§ Mr. BreedTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how widely the Action Plan for the armed forces Overarching Personnel Strategy is distributed within the Armed Forces; how many people are privy to it; what proportion of the armed forces this represents; and if he will make a statement. [88257]
§ Dr. MoonieThe Armed Forces Overarching Personnel Strategy Action Plan is the mechanism by which we measure and monitor the delivery of policy towards our service personnel. The Action Plan is updated annually. It is given a wide distribution to high-level management both within the Ministry of Defence and the Armed Forces and also to those staff who have a responsibility for delivering the goals contained within it. We do not, however, keep records of people who see the document through the year.
§ Mr. BreedTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what plans he has to review the effectiveness of the Armed Forces Overarching Personnel Strategy. [88284]
§ Dr. MoonieThe Armed Forces Overarching Personnel Strategy provides a high level framework for the delivery of service personnel policy.
The effectiveness of the strategy is kept under review by means of the annual Action Plan which evaluates and monitors progress made in each area.