Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 89848

Ministry of Defence: Secondment

Tabled: 11 November 2025
Answered: 17 November 2025

Question

Luke Murphy

Labour — Basingstoke

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to take steps to ensure that families of staff seconded to his Department's non-departmental public bodies receive the same recognition of ordinary residence as direct employees of his Department

Answer

Louise Sandher-Jones
The Ministry of Defence has no such plans as Non-Departmental Public Bodies have delegated authority over their HR policies, including the management of secondees.