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225992

registered interest
date	09/03/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what information his Department holds on how many redundancies or job losses have arisen in the private sector as a result of the award of the Next General Estates contract.
tabling member constituency	Lagan Valley
tabling member printed	Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson
uin	226845
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2015 answer text <p>This information is not held in the format requested.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 12/03/2015 16:57:12 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	650 label Biography information for Sir Jeffrey M Donaldson

223918

registered interest
date	26/02/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Redundancy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) RAF Regiment, (b) Royal Marines and (c) Regular Army personnel have been made redundant in each of the last five years; and how many such personnel (i) have been re-hired on full-time reserve service contracts and (ii) have joined the Reserves.
tabling member constituency	Lagan Valley
tabling member printed	Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson
uin	225520
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2015 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence began collecting centrally information on the numbers made redundant in October 2011. Of those made redundant, the information on those who then joined the Reserve Forces is readily available post - 1 April 2012 for the Army Reserve and post - 1 October 2012 for the Royal Naval Reserve, Royal Marine Reserve, Royal Fleet Reserve and Royal Air Force Reserve.</p><p> </p><p>Armed Forces personnel who leave and then join the Reserves or the Full Time Reserve Service do not necessarily do so within the same Financial Year (FY).</p><p> </p><p>The following table records the number of Armed Forces personnel who left the RAF Regiment, Royal Marines or the Regular Army on redundancy during each FY or part FY from 1 October 2011 to 31 December 2014 and the number who then joined the Reserves or the Full-Time Reserve Service (FTRS).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>YEAR</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>SERVICE</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>ARMY</p></td><td><p>ROYAL MARINES</p></td><td><p>ROYAL AIR FORCE REGIMENT</p><p>(includes the Operational Support Regiment)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 OCTOBER 2011 – 31 MARCH 2012</p></td><td colspan="3"> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Number Made Redundant</p></td><td><p>600</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Who Then Joined:-</p><p> </p><p>Reserve Forces</p><p>Of Which FTRS</p></td><td><p> </p><p>50</p><p>10</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 APRIL 2012 – 31 MARCH 2013</p></td><td colspan="3"> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Number Made Redundant</p></td><td><p>2,060</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Who Then Joined:-</p><p> </p><p>Reserve Forces</p><p>Of Which FTRS</p></td><td><p> </p><p>170</p><p>10</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 APRIL 2013 – 31 MARCH 2014</p></td><td colspan="3"> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Number Made Redundant</p></td><td><p>4,060</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Who Then Joined:-</p><p> </p><p>Reserve Forces</p><p>Of Which FTRS</p></td><td><p> </p><p>390</p><p>10</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 APRIL 2014 – 31 DECEMBER 2015</p></td><td colspan="3"> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Number Made Redundant</p></td><td><p>1,280</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Who Then Joined:-</p><p> </p><p>Reserve Forces</p><p>Of Which FTRS</p></td><td><p> </p><p>50</p><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10.</p><p> </p><p>~ denotes 5 or fewer.</p><p> </p><p>- denotes Zero.</p><p> </p><p>The Reserve Forces consist of Volunteer Reserves, Regular Reserves, Sponsored Reserves and Full Time Reserve Service.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 03/03/2015 17:33:17 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	650 label Biography information for Sir Jeffrey M Donaldson

175030

registered interest
date	21/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Veterans: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what response he has made to the recommendation in the Veterans Transition Review, published on 11 February 2014, that security-vetted armed forces champions should be appointed in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Lagan Valley
tabling member printed	Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson
uin	221490
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2015 answer text <p>The Department welcomed Lord Ashcroft's report on the review of the Armed Forces transition process. The report made 43 distinct recommendations; many are now in place either in full or in part. In response to his specific recommendations on an Armed Forces Champion in Northern Ireland, the Northern Irish Government announced last year that from April 2015, Local Authorities will nominate both a non-elected official and a councillor to membership of the Reserve Forces and Cadets Association in Northern Ireland. The latter will also act as a local Veterans Champion.</p><p>In addition, the relationship between the Northern Ireland Aftercare Service and the Veterans Welfare Service has been strengthened and close working links developed with The Royal British Legion, Soldiers', Sailors' and Airmen's Families Association, Combat Stress and key charities in Northern Ireland.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 26/01/2015 17:05:02 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	650 label Biography information for Sir Jeffrey M Donaldson

175031

registered interest
date	21/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces Covenant Reference Group: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Executive about the appointment of a representative from Northern Ireland to the Armed Forces Covenant Reference Group.
tabling member constituency	Lagan Valley
tabling member printed	Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson
uin	221491
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2015 answer text <p>Ministry of Defence (MOD) officials have recently held discussions with their opposite numbers in the Northern Ireland Executive. This resulted in the compilation of the most comprehensive record to date of Covenant achievements in Northern Ireland, highlighted in the Covenant Annual Report which I laid before Parliament on 16 December 2014. In addition, the Northern Ireland Executive has recently been invited, with the other Devolved Administrations, to attend a series of quarterly meetings in the MOD to consider specifically Covenant issues.</p><p>There is an open invitation to the Northern Ireland Executive to join the Covenant Reference Group although, as yet, this has not been accepted. In the debate on the Covenant in Northern Ireland on 22 October 2014 (Official report, column 1002) the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Dr Andrew Murrison, reminded the House that the offer had been made and that the door was still open, and thoroughly recommended that the Northern Ireland Executive take a full and active part in the group.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 26/01/2015 16:54:13 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	650 label Biography information for Sir Jeffrey M Donaldson

175034

registered interest
date	21/01/2015
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, what plans he has to make surplus Ministry of Defence housing in Lisburn available for sale to housing associations.
tabling member constituency	Lagan Valley
tabling member printed	Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson
uin	221532
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2015 answer text <p>The Ministry Of Defence has no plans to release surplus housing in Lisburn to housing associations.</p><p>The Department is considering releasing surplus housing in Lisburn to the Northern Ireland Executive.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 26/01/2015 17:09:23 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	650 label Biography information for Sir Jeffrey M Donaldson

105889

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	Armed Forces Covenant: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of the commitments in the Armed Forces Covenant have been implemented in Northern Ireland to date.
tabling member constituency	Lagan Valley
tabling member printed	Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson
uin	212982
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2014 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the debate on the Military Covenant in Northern Ireland on 22 October 2014 (Official Report, columns 971-1004), during which I advised the House that practically all of the measures in the Covenant, more than 90%, now extend to Northern Ireland, or will do so soon.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 25/11/2014 17:02:45 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry attachment 1 file name Armed Forces Covenant 22 October 2014.doc title Hansard Extract 22 October 2014
tabling member	650 label Biography information for Sir Jeffrey M Donaldson

100680

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	Veterans: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service leavers resident in Northern Ireland have received further and higher educational support under the Service Leavers Scheme funded by his Department.
tabling member constituency	Lagan Valley
tabling member printed	Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson
uin	211681
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2014 answer text <p>No service leavers who reside in Northern Ireland have benefitted from the Scheme as Northern Ireland was classified as an overseas location.</p><p> </p><p>However, I am pleased to say that action is in hand to amend the legislation governing the Scheme to extend provision to Northern Ireland service leavers. We anticipate this coming into effect from September 2015.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry grouped question UIN 211683 question first answered 28/10/2014 17:54:21 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	650 label Biography information for Sir Jeffrey M Donaldson

100681

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	Military Bases: Omagh
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he has taken to address the issues raised with him by the First Minsiter of Northern Ireland concerning the transfer of the former St Lucia barracks in Omagh to the Northern Ireland Executive.
tabling member constituency	Lagan Valley
tabling member printed	Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson
uin	211682
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2014 answer text <p>The majority of St Lucia Barracks has been transferred to the Office of First Minister/Deputy First Minister as part of the Hillsborough agreement. The remainder is in the process of being transferred.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 28/10/2014 17:54:59 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	650 label Biography information for Sir Jeffrey M Donaldson

100682

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	Veterans: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reason Northern Ireland is defined as an overseas location for the purposes of offering further and higher educational support under the Service Leavers Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Lagan Valley
tabling member printed	Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson
uin	211683
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2014 answer text <p>No service leavers who reside in Northern Ireland have benefitted from the Scheme as Northern Ireland was classified as an overseas location.</p><p> </p><p>However, I am pleased to say that action is in hand to amend the legislation governing the Scheme to extend provision to Northern Ireland service leavers. We anticipate this coming into effect from September 2015.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry grouped question UIN 211681 question first answered 28/10/2014 17:54:21 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	650 label Biography information for Sir Jeffrey M Donaldson