Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 89848

Ministry of Defence: Secondment

Tabled: 11 November 2025
Answered: 17 November 2025

Question

Luke Murphy

LabourBasingstoke

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.