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1697890

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Nuclear Weapons
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 57 of the Defence Command Paper 2023: Defence's response to a more contested and volatile world, published on 18 July 2023, CP 901, on what date he plans to publish the Defence Nuclear Strategy.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	19787
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence published the Defence Nuclear Enterprise Command Paper – “Delivering the UK’s Nuclear Deterrent: A National Endeavour” on 25 March 2024.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 26/03/2024 16:46:18 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1697400

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	HMS Queen Elizabeth: Fires
	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 implications for his policies of the (a) damage caused and (b) injuries sustained by staff working on the HMS Queen Elizabeth as a result of the fire on 8 March 2024.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	19716
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>I can confirm that no injuries were sustained by staff working on the HMS Queen Elizabeth as a result of the fire on 8 March 2024. There was also no permanent damage caused and the fire will have no impact on HMS Queen Elizabeth’s current programme. An investigation is underway to establish the cause of the fire and this will seek to identify any appropriate lessons that can be implemented in future instances of this nature.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 26/03/2024 11:22:39 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1695574

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Pensions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government in what format Armed Forces personnel receive advice about their pensions when they leave the services.
	tabling member printed	Lord Touhig
	uin	HL3224
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>The single Services provide holistic support to their respective leavers and signpost to the services available to them. Although individual units may have their own bespoke processes, the Tri Service Resettlement policy (JSP 534) available at the link below explains the minimum level of support.</p><p> </p><p>www.gov.uk/government/publications/tri-service-resettlement-manual-jsp-534</p><p>All Service leavers are given the opportunity to attend a Financial Aspects of Resettlement Brief by the Forces Pension Society. Briefs can be attended at any point in a Service person's career, however priority is given to Service leavers with nine months or less to discharge. Briefings are tailored, where numbers permit, to different rank groups, and spouses are welcome to attend.</p><p> </p><p>All Service leavers are issued a Service Leavers' Guide designed to provide help and advise on a range of topics to assist with planning the transition to civilian life, and contains pension information and signposting. This was last reviewed in September 2023 and can be found at the following link:</p><p>https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/651c1168e4e658000d59d888/Service_Leavers_Guide_-_Sep_23.pdf</p><p> </p><p>On discharge, Service leavers also receive a letter from the Joint Personnel Administration Centre (JPAC) detailing their pension entitlement and when this will be paid.</p><p> </p><p>Further information and guidance relating to the Armed Forces Pension Scheme (AFPS) is readily available on gov.uk at the following link:</p><p>www.gov.uk/guidance/pensions-and-compensation-for-veterans</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Armed Forces Pension Calculator can be accessed at the following link:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/armed-forces-pension-calculator</p><p> </p> answering member printed The Earl of Minto question first answered 26/03/2024 15:34:46 answering member 4952 label Biography information for The Earl of Minto
	tabling member	542 label Biography information for Lord Touhig

1695575

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Pensions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether there is a time limit within which former Armed Forces personnel can transfer their service pension to a new pensions provider.
	tabling member printed	Lord Touhig
	uin	HL3225
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>Armed Forces Pension Scheme (AFPS) benefits can be transferred out up until 12 months before the date the member reaches pension benefit age.</p><p> </p><p>If a member wishes to transfer their AFPS benefits into another Public Sector scheme, this must be done within 12 months of them joining the new Public Sector Scheme.</p><p> </p><p>Both the Pension Schemes Act 2015 and the Taxation of Pensions Act 2014 stipulates the rule that prevents transfers from unfunded public service defined benefit schemes (such as the AFPS) to funded defined contribution schemes in the UK or abroad.</p><p> </p><p>Once an AFPS pension is in payment, this cannot be transferred out.</p><p> </p> answering member printed The Earl of Minto question first answered 26/03/2024 15:43:58 answering member 4952 label Biography information for The Earl of Minto
	tabling member	542 label Biography information for Lord Touhig