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1343390

	registered interest
	date	05/07/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Females
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps his Department is taking to support women in the armed forces.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South West
	tabling member printed	Joanna Cherry
	uin	902191
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2021 answer text <p>It is important we improve the experience of women in the Armed Forces which is why we are investing in policies such as flexible service, wrap-around childcare and better working practices. It is also important that we provide support in cases of unacceptable behaviour. That is why the Wigston Report and reforms to the Service Justice and Service Complaints Systems will change Defence’s culture and make it easier to tackle unacceptable behaviours.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 05/07/2021 16:17:56 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
	tabling member	4419 label Biography information for Joanna Cherry

1343388

	registered interest
	date	05/07/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Veterans: Government Assistance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps his Department is taking to support veterans.
	tabling member constituency	East Devon
	tabling member printed	Simon Jupp
	uin	902185
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2021 answer text <p>This Government is committed to ensuring that veterans receive a gold standard of support and the recognition they deserve so that the UK becomes the best place in the world to be a veteran.</p><p> </p><p>Later this year we will publish the next iteration of the Veterans Strategy Action Plan setting how we’ll ensure veterans can lead successful civilian lives, this will build on the steps we have already taken through improved support for employment, housing and access to healthcare.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 05/07/2021 15:14:56 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	4862 label Biography information for Simon Jupp

1343387

	registered interest
	date	05/07/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	NATO
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps he is taking to modernise and strengthen the NATO alliance.
	tabling member constituency	Kensington
	tabling member printed	Felicity Buchan
	uin	902182
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2021 answer text <p>The UK is working with Allies to ensure NATO continues to protect the Euro-Atlantic area from current and future threats. At the Summit on 14 June, leaders agreed new proposals on deterrence and defence, emerging and disruptive technology, resilience, strengthening relationships with NATO Partners and climate security. NATO remains the cornerstone of our defence and the UK is the leading European Ally in the Alliance.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace grouped question UIN 902189 question first answered 05/07/2021 16:17:16 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
	tabling member	4821 label Biography information for Felicity Buchan

1343389

	registered interest
	date	05/07/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	NATO
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps he is taking to modernise and strengthen the NATO alliance.
	tabling member constituency	Cheadle
	tabling member printed	Mary Robinson
	uin	902189
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2021 answer text <p>The UK is working with Allies to ensure NATO continues to protect the Euro-Atlantic area from current and future threats. At the Summit on 14 June, leaders agreed new proposals on deterrence and defence, emerging and disruptive technology, resilience, strengthening relationships with NATO Partners and climate security. NATO remains the cornerstone of our defence and the UK is the leading European Ally in the Alliance.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace grouped question UIN 902182 question first answered 05/07/2021 16:17:16 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
	tabling member	4406 label Biography information for Mary Robinson

1343384

	registered interest
	date	05/07/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Families
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps he is taking to (a) raise awareness of and (b) regularly report on implementation of the recommendations of the June 2020 review commissioned by his Department, Living in our shoes, Understanding the needs of UK Armed Forces families.
	tabling member constituency	South West Bedfordshire
	tabling member printed	Andrew Selous
	uin	902178
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2021 answer text <p>The Government response to the Living in Our Shoes report included a commitment to publish an ambitious new strategy for Armed Forces families.</p><p>The new strategy will provide a framework for measuring progress against the Living in Our Shoes recommendations, many of which are already being actioned.</p><p>Progress will be reported publicly through the Armed Forces Covenant annual report. The strategy will be published this autumn.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 05/07/2021 15:11:36 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous

1343385

	registered interest
	date	05/07/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces Bill
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent discussions he has had with the Welsh Government on the Armed Forces Bill.
	tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
	uin	902179
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2021 answer text <p>The Welsh Government was consulted during the development of the Armed Forces Bill.</p><p> </p><p>The Government continues to work with all the Devolved Administrations, as demonstrated recently by certain Government’s amendments to the Bill that followed requests from the Welsh and Scottish Governments.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to engage on developing the statutory guidance that will support the legislation to strengthen the Armed Forces Covenant.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 05/07/2021 15:12:23 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

1343386

	registered interest
	date	05/07/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Yemen: Armed Conflict
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent discussions he had had with the Foreign Secretary on the involvement of British armed forces in the conflict in Yemen.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester East
	tabling member printed	Claudia Webbe
	uin	902181
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2021 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Defence meets with the Foreign Secretary regularly to discuss security in the wider Gulf region.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 05/07/2021 15:59:23 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
	tabling member	4848 label Biography information for Claudia Webbe

1341929

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ajax Vehicles: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister for Defence Procurement of 8 June 2021, Official Report 821, whether the Ajax programme has met its forecast initial operating capability.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	24085
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2021 answer text <p>As I made clear on 9 June 2021 (Question 10608), the Department will not declare Initial Operating Capability until it is confident there is an acceptable pathway to resolution for noise and vibration issues.</p><p> </p><p>We are fully engaged with the senior management of General Dynamics and working to resolve outstanding issues.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 05/07/2021 11:28:47 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin attachment 1 file name UIN 10608.docx title Ajax Vehicles
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1341778

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Saudi Arabia: Military Aid
	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 23 November 2020 to Question 116502 on Saudi Arabia: Royal Artillery, what the total cost to the public purse is for the deployment of British air defence units to Saudi Arabia since February 2020, as at 29 June 2021.
	tabling member constituency	East Lothian
	tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
	uin	24336
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2021 answer text <p>To date, the total cost of the deployment in Question is £2,279,953.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 05/07/2021 12:07:15 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
	tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1341178

	registered interest
	date	28/06/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Private Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the maximum level of Continuity of Education Allowance payments provided by his Department were for (a) primary and (b) secondary pupils in the UK in 2020-21.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	23127
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2021 answer text <p>Continuity of Education Allowance (CEA) assists Service personnel to achieve continuity of education for their children that would otherwise be denied in the state-maintained day school sector due to the mobility of their family. CEA is available to all Service personnel, irrespective of rank, subject to them satisfying the qualifying criteria. Service personnel may select from a wide variety of schools across the UK from within the independent and state-maintained sectors that meet set criteria. Each claimant is required to contribute at least 10 per cent of the fees at independent schools.</p><p>During Financial Year (FY) 2020-21 the cost of CEA to Defence was £81.5 million. During that FY, around 4,800 children of Service personnel benefited from CEA. The maximum payment for CEA per academic term was £7,828 (senior) and £5,969 (junior). During FY 2020-21 the cost of CEA to Defence for the specified schools was as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>SCHOOL</p></td><td><p>£</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ampleforth College</p></td><td><p>93,770</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Charterhouse School, Godalming</p></td><td><p>22,701</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Eton College - Windsor</p></td><td><p>158,932</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gordonstoun School - Elgin</p></td><td><p>128,208</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Harrow School - Harrow on the Hill</p></td><td><p>132,731</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>King's School (Canterbury)</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Millfield School (Prep &amp; Sen)</p></td><td><p>745,204</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rugby School - Rugby</p></td><td><p>172,216</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stowe School - Buckingham</p></td><td><p>54,796</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Winchester College - Winchester</p></td><td><p>108,712</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong><br> </strong></p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty grouped question UIN 23125 23128 question first answered 05/07/2021 14:21:30 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry