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428652

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date	17/11/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, in what instances special or additional pension provision has been made for part-time military personnel in the last 20 years.
tabling member constituency	Belfast East
tabling member printed	Gavin Robinson
uin	16614
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2015 answer text <p>Since the mid 1990s Reserves have had a variety of pension options to choose from when mobilised, including access to an Armed Forces pension scheme for the period of their mobilisation. However, there has been no special or additional pension provision made for part-time military personnel beyond the following statutory arrangements.</p><p>Since 1 April 2015 all members of the UK part-time Volunteer Reserves have been enrolled in the Armed Forces Pension Scheme 2015 and for the first time all their attendance-based paid service now counts as pensionable. Prior to that, from 6 April 2005 to 31 March 2015, personnel serving on an Additional Duties Commitment (ADC) were eligible to join the Reserve Forces Pension Scheme 2005 (RFPS 05). Those members of the RFPS 05 still serving on an ADC on 1 April 2015 transferred to the new scheme unless they met the criteria for transitional protection.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 24/11/2015 16:41:50 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4360 label Biography information for Gavin Robinson

428653

registered interest
date	17/11/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Public Records
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of the files held at Swadlincote that are subject to the Public Records Act 1958 have been (a) assessed by and (b) released to the National Archive.
tabling member constituency	South Down
tabling member printed	Ms Margaret Ritchie
uin	16554
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2015 answer text <p>All Ministry of Defence (MOD) records held at Swadlincote that are subject to the Public Records Acts have been assessed for ongoing business or potential historical value. More than one third of the files at Swadlincote have been selected for transfer to The National Archives. These are largely military service records, which The National Archives has identified as being required for permanent preservation.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 20/11/2015 14:17:12 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

428654

registered interest
date	17/11/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ulster Defence Regiment: Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether a pension was provided to (a) full and (b) part-time members of the Ulster Defence Regiment who latterly served in the Home Battalions of the Royal Irish Regiment.
tabling member constituency	Belfast East
tabling member printed	Gavin Robinson
uin	16581
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2015 answer text <p>Full time members of the Ulster Defence Regiment (UDR) had an automatic entitlement to become members of the Armed Forces Pension Scheme. Part-time members of the UDR were engaged under different terms to the full time regular members of the Regiment. These terms were similar to those of the Territorial Army and reflected that part-time engagements were often on an irregular, intermittent and short-term basis.Part-time membersof the UDR were not members of an Armed Forces Pension Scheme.</p><p>There are no plans to review the pension entitlement for former members of the Ulster Defence Regiment.</p><br /> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 16582 question first answered 24/11/2015 16:40:13 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4360 label Biography information for Gavin Robinson

428655

registered interest
date	17/11/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ulster Defence Regiment: Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department plans to provide a pension to part-time soldiers who served in the Ulster Defence Regiment.
tabling member constituency	Belfast East
tabling member printed	Gavin Robinson
uin	16582
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2015 answer text <p>Full time members of the Ulster Defence Regiment (UDR) had an automatic entitlement to become members of the Armed Forces Pension Scheme. Part-time members of the UDR were engaged under different terms to the full time regular members of the Regiment. These terms were similar to those of the Territorial Army and reflected that part-time engagements were often on an irregular, intermittent and short-term basis.Part-time membersof the UDR were not members of an Armed Forces Pension Scheme.</p><p>There are no plans to review the pension entitlement for former members of the Ulster Defence Regiment.</p><br /> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 16581 question first answered 24/11/2015 16:40:13 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4360 label Biography information for Gavin Robinson

428656

registered interest
date	17/11/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Veterans Advisory and Pensions Committees
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 16 November 2015 to Question 15947, on the Veterans Advisory and Pensions Committees, how long he expects the matter to be under consideration.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	16565
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2015 answer text <p>I have considered this matter and will bring forward an amendment in the Armed Forces Bill to extend the remit of the Veterans Advisory and Pensions Committees.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 24/11/2015 16:43:02 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

428657

registered interest
date	17/11/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Public Records: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many files held at Swadlincote his Department has made available to the (a) Historical Enquiries Team and (b) Da Silva Review.
tabling member constituency	South Down
tabling member printed	Ms Margaret Ritchie
uin	16556
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2015 answer text <p>The Historical Enquiries Team and the De Silva Review were able to access any Ministry of Defence file at Swadlincote or elsewhere which was relevant to their functions, but the Department does not record the number of files which were actually inspected or copied over time by members of these teams.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 20/11/2015 14:17:55 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

428658

registered interest
date	17/11/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Public Records: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his policy is on declassifying and transferring historical files relating to Northern Ireland held at Swadlincote to the National Archive under the 30-year rule.
tabling member constituency	South Down
tabling member printed	Ms Margaret Ritchie
uin	16555
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2015 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence's (MOD) policy for the capture, management and final disposal, including transfer to The National Archives, of the MOD's records is detailed in Joint Service Publication 441-Defence Records Management Policy and Procedures. A copy of JSP 441 has been placed in the Library of the House. JSP 441 can also be found on the Gov.uk website:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/jsp-441-defence-records-management-policy-and-procedures--2</p><p>All files relating to Northern Ireland held at Swadlincote are assessed by the MOD and The National Archives officials for sensitivity and historic value. Those files deemed worthy of permanent preservation will be selected for transfer to The National Archives.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 20/11/2015 14:16:26 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

428773

registered interest
date	17/11/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Procurement
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 likely effect of redundancies in the UK steel industry on the proportion of defence procurement that arises from UK businesses.
tabling member constituency	Walsall South
tabling member printed	Valerie Vaz
uin	16653
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2015 answer text <p>Steel is sourced by our contractors from a range of UK and international suppliers, reflecting the need to ensure competitive cost, time and quality. The Ministry of Defence has not directly made an assessment of the likely effect of redundancies in the UK steel industry but, is represented on the cross-Government steel procurement working group led by the Cabinet Office, and new Government guidelines, which include the need for effective pre-procurement engagement, will help UK suppliers compete for contracts and continue to support future defence requirements for steel.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 24/11/2015 16:45:55 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4076 label Biography information for Valerie Vaz

428774

registered interest
date	17/11/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when his Department expects to know how much of the Joint Security Fund announced by the Chancellor of the Exchequer in July 2015 will be allocated to his Department.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	16647
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2015 answer text <p>The Chancellor of the Exchequer will set out further details of the Joint Security Fund at the Spending Review on Wednesday 25 November.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 20/11/2015 14:18:40 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

428775

registered interest
date	17/11/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	USA: Unmanned Air Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans for UK personnel to train at or otherwise attend the new General Atomics unmanned aircraft business park being built in North Dakota.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	16740
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2015 answer text <p>A number of options are being developed to meet the training demand for UK Reaper aircrew in the coming years. It is anticipated that initial training for some UK student aircrew will be conducted under contract by General Atomics at their North Dakota facility.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 23/11/2015 17:24:13 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi