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1365797

registered interest
date	03/11/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Portsmouth Dockyard: Insulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what date did remediation work to remove the flammable cladding from HMS Nelson begin.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	69001
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2021 answer text <p>One high rise building at HMS Nelson is currently undergoing remediation works and the external wall system is being removed. This work commenced in February 2021.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 08/11/2021 16:27:51 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1365806

registered interest
date	03/11/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Afghanistan: Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the letter from the Minister for Afghan Resettlement on 29 October 2021, if he will list the (a) dates officials from his Department visited bridging hotels housing personnel under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy and (b) names of those hotels.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	69003
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2021 answer text <p>During the period of 27 September to 9 October 2021 personnel from the Ministry of Defence visited over 80 hotels to speak to personnel recently arrived from Afghanistan. For security reasons it would be inappropriate to provide further details regarding these hotels or their locations.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 08/11/2021 16:37:43 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1365807

registered interest
date	03/11/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Afghanistan: Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the letter from the Minister for Afghan Resettlement on 29 October 2021, if he will name the third sector partners his Department are working with to provide pastoral care to people under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	69004
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2021 answer text <p>Networks that currently exist to support the Armed Forces Community have specific service-related knowledge, skills and experience which may allow them to provide support to Afghans with experience of serving alongside the British Armed Forces. Third sector partners within those networks are able to support Afghans in a variety of ways depending on the scope of their charitable objects and we will be drawing on all these partners to provide this support. Until these processes are established we would not wish to publicly name these charities in order to avoid raising expectations before a delivery mechanism is in place.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 08/11/2021 16:40:56 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1365808

registered interest
date	03/11/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Afghanistan: Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the letter from the Minister for Afghan Resettlement on 29 October 2021, how many properties his Department has made available to accommodate Afghan personnel in the UK; and how many Afghan families have been housed in those properties.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	69005
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2021 answer text <p>To date, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) has made 551 properties available, in three tranches, for lease to Local Authorities to assist with housing Afghan families. Currently, Local Authorities have signed 26 leases on properties with the MOD. 59 more leases are being negotiated and an interest has been expressed in a further 13.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 08/11/2021 16:53:17 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1365815

registered interest
date	03/11/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Buildings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what checks were carried out on all new building projects on his estate, including at HMNB Clyde, following the fire at Grenfell in 2017, to ascertain if combustible cladding was being used on those new buildings.
tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
uin	69094
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2021 answer text <p>The Grenfell Tower fire occurred on 14 June 2017. In response to the concerns about building cladding and following Government advice the MOD surveyed the defence estate to establish if any MOD-owned sleeping accommodation blocks over six storeys were clad with Aluminium Composite Material (ACM) during July-August 2017. This found that MOD had no buildings above six storeys clad with ACM.</p><p> </p><p>In December 2018, the then MHCLG issued an updated Advice Note which meant that all buildings at a height in excess of six storeys with any external cladding and containing residential accommodation had to be assessed to ascertain the type of cladding used.</p><p> </p><p>All buildings on the Defence Estate were re-surveyed (surveys completed in July 2019), which identified 28 buildings (subsequently reduced to 27) which had external wall systems requiring further investigation.</p><p> </p><p>Work continues to confirm the remediation required, if necessary on the high rise buildings identified at HMNB Clyde.</p><p> </p><p>All currently occupied high-rise buildings on the defence estate identified as having combustible external wall systems have a current Fire Risk Assessment in place and remain legally compliant for continued occupation.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 08/11/2021 16:29:12 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

1365816

registered interest
date	03/11/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Buildings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many building projects on his estate, including at HMNB Clyde, following the fire at Grenfell in 2017, were found to be using, or were planning to use combustible cladding in the construction.
tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
uin	69095
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2021 answer text <p>Following the Grenfell fire new Government regulations were issued on combustible materials. These initially focussed on Aluminium Composite Material (ACM) used on the Grenfell Tower. Investigations confirmed that none of the external wall systems employed in the MOD’s highrise buildings contained ACM nor were any highrise buildings already designed and being delivered to the MOD expected to contain ACM.</p><p> </p><p>Further regulations have since been issued by the relevant authorities.</p><p> </p><p>All new builds on the defence estate are subject to these revised Building Regulations. The consideration of whether combustible external walling systems can be provided on buildings is defined within National Building Standards and is related to building height.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, in 2020 the MOD introduced a policy directive instructing that all new external walling systems should comprise of non-combustible components.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In all highrise buildings currently occupied on the defence estate identified as having combustible external wall systems, a current Fire Risk Assessment is in place and the buildings remain legally compliant for continued occupation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin grouped question UIN 69096 69097 question first answered 08/11/2021 17:49:56 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

1365818

registered interest
date	03/11/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Buildings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many building projects on his estate, including at HMNB Clyde, that were found to be using, or were planning to use combustible cladding in the construction were halted, following the fire at Grenfell in 2017.
tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
uin	69096
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2021 answer text <p>Following the Grenfell fire new Government regulations were issued on combustible materials. These initially focussed on Aluminium Composite Material (ACM) used on the Grenfell Tower. Investigations confirmed that none of the external wall systems employed in the MOD’s highrise buildings contained ACM nor were any highrise buildings already designed and being delivered to the MOD expected to contain ACM.</p><p> </p><p>Further regulations have since been issued by the relevant authorities.</p><p> </p><p>All new builds on the defence estate are subject to these revised Building Regulations. The consideration of whether combustible external walling systems can be provided on buildings is defined within National Building Standards and is related to building height.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, in 2020 the MOD introduced a policy directive instructing that all new external walling systems should comprise of non-combustible components.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In all highrise buildings currently occupied on the defence estate identified as having combustible external wall systems, a current Fire Risk Assessment is in place and the buildings remain legally compliant for continued occupation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin grouped question UIN 69095 69097 question first answered 08/11/2021 17:49:56 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

1365820

registered interest
date	03/11/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Buildings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many building projects on his estate, including at HMNB Clyde, that were found to be using, or were planning to use combustible cladding in the construction were allowed to continue following the fire at Grenfell in 2017.
tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
uin	69097
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2021 answer text <p>Following the Grenfell fire new Government regulations were issued on combustible materials. These initially focussed on Aluminium Composite Material (ACM) used on the Grenfell Tower. Investigations confirmed that none of the external wall systems employed in the MOD’s highrise buildings contained ACM nor were any highrise buildings already designed and being delivered to the MOD expected to contain ACM.</p><p> </p><p>Further regulations have since been issued by the relevant authorities.</p><p> </p><p>All new builds on the defence estate are subject to these revised Building Regulations. The consideration of whether combustible external walling systems can be provided on buildings is defined within National Building Standards and is related to building height.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, in 2020 the MOD introduced a policy directive instructing that all new external walling systems should comprise of non-combustible components.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In all highrise buildings currently occupied on the defence estate identified as having combustible external wall systems, a current Fire Risk Assessment is in place and the buildings remain legally compliant for continued occupation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin grouped question UIN 69095 69096 question first answered 08/11/2021 17:49:56 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

1365857

registered interest
date	03/11/2021
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 former armed forces personnel discharged because of their sexuality has his Department written to offering to return their medals.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	69169
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2021 answer text <p>It is deeply regrettable that, because of their sexuality, some members of the Armed Forces were, in the past, treated in a way that would not be acceptable today. Following a policy announcement on the return of medals on 16 February 2021, the Ministry of Defence has received five applications from former Armed Forces personnel who were discharged for reasons related to their sexuality, and who forfeited their medals as a result. A further application was received from a veteran who had voluntarily surrendered their medals having been dismissed in such circumstances. One of the veterans who forfeited their medals has had them restored, and the veteran who had voluntarily handed their medals in has been provided with replacements. Four cases remain under active review and we are in contact with the applicants about the progress of their case.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty grouped question UIN 69170 question first answered 08/11/2021 16:36:57 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1365859

registered interest
date	03/11/2021
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 estimate he has made of the number of applications that have been (a) received and (b) granted under the scheme allowing former armed forces personnel discharged over sexuality to apply to have service medals restored.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	69170
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2021 answer text <p>It is deeply regrettable that, because of their sexuality, some members of the Armed Forces were, in the past, treated in a way that would not be acceptable today. Following a policy announcement on the return of medals on 16 February 2021, the Ministry of Defence has received five applications from former Armed Forces personnel who were discharged for reasons related to their sexuality, and who forfeited their medals as a result. A further application was received from a veteran who had voluntarily surrendered their medals having been dismissed in such circumstances. One of the veterans who forfeited their medals has had them restored, and the veteran who had voluntarily handed their medals in has been provided with replacements. Four cases remain under active review and we are in contact with the applicants about the progress of their case.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty grouped question UIN 69169 question first answered 08/11/2021 16:36:57 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan