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Armed Forces: Foreigners
Sir Menzies Campbell: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether the Government have received representation from other governments on the employment of their citizens in the UK armed forces since 1997. [280419]
Bill Rammell: The Government have not received any representation from other governments on the employment of their citizens in the UK armed forces since 1997.
Armed Forces: Housing
Bob Spink: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many complaints about armed forces accommodation his Department has received from the families of servicemen and women on operation abroad in each of the last five years; and how many complainants were moved into different accommodation as a result. [280597]
Mr. Kevan Jones: The Department takes all complaints from service families regarding their accommodation very seriously and has a robust process in place for dealing with them.
This information is not held in the format requested as it is not possible to separately identify those complaints from the families of personnel on operations abroad and how many of these resulted in families being moved.
Armed Forces: Schools
Dr. Fox: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many requests for schools presentation team visits from each service his Department has received in each year since 2005. [280820]
Mr. Kevan Jones: Data regarding requests for visits by Royal Navy and Army school presentation teams are not recorded centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
Data denoting requests made to the RAF Presentation Team and Inspectorate of Recruiting Youth Outreach Teams are provided in the following table:
| Requests | |
Dr. Fox: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what plans his Department has to expand provision of the Combined Cadet Forces in state schools; and if he will make a statement. [280825]
Mr. Kevan Jones: Combined Cadet Force (CCF) expansion will be achieved on a regional basis where resources allow.
The Ministry of Defence is investigating how we can increase the number of young people who have the opportunity to benefit from the Cadet experience. The Cadet experience is delivered by the four Cadet Forces (the Combined Cadet Force, the Sea Cadet Corps, the Army Cadet Force, and the Air Training Corps). The experience is not just delivered in school-based units, which are mainly CCFs, but also in community based units.
The Ministry of Defence has identified three principles to take forward the development of sustainable Cadet Forces. These are: the need for a coherent, coordinated and sustainable expansion; working within current resources with investigation into additional sources for further funding and; to attract, retain and equip Cadet Force Adult Volunteers to build the Cadet Forces of the future.
As part of this work, the Air Cadet Organisation has already announced plans to increase its cadet numbers by 10,000 by 2018.
The Ministry of Defence is working with Department for Children, Schools and Families, devolved Administrations and others to seek additional funding to further expand cadet activities.
Atomic Weapons Establishment
Nick Harvey: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence with which (a) universities and (b) other institutions the Atomic Weapons Establishment has developed strategic alliances. [280425]
Mr. Quentin Davies: As part of its Corporate Technical Outreach programme, AWE plc has strategic alliances with the following four universities: Heriot-Watt, Cranfield, Cambridge and Imperial College. AWE plc does not have strategic alliances with other institutions.
Nick Harvey: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence which (a) university departments and (b) other institutions receive research funding from the Atomic Weapons Establishment. [280426]
Mr. Quentin Davies: As part of its Corporate Technical Outreach programme, AWE plc has a number of commercial research contracts with various universities and institutions. These contracts are bound by commercial confidentiality agreements comparable with other commercial arrangements and are between AWE plc and its suppliers, not the Ministry of Defence. I am withholding this information as its disclosure would prejudice commercial interests.
Nick Harvey: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will place in the Library a copy of the Atomic Weapons Establishment's Five Year Strategic Plan. [280427]
Mr. Quentin Davies: The document in question, entitled “AWE Strategic Plan 2008” is an internal AWE plc document. I am therefore unable to place a copy of this document in the Library of the House.
Departmental Carbon Emissions
Mr. Paice: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what estimate he has made of the volume of carbon dioxide emissions from offices in his Department in (a) 2006-07 and (b) 2007-08 (i) in total and (ii) per full-time equivalent member of staff. [280943]
Mr. Kevan Jones: The Ministry of Defence provides carbon dioxide emissions data for the whole estate and does not differentiate between offices and other buildings.
The total emissions and emissions per full-time equivalent member of staff are provided in the table.
| Tonnes CO 2 | ||
| Financial year | Total CO 2 emissions | Emissions per full - time equivalent member of staff |
The increase in emissions in 2007-08 is explained by the inclusion of the Chief of Joint Operations estate which was not previously taken into account.
Mr. Paice: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what estimate he has made of the volume of carbon dioxide emissions arising from road-based transport used for administrative operations by his Department in (a) 2006-07 and (b) 2007-08 (i) in total and (ii) per full-time equivalent member of staff. [281035]
Mr. Kevan Jones: The carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from all business administrative road travel conducted by MOD employees in cars owned or hired by the Department, as reported in the Sustainable Development in Government reports for the years 2006-07 and 2007-08 are provided in the following table.
| Total emissions | Per FTE | |
This does not include emissions from MOD officials using their own car for business purposes. This will be included for the areas of the Department where it is available in the 2009 Sustainable Development in Government report.
Mr. Paice: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what estimate he has made of the volume of carbon dioxide emissions arising from air travel by staff in his Department in (a) 2006-07 and (b) 2007-08 (i) in total and (ii) per full-time equivalent member of staff. [281036]
Mr. Kevan Jones: The Carbon Dioxide equivalent (CO2e) emissions from all business administrative air travel conducted by MOD employees for the years 2006-07 and 2007-08, as reported in the Sustainable Development in Government (SDiG) Reports is provided in the following table.
| Total emissions (t CO 2 ) | Per FTE (t CO 2 ) | |
The increase in figures between years is due to improvements in data coverage.
Departmental Electricity
Mr. Paice: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what estimate he has made of the percentage of electricity used by his Department which was derived from renewable sources in (a) 2006-07 and (b) 2007-08. [280945]
Mr. Kevan Jones: The information requested for 2006-07 is published in the Sustainable Development in Government (SDG) Annual Report 2007, which can be found on the Sustainable Development Commission website at the following link:
Information for 2007-08 is published in the SDG Assessment 2008, which can be found at the following link:
Departmental Energy
Mr. Paice: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what estimate he has made of the energy consumed per full-time equivalent member of staff in his Department in (a) 2006-07 and (b) 2007-08. [280944]
Mr. Kevan Jones: The Department’s total energy consumption and consumption per full-time equivalent member of staff is provided in the table.
| kWh | ||
| Financial year | Total energy consumption | Consumption per fu ll- time member of staff |
Departmental Recycling
Mr. Paice: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what (a) volume and (b) percentage of waste his Department recycled in (a) 2006-07 and (b) 2007-08. [281034]
Mr. Kevan Jones: Data on the waste recycled by the Department for the years 2006-07 and 2007-08 are provided in the following table.
| Total weight of waste arising recycled (tonnes) | Percentage of the Department’s total waste arisings recycled | |
The Department collects data on the amount of waste arisings recycled by weight (metric tonnes) and not in volume (m(3)) and thus we can only provide a figure for the percentage of waste recycled and not the volume recycled.
The percentage figure for recycling has fallen slightly between the two years, but this is a reflection of improvements in the quality and coverage of our data rather than a real decline in the amount of waste being recycled.
Departmental Responsibilities
Dr. Julian Lewis: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the responsibilities are of each Minister in his Department. [281401]
Mr. Bob Ainsworth: The responsibilities of each Defence Minister are published on the MOD website at the following link:
Departmental Waste
Mr. Paice: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what estimate he has made of the amount of waste arising from his Department in (a) 2006-07 and (b) 2007-08 (i) in total and (ii) per full-time equivalent member of staff. [281033]
Mr. Kevan Jones: Data on the Department’s waste arisings for the years 2006-07 and 2007-08 are provided in the following table.
| Total waste arisings (tonnes) | Per FTE( 1) (tonnes/person) | |
| (1) 2006-07 = 300,070) 2007-08 = 277,660 | ||
The increase in reported waste arising between 2006-07 and 2007-08 is due to an improvement in the coverage of the reporting of waste arisings across the Department’s activities and an improvement in the quality of waste data. Many of our waste streams are not driven by the number of people we employ e.g. equipment waste, and therefore comparisons on a per capita basis may not be helpful.
Departmental Water
Mr. Paice: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what estimate he has made of water consumption on his Department's office estate in (a) 2005-06 and (b) 2006-07, (i) in total and (ii) per full-time equivalent member of staff. [280942]
Mr. Kevan Jones: It will take more time to collate and verify the information required to answer the question. I will write to the hon. Member with the information requested.
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