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76299

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2014
	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 went to a full board hearing in the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Makerfield
	tabling member printed	Yvonne Fovargue
	uin	204445
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p>Figures on the number of complaints made by service personnel in the last five years are published in the Service Complaints Commissioner's (SCC) Annual Reports. The full reports are presented annually to the House and are also located at the following website:<br><br>http://armedforcescomplaints.independent.gov.uk/newsandpublications.htm<br><br>The figures available for complaints made by Service personnel about bullying for each year are also published in the Annual Reports. Details of the number of complaints that are heard by a panel (level 3) are also published. All of this information can be found in the relevant pages:<br><br>2013 Annual Report – page 72, appendix 3. <br><br>2012 Annual Report – page 62, appendix 3. <br><br>2011 Annual Report – page 59, appendix 3. <br><br>2010 Annual Report – page 89, appendix 6<br><br>2009 Annual Report – page 36, table 7.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 14/07/2014 16:38:43 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	4034 label Biography information for Yvonne Fovargue

76300

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2014
	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 were filed in the last five years; and how many such complaints related to allegations of bullying.
	tabling member constituency	Makerfield
	tabling member printed	Yvonne Fovargue
	uin	204443
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p>Figures on the number of complaints made by service personnel in the last five years are published in the Service Complaints Commissioner's (SCC) Annual Reports. The full reports are presented annually to the House and are also located at the following website:<br><br>http://armedforcescomplaints.independent.gov.uk/newsandpublications.htm<br><br>The figures available for complaints made by Service personnel about bullying for each year are also published in the Annual Reports. Details of the number of complaints that are heard by a panel (level 3) are also published. All of this information can be found in the relevant pages:<br><br>2013 Annual Report – page 72, appendix 3. <br><br>2012 Annual Report – page 62, appendix 3. <br><br>2011 Annual Report – page 59, appendix 3. <br><br>2010 Annual Report – page 89, appendix 6<br><br>2009 Annual Report – page 36, table 7.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 14/07/2014 16:36:20 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	4034 label Biography information for Yvonne Fovargue

147480

	registered interest
	date	10/11/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Buildings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many buildings his Department sold in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012, (d) 2013 and (e) 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Walsall South
	tabling member printed	Valerie Vaz
	uin	213998
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2014 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence does not record the sales of each individual building; however we do record our disposal sales, which range from large defence sites to smaller parcels of land which are listed below by financial year (FY):</p><p> </p><p>FY2010-11 - 76</p><p>FY2011-12 - 100</p><p>FY2012-13 - 108</p><p>FY2013-14 - 97</p><p>FY2014-15 - 29 (up to 31 October 2014)</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 18/11/2014 17:34:50 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry previous answer version 28366 answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	4076 label Biography information for Valerie Vaz

62867

	registered interest
	date	19/06/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Telephone Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many telephone lines with the prefix (a) 0845, (b) 0844 and (c) 0843 his Department (i) operates and (ii) sponsors; how many calls each such number has received in the last 12 months; and whether alternative numbers charged at BT local rates are available in each such case.
	tabling member constituency	Walsall South
	tabling member printed	Valerie Vaz
	uin	201441
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2014 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 18 November 2013 (Official Report, column705W)</p><p> </p><p>The number of calls to each number for the period 1 June 2013 to 31 May 2014 is provided in the table.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong><em>Telephone number prefix</em></strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>Operated by DFTS</em></strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>Sponsored by DFTS</em></strong></p></td><td><p><strong><em>How many calls received in last 12 months</em></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>0845</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>347,258</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>0844</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>73</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>0843</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 24/06/2014 15:42:30 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	4076 label Biography information for Valerie Vaz

89545

	registered interest
	date	29/08/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Telephone Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, under what timetable his Department plans to phase-out use of telephone lines with the prefix (a) 0845, 0844 and 0843 in accordance with the Cabinet Office guidance on customer service lines published in December 2013 and (b) 03 and 08, where 03 is the primary number under a dual numbering system.
	tabling member constituency	Walsall South
	tabling member printed	Valerie Vaz
	uin	207451
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2014 answer text <p>The Ministery of Defence's (MOD) customer service lines cover a number of areas in three main categories:<br><br>(1) Services for Veterans are provided through a well-publicised free help line (0808 1914 2 18);<br><br>(2) Services for existing military staff are available on the MOD network. However, on those occasions where staff or their families need to call from outside the MOD, there are free (eg Army Welfare and Service Family Accommodation), national rate or business rate lines; and<br><br>(3) Potential recruits have a choice of ways to communicate with our careers staff, with increasing emphasis on Digital tools such as Live Chat and Social Media. Careers lines for the Army are now 03, and for the RAF both 0845 and 03. Royal Navy Careers are currently business rate (0845), but 03 numbers will be imminently available. <br><br>The MOD does of course have many other numbers, which are geographic or business rate (including the number for low flying complaints). <br><br>The MOD does not use any premium rate (09) numbers.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 03/09/2014 16:41:32 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	4076 label Biography information for Valerie Vaz

62591

	registered interest
	date	18/06/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Reserve Forces
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people in (a) Scotland, (b) Wales, (c) Northern Ireland and (d) each English region have joined the (i) Army Reserves, (ii) Royal Naval Reserves and (iii) Royal Air Force Reserves in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
	tabling member printed	Tom Blenkinsop
	uin	201291
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2014 answer text <p>This information is not held in the format requested. Statistical data on recruitment to the Reserve Forces can be found in the Defence Statistics Quarterly Personnel Report at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-armed-forces-quarterly-personnel-report-2014</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 02/07/2014 15:32:24 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	4037 label Biography information for Tom Blenkinsop

65429

	registered interest
	date	02/07/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Written Questions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he will answer Question 201291, tabled by the hon. Member for Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland on 18 June 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
	tabling member printed	Tom Blenkinsop
	uin	203789
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p>I responded to the hon. Member on 2 July 2014, (Official Report, columns 678-679W).</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 07/07/2014 16:56:43 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry attachment 1 file name 20140702 Hansard extract Reserve Forces.doc title 20140702 Hansard extract
	tabling member	4037 label Biography information for Tom Blenkinsop

50133

	registered interest
	date	07/05/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to commemorate the 70th Anniversary of VE Day in 2015.
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	uin	198123
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p>The 70th Anniversaries of VE Day and VJ Day will have significant resonance in the UK and the allied nations. No specific plans have yet been developed, but this is something that we will be turning our attention to in the coming months.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

93517

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2014
	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	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will estimate the cost to the public purse of enabling all armed forces' widows to retain their pension in the event of later cohabiting or remarrying.
	tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
	tabling member printed	Thomas Docherty
	uin	210696
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2014 answer text <p>We have decided to change both the Armed Forces Pension Scheme 75 (AFPS75) and the War Pension Scheme (WPS). The changes we have made will ensure that from 1 April 2015, widows, widowers and surviving civil partners of all members of the Armed Forces Pension Scheme will now retain their pensions for life, fulfilling the Government's ongoing commitment to the Armed Forces Covenant.</p><p>From 1 April 2015 the spouse or civil partner of all members of AFPS75 and any WPS widows will retain their pension for life if they have not already surrendered it due to remarriage or cohabitation.</p><p>For those who have already surrendered their pension due to remarriage or cohabitation, should that relationship end they can apply to have their pension restored for life.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry grouped question UIN 212562 question first answered 18/11/2014 17:35:21 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry previous answer version 23793 answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	3962 label Biography information for Thomas Docherty

93521

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Compensation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will estimate the cost to the public purse of uprating the military compensation of injured veterans by whichever is the higher of earnings, inflation or 2.5 per cent.
	tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
	tabling member printed	Thomas Docherty
	uin	210698
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2014 answer text <p>We have not undertaken any formal estimates on uprating the military compensation of injured veterans by whichever is the higher of earnings, inflation or 2.5 per cent. Our approach, increasing awards with reference to the Consumer Price Index, is in line with other public sector schemes, and consistent with the measure of inflation used by the Bank of England.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 22/10/2014 16:31:01 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	3962 label Biography information for Thomas Docherty

93522

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Veterans: Mental Health Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will estimate the cost to the public purse of guaranteeing veterans with mental health problems evidence-based treatment provided by practitioners with an understanding of veterans' needs within 18 weeks of referral.
	tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
	tabling member printed	Thomas Docherty
	uin	210699
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2014 answer text <p>The provision of mental health services for veterans is a matter for the Department of Health and therefore no such estimate has been undertaken. <br><br>You will be aware of the announcement made by my right hon. Friend the Deputy Prime Minister on 8 October 2014, announcing new waiting time standards from April 2015 for the treatment of mental health conditions by NHS England. I also understand that the Scottish Government has set a target for the NHS in Scotland to deliver a maximum 18 week wait from referral to treatment for Psychological therapies from December 2014.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 22/10/2014 16:20:54 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	3962 label Biography information for Thomas Docherty

93523

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2014
	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, if he will estimate the cost to the public purse of including spouses and early service leavers in the resettlement support provided by the Careers Transition Partnership.
	tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
	tabling member printed	Thomas Docherty
	uin	210700
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2014 answer text <p>The estimated cost of the Early Service Leavers enhanced support under the current Career Transition Partnership (CTP) contract from October 2013 to 30 September 2015 is £1 million.<br><br>The estimated cost of continuing this provision and the employment support to spouses (a new requirement) in the CTP contract beyond 1 October 2015 is not yet available as the bidders have yet to submit their tenders.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 22/10/2014 16:21:26 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	3962 label Biography information for Thomas Docherty

93524

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Veterans: Hearing Aids
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will estimate the cost to the public purse of ensuring that (a) all veterans with service-related hearing problems are able to have their MoD-issued hearing aids serviced and replaced at no cost and (b) working-age veterans can access higher grade hearing aids including in-the-ear aids.
	tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
	tabling member printed	Thomas Docherty
	uin	210697
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2014 answer text <p>The provision of hearing aids for veterans is a matter for the Department of Health (DH) and therefore no such estimate has been undertaken. For veterans of a working age, priority National Health Service (NHS) treatment and access to clinically appropriate digital aids where hearing problems are due to service is already best practice across the United Kingdom. For veterans with hearing loss just below the compensation threshold I have written to my Ministerial colleagues responsible for health in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland and have their agreement in principle that these individuals should be able to access NHS supplied digital aids. The DH has advised recently that the NHS England strategy on hearing aids is currently out for consultation with a view to sign off early next year.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 22/10/2014 16:30:16 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	3962 label Biography information for Thomas Docherty

225984

	registered interest
	date	09/03/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Railways
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) permanent and (b) reservist members of the armed forces have been issued with the HM Armed Forces Railcard since that scheme was introduced.
	tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
	tabling member printed	Teresa Pearce
	uin	226828
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2015 answer text <p>A breakdown of HM Forces Railcards issued to Regular and Reserve members of the Armed Forces could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p><p>However, between 1 January 2009 and 10 March 2015, a total of 384,391 Railcards were sold to Armed Forces personnel and eligible dependants.</p><p>The scheme was extended to include Reservists from 1 July 2014.</p><p>Data is not held prior to 1 January 2009. The total figure includes first purchases and renewals</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 12/03/2015 17:01:20 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	4003 label Biography information for Teresa Pearce

225987

	registered interest
	date	09/03/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Railways
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many HM Armed Forces Railcards have been issued in each year since that scheme was introduced.
	tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
	tabling member printed	Teresa Pearce
	uin	226829
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2015 answer text <p>Data prior to 1 January 2009 is not held. The number of HM Forces Railcards sold to Armed Forces personnel and eligible dependants in each year from 2009 can be found in the table below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><em>Calendar Year</em></p></td><td><p><em>Sales </em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>32,690</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>52,230</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>66,610</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>73,125</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>71,763</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>77,573</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>10,400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>384,391</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Notes:</p><ul><li>The number of sales for each year includes both first purchases and renewals.</li><li>The number of sales for 2015 represents the position as at 10 March 2015.</li></ul> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 12/03/2015 17:00:09 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	4003 label Biography information for Teresa Pearce

225990

	registered interest
	date	09/03/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Railways
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has spent on the HM Armed Forces Railcard in each year since that scheme was introduced.
	tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
	tabling member printed	Teresa Pearce
	uin	226830
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2015 answer text <p>The HM Forces Railcard scheme is essentially self-funding, with no direct cost to the public purse. The Association of Train Operating Companies is reimbursed quarterly for railcards received by the Ministry of Defence, and the cost is recovered from individuals when the railcards are sold</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 12/03/2015 16:58:49 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	4003 label Biography information for Teresa Pearce

225993

	registered interest
	date	09/03/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Railways
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) annual and (b) total cost has been of the contract between his Department and ATOC Ltd for the HM Armed Forces Railcard; and when this contract will expire.
	tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
	tabling member printed	Teresa Pearce
	uin	226831
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2015 answer text <p>The HM Forces Railcard scheme is essentially self-funding, with no direct cost to the public purse. The contract, which was set up in March 1999, is an open-ended enabling arrangement.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 12/03/2015 16:57:43 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	4003 label Biography information for Teresa Pearce

101628

	registered interest
	date	29/10/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Public Opinion
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department spent on (a) focus groups and (b) surveys in (i) 2013 and (ii) 2014 to date.
	tabling member constituency	Croydon North
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
	uin	212496
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2014 answer text <p>The amount spent on focus groups and surveys is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 24/11/2014 17:13:31 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry previous answer version 26466 answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

100689

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	English Language: Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has spent on teaching English in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
	tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
	uin	211774
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2014 answer text <p>The table shows approximately how much the Department has spent in each Financial Year since 2010 on teaching English to Service personnel. It is difficult to give exact figures as, in some cases, the cost of English tuition cannot be separated from that for other tuition areas.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td>Financial Year £ million</td><td>2010-11</td><td>2011-12</td><td>2012-13</td><td>2013-14</td></tr><tr><td>Expenditure</td><td>£1.637</td><td>£1.667</td><td>£1.695</td><td>£1.735</td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition, for those who speak English as a second language the Ministry of Defence has spent the following amounts on ‘English Speakers of Other Languages’ assessments.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td>Financial Year</td><td>2010-11</td><td>2011-12</td><td>2012-13</td><td>2013-14</td></tr><tr><td>Expenditure</td><td>£13,943</td><td>£71,628</td><td>£43,159</td><td>£22,646</td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry grouped question UIN 211789 question first answered 02/12/2014 17:22:22 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry previous answer version 24936 answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

100690

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Nurseries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many nursery places his Department offers; how many applications there have been for those places in each year since 2010; and how many of the nursery places are occupied.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
	tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
	uin	211775
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2014 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 3 March 2014, (Official Report, column 720W) to the hon. Member for Washington and Sunderland West (Mrs Hodgson).</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry grouped question UIN 211788 question first answered 28/10/2014 17:55:33 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry attachment 1 file name 20140303 - Hansard extract Maternity Leave.doc title 20140303 - Hansard extract on Maternity Leave
	tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

178473

	registered interest
	date	09/02/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Teachers: Veterans
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the advertising budget is for the Troops for Teachers campaign; and how much his Department has spent on (a) television, (b) newspaper, (c) online, (d) radio and (e) other forms of advertising using the phrase Troops for Teachers since January 2012.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
	tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
	uin	223855
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2015 answer text <p>The Troops to Teachers programme was formally announced in June 2013. The overall marketing spend to 31 December 2014 was £117,796.</p><p> </p><p>The table below details the breakdown of the specific marketing and advertising expenditure.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Type of Advertising </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Expenditure</strong></p><p><strong>Incurred £</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Television</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Newspaper</p></td><td><p>17,036</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Online</p></td><td><p>3,600</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Radio</p></td><td><p>0*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other forms of advertising (this includes marketing materials and design; development of website and promotional video)</p></td><td><p>97,160</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>* The MOD did not incur any costs for the feature on British Forces Broadcasting Service.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 12/02/2015 17:01:40 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

178474

	registered interest
	date	09/02/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Defence Discount Service
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the advertising budget is for the Defence Discount Service campaign; and how much his Department has spent on (a) television, (b) newspaper, (c) online, (d) radio and (e) other forms of advertising using the phrase Defence Discount Service since January 2012.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
	tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
	uin	223856
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2015 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) does not incur any costs in respect of advertising the Defence Discount Service. Advertising the scheme is the responsibility of Blue Light Card Ltd which provides this service at no cost to the MOD.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 12/02/2015 17:03:00 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

178480

	registered interest
	date	09/02/2015
	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, how much his Department has spent on (a) television, (b) newspaper, (c) online, (d) radio and (e) other forms of advertising using the phrase Armed Forces Covenant since January 2012.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
	tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
	uin	223837
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2015 answer text <p>There were no expenses captured centrally. If there are expenses of this kind, they would be at a very local level, and would be extremely difficult to trace.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 23/02/2015 17:38:39 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

178482

	registered interest
	date	09/02/2015
	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: Advertising
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much the advertising budget was for the Forces Help to Buy campaign in the last 24 months; and how much of that budget has been spent on (a) television, (b) newspaper, (c) online, (d) radio and (e) other forms of advertising using the phrase Forces Help to Buy in that period.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
	tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
	uin	223903
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2015 answer text <p>There is no advertising budget for the Forces Help to Buy scheme. The scheme has been communicated through routine internal channels to inform Service personnel of the support available to them.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 23/02/2015 17:37:52 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

46493

	registered interest
	date	02/04/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to respond to the letter from the hon. Member for Cardiff South and Penarth of 23 December 2013, regarding a review of a discharge from the British Army.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
	tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
	uin	194955
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2014 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has no record of receiving the letter from the hon. Member for Cardiff South and Penarth. The MOD requested a copy of the letter on 3 April 2014 and will respond shortly.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 07/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty