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452398

	registered interest
	date	11/02/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Forces Help to Buy Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many properties have been purchased through the Forces Help to Buy Scheme in each month since its inception.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	27037
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2016 answer text <p>The requested information is provided in the following table:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Month</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Forces Help to Buy Payments Made</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2014</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2014</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">106</del><ins class="ministerial">105</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2014</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">244</del><ins class="ministerial">235</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2014</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">346</del><ins class="ministerial">340</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 2014</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">296</del><ins class="ministerial">299</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2014</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">281</del><ins class="ministerial">313</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October 2014</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">343</del><ins class="ministerial">344</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 2014</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">289</del><ins class="ministerial">301</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 2014</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">298</del><ins class="ministerial">342</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2015</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">234</del><ins class="ministerial">233</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2015</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">232</del><ins class="ministerial">220</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2015</p></td><td><p>306</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2015</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">222</del><ins class="ministerial">221</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2015</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">320</del><ins class="ministerial">319</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2015</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">367</del><ins class="ministerial">370</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2015</p></td><td><p>385</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 2015</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">322</del><ins class="ministerial">321</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2015</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">297</del><ins class="ministerial">291</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October 2015</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">337</del><ins class="ministerial">336</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 2015</p></td><td><p>317</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 2015</p></td><td><p>315</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 22/02/2016 16:40:21 question first ministerially corrected 11/04/2016 14:39:03 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton previous answer version 46258 answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

421002

	registered interest
	date	13/10/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Army
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many regular soldiers he plans to maintain in each of the next three years.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	11699
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2015 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my hon. Friend the Minister for Reserves (Mr Brazier) on 20 July 2015 to Question number 7353 to the hon. Member for North Durham (Mr Kevan Jones).</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 20/10/2015 14:21:56 question first ministerially corrected 21/10/2015 16:33:16 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton attachment 1 file name Hansard Extract 20 July 2015.docx title Army previous answer version 23980 answering member constituency North Durham answering member printed Mr Kevan Jones answering member 1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones attachment 1 file name Hansard Extract 20 July 2015.docx title Army
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

512496

	registered interest
	date	13/04/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Military Bases: Security
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, at which military bases unauthorised entries were reported in each year from 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	33821
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2016 answer text <p>The figures for unauthorised entries to military bases include drones and air balloon flying at low altitude over military sites but do not include failed attempts at authorised access. None of these incidents resulted in any significant ramifications for Defence security.</p><p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) treats all unauthorised entries very seriously. They are investigated to a level commensurate with their complexity and impact by Military Police, MOD Police or local constabulary.</p><p>The locations of security incidents of this category recorded within the Ministry of Defence for 2014 are set out below.</p><p>Her Majesty's Naval Base (HMNB) Portsmouth</p><p>HMNB Clyde</p><p>Royal Marine (RM) Stonehouse</p><p>Army Reserve Centre, Bristol</p><p>Army Reserve Centre, Blackburn</p><p>Army Careers Centre, Glasgow</p><p>RAF Halton</p><p>RAF Kirton on Lindsay</p><p>RAF Wyton</p><p>RAF Linton on Ouse</p><p>RAF Brize Norton</p><p>RAF Scampton</p><p>RAF Benson</p><p>RAF Honington</p><p>RAF Mona</p><p><ins class="ministerial">RAF Leeming</ins></p><p>DSTL Porton Down Range Area</p><p><ins class="ministerial"></ins></p><p>With regard to the locations of security incidents of this category within the MOD for 2015 I refer the hon. Member to the answer that I gave on 9 February 2016 to question number 25082.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 21/04/2016 15:34:30 question first ministerially corrected 06/05/2016 09:26:55 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton attachment 1 file name Hansard_Extracts__HOC_25082[1].docx title 25082 - Military Bases Security previous answer version 56632 answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton attachment 1 file name Hansard_Extracts__HOC_25082[1].docx title 25082 - Military Bases Security
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

447736

	registered interest
	date	26/01/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Security
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) unauthorised entries to military bases, (b) thefts or losses of classified material, (c) successful cyber attacks on his Department's systems and (d) other security breaches took place in (i) 2014 and (ii) 2015; and what steps his Department took in response to each such breach.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	24141
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2016 answer text <p>The numbers of security incidents recorded centrally within the Ministry of Defence in each of the years in question is set out in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Number of Security Incidents by Calendar Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Unauthorised entries to military bases</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">44</del><ins class="ministerial">45</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thefts or losses of classified material</p></td><td><p>424</p></td><td><p>490</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other security breaches</p></td><td><p>1,089</p></td><td><p>1,611</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>I am withholding the information on successful cyber attacks on the Ministry of Defence's systems for the purpose of safeguarding national security and as its disclosure would, or would be likely to prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the Armed Forces.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Defence treats all breaches of security very seriously and requires all breaches to be reported. All incidents are subjected to an initial security risk assessment with further action taken on a proportionate basis.</p><p /><p /> <p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 29/01/2016 11:49:39 question first ministerially corrected 06/05/2016 09:27:08 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton previous answer version 42045 answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

432240

	registered interest
	date	25/11/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Military Bases
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will detail what accommodation has been available for trainees at (a) MOD Grantown-on-Spey, (b) MOD Llanwrst, (c) MOD Fairbourne and (d) MOD Crickhowell in each of the last 10 years; whether external bed and breakfast accommodation is used for trainees at any of those centres; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Bridgend
	tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
	uin	17676
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2015 answer text <p>The military bed space capacity at each of the centres is as follows:</p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Training Centre</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Bed Spaces</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Force Development Training Centre (FDTC) Crickhowell</p></td><td><p>260</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FDTC Fairbourne</p></td><td><p>60</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FDTC Grantown-on-Spey</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Joint School for Adventurous Training Instructors (JSATI) Llanwrst</p></td><td><p>4<del class="ministerial">2</del><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>On occasions, for example when Ministry of Defence accommodation is at full capacity a local bed and breakfast would be used. Records dating back 10 years are not available. However during financial year 2014-15 bed and breakfast accommodation has been utilised as follows:</p><p>FDTC Fairbourne (18 nights’ accommodation) and <ins class="ministerial">as at December 2016 for financial year 2015-16: </ins>FDTC Grantown (64 nights’ accommodation).</p><br /> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 02/12/2015 16:14:03 question first ministerially corrected 28/01/2016 14:07:05 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton previous answer version 33221 answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

432243

	registered interest
	date	25/11/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Military Bases
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the maintenance, improvement and development costs of (a) MOD Grantown-on-Spey, (b) MOD Llanwrst, (c) MOD Fairbourne and (d) MOD Crickhowell were in each of the last 10 years; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Bridgend
	tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
	uin	17679
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2015 answer text <p>The RAF does not hold the costs for the last ten years. However, the costs for the last financial year are shown below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Site</p></td><td><p>Maintenance Costs financial year 2014-15</p></td><td><p>Improvement Costs financial year 2014-15</p></td><td><p>Development Costs financial year 2014-15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Joint School for Adventurous Training Instructors (JSATI) Llanrwst</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£15,500</del> <ins class="ministerial">£22,500</ins></p></td><td><p>nil</p></td><td><p>nil</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Force Development Training Centre (FDTC) Fairbourne</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£25,500 </del><ins class="ministerial">£34,500</ins></p></td><td><p>nil</p></td><td><p>nil</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FDTC Crickhowell</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£60,000 </del><ins class="ministerial">£39,000</ins></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">nil </del><br /><ins class="ministerial">£200,000<sup>1</sup></ins></p></td><td><p>nil</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FDTC Grantown-On-Spey</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Costs cannot be broken out </del><ins class="ministerial">£13,400</ins></p></td><td><p>£7,000<ins class="ministerial"> <sup>2</sup></ins></p></td><td><p>nil</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><ins class="ministerial"><sup>1</sup>£200,000 is transferred to the Council of Reserve Forces and Cadet Association (CRFCA) each year to spend on their cadet buildings at Crickhowell.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"><sup>2</sup>Spent on lifestyle improvements and funded through a centralised grant.</ins></p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 02/12/2015 16:18:00 question first ministerially corrected 18/12/2015 14:11:00 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton previous answer version 33234 answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

386583

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many visits the armed forces made to (a) state secondary schools, (b) independent schools and (c) colleges in (i) Scotland, (ii) Wales, (iii) England and (iv) Northern Ireland in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	4788
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2015 answer text <p>This information is not held in the format requested, but the number of visits in each of the last five years, broken down by Service and Country is detailed below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Country</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Visits by the Royal Navy </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Visits by the Army </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Visits by the Royal Air Force</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p><strong>Year 2010-11</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>412</p></td><td><p>488</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p> </p><p>101 (see note 3)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern Ireland</p></td><td><p>46</p></td><td><p>161</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p><p> </p></td><td><p>No data (see note 1)</p></td><td><p>125</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p> </p><p>399 (see note 3)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>No data (see note 1)</p></td><td><p>5,378</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p><strong>Year 2011-12</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>304</p></td><td><p>191</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p> </p><p>84 (see note 3)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern Ireland</p></td><td><p> </p><p>188</p></td><td><p> </p><p>65</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>146</p></td><td><p>290</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>416</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>1,821</p></td><td><p>2,761</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p><strong>Year 2012-13</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>152</p></td><td><p>199</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p> </p><p>118 (see note 3)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern Ireland</p></td><td><p>198</p></td><td><p>74</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p><p> </p></td><td><p>300</p></td><td><p>202</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p> </p><p>120 (see note 3)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>1,382(see note 1)</p></td><td><p>2,412</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p><strong>Year 2013-14</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>211</p></td><td><p>175</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>142 (see note 3)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern Ireland</p></td><td><p> </p><p>53</p></td><td><p>162</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>298</p></td><td><p>211</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>251 (see note 3)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>2,293</p></td><td><p>3,882</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p><strong>Year 2014-15</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>219</p></td><td><p>203</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p> </p><p>217(see note 3)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern Ireland</p></td><td><p>57</p></td><td><p> </p><p>303</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>99</p></td><td><p>246</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>178(see note 3)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>2,050</p></td><td><p>1,960</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Note 1: There is no data for England and Wales due to a loss of data when the Royal Navy computer system was updated.</p><p>Note 2: This is incomplete data and only includes the South West, Midlands and Northern England.</p><p>Note 3: Each Service defines regions and areas in a different way and the Royal Air Force is not able to provide separate details for each Country. The figures group Scotland and Northern Ireland together and then England and Wales together.</p><p> </p><p>These visits can comprise presentations, citizenship talks, meetings with staff, participation in career events, practice interviews and activities with the students, such as science and maths challenges, and other indoor or outdoor exercises.</p><p> </p><p>The Armed Forces never visit schools for recruitment purposes and would only ever visit a school after being invited by a teacher to support school activities. Similar contributions to schools are made by the Police, Fire, Ambulance and other emergency services. The Armed Forces receive numerous requests from schools each year and the three Services take these opportunities to both explain their role, and to assist schools in teaching valuable skills such as leadership, teamwork and citizenship.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 07/07/2015 15:54:59 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

416230

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Army: Apprentices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether army apprenticeships at Level 2 require students to study towards Level 2 qualifications in English and mathematics.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	8862
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2015 answer text <p>The Army is compliant with the Government policy requiring apprenticeships to offer learners training to Level 2 English and mathematics where that level has not already been achieved. Soldiers enrolled onto a Level 2 apprenticeship are expected to study towards Level 2 English and mathematics if they have already achieved English and mathematics at Level 1. When a soldier being enrolled on a Level 2 apprenticeship does not have any prior attainment in functional skills, they will be assessed on enrolment and will study English and mathematics at Level 1 or Level 2 depending upon an assessment of their current skill.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 10/09/2015 16:20:09 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

416231

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Army: Training
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many soldiers who enlisted in the army aged (a) under 18 and (b) 18 years and above dropped out before completing Phase Two training in each of the last five financial years.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	8863
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2015 answer text <p>The number of soldiers enlisting within the last five financial years who have since left the Army on voluntary or compulsory grounds before completion of their Phase Two training is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Regular Soldier Outflow</p><p>(by year of enlistment)</p></td><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>2014-15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Under 18</p></td><td><p>660</p></td><td><p>870</p></td><td><p>560</p></td><td><p>420</p></td><td><p>300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>18 and over</p></td><td><p>1,480</p></td><td><p>2,040</p></td><td><p>1,660</p></td><td><p>950</p></td><td><p>1,060</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Personnel may leave the Army for a number of reasons, including medical and fitness factors, disciplinary reasons, or voluntary withdrawal. Those who enlist under 18 years of age have a statutory right to discharge from the Armed Forces within six months if they feel they are unsuited to Service life.</p><p> </p><p>Some personnel who enlisted in the periods in question are still undertaking Phase Two training so totals for later years are not yet complete.</p><p> </p><p>The figures in the table exclude Gurkhas, Royal Gibraltar Regiment, Military Provost Guard Service, Full Time Reserve Service, Mobilised Reserves, Army Reserve and all other Reserves.</p><p> </p><p>Figures have been rounded to 10.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 10/09/2015 16:24:51 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

416232

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Army: Apprentices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether army apprenticeships at Level 3 require students to have achieved Level 2 qualifications in (a) English and (b) mathematics in order to complete the Level 3 apprenticeship.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	8797
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2015 answer text <p>All soldiers undertaking a Level 3 Apprenticeship must achieve Level 2 functional skills in English and mathematics during the apprenticeship programme or must demonstrate that they have achieved a valid equivalent Level 2 qualification, such as a GCSE at grade A-C, before enrolment.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 09/09/2015 16:12:30 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham