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1545669

registered interest
date	25/11/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Health and Social Care Levy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the funding provided to his Department to cover the Health and Social Care Levy has been returned to the Treasury.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	96564
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2022 answer text <p>The Department will retain the funding provided to cover the Health and Social Care Levy for this financial year but will return future years' funding to HMT.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 30/11/2022 15:00:39 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1545670

registered interest
date	25/11/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Air Force: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) UK and (b) non-UK pilots are receiving training at each RAF base as of 25 November 2022.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	96565
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2022 answer text <p>The information requested can be found in the table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>RAF Station </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of UK pilots receiving flying training on 25 November </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of non-UK pilots receiving flying training on 25 November</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RAF Benson</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RAF Brize Norton</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RAF Coningsby</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RAF Cranwell</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RAF Lossiemouth</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RAF Marham</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RAF St Mawgan</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RAF Shawbury</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RAF Valley</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RAF Waddington</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RAF Wittering</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>270</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>This data covers individuals undertaking initial flying training in the Military Flying Training System and on the platform specific Operational Conversion Units but does not include qualified pilots undertaking refresher training, individuals gaining further qualifications on specific platform type and those maintaining their flying currency.</p><p> </p><p>In accordance with the Data Protection Act and our obligations in relation to the protection of confidentiality when handling personal data, data have been rounded to the nearest 10, where &quot;-&quot; denotes zero and &quot;~&quot; denotes a number less than or equal to 5. Due to the rounding methods used, totals may not always equal the sum of the parts. When rounding to the nearest 10, numbers ending in 5 have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent systematic bias.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 30/11/2022 16:15:45 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1545686

registered interest
date	25/11/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Discharges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he has made an assessment of the potential merits of piloting a new medical discharge process within the armed forces to allow personnel to be diagnosed with more than one condition, both physical and mental, as the reason for discharge.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	96647
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2022 answer text <p>When a medical condition or fitness issue affects a member of the UK armed forces, their ability to perform their duties is assessed. If they are unable to perform their duties and alternative employment within the armed forces is not available, personnel may then be medically discharged. The medical reason for the discharge is recorded and categorised following detailed individual assessment in each case. As part of that assessment all relevant medical conditions, both physical and psychological, are taken into consideration when awarding the final medical grading.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 30/11/2022 15:01:01 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1545687

registered interest
date	25/11/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Veterans: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he will make an assessment of the potential merits of making a requirement on those leaving the military to undertake existing courses hosted by (a) the military and (b) third sector to help serving personnel transition out of the military.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	96648
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2022 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence provides all Service leavers with resettlement support. This is designed to help personnel leaving the Armed Forces prepare for civilian life, including a successful transition to employment, self-employment or a wider vocational outcome such as education, retirement or working with Third Sector organisations, tailored to the wishes of the individual.</p><p>Resettlement support is available from two years prior to leaving and two years after discharge. The provision entitles Service leavers to duty time, financial assistance and access to Career Transition Partnership (CTP) Services. The CTP provision includes workshops, seminars, career consultancy, resettlement training advice and vocational training, together with job finding support.</p><p>From 31 May 2022, all Service leavers have been automatically registered with CTP and can only opt-out by informing their CTP career consultant. In the event that a Service leaver has opted out of CTP services but wishes to use their entitlements to CTP provision, they may do so by contacting the CTP direct at any point up to two years post-discharge.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 30/11/2022 15:02:10 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1545688

registered interest
date	25/11/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Discharges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress his Department has made on the roll-out of the Cortisone programme to help ensure that those medically discharged from the armed forces receive their medical history documents within one month of leaving.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	96649
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2022 answer text <p>Programme CORTISONE will collectively link MOD systems with NHS systems in all four home countries, providing the ability for the transfer of a service person's healthcare record in electronic form to a GP practice at the end of their service. This will be available to anyone leaving the services and not just those being medically discharged.</p><p> </p><p>The programme has now delivered a live connection to the NHS, which has been used successfully to transfer COVID-19 vaccination status for service personnel. The next stage of the programme will be the roll-out of connectivity with pilot GP practices which will commence from June 2023.</p><p> </p><p>The Defence Medical Services facilitates the transfer of healthcare information for all service personnel when they leave the Armed Forces. Personnel leaving the Armed Forces are provided with a summary of their medical care, known as an FMed133, and advised to provide this to their NHS General Practitioner (GP) on registration. Personnel are advised to register with an NHS GP one to three months before discharge, and the GP may decide they require a copy of the full Defence Healthcare Record.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 30/11/2022 14:59:17 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1545689

registered interest
date	25/11/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces Compensation Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will undertake a review of the compensation amounts offered under the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme against compensation awarded to civilians who sustain similar injuries.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	96650
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2022 answer text <p>The Armed Forces Compensation Scheme (AFCS) is currently undergoing its Quinquennial Review (QQR) which takes place every five years to ensure that the scheme remains fit for purpose. The QQR is due to be published in spring 2023.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 30/11/2022 14:58:17 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1545377

registered interest
date	24/11/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Discharges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many personnel have been medically discharged from the armed forces due to permanent hearing loss or damage following following involvement in (a) the Afghanistan War from 2001 and (b) Iraq War from 2003.
tabling member constituency	Eltham
tabling member printed	Clive Efford
uin	95766
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2022 answer text <p>Between 1 January 2001 and 30 September 2022, a total of 2,170 UK Regular Armed Forces personnel were medically discharged with a principal or contributory cause of hearing loss/damage, of which 1,455 had been previously deployed to either Afghanistan and/or Iraq. The breakdown of the figure is provided below:</p><p>1,119 had been deployed to Afghanistan.</p><p>839 had been deployed to Iraq.</p><p>Personnel may have deployed to both Afghanistan and Iraq therefore the breakdown cannot be summed. The medical discharges included in this response cannot be attributed to deployment to Afghanistan or Iraq. This means that the hearing loss/damage may not have been sustained when on deployment and the subsequent medical discharge may have occurred a number of years after deployment.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 30/11/2022 15:03:28 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	165 label Biography information for Clive Efford

1544879

registered interest
date	23/11/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Salerno Mutiny: Prerogative of Mercy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will grant a pardon to people sentenced for the Salerno Mutiny.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Charlotte Nichols
uin	94894
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2022 answer text <p>The Salerno mutiny of 1943 has been previously debated in the House of Commons and examined by legal authorities and the Department. Our position has not changed.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 30/11/2022 14:56:35 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4799 label Biography information for Charlotte Nichols

1545066

registered interest
date	23/11/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many infantry enlistees were (a) aged 16, (b) aged 17, and (ci) aged 18 or above, between 2001 and 2020, and how many individuals joined the infantry as officer cadets over the period.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	94699
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2022 answer text <p>The data requested by the hon. Member can be found below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Age of Infantry enlistee*</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Infantry enlistee figures</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>13,035</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>12,670</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>18+</p></td><td><p>42,686</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>68,391</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>*Figures relate to the Regular Army</p><p> </p><p>2,634 Officer Cadets joined the infantry during this time period. Due to how the data was captured historically, data from the years 2005-06 and 2006-07 is not held centrally. Therefore, the data above is comprised of years 2001-2005 and 2007-2020.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 28/11/2022 16:44:57 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1545067

registered interest
date	23/11/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average career length is for an infantry soldier who joins aged (a) under 18 and (b) 18 or above, including time spent in training.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	94700
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2022 answer text <p>The average career length on outflow for Trade Trained Regular Army infantry soldiers who join aged 18 and under is nine years. For those who join aged 18 and above, the average career length is seven years. These figures have been rounded to the nearest completed year and are subject to available data.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 28/11/2022 16:45:22 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams