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731943

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date	22/06/2017
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	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many soldiers and officers have been recruited to the (a) army and (b) reserve forces in the last two years, broken down by regiment.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	855
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2017 answer text <p>The number of soldiers and officers who have joined the Regular Army and Army Reserves in the last two financial years (FY), broken down by Regiment/Corps is shown in the attached tables.</p><p> </p><p>The figures are for total (trained and untrained) intake to the Regular Army and Army Future Reserves 2020 (FR20), excluding Gurkhas and Non-FR20 Reserve populations.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 27/06/2017 16:07:08 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton attachment 1 file name PQ06024.docx title 855 - Recruited Army Regulars and Reserves
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

731997

registered interest
date	22/06/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Veterans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the Department's funding for projects supporting Armed Forces veterans by local authority area in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	St Helens North
tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
uin	767
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2017 answer text <p>This information is not held in the format requested. However, details of all grants made by the Armed Forces Covenant Fund since 2015 are available on the Covenant Fund website:</p><p>https://www.armedforcescovenant.gov.uk/covenant-fund-awards-2015-2016/</p><p>https://www.armedforcescovenant.gov.uk/covenant-fund-large-grants-2015-2016/</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 27/06/2017 15:08:25 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn

731222

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Falkland Islands: Land Mines
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with the Government of the Falkland Islands on support for mine-clearing operations; and what the timetable is for all mine-fields in the Falkland Islands to be cleared.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	272
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2017 answer text <p>My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence visited the Falklands Islands in February 2016, and met with members of the Falkland Islands Government to discuss a range of issues. The joint Ministry of Defence and Foreign and Commonwealth Office funded Falkland Islands demining programme is making significant progress towards meeting the UK's obligations under the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention.</p><p> </p><p>The current demining phase began in October 2016, tackling the most remote, environmentally-sensitive and complex minefields on the Islands, has already recovered over 3,000 anti-personnel mines and over 150 anti-tank mines, releasing over 3.5 million square metres back to the Islanders. The UK continues to keep the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention informed of its progress.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 28/06/2017 15:24:18 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

731277

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Islamic State
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer of 28 March 2017 to Answer 69549, what strategic and tactical changes have been made to coalition operations against Daesh since the (a) Ministerial Plenary for the Global Coalition Working to Defeat ISIS on 22 March 2017 and (b) inauguration of President Trump.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	33
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2017 answer text <p>We have made no strategic or tactical changes to Coalition operations during the period in question because the military campaign against Daesh is going well. Significant progress has been made in liberating territory formerly held by the terrorists, and although the fight is not yet over, millions of people across Iraq and Syria have been able to resume normal life.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Sir Michael Fallon question first answered 28/06/2017 15:24:56 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

731420

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	MOD St Athan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer of 24 April 2017 to Question 70761, what estimate his Department has made of the costs of (a) staff relocation, (b) movement of equipment and (c) upgrading of buildings associated with transferring No. 4 School of Technical Training to Cosford; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bridgend
tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
uin	400
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2017 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to her by my hon. Friend the then Minister for Defence Veterans, Reserves and Personnel (Mark Lancaster) on 24 April 2017 to Question 70761.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 27/06/2017 15:40:41 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood attachment 1 file name 20170424_WQnQ_Extract_on_RAF_St_Athan.pdf title 70761 - WQnA extract on RAF St Athan
tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

731431

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Forthside Barracks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plan and timetable his Department has for the sale of the Forthside Barracks site.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
uin	407
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2017 answer text <p>As announced in November 2016, as part of the estate optimisation strategy &quot;A Better Defence Estate&quot;, the Ministry of Defence intends to release the Forthside Barracks site in 2022.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 26/06/2017 15:17:51 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

731442

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Discrimination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to make it a specific offence to discriminate against and abuse members of the armed forces.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	343
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2017 answer text <p>Any offence motivated by hate or prejudice against the Armed Forces is very concerning, and the courts are already fully empowered to take such factors into account when deciding on the appropriate sentence.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 27/06/2017 15:41:22 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

731443

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Veterans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will create a veterans register to help identify and support the needs of veterans (a) generally and (b) during the transition back into civilian life.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	344
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2017 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has no plans to create a register of veterans.</p><p>The Department has, however, sponsored the inclusion of questions about veterans in the Office for National Statistics' Annual Population Survey (APS) in order to provide the evidence base required by Government, third parties and the private sector to aid policy development in support of the Armed Forces Covenant and to better understand the UK Armed Forces veteran population in Great Britain. The APS has enabled analysis of veterans by socio-demographic characteristics including: gender, age, location, health, smoking status, employment and accommodation (housing). The latest publication for 2015 is available at the following website: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/annual-population-survey-uk-armed-forces-veterans-residing-in-great-britain-2015.</p><p>The vast majority of Service leavers make a smooth transition from military to civilian life. Support for veterans, like all other members of the general population, is provided by the wider Government including local authorities and the Devolved Administrations. The MOD is determined to ensure that veterans who require help are provided with appropriate support including through the Veterans UK helpline and website, the Veterans Welfare Service and the Veterans Information Service which contacts veterans 12 months after their discharge.</p><p>Most recently, the launch of the Veterans Gateway on 20 June provided by a consortium of charities led by the Royal British Legion provides extra support in the form of a staffed, 24-hour, one-stop-shop offering guidance on accessing public, private and charitable services in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 27/06/2017 15:46:59 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

731446

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Veterans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much has been spent on supporting veterans injured on active service in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	345
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2017 answer text <p>This information is not held as support for veterans, including those injured on active service, is the responsibility of the Government as a whole, including the NHS, local authorities and the Devolved Administrations. The Ministry of Defence provides support to veterans through the Veterans UK helpline and website, the Veterans Welfare Service and the Veterans Information Service which contacts veterans 12 months after their discharge. In addition, the recent launch of the Veterans Gateway on 20 June (provided by a consortium of charities led by the Royal British Legion) provides extra support in the form of a staffed, 24-hour, one-stop-shop offering guidance on accessing public, private and charitable services in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 27/06/2017 15:11:31 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

731448

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Veterans: Homelessness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what support he plans to make available to homeless veterans in the next five years.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	346
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2017 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence does not have primary responsibility for homeless veterans but works closely with the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG), other Government Departments, veterans' organisations and other service providers to ensure a coordinated and structured approach to homelessness amongst a small minority of veterans. Our aim is both to prevent new Service leavers becoming homeless and to provide an effective safety net for existing homeless veterans. Current measures to achieve this include enhanced housing advice and assistance to all Service personnel, and an extension of the Forces Help to Buy Scheme until 2018. In addition, the DCLG has extended the period within which veterans are given priority for Government funded shared ownership schemes, from 12 to 24 months after service. Support to our veterans, including the homeless, is provided through the Veterans UK helpline and website, the Veterans Welfare Service and the Veterans Information Service which contacts veterans 12 months after their discharge. The Veterans Gateway, launched on 20 June by a consortium of charities led by the Royal British Legion, provides a 24 hour advice service to help with issues such as finance, housing and health.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 27/06/2017 15:08:57 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris