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registered interest
date	13/07/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Integrated Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy Review: Parachute Regiment
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 veracity of recent media reports on plans to reduce the (a) number of personnel in and (b) funding received by the Parachute Regiment as part of the upcoming Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	72928
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2020 answer text <p>The Integrated Review will define the UK Government's ambition for the UK's role in the world and the long-term strategic aims for our national security and foreign policy. It is too early to discuss specific capabilities, but I can assure you that this country will continue to have the world class Armed Forces that it needs and deserves.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 16/07/2020 06:44:16 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1105846

registered interest
date	28/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence
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 value of partnering with the French Government in the development of the UK's military capability.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	238346
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2019 answer text <p>As set out in the 2015 Strategic Defence and Security Review, the UK and France have the full range of military capabilities and the political will to protect our interests globally. We have built an exceptionally close defence and security relationship with France through the Lancaster House Treaty of 2010. Our Armed Forces routinely work together and with the US in NATO, the Middle East, Africa, Asia and the Caribbean.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 02/04/2019 15:05:56 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1092110

registered interest
date	20/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	D-Day Landings: Anniversaries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans the Government has to commemorate the 75th anniversary of D-Day.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	234715
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my hon. Friend the Minister of State for the Armed Forces (Mark Lancaster) on 28 February 2019 to Question 224816 to the hon. Member for South Cambridgeshire (Heidi Allen).</p><p>https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2019-02-22/224816/</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 25/03/2019 16:42:29 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1037951

registered interest
date	08/01/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army: Officers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the number of Army (a) two star, (b) three star and (c) four star ranks who were privately educated.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	206361
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2019 answer text <p>Within the Army there are currently 62 Regular and Reserve Officers serving at two star, three star and four star ranks. Of these, where record of school attended is held centrally*, we can confirm that 30 were privately educated. A breakdown by rank is provided below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Rank</p></td><td><p>Attended a Private School (rounded to the nearest 5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Major General (2 Star)</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lieutenant General (3 Star)</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>General (4 Star)</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>* Records are held centrally for 50 of the 62 Generals.</p><p> </p><ul><li>These figures are single Service estimates and are not official statistics produced by Defence Statistics.</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>For presentational and data protection purposes the figures have been rounded.</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>“~” fewer than five.</li></ul> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 11/01/2019 12:54:43 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1029390

registered interest
date	20/12/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Financial Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what financial advice serving military personnel receive.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	204509
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) provides financial education and awareness to Service personnel though the MoneyForce programme which provides accessible online support for the entire Armed Forces community via the MoneyForce website, available at the following link: www.moneyforce.org.uk.</p><p>The MOD has not made any assessment of the potential merits of a voluntary system in which serving military personnel have a proportion of their pay directly transferred to a Lifetime ISA.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood grouped question UIN 204510 question first answered 07/01/2019 16:29:50 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1029391

registered interest
date	20/12/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Individual Savings Accounts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of a voluntary system in which serving military personnel have a proportion of their pay directly transferred to a Lifetime ISA.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	204510
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) provides financial education and awareness to Service personnel though the MoneyForce programme which provides accessible online support for the entire Armed Forces community via the MoneyForce website, available at the following link: www.moneyforce.org.uk.</p><p>The MOD has not made any assessment of the potential merits of a voluntary system in which serving military personnel have a proportion of their pay directly transferred to a Lifetime ISA.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood grouped question UIN 204509 question first answered 07/01/2019 16:29:50 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1010769

registered interest
date	20/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Mental Health
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 Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the mental health and wellbeing of serving personnel and veterans.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	193603
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence works with a range of partners, including the Department of Health and Social Care, to ensure Service personnel and veterans receive the mental health and wellbeing support they need.</p><p>The Ministerial Covenant and Veterans Board, which includes the Department for Health and Social Care, last met on 5 November.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 23/11/2018 14:16:30 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

922319

registered interest
date	12/06/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Children: Day Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what support his Department offers to help cover additional childcare costs incurred due to a parent being in the armed forces.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	152768
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2018 answer text <p>Within the United Kingdom childcare is a devolved responsibility, and the statutory entitlement to free childcare for UK residents (including Service personnel and their dependants) may vary depending on where they are stationed within the UK.</p><p> </p><p>All Service personnel and their dependants are currently able to access the Ministry of Defence (MOD) Childcare Voucher Scheme which enables its recipients to make a dual couple saving of up to £1,866 per year. When this scheme closes to new members in October 2018, those Service personnel wishing to benefit from Income Tax and NI savings (who were not claiming before October 2018) will be eligible to join the new Government Tax Free Childcare Scheme.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to the universal entitlement to 15 hours of free early education and childcare for children from the term after their third birthday, some English local authorities offer free hours of Ofsted registered childcare targeted to Service personnel with children aged two.</p><p> </p><p>A significant number of nurseries are accommodated on the Defence estate at military bases aimed principally at ensuring nursery provision for Service personnel based at the location concerned. Such nurseries are not operated by Defence but are provided so that personnel have provision close to their place of work and close to their homes when accommodated in Service Families Accommodation. The provision may offer an array of benefits to Service personnel ranging from priority placement to preferential rates.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In those overseas locations where Service personnel, entitled civilians and their dependants have no statutory entitlement to access host nation provision, the MOD has committed to mirror as far as is reasonably practicable the statutory provision that would have been available in England. Where MOD-provided overseas childcare facilities have sufficient capacity, the 15 hours (universal) and 30 hours entitlement (for eligible working parents) for three and four-year old children will be provided free of charge. In overseas locations where there are no MOD-provided childcare facilities, or such facilities lack sufficient capacity, the additional entitlement will be provided through the MOD Overseas Nursery Allowance.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aberconwy answering member printed Guto Bebb question first answered 15/06/2018 13:28:54 answering member 3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

902145

registered interest
date	11/05/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces Day: Scarborough
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will support the bid by Scarborough to host Armed Forces Day in 2019.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	143153
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2018 answer text <p>Armed Forces Day provides an opportunity for the nation to show their support for the Armed Forces. Events are community-led and can come in many different forms, from the National Event through to local events organised by councils, ex-service organisations, community groups and schools. These events can be followed on Twitter using #SaluteOurForces.</p><p>The Department has received a number of bids to host the 2019 National Event, including from Scarborough Borough Council. Defence officials are now engaged in a selection process to determine which candidate location is best placed to bring together the whole nation in celebrating our Armed Forces in 2019.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 16/05/2018 15:05:42 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

62870

registered interest
date	19/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Mental Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what budget is available to help (a) active service personnel and (b) veterans with psychological injuries.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	201430
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2014 answer text <p>We take the mental health of our personnel and veterans very seriously, and the Government has invested £7.4 million to improve the mental health services available and ensure help is available for everyone who needs it. The Government has implemented all of the recommendations of the ‘Fighting Fit' report, written by the now Minister for International Security Strategy the Under-Secretary of State for Defence, (Dr Murrison). These include structured mental health assessments at routine and discharge medicals; access to military Departments of Community Mental Health for six months after discharge; tailored NHS mental health services; funding for the Combat Stress 24 hour Mental Health Helpline; and the introduction of the Big White Wall, providing mental health wellbeing services to serving personnel, their families and veterans.<br><br>The Veterans Information Service makes contact with recent service leavers to make them aware of mental health and other support available in the community. <br><br>For serving personnel, the Defence Medical Services (DMS) have introduced a range of measures to identify issues at the earliest possible opportunity. These include pre-and post-deployment briefing and the availability of support, assessment and (if required) treatment, both during and after deployments, as well as peer-group mentoring through Trauma Risk Management. Away from deployed operations, our mental health services are configured to provide community-based mental healthcare in line with national best practice, through both unit-based primary health centres and our network of 16 military Departments of Community Mental Health across the UK (plus centres overseas). Inpatient care, when required, is available through a contract with a group of eight specialist NHS Trusts across the UK. The DMS does not allocate a specific budget for mental healthcare, but provides appropriate care and treatment for all those who require it.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry grouped question UIN 201428 question first answered 24/06/2014 14:55:36 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis