Derek Twigg MP: written questions 2025
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ArmyMinistry of DefenceTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25174More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he decided not to release the workforce requirement figures of Army regiments for reasons of operational security.
Answer: In 2022, with Departmental support, the Army adopted a position not to release the workforce requirement of its internal organisations following the announcement of the Integrated Review and Future Soldier transformation. I am happy to speak to my hon. Fr...
Answered 27 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: EngineersMinistry of DefenceTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25173More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many engineers there were in post in the (a) Royal Navy, (b) Army and (c) RAF in each year since 2010.
Answer: This information is being withheld as it would prejudice the capability, security and effectiveness of UK Armed Forces, and could provide tactical advantage to hostile forces.
Answered 10 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordAir ForceMinistry of DefenceTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25172More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) air and (b) ground stewards were in post in the RAF in each year since 2010; and what the requirement was in each of those years.
Answer: The number of Logistics (Air Ground Stewards) in the Royal Air Force in each year since 2010 is as follows: Ground StewardsTotal01 April 201048201 April 201146401 April 201243501 April 201340801 April 201439501 April 201539001 April 201639201 April 201737...
Answered 24 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordRoyal Army Veterinary CorpsMinistry of DefenceTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25171More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many veterinary officers were in post in the Army in each year since 2010; and what the requirement was in each of those years.
Answer: The number of veterinary officers in post for the Army since 2010 are as follows. Year*Total202441202343202245202145202041201940201843201741201635201535201441201341201237201136201035*The figure for each year was extrapolated from the number in post on 01 ...
Answered 24 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: NursesMinistry of DefenceTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25170More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many nurses were in post in the (a) Royal Navy, (b) Army and (c) RAF in each year since 2010; and what the requirement was in each service in each of those years.
Answer: I hope that my Rt Hon friend will understand that I am withholding the information as its disclosure would, or would be likely to prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the Armed Forces. Whilst a statistical release of overall Armed Forces...
Answered 24 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordArmy: CateringMinistry of DefenceTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25169More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many chefs were in post in the Army in each year since 2010; and what the requirement was in each of those years.
Answer: The number of chefs in post for the Army since 2010 are as follows: Year*Total2024868202392020229452021973202099220191,06120181,13620171,18620161,22220151,28120141,58620131,96920122,29620112,55620102,547 *The figure for each year was extrapolated from th...
Answered 24 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordHospital Beds: Cheshire and MerseysideDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24415More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the bed occupancy rate is in each Acute Hospital Trust in the Cheshire and Merseyside ICB area.
Answer: Bed occupancy rates for each National Health Service trust are published monthly by NHS England. The latest data is for December 2024, and is available at the following link:https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/bed-availability-and...
Answered 21 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordAccident and Emergency Departments: Cheshire and MerseysideDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24414More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the average waiting times in Accident and Emergency for each Acute Hospital Trust in the Cheshire and Merseyside ICB area.
Answer: Information on accident and emergency performance is published monthly by NHS England. The headline metric used is the four-hour accident and emergency waiting time standard. This data is available at the following link:https://www.england.nhs.uk/statisti...
Answered 21 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordCardiovascular System: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24413More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the average waiting times for a first appointment following a routine referral to vascular services at (a) Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and (b) Me
Answer: The mean average waiting time from referral to the first outpatient appointment for patients under vascular services at the Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is 78 days. For the Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, a b...
Answered 21 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordNavy: TrainingMinistry of DefenceTabled 15 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24148More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the Navy training budget was in each year since 2010.
Answer: The below table highlights the Royal Navy’s budget for training between financial years (FY) 202018-19 and 2023-24. This includes Phase 1 (basic training) and Phase 2 (initial training) costs. In accordance with standard financial practice in all public a...
Answered 20 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordAir Force: TrainingMinistry of DefenceTabled 15 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24147More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the RAF training budget was in each year since 2010.
Answer: The below table provides the Royal Air Force budget for training between financial years (FY)2018-19 and 2023-24. This includes Phase 1 (basic training) and Phase 2 (initial training) costs. It is not possible to provide figures for the entire period requ...
Answered 20 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordArmy: TrainingMinistry of DefenceTabled 15 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24146More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the Army training budget was in each year since 2010.
Answer: The Department has interpreted training to mean the budget for direct training exercises only. This includes Phase 1 (basic training) and Phase 2 (initial training) costs. The below table highlights the Army’s budget for training between financial years (...
Answered 20 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordArmy: EngineersMinistry of DefenceTabled 15 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24145More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many engineers there were in the Army on 1 April 2024; and what the requirement was.
Answer: As of 1 April 2024, there were 26,030 Army Trade Trained Regular, Gurkha and Trained Reserve Engineers. We do not routinely release the workforce requirement figures of Army regiments for reasons of operational security. The Trade Trained Regular Army onl...
Answered 20 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: Health ProfessionsMinistry of DefenceTabled 15 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24144More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) number of and (b) requirement for medical service personnel was on 1 April 2024.
Answer: I am withholding the information as its disclosure would, or would be likely to prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the Armed Forces. Whilst a statistical release of overall Armed Forces strength is published annually, strength and capa...
Answered 20 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: WeatherDepartment for EducationTabled 8 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22580More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many school days were lost due to weather conditions in each year since 2010.
Answer: The department does not specifically collect data on school days lost due to weather conditions. From the start of the 2024/25 academic year, it became mandatory for schools to share attendance data with the department. Attendance data can be found at: ht...
Answered 13 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: TrainingMinistry of DefenceTabled 8 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22579More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average number of training days undertaken by serving army personnel was in each year since 2015 by rank.
Answer: The Army invests significantly in skills, education and training for its people to build the problem-solving attributes, teamwork, resilience, intellect and creativity needed to be successful now and in the future. A comprehensive professional pipeline tr...
Answered 13 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: Sick LeaveMinistry of DefenceTabled 8 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22578More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the sickness rate was for service personnel by rank in each year since 2015.
Answer: This information is not held in the format requested.
Answered 13 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: RehabilitationMinistry of DefenceTabled 8 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22577More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many injured service personal required rehabilitation services in each armed service in each year since 2015; and how much his Department on rehabilitation of injured service personnel in each service in the
Answer: The table below presents the number of UK Armed Forces personnel who have had at least one appointment at Primary Care Rehabilitation Facilities (PCRF), Regional Rehabilitation Units (RRU) and/or Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre (DMRC) in each year s...
Answered 13 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: Vocational GuidanceDepartment for EducationTabled 8 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22576More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has had recent discussions with universities on allowing defence companies to attend university (a) careers fairs and (b) events.
Answer: My right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education has not had recent discussions with universities regarding the attendance of defence companies at career fairs and events. As autonomous institutions, universities have the discretion to decide wh...
Answered 16 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordRespiratory DiseasesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22251More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion patients who attended A&E with a respiratory condition and were admitted to a hospital ward were subsequently readmitted with a respiratory condition at a later date at
Answer: A table showing the information requested is attached.
Answered 15 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Professions: EngineeringHome OfficeTabled 6 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21977More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of classifying clinical engineers as healthcare professionals under the Health and Care Worker Visa.
Answer: The Home Office keeps all its immigration visa routes under regular review, which includes consulting the Department of Health and Social Care on which occupations should be eligible for the Health and Care Visa.
Answered 13 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordRadiotherapy: Medical EquipmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 6 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21976More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which organisation is responsible for procuring radiotherapy machines.
Answer: Responsibility for purchasing radiotherapy treatment machines sits with local systems. The Government committed £70 million for new machines in last year’s Budget, to ensure that the most advanced treatment is available to patients who need it.
Answered 9 Jan 2025
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