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Armed Forces: Tackling Covid-19

Monday 6 July 2020 · 2 questions

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Key points

  • Armed forces made a significant contribution during the peak of the COVID-19 outbreak with over 14,000 personnel involved.
  • The armed forces have not received their pay award on time for the second consecutive year.
  • The Minister

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Questions & Answers

Q1 Mary Glindon Lab Amble
NHS Defence
Context

The armed forces have been actively involved in assisting with the pandemic response.

Question

What assessment has been made of the contribution of the armed forces in tackling the covid-19 outbreak?

Answer from James Heappey (Minister for Defence People and Compensation)

At the peak of our covid covert response, some 20,000 troops were at readiness, and more than 4,000 of them were deployed at any one time at peak. Cumulatively, over the course of the pandemic more than 14,000 military and civilian personnel in the Ministry of Defence have been involved in the Government's response to the pandemic.

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Q2 Mary Glindon Lab Amble
Defence Employment
Context

For the second year in a row, armed forces have not received their pay increase on time.

Question

Our armed forces have been invaluable in delivering for the whole nation during the pandemic, but for the second year running they have not received their pay award on time. Will the Minister put things right and say precisely when our forces can expect to receive their pay rise?

Answer from James Heappey (Minister for Defence People and Compensation)

I join the hon. Lady in praising the response of our armed forces to the covid pandemic; they have been absolutely extraordinary. Armed forces pay is a matter for the Armed Forces Pay Review Body. I will find out exactly what its recommendations are and when they are due to be implemented and write to the hon. Lady.

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