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942427

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date	16/07/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much funding his Department has allocated for the provision of accommodation for armed forces families in the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	164395
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2018 answer text <p>The amount allocated by the Ministry of Defence for accommodation over the last three financial years (FY) is shown in the following table.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Work type</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FY2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FY2016-17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FY2017-18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Totals</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Core Services<strong>[1]</strong> </strong></p></td><td><p>£82,724,000</p></td><td><p>£74,199,000</p></td><td><p>£82,152,000</p></td><td><p><strong>£239,075,000</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Improvements<strong>[2]</strong></strong></p></td><td><p>£53,002,000</p></td><td><p>£64,789,000</p></td><td><p>£56,194,000</p></td><td><p><strong>£173,985,000</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Additional Works<strong>[3]</strong></strong></p></td><td><p>£13,711,000</p></td><td><p>£22,784,000</p></td><td><p>£26,185,000</p></td><td><p><strong>£62,680,000</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Capital Purchases<strong>[4]</strong></strong></p></td><td><p>£19,804,000</p></td><td><p>£11,031,000</p></td><td><p>£690,000</p></td><td><p><strong>£31,525,000</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Estimated Rent Costs</strong></p></td><td><p>£33,499,500</p></td><td><p>£34,931,000</p></td><td><p>£38,535,000</p></td><td><p><strong>£106,965,500</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£202,740,500</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£207,734,000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£203,756,000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£614,230.500</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>[1] Cores services covers routine repairs and maintenance, gas and electric safety checks.</p><p>[2] Improvements covers installation of new kitchens and bathrooms in multiple Service Family Accommodation.</p><p>[3] Includes adaptations, Combined Accommodation Assessment System surveys, professional services, asbestos removal, electrical testing, regional minor works, demolitions etc.</p><p>[4] Capital Purchases covers buying new houses from developers.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 24/07/2018 15:12:17 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

942428

registered interest
date	16/07/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Typhoon Aircraft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his policy is on bilateral relationships with European partners in relation to the Eurofighter Typhoon after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	164396
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2018 answer text <p>We believe an open and inclusive approach to European capability development is in our mutual strategic security interests, and will help strengthen our Armed Forces and our defence industries. We will continue to work with our allies and partners on the development of capability that we need and much of this, including Typhoon, already takes place outside of an EU framework. Our membership of NATO is what drives the Eurofighter Typhoon programme, with the four nations working together under the NATO Eurofighter and Tornado Management Agency (NETMA).</p> answering member constituency South Staffordshire answering member printed Gavin Williamson question first answered 23/07/2018 16:04:48 answering member 4108 label Biography information for Sir Gavin Williamson
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

942429

registered interest
date	16/07/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress has been made on (a) bringing the defence recruiting system up to full operating capability and (b) meeting recruitment targets.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	164397
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2018 answer text <p>Capita, working closely with all three single Services, has rectified all significant Defence Recruiting System (DRS) defects identified since it went live in November 2017. Some remaining issues relating to DRS interfaces with existing Ministry of Defence IT systems are not impacting on the ability of candidates to apply and join the Armed Forces and will be resolved soon. Application numbers have returned to pre-DRS levels.</p><p> </p><p>The Army recruited over 9,000 people (Regular and Reserves) in 2017-18 and application numbers continue to perform strongly, supported by the 'Belonging' marketing campaign. The focus is now on improving the application to enlistment conversion rate. Working with Capita, the Army has implemented a new operating model which is less centralised and provides increased support to candidates. The Army is also taking steps to reduce the time it takes a candidate to move from application to being allocated a training place.</p><p>I continue to monitor the situation closely.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 24/07/2018 15:09:50 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

942430

registered interest
date	16/07/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Veterans: Identity Cards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to provide military veterans with an identity card to enable them to access discounts on services offered by the private sector.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	164398
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence is reviewing a range of options to ensure a form of voluntary identification is made available. We will make a further announcement later this year.</p><p>Veterans can already receive discounts on a range of services offered by the private sector through the Defence Discount Service. This scheme will continue and the Veterans ID card will not replace or replicate this service.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 24/07/2018 15:15:23 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

942431

registered interest
date	16/07/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Veterans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the timetable is for the next steps in his Department's veterans strategy; and what progress he has made in assisting those who (a) become homeless, (b) develop mental illness and (c) experience other personal crises.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	164399
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2018 answer text <p>The Government's Veterans Strategy champions the changing needs of the ex-Service community. Although the initiative is overseen by the Ministry of Defence (MOD), a task force consisting of Ministers from HM Treasury, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), the Department for Education and the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) will help support and implement the strategy.</p><p>The strategy will build on the Armed Forces Covenant to show that our commitment to our Service personnel lasts long after they have left the Armed Forces.</p><p>The MOD continues to engage with a wide variety of agencies who assist in homelessness and rough sleeping for veterans. Under the Armed Forces Covenant veterans and disabled personnel already have high priority access to social housing, including a five-year exemption for veterans after they have left the Services from proving a local connection to qualify for social housing.</p><p>The MOD will be covered by the new MHCLG led statutory requirement scheduled to come into effect this autumn to refer those Service personnel at risk of homelessness when they leave the Armed Forces to the relevant local authority.</p><p>It is the National Health Service in England and the Devolved Administrations that has the lead for the provision of healthcare, including mental healthcare, for veterans and we work with DHSC and the NHS to ensure a smooth transition for those Service personnel being discharged with mental health problems.</p><p>Support and assistance is available for veterans, including those with personal crises, from MOD's Veterans UK free helpline (0808 1914 2 18), Veterans UK Veterans Welfare Service and the Veterans' Gateway.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 24/07/2018 15:20:19 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

942432

registered interest
date	16/07/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Veterans: Radiation Exposure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department is taking steps to recognise the long-term effects on military personnel of exposure to radiation as a result of nuclear testing on Christmas Island in the 1950s; and if the Government will provide financial support and health care to personnel affected.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	164400
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2018 answer text <p>The Government continues to recognise and be grateful to all the Servicemen who participated in the British nuclear testing programme.</p><p>Any veteran who believes they have suffered ill health due to Service is eligible to claim no-fault compensation under the War Pensions Scheme. War Pensions are payable in respect of illness or injury due to Service in Her Majesty's Armed Forces before 6 April 2005, with the benefit of reasonable doubt always given to the claimant. Decisions are medically certified and follow consideration of Service and medical evidence and carry full rights of appeal to an independent tribunal. Where the evidence supports a causal link to Service, entitlement will be given.</p><p>In response to the health concerns of some nuclear test veterans in the 1980s, the Ministry of Defence commissioned three epidemiological studies into mortality and cancer incidence among nuclear test participants. These were conducted by the independent National Radiological Protection Board (NRPB), now part of Public Health England (PHE). Three analyses were carried out. The latest report published in 2003 concluded that overall levels of mortality and cancer incidence in Nuclear Test Veterans have continued to be like those in a matched Service control group and lower than in the general population. These findings form the basis of the War Pension Scheme policy on Nuclear Test Veteran claims.</p><p>Plans are now advanced for a fourth phase of the study. Should this study produce new evidence it will be carefully evaluated and appropriately reflected in War Pensions policy on claims.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 24/07/2018 15:19:01 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

942433

registered interest
date	16/07/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Letting Agents: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the effect on letting agencies in Scotland of the Scottish Parliament's legislating to make letting agent fees illegal.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	164401
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2018 answer text <p>The ban on letting fees in Scotland was clarified in 2012. The private rented sector in Scotland has continued to grow and in 2016 made up 15 per cent of households compared with 13 per cent in the 2012 Scottish Household Survey. The Scottish Government estimate the number of letting agents currently operating in Scotland is around 1,700. This demonstrates that good and innovative agents will continue to have a market in which to thrive.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 23/07/2018 14:30:30 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

942434

registered interest
date	16/07/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Letting Agents: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the effect on private sector rents in Scotland of banning letting agent fees.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	164402
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2018 answer text <p>It is very difficult to understand the direct impact of the ban on fees on rental levels in Scotland since there are many different economic factors to take into account. Rents have risen on a cumulative basis no faster in Scotland since 2012 than in England and the sector remains healthy. According to ONS data, between 2012 and 2018, rents increased on average by 12 per cent in England compared to 6 per cent in Scotland.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 23/07/2018 14:32:01 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

942440

registered interest
date	16/07/2018
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Israel: Palestinians
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of violence in Israel and the West Bank.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	164431
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2018 answer text <p>The Government remains concerned about violence in Israel and the West Bank, which makes the goal of peace harder to achieve. We press the parties to refrain from incitement and unhelpful rhetoric, and call on all parties to act with restraint, reject violence, and work together to ensure calm and stability.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 23/07/2018 15:14:02 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

942441

registered interest
date	16/07/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Injuries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether medical evidence of non-accidental injuries must be provided before children's services departments place children in the care of a local authority on the grounds of such injuries; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Derby North
tabling member printed	Chris Williamson
uin	164393
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2018 answer text <p>One of the key principles of the legislation which underpins the UK’s child protection system is that children are best looked after within their families. However, as a last resort, after other steps have failed, local authorities may apply to the independent courts for a decision to be made about removing a child from his or her family for the child’s safety. Children’s welfare must be the paramount factor when decisions are taken in any case involving children.</p><p> </p><p>Where a local authority believes that a child is suffering, or at risk of suffering, significant harm, they can apply to the independent courts for a care (or supervision) order. The courts may only make a care order to remove a child from his or her family’s care if they are satisfied that the child is suffering or likely to suffer significant harm and that a care order is deemed better for the child than not taking any action; or the child is beyond parental control. This assessment must be based on evidence and the courts must be satisfied that any factual circumstances that are alleged are more likely than not to have arisen in order to rely on them. However, local authorities need not have and indeed may not be able to access medical evidence prior to taking action to seek to take a child into their care.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 24/07/2018 11:22:20 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	3976 label Biography information for Chris Williamson