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1603329

registered interest
date	13/03/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Asia-Pacific Region: Defence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps is he taking to improve British defence capacity in the Asia-Pacific region.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	904025
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2023 answer text <p>We have increased our military presence in the Indo-Pacific, expanding our exercising and training to build capacity of UK and partner forces. We have deployed two Offshore Patrol Vessels and uplifted our Defence Network, whilst maintaining a permanent presence in Singapore, Brunei and the British Indian Ocean Territory. We have also signed a new treaty with Japan to enable increased access to the region.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 13/03/2023 16:22:48 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1484378

registered interest
date	28/06/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army: Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Army personnel are currently enrolled on an apprenticeship scheme.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	26709
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2022 answer text <p>The Army currently employs around 15,000 apprentices, with over 20,000 personnel successfully completing an apprenticeship from April 2018 to March 2022.</p><p> </p><p>The Army has recently been recognised as the best apprenticeship employer in the country for 2022, which showcases the scale, reach, diversity, and quality of the apprenticeship programme, whilst reinforcing the variety of employment, available trades, and development opportunities for those seeking to join.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 04/07/2022 16:49:21 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1484388

registered interest
date	28/06/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army: Reorganisation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his oral contribution of 22 March 2021, Official Report, column 639, if he will publish further details of the Army's restructuring.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	26710
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2022 answer text <p>In relation to the comments the hon. Member refers to, I would refer him to the further statement made by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence, on 25 November 2021, in which he announced details of Future Soldier, laying out the new structure of the Army.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 04/07/2022 14:42:20 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty attachment 1 file name Army Restructuring Future Soldier.docx title Army Restructuring; Future Soldier
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1434116

registered interest
date	22/02/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Queen's Guards: Furs
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 potential merits of phasing out the use of real bear-skin hats for the Queen’s Guard and replacing them with a faux bear-skin hat.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	127297
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2022 answer text <p>I refer the Member to the answers I provided to Questions 118592 on 10 February 2022 and 87697 on 14 December 2021 respectively.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 28/02/2022 14:15:05 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin attachment 1 file name UIN 118592.docx title Armed Forces: Furs
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1401375

registered interest
date	10/01/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to prevent outbreaks of covid-19 in the armed forces.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	100443
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2022 answer text <p>The Armed Forces have adopted a multi-layered approach to reducing the likelihood of COVID-19 outbreaks by following national recommendations and guidelines throughout the pandemic. This has included encouraging vaccination and booster uptake, social distancing, the wearing of face coverings, workplace testing, and proactive efforts to trace and contain COVID-19 whenever it has arisen.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 13/01/2022 13:56:53 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1359366

registered interest
date	15/10/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Veterans: Workplace Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure that veterans are (a) supported in obtaining their military pension and (b) provided with adequate support where difficulties arise.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	56418
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2021 answer text <p>Although it is the member's responsibility to claim their Armed Forces pension when it is due, the MOD actively traces members if the deferred pension has not been claimed and the age at which the pension is payable has passed.</p><p>The Armed Forces Pension Schemes (AFPS) have a wide range of easy to understand booklets and videos on the pension schemes which can be accessed on the gov.uk website and YouTube. Scheme booklets are also provided to members when they join, which provide advice on their AFPS pension and the steps they must take to make a claim for their deferred pension.Additionally, pension briefs and training are offered in service.</p><p>For serving personnel or veterans who need support or are experiencing difficulties, the Veterans Welfare Service provides free and confidential advice on a wide range of issues. Welfare Managers can provide welfare support and engage with the Joint Personnel Administration Centre (JPAC) or the Armed Forces Pension Scheme team on the individual's behalf. All members also have access to the JPAC Enquiry Centre who can provide personal pension information and can offer support where necessary.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 25/10/2021 12:35:08 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1235881

registered interest
date	21/09/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What plans he has to increase the number of people applying to join the armed forces.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	906267
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2020 answer text <p>Interest in the Armed Forces has been strong over the last recruiting year with 2019-20 seeing intake increase by 31%.</p><p> </p><p>Recruitment campaigns and the advertising that accompanies them continues as planned. There is a Covid-related reduction in basic training capacity but all three Services are looking to work around this. Most notably, we’ve seen sailors passing out alongside their officers at BRNC Dartmouth last month.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 21/09/2020 16:40:27 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

801066

registered interest
date	05/12/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Aden: Military Decorations
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 commemorate those who gave their lives in Aden.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	117625
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2017 answer text <p>The Armed Forces Memorial, at the National Memorial Arboretum in Shropshire, is a nationally significant focus for Remembrance. It honours those members of the Armed Forces (Regular and Reserve) who were killed on duty while performing functions attributable to the special circumstances and requirements of the Armed Forces, or as a result of terrorist action, and those who died while deployed on designated operations. This includes those who lost their lives in the Aden Emergency.</p><p>All those brave Service personnel who gave their lives in conflict were commemorated by the Ministry of Defence on Remembrance Sunday at the Cenotaph; the Department has no current plans to specifically commemorate those who gave their lives during the Aden Emergency of 1963-67.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 13/12/2017 15:31:47 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman