Family and (b) Single Living Accommodation units there are at Venning Barracks; and how many personnel are based at that site.

Answered by Alex Chalk

I will write to the right hon and hon. Members and place a copy of my letter in the Library of the House.

Written Question
MOD Donnington
Tuesday 7th March 2023

Asked by: Luke Pollard (Labour (Co-op) - Plymouth Sutton and Devonport)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) Service Family and (b) Single Living Accommodation units there are at Parsons Barracks; and how many personnel are based at that site.

Answered by Alex Chalk

I will write to the right hon and hon. Members and place a copy of my letter in the Library of the House.