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 were based at Piave and Bapaume Barracks as of 29 April 2024.
Answered by Andrew Murrison - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)
As at 1 January 2024, there were 120 UK Armed Forces Service personnel stationed at Piave and Bapaume Barracks.
Please note the following caveats:
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 were based at Cambrai Barracks as of 29 April 2024.
Answered by Andrew Murrison - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)
As at 1 January 2024, there were 500 UK Armed Forces Service personnel stationed at Cambrai Barracks.
Please note the following caveats:
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 were based at Vimy Barracks as of 29 April 2024.
Answered by Andrew Murrison - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)
As at 1 January 2024, there were 1,170 UK Armed Forces Service personnel stationed at Vimy Barracks.
Please note the following caveats:
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 were based at Alma Barracks as of 29 April 2024.
Answered by Andrew Murrison - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)
As at 1 January 2024, there were 580 UK Armed Forces Service personnel stationed at Alma Barracks.
Please note the following caveats:
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 Helles Barracks as of 29 April 2024.
Answered by Andrew Murrison - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)
As at 1 January 2024, there were 850 UK Armed Forces Service personnel stationed at Helles Barracks.
Please note the following caveats:
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 Marne Barracks.
Answered by Andrew Murrison - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)
As at 1 January 2024, there were 1,110 UK Armed Forces Service personnel stationed at Marne Barracks.
Please note the following caveats:
Asked by: Afzal Khan (Labour - Manchester, Gorton)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, who was appointed to represent the Muslim community at the National Service of Remembrance at the Cenotaph in each of the last 10 years.
Answered by Stuart Andrew - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)
The table below shows the representative of the Muslim community who attended National Services of Remembrance each year for the last ten years.
Year | Name | Position |
2023 | Imam Asim Hafiz | Islamic Religious Advisor to the Armed Forces |
2022 | Imam Asim Hafiz | Islamic Religious Advisor to the Armed Forces |
2021 | Imam Monawar Hussain | Muslim Chaplain to the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
2020 | Imam Asim Hafiz | Islamic Religious Advisor to the Armed Forces |
2019 | Imam Asim Hafiz | Islamic Religious Advisor to the Armed Forces |
2018 | Imam Qari Asim | Senior Imam, Leeds Makkah Masjid & Chair, Mosques and Imams National Advisory Board |
2017 | Imam Asim Hafiz | Islamic Religious Advisor to the Armed Forces |
2016 | Imam Qari Asim | Senior Imam, Leeds Makkah Masjid |
2015 | Imam Asim Hafiz | Islamic Religious Advisor to the Armed Forces |
2014 | Dr Shuja Shafi | Secretary General of the Muslim Council of Great Britain |
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, pursuant to the Answer of 29 April 2024 to Question 22653 on Armed Forces: Housing, how many service personnel were living in grade (a) one, (b) two, (c) three and (d) below grade four single living accommodation in (i) each region of the UK and (ii) overseas as of 18 April 2024.
Answered by Andrew Murrison - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)
The attached supporting table shows a count of Service personnel who occupied grade one, two, three and below grade four Single Living Accommodation (SLA) in each region of the UK as at 18 April 2024. The table has been broken down by region as recorded on the Joint Personnel Administration System, and does not show the number of Service personnel in grade four SLA.
As at 18 April 2024, a total of 563 Service personnel were living in grade four service accommodation overseas.
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, pursuant to the Answer of 29 April 2024 to Question 22653 on Armed Forces: Housing, how many service personnel were living in grade four service accommodation overseas as of 18 April 2024.
Answered by Andrew Murrison - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)
The attached supporting table shows a count of Service personnel who occupied grade one, two, three and below grade four Single Living Accommodation (SLA) in each region of the UK as at 18 April 2024. The table has been broken down by region as recorded on the Joint Personnel Administration System, and does not show the number of Service personnel in grade four SLA.
As at 18 April 2024, a total of 563 Service personnel were living in grade four service accommodation overseas.
Asked by: Thérèse Coffey (Conservative - Suffolk Coastal)
Question
To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the House of Commons Commission, pursuant to the Answer of 26 April 2024 to Question 22724 on Parliamentary Estate: Security, if the Commission will publish a breakdown of the (a) 4,132 staff and (b) 4,236 contractors with valid security passes by (i) profession and (ii) Department.
Answered by Charles Walker
It is not possible to breakdown passholder data by profession, but we are able to segregate the data by Department at the time of application. The pass issuing system is not an HR system so the data will never accurately reflect payroll due to the frequency of staff moving between Departments.
It should be noted that not all staff and contractors who hold passes work on the Parliamentary Estate full time, and that contractors in particular may only hold a pass for a limited time period and/or for limited buildings in accordance with business need.
The following data is a snapshot of staff of both Houses and contractors broken down by Department, from 30 April 2024:
Commons and Bicameral Staff | Pass Count |
Chamber and Participation | 570 |
Parliamentary Digital Service | 537 |
Security | 491 |
Customer Experience and Service Delivery | 416 |
Select Committee Team | 298 |
Strategic Estates | 308 |
Research and Information | 219 |
Parliamentary Maintenance Department | 159 |
Finance Portfolio and Performance | 124 |
People and Culture | 113 |
Office of the Executive | 73 |
Governance Office | 38 |
Restoration and Renewal Client Team | 24 |
Speakers Office | 23 |
Independent Complaints and Grievance | 11 |
Grand Total | 3404 |
House of Lords | Pass Count |
Staff | 705 |
Contractors | 89 |
Grand Total | 794 |
Detailed data for the House of Lords Administration has not been included as it is a separate organisation.
Delivery Authority | Pass Count |
Staff* | 184 |
Contractors | 256 |
Grand Total | 440 |
*Listed in Answer of 26 April 2024 to Question 22724 under category ‘(g) any other category’
All other contractors
Sponsor | Pass Count |
Strategic Estates | 2500 |
Parliamentary Maintenance Department | 710 |
Customer Experience and Service Delivery | 285 |
Parliamentary Digital Service | 133 |
Chamber and Participation | 113 |
Outside Organisations | 87 |
Security | 65 |
People and Culture | 65 |
Research and Information | 47 |
Select Committee Team | 14 |
Restoration and Renewal Client Team | 11 |
Finance Portfolio and Performance | 8 |
Governance Office | 7 |
Office of the Executive | Fewer than five* |
Independent Complaints and Grievance | Fewer than five |
Speaker’s Office** | Fewer than five |
Grand Total | 4051 |
* Some numbers have been withheld owing to the low numbers of individuals involved (fewer than five), and disclosing this data may make it possible for individuals to be identified.
** The Speaker directly sponsors passes for Members of the Armed Forces doing secondments and UK representatives of overseas territories. These positions are not funded by the House of Commons and total 18 passes.