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178482

registered interest
date	09/02/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Forces Help to Buy Scheme: Advertising
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much the advertising budget was for the Forces Help to Buy campaign in the last 24 months; and how much of that budget has been spent on (a) television, (b) newspaper, (c) online, (d) radio and (e) other forms of advertising using the phrase Forces Help to Buy in that period.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	223903
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2015 answer text <p>There is no advertising budget for the Forces Help to Buy scheme. The scheme has been communicated through routine internal channels to inform Service personnel of the support available to them.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 23/02/2015 17:37:52 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

168231

registered interest
date	05/12/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Living Wage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of (a) his Department's staff and (b) staff working for companies contracted by his Department who are paid less than the Living Wage are (i) white British and (ii) from an ethnic minority background.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	217435
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>The table below shows the number of civilian staff, proportion and their gender, employed by the Ministry of Defence and its Agencies who are paid less than the rate defined by the Living Wage Foundation (LWF) as a living wage.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Department/Agency</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Numbers paid less than LWF London Rate of £9.15 per hour</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Numbers paid less than LWF National Rate of £7.85 per hour</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Female Staff </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Male staff</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of staff as a proportion of the civilian workforce</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ministry of Defence</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>900</p></td><td><p>420</p></td><td><p>530</p></td><td><p>2.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>United Kingdom Hydrographic Office</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>2.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Defence Support Group</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>1.79%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Defence Science &amp; Technology Laboratory</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>1.42%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10.</p><p>Figures are as at 8 December 2014.</p><p>~ = less than 5.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Contracted workers’ rates of pay, where paid by their parent company or recruitment agency, are not visible to the Department. Neither are the rates of staff working for companies contracted by my department or its agencies.</p><p> </p><p>The information in respect of ethnicity is not held centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry grouped question UIN 217414 217456 question first answered 15/12/2014 17:25:44 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

168234

registered interest
date	05/12/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Living Wage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of (a) his Department's staff and (b) staff working for companies contracted by his Department who are paid less than the Living Wage are (i) women and (ii) men.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	217456
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>The table below shows the number of civilian staff, proportion and their gender, employed by the Ministry of Defence and its Agencies who are paid less than the rate defined by the Living Wage Foundation (LWF) as a living wage.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Department/Agency</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Numbers paid less than LWF London Rate of £9.15 per hour</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Numbers paid less than LWF National Rate of £7.85 per hour</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Female Staff </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Male staff</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of staff as a proportion of the civilian workforce</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ministry of Defence</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>900</p></td><td><p>420</p></td><td><p>530</p></td><td><p>2.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>United Kingdom Hydrographic Office</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>2.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Defence Support Group</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>1.79%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Defence Science &amp; Technology Laboratory</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>1.42%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10.</p><p>Figures are as at 8 December 2014.</p><p>~ = less than 5.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Contracted workers’ rates of pay, where paid by their parent company or recruitment agency, are not visible to the Department. Neither are the rates of staff working for companies contracted by my department or its agencies.</p><p> </p><p>The information in respect of ethnicity is not held centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry grouped question UIN 217414 217435 question first answered 15/12/2014 17:25:44 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

105885

registered interest
date	03/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Freedom of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has spent on legal fees over prevention of release of information requested by Freedom of Information requests since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Barrow and Furness
tabling member printed	John Woodcock
uin	213104
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 1 September 2014, (Official Report, column 95W). Since that answer, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) has spent a further £17,470.52 in 2013-14, bringing the total in that financial year to £66,319.58. In the current financial year, to date the MOD has spent £14,471.00.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 17/11/2014 16:59:56 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry attachment 1 file name 20141106-PQW2014-06651-John Woodcock MP-Legal Fees for FOI final[1].doc title 20140901 - Hansard extract on FOI
tabling member	3917 label Biography information for Lord Walney

100793

registered interest
date	23/10/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Forces Help to Buy Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many applications there have been to the Armed Forces' Help to Buy scheme since it was launched in April 2014; and how many applicants to that scheme have successfully secured mortgages through the scheme.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	211791
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2014 answer text <p>We launched the £200 million Forces Help to Buy Scheme in April 2014 to encourage and support those Service families that aspire to home ownership. I am pleased to report that the scheme has proved very popular. As at 28 October 2014, it had received close to 5,000 applications. It has already helped over 1,500 Service personnel get on, or stay on, the property ladder.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 30/10/2014 17:35:20 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

100346

registered interest
date	22/10/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Compensation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the factors responsible for delays in processing injured Armed Forces veterans' War Pension and Armed Forces Compensation Scheme claims.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Williams
uin	211437
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2014 answer text <p>The combined effects of the implementation of the Boyce Review on the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme (AFCS) and the increase in the number of applications for War Disablement Pension, as a result of more people with pre-April 2005 Service reaching the end of their engagement, led to delays in processing prospective claims for these schemes.</p><p> </p><p>Actions were therefore put in place which had the effect of reducing the on-hand cases in the AFCS by half and the programme has returned to target. In War Disablement Pension the on-hand cases have fallen by 35% and waiting times have reduced.</p><p> </p><p>The average length of time taken to process War Pension and Armed Forces Compensation Scheme claims since 2010 can be found below:</p><p> </p><p>WAR PENSIONS SCHEME</p><p> </p><p>2010-11 - 39 working days</p><p>2011-12 - 51 working days</p><p>2012-13 - 82 working days</p><p>2013-14 - 110 working days</p><p>2014-15 (as at 21 October 2014) - 103 working days</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>ARMED FORCES COMPENSATION SCHEME</p><p> </p><p>2010-11 - 93 working days</p><p>2011-12 - 125 working days</p><p>2012-13 - 164 working days</p><p>2013-14 - 109 working days</p><p>2014-15 (as at 21 October 2014) - 89 working days</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry grouped question UIN 211315 question first answered 04/11/2014 17:30:14 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1498 label Biography information for Mr Mark Williams

100127

registered interest
date	21/10/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Compensation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, where his Department has found delays in the processing of injured veteran's claims in the War Pension and Armed Forces Compensation Scheme claim process.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Williams
uin	211383
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2014 answer text <p>Each claim is different. Many are complex. It is inevitable that processing these can take a considerable time, for example while evidence is gathered from third party organisations and individuals.<br><br>In the case of the War Pension Scheme, there are no time limits for claiming, and claims for injuries dating back to World War Two are still being received. Assessing these claims involves locating 70 year old paper records, both Service and medical, and often requires a person to be medically examined so that a decision can be made based on up-to-date evidence. We attach much importance to dealing with all such claims as quickly as possible. Improvements have already been implemented and work is ongoing to further speed up the claims processing times.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 28/10/2014 16:41:52 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1498 label Biography information for Mr Mark Williams

100137

registered interest
date	21/10/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Compensation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what change there has been in the time taken to process War Pension and Armed Forces Compensation Scheme claims since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Williams
uin	211315
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2014 answer text <p>The combined effects of the implementation of the Boyce Review on the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme (AFCS) and the increase in the number of applications for War Disablement Pension, as a result of more people with pre-April 2005 Service reaching the end of their engagement, led to delays in processing prospective claims for these schemes.</p><p> </p><p>Actions were therefore put in place which had the effect of reducing the on-hand cases in the AFCS by half and the programme has returned to target. In War Disablement Pension the on-hand cases have fallen by 35% and waiting times have reduced.</p><p> </p><p>The average length of time taken to process War Pension and Armed Forces Compensation Scheme claims since 2010 can be found below:</p><p> </p><p>WAR PENSIONS SCHEME</p><p> </p><p>2010-11 - 39 working days</p><p>2011-12 - 51 working days</p><p>2012-13 - 82 working days</p><p>2013-14 - 110 working days</p><p>2014-15 (as at 21 October 2014) - 103 working days</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>ARMED FORCES COMPENSATION SCHEME</p><p> </p><p>2010-11 - 93 working days</p><p>2011-12 - 125 working days</p><p>2012-13 - 164 working days</p><p>2013-14 - 109 working days</p><p>2014-15 (as at 21 October 2014) - 89 working days</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry grouped question UIN 211437 question first answered 04/11/2014 17:30:14 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry previous answer version 24940 answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1498 label Biography information for Mr Mark Williams

60906

registered interest
date	10/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what targets his Department has for increasing diversity; and what progress has been made on meeting those targets in the last year.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	199923
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2014 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) does not have targets for increasing diversity. <br><br>In 2012 the MOD published its Strategic Equality Objectives in accordance with the statutory requirements flowing from the Equality Act 2010 to promote equality. These objectives, including the advancement of equality of opportunity, were endorsed by the Defence Board to reflect the fact that the duty to promote equality sits squarely at the top of the Department.<br><br>In September 2013, the Permanent Secretary and Chief of the Defence Staff announced the establishment of a Defence Diversity and Inclusion Programme, with the aim of making a tangible and meaningful change in the MOD's approach to diversity and diversity outcomes. <br><br>The primary aim of the programme is to make the workforce more representative of society at all levels, and metrics will be used to measure success.<br><br>The MOD publishes a biannual breakdown of diversity statistics which contains analysis of all diversity categories for both civilian and Service Personnel. The most recent report, published on 29 May 2014, can be found at the following address: http://www.dasa.mod.uk/index.php/publications/personnel/combined/diversity-dashboard</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 18/06/2014 16:03:47 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson