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389495

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	War Widow(er)s: Pensions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Minister for Defence Personnel and Veterans' letter to the hon. Member for Leeds North West of 4 June 2015, whether his Department estimated the cost of reinstating pensions for widows of armed forces personnel who remarried between 1973 and 2005 prior to the Government's decision on such pensions.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Greg Mulholland
	uin	6874
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2015 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 15 July 2015 to Questions 6509, 6522 and 6523 about war widows' pensions. The Government has a longstanding policy that changes or improvements to all public service pension schemes should not be applied retrospectively. The cost of reinstating war widows' pensions for those who remarried between 1973 and 2005 was not estimated.</p><p> </p><p>The change to the War Pensions Scheme means that from 1 April 2015 those who surrendered their pensions from that date or after due to remarriage or cohabitation can retain their widow(er)'s pension for life.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 16/07/2015 15:05:28 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton attachment 1 file name HOC 6874 Hansard Extract Wednesday 15 July 2015.doc title War Widows: Pensions
	tabling member	1540 label Biography information for Greg Mulholland

637846

	registered interest
	date	16/11/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Defence Infrastructure Organisation: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people, including Strategic Business Partner employees, are employed in the Defence Infrastructure Organisation.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	53396
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2016 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 24 October 2016 to Question 48724 to the hon. Member for Welwyn Hatfield (Grant Shapps).</p><p>In addition, as of 31 October 2016, 27 staff from the Strategic Business Partner are employed in the Defence Infrastructure Organisation.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 23/11/2016 16:39:31 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton attachment 1 file name Hansard Extract 24 October 2016, 48724.docx title WQnA extract on Defence Estates and DIO Staff
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

529237

	registered interest
	date	28/06/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Veterans: Military Decorations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many veterans applied through his Department for the Legion d'Honneur in each month from July 2014 to June 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Delyn
	tabling member printed	Mr David Hanson
	uin	41348
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2016 answer text <p>Following the answer I gave to the hon. Member for York Central (Rachael Maskell) on 6 June 2016 to Question 38675, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) has received approximately 5,200 applications for the Legion d'Honneur between June 2014 and June 2016. We are unable to provide a breakdown by month. As at 24 June the MOD had submitted 3,750 cases to the French authorities. We are not automatically advised when awards are issued, but a list provided by the French authorities on 13 May 2016 showed that 3,200 awards had been made.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>It is not possible to give a meaningful figure for an average waiting time for veterans to receive their awards, as this has reduced steadily, from over a year for initial applications to the current time of around two to three months owing to changes in the processing. Some priority cases, particularly where there are health concerns, are processed much more quickly.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is working closely with the French authorities and we are doing our best to ensure that all awards are issued as soon as possible and at the maximum rate at which they can be produced.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 41371 41404 41450 question first answered 06/07/2016 15:09:33 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton attachment 1 file name Hansard Extract 6 June 2016 HOC38675.docx title Veterans: Military Decorations
	tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

529241

	registered interest
	date	28/06/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Veterans: Military Decorations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many applications for the Legion d'Honneur had been processed by the Personnel and Training, Defence Services Secretary, Commemorations department but had not yet been processed by the French authorities by 24 June 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Delyn
	tabling member printed	Mr David Hanson
	uin	41371
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2016 answer text <p>Following the answer I gave to the hon. Member for York Central (Rachael Maskell) on 6 June 2016 to Question 38675, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) has received approximately 5,200 applications for the Legion d'Honneur between June 2014 and June 2016. We are unable to provide a breakdown by month. As at 24 June the MOD had submitted 3,750 cases to the French authorities. We are not automatically advised when awards are issued, but a list provided by the French authorities on 13 May 2016 showed that 3,200 awards had been made.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>It is not possible to give a meaningful figure for an average waiting time for veterans to receive their awards, as this has reduced steadily, from over a year for initial applications to the current time of around two to three months owing to changes in the processing. Some priority cases, particularly where there are health concerns, are processed much more quickly.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is working closely with the French authorities and we are doing our best to ensure that all awards are issued as soon as possible and at the maximum rate at which they can be produced.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 41348 41404 41450 question first answered 06/07/2016 15:09:33 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton attachment 1 file name Hansard Extract 6 June 2016 HOC38675.docx title Veterans: Military Decorations
	tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

529244

	registered interest
	date	28/06/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Veterans: Military Decorations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what information his Department holds on the average time between veterans applying for the Legion d'Honneur and subsequently receiving the award.
	tabling member constituency	Delyn
	tabling member printed	Mr David Hanson
	uin	41404
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2016 answer text <p>Following the answer I gave to the hon. Member for York Central (Rachael Maskell) on 6 June 2016 to Question 38675, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) has received approximately 5,200 applications for the Legion d'Honneur between June 2014 and June 2016. We are unable to provide a breakdown by month. As at 24 June the MOD had submitted 3,750 cases to the French authorities. We are not automatically advised when awards are issued, but a list provided by the French authorities on 13 May 2016 showed that 3,200 awards had been made.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>It is not possible to give a meaningful figure for an average waiting time for veterans to receive their awards, as this has reduced steadily, from over a year for initial applications to the current time of around two to three months owing to changes in the processing. Some priority cases, particularly where there are health concerns, are processed much more quickly.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is working closely with the French authorities and we are doing our best to ensure that all awards are issued as soon as possible and at the maximum rate at which they can be produced.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 41348 41371 41450 question first answered 06/07/2016 15:09:33 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton attachment 1 file name Hansard Extract 6 June 2016 HOC38675.docx title Veterans: Military Decorations
	tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

529808

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Veterans: Military Decorations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 6 June 2016 to Question 38675, how many veterans who have applied for the Legion d'Honneur award are yet to receive that award.
	tabling member constituency	Delyn
	tabling member printed	Mr David Hanson
	uin	41450
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2016 answer text <p>Following the answer I gave to the hon. Member for York Central (Rachael Maskell) on 6 June 2016 to Question 38675, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) has received approximately 5,200 applications for the Legion d'Honneur between June 2014 and June 2016. We are unable to provide a breakdown by month. As at 24 June the MOD had submitted 3,750 cases to the French authorities. We are not automatically advised when awards are issued, but a list provided by the French authorities on 13 May 2016 showed that 3,200 awards had been made.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>It is not possible to give a meaningful figure for an average waiting time for veterans to receive their awards, as this has reduced steadily, from over a year for initial applications to the current time of around two to three months owing to changes in the processing. Some priority cases, particularly where there are health concerns, are processed much more quickly.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is working closely with the French authorities and we are doing our best to ensure that all awards are issued as soon as possible and at the maximum rate at which they can be produced.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 41348 41371 41404 question first answered 06/07/2016 15:09:33 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton attachment 1 file name Hansard Extract 6 June 2016 HOC38675.docx title Veterans: Military Decorations
	tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

421781

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces Covenant
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he has taken to ensure that the Armed Forces Covenant fully addresses the healthcare needs of all active and retired servicemen and women with (a) post-traumatic stress disorder and (b) other conditions.
	tabling member constituency	South Antrim
	tabling member printed	Danny Kinahan
	uin	12037
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2015 answer text <br /><p>The Armed Forces Covenant sets a number of goals with respect to healthcare, including that members of the Armed Forces community should enjoy the same standard of, and access to, healthcare as received by any other UK citizen in the area where they live. With regard to Mental Health, the Armed Forces Covenant states that veterans should be able to access mental health professionals who have an understanding of Armed Forces culture.</p><p>The Ministry of Defence provides primary healthcare for all Service personnel including mobilised Reservists. The provision of veterans' healthcare, including for those affected by post-traumatic stress disorder and other conditions, is primarily the responsibility of the National Health Service in England and the Devolved Administrations. Veterans in England, Scotland and Wales are entitled to priority access to secondary healthcare for conditions suspected to be due to their service in the Armed Forces, subject to the clinical needs of others. In Northern Ireland, the mental health needs of returning ex-Service personnel continue to be addressed either through the Ulster Defence Regiment and Royal Irish Aftercare Service, through Combat Stress, or directly within the mainstream Primary Care and Mental Health services.</p><p>For a summary of our approach to ensuring that our serving Armed Forces personnel receive the very best mental healthcare provision, I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 10 September 2015 to Question 9141 to the hon. Member for Tewkesbury (Mr Robertson). http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2015-09-07/9141/</p><p>For details of the steps we have taken to ensure that veterans are provided with the support they need, I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 15 September 2015 to Question 9865 to the hon. Member for Inverclyde (Mr Cowan). http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2015-09-10/9865/</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster attachment 1 file name Hansard Extract 10 September 2015.docx title Armed Forces: Post-traumatic Stress Disorder 2 file name Hansard Extract 15 September 2015.docx title Veterans: Mental Health Services question first answered 21/10/2015 15:07:54 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4381 label Biography information for Danny Kinahan

573417

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Veterans: Mental Illness
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what support his Department or other bodies provide to help veterans experiencing mental health difficulties as a result of military service.
	tabling member constituency	North East Fife
	tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
	uin	44139
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2016 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" rowspan="5"><p> </p></td><td colspan="6" rowspan="5"><p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 27 June 2016 to Question 40418 to the hon. Member for Liverpool, Wavertree (Luciana Berger). http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2016-06-13/40418/</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 08/09/2016 13:55:01 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton attachment 1 file name Hansard Extract 27 June 2016 40418.docx title Veterans: Mental Health Services
	tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

429358

	registered interest
	date	19/11/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Veterans
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he has taken to provide better support for ex-servicemen and women and their families.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	17083
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2015 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 20 November 2015 to Questions 15830 and 15831.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 17084 question first answered 26/11/2015 16:45:17 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton attachment 1 file name Hansard Extract 20 November 2015.docx title Veterans: Government Assistance
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

429359

	registered interest
	date	19/11/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Veterans
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues about providing more comprehensive support for ex-servicemen and women and their families.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	17084
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2015 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 20 November 2015 to Questions 15830 and 15831.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 17083 question first answered 26/11/2015 16:45:17 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton attachment 1 file name Hansard Extract 20 November 2015.docx title Veterans: Government Assistance
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis