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1416863

	registered interest
	date	26/01/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Military Aid: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what support military personnel are providing to the covid-19 booster vaccination roll-out (a) domestically and (b) internationally.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	112547
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2022 answer text <p>As at 24 January 2022, there were 662 Armed Forces personnel supporting the vaccination booster programme across the UK.</p><p>Internationally, we are currently focussed on offering the booster to our people based overseas. We are currently not supporting the booster programmes of other countries.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 31/01/2022 10:53:43 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1420489

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Council Tax
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether service personnel living on base will be able to access financial relief equivalent to the £150 council tax rebate for band A-D properties via a reduction to the Charge in Lieu of Council Tax (CILOR) taken directly from their salary.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	119540
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2022 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) recognises that Service personnel and families living in Service Accommodation will want to understand if the Council Tax rebate announced by the Chancellor on 3 February 2022, to help with the cost of living following a rise in the energy price cap, will apply to their Contribution in Lieu of Council Tax (CILOCT). The MOD is committed to ensuring that Service personnel are not disadvantaged because of their Service and is working to explore options for calculation and implementation of a potential rebate to Service personnel and families in Service Accommodation, in partnership with Local Authorities. An announcement on a decision will be made shortly.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 10/02/2022 16:46:23 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1506767

	registered interest
	date	20/09/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Military Bases: Property Development
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will take steps to provide local communities with input on the redevelopment of barracks sites.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	51641
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2022 answer text <p>Community consultation is a statutory requirement of any planning application process, and the Ministry of Defence routinely engages with the Local Planning Authority and stakeholders to shape proposals before this point, as we actively wish to see surplus sites used to meet local requirements post military use.</p> answering member constituency Elmet and Rothwell answering member printed Alec Shelbrooke question first answered 23/09/2022 13:24:30 answering member 3997 label Biography information for Sir Alec Shelbrooke
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1518797

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ukraine: Military Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent steps he has taken to provide additional (a) equipment and (b) training to Ukrainian forces.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	58883
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2022 answer text <p>We continue to liaise closely with Ukraine to understand their priorities and to shape what support the UK and international community offer as these requirements evolve.</p><p>To date, we have committed £2.3 billion of military support and the Government has committed to match this in the next financial year. Our most recent funding package, announced in June, is being used to deliver key military equipment, including more armoured fighting vehicles, air defence missiles, artillery ammunition, more integrated air defence systems, uncrewed systems and innovative new electronic warfare equipment. On 13 October 2022, the Defence Secretary announced that the UK will also donate cutting edge air defence missiles to Ukraine to help defend against Russian missile strikes.</p><p>We have also trained over 6,000 Ukrainian personnel to help Ukraine defend its sovereign territory.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 18/10/2022 12:03:54 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1518819

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ukraine: Military Aid
	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 encourage global partners to provide stronger and further support to Ukrainian forces.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	58925
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2022 answer text <p>The UK has consistently provided international leadership on support to Ukraine. The UK was the first country to provide lethal aid, takes a leading role in the International Donor Coordination Centre and is leading international efforts to provide training at scale for the Armed Forces of Ukraine. In July, the Secretary of State announced the UK-led International Fund for Ukraine which aims to raise over £1 billion with international partners to fund the provision of military capabilities for Ukraine.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 18/10/2022 11:52:24 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1537540

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	China: Armed Forces
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department plans to take with respect to former RAF pilots who have helped to train the People’s Republic of China’s military personnel.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	74655
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2022 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) are taking a range of measures to dissuade current and former UK pilots from being recruited.</p><p>The Department is issuing threat guidance to personnel at risk of being approached and are reminding personnel of their obligations to protect sensitive information acquired during their tenure as crown or civil servants and will be looking at options to tighten the contractual obligations of Service leavers and are also encouraging the reporting of any recruitment activity targeting pilots or any other specialist area of Defence. The alert has been issued to relevant personnel across Defence, including to partners in Defence industry. MOD are also actively sharing information with key allies.</p><p>The MOD has no evidence that anyone has breached the high threshold of the Officials Secrets Act (OSA), but if any evidence were to be forthcoming, we would not hesitate to bring criminal charges. The Department takes this matter extremely seriously and are actively taking measures to deter future recruitment as well as engaging with the individuals already involved to ensure they are fully aware of the risk of prosecution under the OSA.</p><p>The Government's National Security Bill (led by the Home Office) will capture a range of relevant activity and provide additional possible routes to prosecution. A review of the use of confidentiality agreements is being conducted across Defence, with the aim of providing additional contractual levers to prevent individuals breaching security.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 07/11/2022 11:53:17 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1567754

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Conflict Prevention
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps the Government is taking with international partners to deter illegal invasions of sovereign territories.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	125334
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2023 answer text <p>The UK's network of alliances and partnerships is at the heart of our ability to deter and defend against adversaries. The UK takes an integrated approach using all instruments available to government, including the full range of military capabilities and Defence levers, to hold actors to account for unacceptable behaviours. This includes working closely with international partners to demonstrate our collective commitment to deterring and defending against potential adversaries, not least through multilateral fora such as NATO.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 23/01/2023 14:46:48 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1405315

	registered interest
	date	21/01/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	War Pensions: Payments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reason there are delays in payments of the war pension scheme for all eligible claimants.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	109294
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2022 answer text <p>There is no delay in making payments once an eligibility and entitlement decision is reached.</p><p> </p><p>All claims and appeals are considered as quickly as possible so as not to cause undue stress and concerns to individuals. A decision made in the Upper Tribunal in 2018, requiring a much fuller explanation of how decisions were arrived at to be recorded, both for new cases and thousands of retrospective cases, meant a significant increase in workload prior to the pandemic. The impact of COVID-19 then led to further delays, particularly given the dependencies on third parties for the provision of medical information and assessments (such as from hospitals and GPs). Social distancing requirements led to a reduced number of Veterans UK staff able to attend the office in person and process casework, including requests for new claims, reviews, reconsiderations, and appeals.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty grouped question UIN 109295 question first answered 31/01/2022 14:54:13 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1405316

	registered interest
	date	21/01/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	War Pensions: Payments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reason there are delays in payment of the war pension scheme for new pension claimants.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	109295
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2022 answer text <p>There is no delay in making payments once an eligibility and entitlement decision is reached.</p><p> </p><p>All claims and appeals are considered as quickly as possible so as not to cause undue stress and concerns to individuals. A decision made in the Upper Tribunal in 2018, requiring a much fuller explanation of how decisions were arrived at to be recorded, both for new cases and thousands of retrospective cases, meant a significant increase in workload prior to the pandemic. The impact of COVID-19 then led to further delays, particularly given the dependencies on third parties for the provision of medical information and assessments (such as from hospitals and GPs). Social distancing requirements led to a reduced number of Veterans UK staff able to attend the office in person and process casework, including requests for new claims, reviews, reconsiderations, and appeals.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty grouped question UIN 109294 question first answered 31/01/2022 14:54:13 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1405317

	registered interest
	date	21/01/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	War Pensions: Payments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his target is for the average amount of time it takes between an eligible individual applying to the war pension scheme and that applicant receiving their first payment under that scheme.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	109296
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2022 answer text <p>The time taken to process an application for a War Pension claim is spent assessing the eligibility and entitlement of the claimant. When a War Pension claim is received it is necessary to obtain Service evidence, medical records, case notes from the claimant's General Practitioner and details of any hospital treatment, and a self-assessment form. Once all the required evidence is available, each claim is seen by a medical adviser who will take all factors into account when determining the correct decision for each individual. All cases are dealt with in strict date order. There is no delay in making payments once an eligibility and entitlement decision is reached. The target for processing war pension claims is an average clearance time of 127 working days.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 31/01/2022 14:55:45 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell