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1718280

registered interest
date	15/05/2024
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Office for Veterans' Affairs: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 1 May 2024 to Question 22837 on Office for Veterans' Affairs: Finance and Staff, how many veterans work in the Office for Veterans’ Affairs.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	26326
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2024 answer text <p>The information is not held in the format requested.</p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer question first answered 22/05/2024 16:06:27 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1718281

registered interest
date	15/05/2024
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Veterans: Social Rented Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 1 May 2024 to Question 22836 on Veterans: Social Rented Housing, if he will list the locations awarded grants by the Veteran Capital Housing Fund.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	26327
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government launched the £20 million Veterans Capital Housing Fund to ensure the sustainable supply of veteran housing through the refurbishment of affordable rental accommodation and the delivery of new build projects for veterans.</p><p>The Fund is a three-year programme with multiple awards planned over that period. Grants supported to date are located in North East England; South East England; and Wales. More details on these grants can be found at <a href="https://covenantfund.org.uk/veterans-capital-housing-fund-refurbishment" target="_blank">https://covenantfund.org.uk/veterans-capital-housing-fund-refurbishment</a>.</p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer question first answered 22/05/2024 16:29:15 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1718283

registered interest
date	15/05/2024
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Mental Health Services: Veterans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many veterans are on a waiting list for mental health treatment.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	26328
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2024 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally by NHS England. Veterans are not systematically identified in National Health Service systems, and therefore it is not possible to confirm how many veterans are on waiting lists for NHS services.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield grouped question UIN 26329 26330 question first answered 22/05/2024 08:22:08 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1718284

registered interest
date	15/05/2024
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Dental Services: Veterans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many veterans are on a waiting list for dental care.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	26329
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2024 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally by NHS England. Veterans are not systematically identified in National Health Service systems, and therefore it is not possible to confirm how many veterans are on waiting lists for NHS services.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield grouped question UIN 26328 26330 question first answered 22/05/2024 08:22:08 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1718285

registered interest
date	15/05/2024
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Health Services: Veterans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many physically injured veterans are on a waiting list for rehabilitative care.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	26330
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2024 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally by NHS England. Veterans are not systematically identified in National Health Service systems, and therefore it is not possible to confirm how many veterans are on waiting lists for NHS services.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield grouped question UIN 26328 26329 question first answered 22/05/2024 08:22:08 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1718286

registered interest
date	15/05/2024
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Social Rented Housing: Veterans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 15 April 2024 to Question 20144 on Social Rented Housing: Veterans, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of recording the armed forces status of social housing applicants.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	26331
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>The Localism Act 2011 gave local authorities the power to decide who qualifies for social housing and to set waiting list policies appropriate to their local area. In June 2020 we published new statutory guidance for local authorities that set out how they can identify applications from members of the Armed Forces, veterans and their families, to ensure that they are considered appropriately.</p><p>The guidance also asks local authorities to give ‘additional preference’ (high priority) to seriously injured, ill or disabled Service personnel and former members of the Armed Forces who already have ‘reasonable preference’ (priority).</p><p>The latest Local Authority Housing Statistics, available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/local-authority-housing-statistics-data-returns-for-2022-to-2023" target="_blank">Local Authority Housing Statistics data returns for 2022 to 2023 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>, provide data for those households on housing registers which include members of the UK Armed Forces community with additional preference.</p> answering member constituency Redcar answering member printed Jacob Young question first answered 23/05/2024 15:37:51 answering member 4825 label Biography information for Jacob Young
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1718287

registered interest
date	15/05/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Veterans: Schools
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 17 April 2024 to Question 20856 on Schools: Veterans, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of creating a training scheme for veterans to become (a) headteachers and (b) members of schools’ Senior Leadership Teams.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	26332
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>Schools are best placed to decide on the development need of their staff and the leadership structure that best suits their pupils. That is why the department has given all trusts and schools the authority to make their own recruitment decisions, including for headteachers and senior leaders, using their own policies and procedures in line with Employment Law, Equality Action 2010 and Safer Recruitment Guidance to recruit appropriate individuals. More information can be found here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/616e92fd8fa8f529777ffc40/Staff_Advice_Handbook_Update_-_October_2021.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/616e92fd8fa8f529777ffc40/Staff_Advice_Handbook_Update_-_October_2021.pdf</a></p><p>Experience at various levels of teaching is an important factor for successful leadership of schools and, as such, almost all senior leaders and headteachers have been awarded qualified teacher status (QTS) and have experience as a class teacher before progressing to senior roles within schools.</p><p>For existing teachers and senior leaders, including veterans that have changed career and are working in schools, there is a range of specialist and leadership National Profession Qualifications available to provide training and support at all levels. These provide support to a range of professionals from those who want to develop expertise in high quality teaching practice to those who aspire to be members of school leadership teams and those leading multiple schools across trusts. Interested applicants can learn more about the qualifications and eligibility for scholarship funding by visiting the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/national-professional-qualification-npq-courses" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/national-professional-qualification-npq-courses</a>.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 23/05/2024 09:00:53 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1718288

registered interest
date	15/05/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Armed Forces and Veterans: Curriculum
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 17 April 2024 to Question 20856 on Schools: Veterans, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing new activities in the national curriculum on the role of the armed forces and veterans in society.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	26333
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>The National Curriculum is a framework setting out the content that the department expects schools to cover in each subject. The curriculum does not set out how curriculum subjects, or topics within the subjects, should be taught. The department believes schools should be able to use their own knowledge and expertise to determine how they teach their pupils, and to make choices about what they teach. Therefore, whilst the department does not direct schools to teach about the role of the armed forces and veterans in society, schools are already free to do so in the context of citizenship within the National Curriculum at Key Stages 3 and 4, which includes important content about the British constitution, the precious liberties enjoyed by the citizens of the United Kingdom and the roles played by public institutions and citizens.</p><p> </p><p>Schools are also able to teach about these topics within other subjects. For example, the flexibility within the history curriculum means that there is the opportunity for teachers to teach about the lived experience of veterans across the spectrum of themes and eras set out in the curriculum. The role of the armed forces could also be explored through English literature where the context is right.</p><p> </p><p>The government has committed to making no changes to the curriculum for the remainder of this parliament.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 23/05/2024 13:48:01 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1718289

registered interest
date	15/05/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Veterans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 17 April 2024 to Question 20858 on Schools: Veterans, what steps her Department plans to take to increase the number of people taking up the undergraduate teaching bursary for veterans.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	26334
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>The £40,000 tax free undergraduate veteran teaching bursary is available to veterans who have left full time employment from the British Army, Royal Air Force, or Royal Navy and enrol on an eligible undergraduate initial teacher training (ITT) course. The bursary is paid over the final two years of the course with £20,000 payable in each year. Veterans who have a degree can undertake postgraduate ITT courses where they can access the bursaries and scholarships of up to £30,000 available on these routes into teaching.</p><p>The department remains committed to promoting opportunities for service leavers and veterans, including supporting their journey into teaching in primary, secondary and further education through its broad support services and bursaries. Since the publication of its commitments in the ‘Veterans Strategy Action Plan 2022 to 2024’, the department has ensured that there is tailored support available for the veteran community including dedicated teacher training advisers, webpages, case study blogs on the Get Into Teaching website and information in Civvy Street publications. More information on this support can be found at the following links:</p><ul><li><a href="https://getintoteaching.education.gov.uk/funding-and-support/if-youre-a-veteran" target="_blank">https://getintoteaching.education.gov.uk/funding-and-support/if-youre-a-veteran</a>.</li><li><a href="https://getintoteaching.education.gov.uk/blog/from-the-army-to-teacher-training" target="_blank">https://getintoteaching.education.gov.uk/blog/from-the-army-to-teacher-training</a>.</li><li><a href="https://civvystreetmagazine.co.uk/2023/05/bring-your-unique-perspective-to-the-classroom-get-into-teaching-2/" target="_blank">https://civvystreetmagazine.co.uk/2023/05/bring-your-unique-perspective-to-the-classroom-get-into-teaching-2/</a>.</li></ul><p>The department also collaborates with the Career Transition Partnership and British Forces Resettlement Service to provide bespoke webinars, and presence at regional employer fairs. More information about these can be found at the following links:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.ctp.org.uk/job-finding/directory/get-into-teaching" target="_blank">https://www.ctp.org.uk/job-finding/directory/get-into-teaching</a>.</li><li><a href="https://www.bfrss.org.uk/profiles/companies/986419/" target="_blank">https://www.bfrss.org.uk/profiles/companies/986419/</a>.</li></ul><p>The department regularly engages with international governments to share best practice on how to attract and retain talented teachers from all backgrounds and on how to support all teachers in their career journeys. The department’s digital services that manage the ITT application process have been designed to be as user friendly as possible and have been extensively tested with a diverse range of potential applicants to ensure they help remove barriers to great teachers applying for ITT courses.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 26335 26336 question first answered 23/05/2024 13:36:21 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1718290

registered interest
date	15/05/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Veterans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 17 April 2024 to Question 20858 on Teachers: Veterans, what steps her Department has taken to advertise the availability of the undergraduate teaching bursary for veterans.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	26335
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>The £40,000 tax free undergraduate veteran teaching bursary is available to veterans who have left full time employment from the British Army, Royal Air Force, or Royal Navy and enrol on an eligible undergraduate initial teacher training (ITT) course. The bursary is paid over the final two years of the course with £20,000 payable in each year. Veterans who have a degree can undertake postgraduate ITT courses where they can access the bursaries and scholarships of up to £30,000 available on these routes into teaching.</p><p>The department remains committed to promoting opportunities for service leavers and veterans, including supporting their journey into teaching in primary, secondary and further education through its broad support services and bursaries. Since the publication of its commitments in the ‘Veterans Strategy Action Plan 2022 to 2024’, the department has ensured that there is tailored support available for the veteran community including dedicated teacher training advisers, webpages, case study blogs on the Get Into Teaching website and information in Civvy Street publications. More information on this support can be found at the following links:</p><ul><li><a href="https://getintoteaching.education.gov.uk/funding-and-support/if-youre-a-veteran" target="_blank">https://getintoteaching.education.gov.uk/funding-and-support/if-youre-a-veteran</a>.</li><li><a href="https://getintoteaching.education.gov.uk/blog/from-the-army-to-teacher-training" target="_blank">https://getintoteaching.education.gov.uk/blog/from-the-army-to-teacher-training</a>.</li><li><a href="https://civvystreetmagazine.co.uk/2023/05/bring-your-unique-perspective-to-the-classroom-get-into-teaching-2/" target="_blank">https://civvystreetmagazine.co.uk/2023/05/bring-your-unique-perspective-to-the-classroom-get-into-teaching-2/</a>.</li></ul><p>The department also collaborates with the Career Transition Partnership and British Forces Resettlement Service to provide bespoke webinars, and presence at regional employer fairs. More information about these can be found at the following links:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.ctp.org.uk/job-finding/directory/get-into-teaching" target="_blank">https://www.ctp.org.uk/job-finding/directory/get-into-teaching</a>.</li><li><a href="https://www.bfrss.org.uk/profiles/companies/986419/" target="_blank">https://www.bfrss.org.uk/profiles/companies/986419/</a>.</li></ul><p>The department regularly engages with international governments to share best practice on how to attract and retain talented teachers from all backgrounds and on how to support all teachers in their career journeys. The department’s digital services that manage the ITT application process have been designed to be as user friendly as possible and have been extensively tested with a diverse range of potential applicants to ensure they help remove barriers to great teachers applying for ITT courses.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 26334 26336 question first answered 23/05/2024 13:36:21 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe