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date	08/07/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his answer of 6 July to the oral question from the Hon. Member for Kingston Upon Hull West and Hessle, Official Report, Column 659, when the impact assessment for the Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill 2019-21 will be published.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	70980
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2020 answer text <p>The correct position is that the Impact Assessment for the Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill has not yet been published. I will seek to publish an Impact Assessment in advance of the Bill’s Second Reading.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 21/07/2020 07:26:56 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace previous answer version 38261 answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1221868

registered interest
date	08/07/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Coronavirus
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 protections required for armed forces personnel stationed overseas to operate safely during the covid-19 pandemic.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	71046
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2020 answer text <p>Further to the answer given during Defence oral questions on Monday 6 July 2020, The Ministry of Defence has developed and implemented a package of Covid-19 protection measures (social distancing, isolation, quarantine and specialist medical air evacuation) for each overseas location. All non-essential travel has been halted to minimise the risk of transmission, and following assessment, those deemed most medically vulnerable have been returned home. Commanders in each theatre have the ability to suspend activity as required to ensure force protection. The Department continues to review where our personnel are serving during the pandemic and the support they may need whilst doing so.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 16/07/2020 06:42:57 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1222095

registered interest
date	08/07/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the career destinations were of recruits who enlisted at the Army Foundation College but dropped out before completing Phase Two training in each of the last five years for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	71115
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2020 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Brighton, Kemptown (Mr Lloyd Russell- Moyle) on 27 February 2020 to Question 19893.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 13/07/2020 09:25:25 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey attachment 1 file name Hansard Extract 27 February 20202.docx title 19893 - Army Recruitment
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1221943

registered interest
date	08/07/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces Compensation Scheme: Clwyd
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many armed forces veterans in Clwyd South constituency are in receipt of funds from the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Clwyd South
tabling member printed	Simon Baynes
uin	71173
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2020 answer text <p>The Armed Forces and Reserve Forces Compensation Scheme came into force on 6 April 2005 to pay compensation for injury, illness or death attributable to Service that occurred on or after that date. It replaced the previous compensation arrangements provided by the War Pensions Scheme and the attributable elements of the Armed Forces and Reserve Forces Pensions Scheme. Tax-free lump sum awards are paid to all Service personnel and veterans as compensation for pain and suffering for an injury or illness that is predominantly caused or made worse by Service. Where a lump sum award has been made at tariff levels 1-11 (reflecting a more serious injury/illness), the claimant will also be awarded a tax-free index-linked income stream known as a Guaranteed Income Payment (GIP). A GIP will be paid from service termination for life to recognise long-term loss of earnings.</p><p>The most recent statistics on the number of armed forces pension and compensation recipients by Parliamentary constituency is published on the Gov.uk website and can be found at the following link:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/location-of-armed-forces-pension-and-compensation-recipients-2019</p><p>A further update will be published in August 2020.</p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer question first answered 14/07/2020 11:21:41 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
tabling member	4800 label Biography information for Simon Baynes

1222066

registered interest
date	08/07/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Complaints
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Service Complaints his Department received from armed forces personnel 15 to 18; and what the outcome was of those complaints.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	71067
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2020 answer text <p>The Service Complaints (SC) procedure exists to provide recourse to members of the Armed Forces (or those who are subject to Service Law) who are aggrieved due to the actions of either individuals, or the Service as a whole. SCs can cover a range of issues, from allowances and promotions to bullying and harassment. I can confirm that in the last calendar year (1 Jan 2019 - 31 Dec 2019), less than five SCs were received from Service Personnel aged 16 - 18. As 16 is the lowest age a person can join the UK Armed Forces, there were no SCs from those aged 15. Due to the figure being less than five (this has been rounded to comply with data protection), the outcomes cannot be given, to protect the identities of those concerned.</p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer question first answered 14/07/2020 07:11:36 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1222114

registered interest
date	08/07/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Civil Proceedings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he will publish the Government’s response to the consultation on Legal protections for armed forces personnel and Veterans serving in operations outside the United Kingdom, which closed on 13 October 2019.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	70981
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2020 answer text <p>We plan to publish the Government's response to the public consultation on Legal Protections for Armed Forces Personnel and Veterans serving in operations outside the United Kingdom around the time of Second Reading of the Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill.</p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer question first answered 14/07/2020 11:20:52 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1222206

registered interest
date	08/07/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Conflict Resolution: Females
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much the Ministry of Defence has spent on training related to (1) the Women, Peace and Security agenda, and (2) preventing sexual violence initiatives, in (a) 2016, (b) 2017, (c) 2018, (d) 2019, and (e) 2020 to date.
tabling member printed	Lord Tunnicliffe
uin	HL6646
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2020 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) are unable to answer the noble Lord’s question due to the way funding is tracked and division of policy areas. Defence have approached the implementation of UNSCR 1325 in military operations through a combination of dedicated training courses and specific modules added to existing training.</p><p> </p><p>In support of the UK National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security 2018 – 2022, the MOD have issued a Joint Service Publication 1325; ‘Human Security in Military Operations’ supported by a two-week Human security Advisers Course. This provides an advanced understanding of Defence’s role in the prevention of sexual violence in conflict through; gendered approaches to planning and operations, appropriate response to survivors, and reporting mechanisms.</p><p> </p><p>Tailored modules have also been embedded to routine training for; deploying peacekeepers, overseas capacity building for troop contributing countries, military planners, policy advisers, Defence Attachés and headquarters and units across the Royal Navy, the Army and the RAF at home and overseas.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 20/07/2020 12:25:37 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	3671 label Biography information for Lord Tunnicliffe

1222208

registered interest
date	08/07/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Domestic Abuse
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many reports of domestic abuse (1) the Royal Military Police, (2) the Royal Air Force Police, and (3) the Royal Navy Police, dealt with in (a) 2015, (b) 2016, (c) 2017, (d) 2018, (e) 2019, and (f) 2020 to date.
tabling member printed	Lord Tunnicliffe
uin	HL6648
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2020 answer text <p>There is no statutory offence of ‘domestic abuse’ and actions amounting to it could be recorded under a number of offences such as Grievous Bodily Harm (GBH), Actual Bodily Harm (ABH), Common Assault or sexual offences. Furthermore, within military police crime-recording systems, the categorisation of whether an incident involves ‘domestic violence’ or not, is not a mandatory field, meaning that the figures provided are indicative only.</p><p> </p><p>The first document provided gives figures for the number of reported offences for each Service for the years 2015-2020 to date where the incident has been categorised as involving domestic violence. The second document provided gives figures for each Service for the years 2015-2020 to date, for the number of GBH, ABH, and Common Assault offences. The noble Lord should note that in both of the documents, the figures given are for reported offences – that is, to say an allegation has been made. These figures do not relate to charges brought or court convictions.</p><p> </p><p>An average time cannot be given regarding the Chain of Command (CoC) reporting such incidents to the Service Police. Every case would require examination to determine when it was reported to the Service Police and not every investigation file may contain the date when an incident was originally reported to the CoC. Therefore, we would not be able to provide a complete answer and what we could provide could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>However where reported to the CoC, any incident of domestic abuse must be reported to the Service Police no later than 24 hours after the incident has occurred. Further to this, a referral to the Welfare Service must be made in any situation involving domestic abuse or similar allegations.</p><p>Whilst there are no houses on the defence estate dedicated specifically for survivors of domestic abuse, support is provided through a suite of policies which seek to provide housing options for families in times of estrangement.</p><p> </p><p>Short term accommodation for welfare or compassionate reasons is administered by Service welfare associations. Tri-Service accommodation policy requires the provision of welfare houses at each designated establishment, scaled to reflect density of Service population. Unit welfare staff, in conjunction with civilian police and local authorities assess whether utilisation of such are in the best interests of safeguarding abuse survivors, and may provide alternative accommodation (through local authority or charitable provision) if distance between perpetrator and survivor is required.</p><p> </p><p>The MOD is currently reviewing the tri-service policy on domestic abuse with the help of leading charity Hestia, who sit alongside MOD on the Employer’s Initiative on Domestic Abuse. It is intended that this policy apply to the whole force – civilians, contractors and the single Services. The review will also focus on the availability of accommodation for survivors, taking advice from the domestic abuse charity Standing Together. MOD intends to refresh and re-launch the policy towards the end of 2020.</p><p> </p><p>The MOD continually monitors whole force data on domestic abuse for prevalence and risk factors – this has been of particular focus during the Covid-19 pandemic. This data is disseminated and discussed within the MOD Domestic Abuse Stakeholder Forum the Domestic Abuse Working Group (DAWG), which meets quarterly. The DAWG seeks advice and guidance from national domestic abuse charities like Hestia, Aurora New Dawn and the Employer’s Initiative on Domestic Abuse, resulting in continual policy improvement.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie attachment 1 file name 20200710_PQ 07865 - Domestic Violence Tick Box.xlsx title HL6648 - AF Domestic Violence Tick Box 2 file name 20200710_PQ_07865_Figures for ABH-GBH-Common Assault (1).xlsx title HL6648 - AF Common Assault Data question first answered 16/07/2020 15:11:17 question first ministerially corrected 16/07/2020 15:51:00 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie previous answer version 37799 answering member printed Baroness Goldie answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	3671 label Biography information for Lord Tunnicliffe

1222199

registered interest
date	08/07/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Littoral Warfare
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have for the future of the amphibious capability of the Royal Navy and Royal Marines.
tabling member printed	The Earl of Shrewsbury
uin	HL6639
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2020 answer text <p>As my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence made clear during Defence oral questions in the House of Commons on Monday 6 July 2020, the size and shape of our Armed Forces should be dictated by the threat we face as a nation and our global ambition. The Integrated Review is not about cutting defence and I can assure you that this country will continue to have the world class Armed Forces that it needs and deserves.</p><p> </p><p>The Littoral Strike programme, announced by the Secretary of State for Defence in February 2019, is a complete transformation of the UK's amphibious force. The programme identifies 3 Commando Brigade Royal Marines as the central fighting formation used to deliver Littoral Strike and the Future Commando Force. It is driven by the requirement to counter the threats we will face in the future and forms a pillar to the Royal Navy's Integrated Review offer.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie grouped question UIN HL6580 question first answered 15/07/2020 13:18:46 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	2147 label Biography information for The Earl of Shrewsbury

1222205

registered interest
date	08/07/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Satellites
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment the Ministry of Defence has made of the military capability of the OneWeb satellite system.
tabling member printed	Lord Tunnicliffe
uin	HL6645
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2020 answer text <p>The investment in OneWeb is not a Defence matter. The SKYNET satellite programme will provide for global military communications and no formal assessment has been made of the military use of OneWeb.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie grouped question UIN HL6644 question first answered 14/07/2020 15:56:10 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	3671 label Biography information for Lord Tunnicliffe