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101083

registered interest
date	27/10/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Languages
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people in the armed forces are in receipt of a Level (a) 3 and (b) 4 language allowance in Pashto.
tabling member constituency	Penrith and The Border
tabling member printed	Rory Stewart
uin	211972
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p>The information requested is provided below:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p>Level 3 (Professional) Level</p></td><td><p>Level 4 (Expert) Level</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total Armed Forces Personnel currently in receipt of Language Allowance</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Total Armed Forces personnel currently in receipt of Language Allowance - Arabic</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total Armed Forces personnel currently in receipt of Language Allowance - Pashto</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Total Armed Forces personnel currently in receipt of Language Allowance – Dari</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The information provided relates to the Defence Operational Allowance Language Award Scheme (DOLAS) and the Active Use Awards (AUA) under that scheme. Languages classified as Operational are Arabic, Pashto, Farsi, Dari and Somali. All other languages are not currently classified as Operational and therefore do not attract a language allowance payment within this scheme.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon grouped question UIN 211971 211973 211974 question first answered 05/11/2014 17:03:01 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon previous answer version 25860 answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart

101084

registered interest
date	27/10/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Languages
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people in the armed forces are in receipt of a Level (a) 3 and (b) 4 language allowance.
tabling member constituency	Penrith and The Border
tabling member printed	Rory Stewart
uin	211973
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p>The information requested is provided below:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p>Level 3 (Professional) Level</p></td><td><p>Level 4 (Expert) Level</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total Armed Forces Personnel currently in receipt of Language Allowance</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Total Armed Forces personnel currently in receipt of Language Allowance - Arabic</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total Armed Forces personnel currently in receipt of Language Allowance - Pashto</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Total Armed Forces personnel currently in receipt of Language Allowance – Dari</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The information provided relates to the Defence Operational Allowance Language Award Scheme (DOLAS) and the Active Use Awards (AUA) under that scheme. Languages classified as Operational are Arabic, Pashto, Farsi, Dari and Somali. All other languages are not currently classified as Operational and therefore do not attract a language allowance payment within this scheme.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon grouped question UIN 211971 211972 211974 question first answered 05/11/2014 17:03:01 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon previous answer version 25861 answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart

101085

registered interest
date	27/10/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Languages
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people in the armed forces are in receipt of a Level (a) 3 and (b) 4 language allowance in Dari.
tabling member constituency	Penrith and The Border
tabling member printed	Rory Stewart
uin	211974
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p>The information requested is provided below:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p>Level 3 (Professional) Level</p></td><td><p>Level 4 (Expert) Level</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total Armed Forces Personnel currently in receipt of Language Allowance</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Total Armed Forces personnel currently in receipt of Language Allowance - Arabic</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total Armed Forces personnel currently in receipt of Language Allowance - Pashto</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Total Armed Forces personnel currently in receipt of Language Allowance – Dari</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The information provided relates to the Defence Operational Allowance Language Award Scheme (DOLAS) and the Active Use Awards (AUA) under that scheme. Languages classified as Operational are Arabic, Pashto, Farsi, Dari and Somali. All other languages are not currently classified as Operational and therefore do not attract a language allowance payment within this scheme.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon grouped question UIN 211971 211972 211973 question first answered 05/11/2014 17:03:02 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon previous answer version 25859 answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart

101086

registered interest
date	27/10/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Languages
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people in the armed forces are in receipt of a Level (a) 3 and (b) 4 language allowance in Arabic.
tabling member constituency	Penrith and The Border
tabling member printed	Rory Stewart
uin	211971
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p>The information requested is provided below:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p>Level 3 (Professional) Level</p></td><td><p>Level 4 (Expert) Level</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total Armed Forces Personnel currently in receipt of Language Allowance</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Total Armed Forces personnel currently in receipt of Language Allowance - Arabic</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total Armed Forces personnel currently in receipt of Language Allowance - Pashto</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Total Armed Forces personnel currently in receipt of Language Allowance – Dari</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The information provided relates to the Defence Operational Allowance Language Award Scheme (DOLAS) and the Active Use Awards (AUA) under that scheme. Languages classified as Operational are Arabic, Pashto, Farsi, Dari and Somali. All other languages are not currently classified as Operational and therefore do not attract a language allowance payment within this scheme.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon grouped question UIN 211972 211973 211974 question first answered 05/11/2014 17:03:01 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon previous answer version 25857 answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart

101087

registered interest
date	27/10/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Life Insurance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether regular service personnel who take out the standard Pax Policy life insurance are covered in the event of death in non-war fighting operations.
tabling member constituency	Penrith and The Border
tabling member printed	Rory Stewart
uin	211970
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" rowspan="5"> </td><td colspan="6" rowspan="5"><p>They are. Pax personal accident insurance covers bodily injury as a result of an accident that results in death, catastrophic injury, permanent disability, specified burns, specified fractures, flesh wounds or hospitalisation, while on, and off, duty worldwide, at any time.</p><p>Pax policies also offer an Optional Life and Critical Illness insurance extension which, if purchased, covers death from natural causes and certain specific critical illnesses at any time.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 05/11/2014 16:34:45 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon previous answer version 25863 answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart

100607

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	RFA Argus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to expand the instructions given to RFA Argus so as to enable its medical facilities to assist all urgent cases from Sierra Leone or nearby states.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL2338
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2014 answer text <p>RFA ARGUS is deployed to support the Government's efforts in Sierra Leone. Her primary role is to act as a logistics lift capability and aviation platform, with three embarked Merlin helicopters. RFA ARGUS does, however, have a limited medical capability on board to treat disease and non-battle injury. Treatment of those suffering from Ebola is carried out at separate facilities ashore, the first of which opened in Kerry Town on 5 November and will have the capacity to treat 80 local patients. Also at Kerry Town the UK military is currently manning a 12 bed treatment unit for national and international healthcare workers.</p> answering member printed Lord Astor of Hever question first answered 07/11/2014 14:57:55 answering member 3428 label Biography information for Lord Astor of Hever
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

100687

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	Armed Forces: Offenders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 21 October 2014 to Question 210743, when the changes to the habitation of offenders legislation came into force; when his Department became aware of this change; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bridgend
tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
uin	211772
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2014 answer text <p>In my answer of 21 October 2014 to Question UIN 210743 I referred to 2011 as being the year in which changes to rehabilitation legislation came into effect. I should clarify that this was, in fact, the year in which we first recognised the implications of the changes, which came into effect in December 2008. My answer to your question on 28 April 2014 (Official Report, columns 443-444W) explained that, since the implications of the changes were recognised, no administrative action has been taken against service personnel who received a police caution that is immediately spent. We do not comment on individual complaints.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry grouped question UIN 211773 question first answered 04/11/2014 17:37:01 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry previous answer version 24937 answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

100688

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	Armed Forces: Offenders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 21 October 2014 to Question 210743, what the nature is of the disciplinary action taken against the four serving members of the armed forces who lodged complaints which were subsequently and remain stayed; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bridgend
tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
uin	211773
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2014 answer text <p>In my answer of 21 October 2014 to Question UIN 210743 I referred to 2011 as being the year in which changes to rehabilitation legislation came into effect. I should clarify that this was, in fact, the year in which we first recognised the implications of the changes, which came into effect in December 2008. My answer to your question on 28 April 2014 (Official Report, columns 443-444W) explained that, since the implications of the changes were recognised, no administrative action has been taken against service personnel who received a police caution that is immediately spent. We do not comment on individual complaints.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry grouped question UIN 211772 question first answered 04/11/2014 17:37:01 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry previous answer version 24938 answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

100348

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	Gurkhas: Pensions
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 the number of former Gurkhas who left service on or after 1 July 1997 and transferred to Armed Forces Pension Scheme who are receiving less benefit than if they had remained in the Gurkha Pension Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Halton
tabling member printed	Derek Twigg
uin	211427
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2014 answer text <p>The information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 04/11/2014 17:31:58 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry previous answer version 24595 answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	429 label Biography information for Derek Twigg

100559

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	Armoured Fighting Vehicles
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government in what ways they expect the Scout SV to prove superior in capabilities to VBCI and CV90 vehicles.
tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
uin	HL2296
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2014 answer text <p>The Scout vehicle was chosen by the Army after an extensive assessment period and a competitive process which examined a number of different vehicle options. Scout was selected because it delivered the optimum value for money and the overall balance of capability required to provide a genuine multi-role platform for the Army against a demanding set of requirements. Scout is a fully digitised armoured vehicle which will deliver a step change in versatility and agility for the Army. Scout will be able to conduct both close combat and reconnaissance tasks and will be equipped with a sensor suite and sighting system that will double the range at which all types of target can be detected from the ground, providing a genuine force multiplier to the Army.</p> answering member printed Lord Astor of Hever question first answered 04/11/2014 17:32:46 answering member 3428 label Biography information for Lord Astor of Hever
tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie