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801093

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Air Force: Females
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many women (a) applied for, (b) were accepted on and (c) completed the Initial Officer Training Course at RAF College Cranwell for each course since the start of 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
	uin	117652
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2017 answer text <p>There were 4,318 applications from women, and 263 women were accepted onto Initial Officer Training (IOT) at RAF College Cranwell between 1 January 2015 and 31 October 2017. Successful applicants are then allocated to a course.</p><p>The number of women who completed IOT, broken down by year and course, is shown in the attached tables.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 19/12/2017 15:45:29 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood attachment 1 file name 117652 - Nia Griffith.docx title Women completing the Initial Officer Training
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

1087226

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Weeton Barracks
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the timetable is for developing Weeton Barracks into HQ North West as part of the 2016 Strategic Defence Estate Review.
	tabling member constituency	Fylde
	tabling member printed	Mark Menzies
	uin	231436
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 24 May 2018 to Question 146209.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 19/03/2019 14:12:54 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood attachment 1 file name Hansard Extract 21 May 2018 UIN 146209.docx title Weeton Barracks
	tabling member	3998 label Biography information for Mark Menzies

922062

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Nuclear Weapons: Testing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of issuing a medal to UK nuclear test veterans; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
	tabling member printed	Royston Smith
	uin	152240
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2018 answer text <p>The Government continues to recognise and be grateful to all Servicemen who participated in the British Nuclear testing programme. As part of Sir John Holmes' independent medal review in 2012, the issue of possible medallic recognition for veterans of the British Nuclear Tests was considered.</p><p> </p><p>The final decision was that the type of duty undertaken did not meet the risk and rigour criteria historically associated with UK Operational Medals. The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has, therefore, made no recent assessment of medallic recognition for Nuclear Test Veterans (NTV). However, as discussed during Defence Oral Questions on 11 June 2018, Defence Ministers will meet with the right hon. Member for South Holland and The Deepings (Mr Hayes) and representatives from the NTV community to discuss their concerns.</p><p> </p><p>For details of the support provided to NTVs I refer the hon. Member to the answer provided by my right hon. Friend the Minister for the Armed Forces (Mr Lancaster) on 9 December 2016 to Question 55999 to the hon. Member for Arfon (Mr Williams):</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2016-12-02/55999/" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2016-12-02/55999/</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The MOD does not hold information which could confirm the number of UK NTVs.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood grouped question UIN 152241 152242 question first answered 18/06/2018 15:16:21 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood attachment 1 file name Hansard Extract 16 December 2016 HOC 55999.docx title Veterans: Radiation Exposure
	tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

922064

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Veterans: Radiation Exposure
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what support his Department (a) has provided and (b) is providing to nuclear test veterans.
	tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
	tabling member printed	Royston Smith
	uin	152241
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2018 answer text <p>The Government continues to recognise and be grateful to all Servicemen who participated in the British Nuclear testing programme. As part of Sir John Holmes' independent medal review in 2012, the issue of possible medallic recognition for veterans of the British Nuclear Tests was considered.</p><p> </p><p>The final decision was that the type of duty undertaken did not meet the risk and rigour criteria historically associated with UK Operational Medals. The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has, therefore, made no recent assessment of medallic recognition for Nuclear Test Veterans (NTV). However, as discussed during Defence Oral Questions on 11 June 2018, Defence Ministers will meet with the right hon. Member for South Holland and The Deepings (Mr Hayes) and representatives from the NTV community to discuss their concerns.</p><p> </p><p>For details of the support provided to NTVs I refer the hon. Member to the answer provided by my right hon. Friend the Minister for the Armed Forces (Mr Lancaster) on 9 December 2016 to Question 55999 to the hon. Member for Arfon (Mr Williams):</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2016-12-02/55999/" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2016-12-02/55999/</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The MOD does not hold information which could confirm the number of UK NTVs.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood grouped question UIN 152240 152242 question first answered 18/06/2018 15:16:21 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood attachment 1 file name Hansard Extract 16 December 2016 HOC 55999.docx title Veterans: Radiation Exposure
	tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

922066

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Veterans: Radiation Exposure
	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 number of UK nuclear test veterans who are still alive.
	tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
	tabling member printed	Royston Smith
	uin	152242
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2018 answer text <p>The Government continues to recognise and be grateful to all Servicemen who participated in the British Nuclear testing programme. As part of Sir John Holmes' independent medal review in 2012, the issue of possible medallic recognition for veterans of the British Nuclear Tests was considered.</p><p> </p><p>The final decision was that the type of duty undertaken did not meet the risk and rigour criteria historically associated with UK Operational Medals. The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has, therefore, made no recent assessment of medallic recognition for Nuclear Test Veterans (NTV). However, as discussed during Defence Oral Questions on 11 June 2018, Defence Ministers will meet with the right hon. Member for South Holland and The Deepings (Mr Hayes) and representatives from the NTV community to discuss their concerns.</p><p> </p><p>For details of the support provided to NTVs I refer the hon. Member to the answer provided by my right hon. Friend the Minister for the Armed Forces (Mr Lancaster) on 9 December 2016 to Question 55999 to the hon. Member for Arfon (Mr Williams):</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2016-12-02/55999/" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2016-12-02/55999/</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The MOD does not hold information which could confirm the number of UK NTVs.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood grouped question UIN 152240 152241 question first answered 18/06/2018 15:16:21 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood attachment 1 file name Hansard Extract 16 December 2016 HOC 55999.docx title Veterans: Radiation Exposure
	tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

753420

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Veterans: Homelessness
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the number of veterans who are homeless.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	5668
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2017 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer provided on 10 November 2016 by my hon. Friend the Minister for Local Government (Marcus Jones) to the hon. Member for Liverpool, Wavertree (Luciana Berger) to Question 50027. http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2016-10-24/50027</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 25/07/2017 11:12:44 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood attachment 1 file name Hansard Extract 10 November 2016 HOC 50027.docx title Veterans: Homelessness
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1035305

	registered interest
	date	04/01/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Veterans: Employment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to support ex-services personnel to find employment.
	tabling member constituency	Fylde
	tabling member printed	Mark Menzies
	uin	205260
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2019 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 16 October 2018 to Question 176179 to the hon. Member for Upper Bann (David Simpson).</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 10/01/2019 15:11:14 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood attachment 1 file name Hansard Extract Tuesday 16 October 2018 UIN 176179.docx title Veterans
	tabling member	3998 label Biography information for Mark Menzies

1134068

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	VJ Day: Anniversaries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans the Government has made to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Victory over Japan Day in 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Orkney and Shetland
	tabling member printed	Mr Alistair Carmichael
	uin	268438
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2019 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 10 June 2019 to Question 259289 to the hon. Member for Bristol West (Thangam Debbonaire).</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 27/06/2019 13:25:55 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood attachment 1 file name Hansard Extract , 10 June 2019 , UIN 259289.docx title VJ Day: Anniversaries
	tabling member	1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael

1088465

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Housing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library a copy of his Department's Void Reduction Plan; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Christchurch
	tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
	uin	231882
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2019 answer text <p>A copy of the Department's Service Family Accommodation Void Reduction Plan has been placed in the Library of the House.</p><p>The Department is delivering a Void Reduction Plan to reduce the number of vacant Service Family Accommodation properties from around 11,000 to the optimal 10% management margin of around 5,000 by 2022.</p><p>This will be achieved through a combination of anticipated increase in occupation by Service personnel and families, disposal, demolition of derelict properties, sub-letting to civilian tenants, and wider estate optimisation.</p><p>The announcement in this House on 28 February concerning the Department's revised plans for the future laydown of the Estate under the Defence Estate Optimisation Programme are currently being incorporated into the Void Reduction Plan.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 18/03/2019 16:54:07 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood attachment 1 file name 20190314-SFA Void Forecast.pdf title UK SFA
	tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

810280

	registered interest
	date	20/12/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Army Reserve: Training
	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 7 December 2017 to Question 116552, what the total strength of the Army Reserve was in (a) April 2016, (b) April 2015, (c) April 2014, (d) April 2013 and (e) April 2012; and how many and what proportion of that strength in each such April were (i) Phase 1, (ii) Phase 2 or (iii) not yet trained; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Bridgend
	tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
	uin	120746
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2018 answer text <p>The total strength of the Army Future Reserves 2020 as at April 2016, April 2015, April 2014 April 2013 and April 2012 are shown in the attached table, with the total divided into Phase 1 trained only, Phase 1 and Phase 2 trained and those who are not yet trained.</p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><ol><li>The number and proportion of Army Reserves who are not yet Phase 1 trained includes those who have been recruited but will not start training until confirmed medically fit. It may also include those who have joined the Army Reserve over a year ago but have not yet completed Phase 1 training.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="2"><li>Future Reserves 2020 includes volunteer reserves who are mobilised, High Readiness Reserves and those volunteer reserves serving on Full Time Reserve Service (FTRS) and Additional Duties Commitment (ADC). Sponsored Reserves who provide a more cost effective solution than volunteer reserve are also included in the Army Reserve FR20.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="3"><li>Figures have been rounded to 10 for presentational purposes; numbers ending in &quot;5&quot; have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent systematic bias. Totals and sub-totals have been rounded separately and so may not appear to be the sum of their parts.</li></ol> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 12/01/2018 15:21:34 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood attachment 1 file name 120746 - Madeleine Moon.docx title Total strength of the Army Future Reserves
	tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon