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1126259

	registered interest
	date	13/05/2019
	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 progress her Department has made on the implementation of the veterans strategy.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	253561
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2019 answer text <p>The Government already does a huge amount to support veterans, but for the first time we set out in this Strategy the long-term aims for veterans as a whole, to enable a consistent, coherent and reliable set of outcomes.</p><p> </p><p>Over 4,000 responses were received to the Strategy's UK Government Consultation from a range of individuals and organisations. We are currently conducting a thorough analysis of the responses which will inform the implementation plan for the Strategy.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 20/05/2019 13:16:49 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1125291

	registered interest
	date	08/05/2019
	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 assessment he has made of the merits of the collection of data on military veterans' interactions with government service providers to help support the specific needs of those veterans; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	251880
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2019 answer text <p>It is recognised that better identification of the veteran community within and through data can lead to a greater understanding of their needs, trends and geographical distribution - which in turn will provide a more robust evidence base to inform policy making, enable planning and support service delivery.</p><p>The UK-wide Strategy for our Veterans champions the changing needs of the ex-Service community. Since Veterans draw on services from across Governments and Departments, implementation of the strategy will be across the three-sitting governments and across Whitehall Departments.</p><p>'Data on the Veteran Community' is one of the cross cutting factors of the Strategy and whilst it recognises that there is some reliable data collected across Government Departments, it can be fragmented, making analysis and prediction of needs difficult. The outcome we want by 2028 is for an enhanced collection across Government to better build an evidence base to identify and address the needs of veterans.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 17/05/2019 11:01:00 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1063973

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2019
	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 recent estimate he has made of the number of veterans who have served in the armed forces who reside in each local authority area.
	tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
	tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
	uin	223145
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2019 answer text <p>The Department does not record the number of veterans who reside in each local authority.</p><p> </p><p>An estimated distribution of the UK Armed Forces veteran population residing in Great Britain can be found in the 'Annual Population Survey: UK Armed Forces Veterans Residing in Great Britain', the latest edition of which (2017) is published at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/annual-population-survey-uk-armed-forces-veterans-residing-in-great-britain" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/annual-population-survey-uk-armed-forces-veterans-residing-in-great-britain</a>. As at 2017, there were an estimated 2.4 million UK Armed Forces veterans residing in households across Great Britain.</p><p> </p><p>The sample size of the Annual Population Survey is statistically too small to produce veteran estimates at geographical locations below county level.</p><p> </p><p>However, the Department does hold information on UK Armed Forces veterans in each local authority who are in receipt of an Armed Forces occupational pension, a disablement pension under the War Pensions Scheme or compensation under the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme. This information can be found in table 3 of “Location of Armed Forces pension and compensation recipients: as at 31 March 2018 (annex A)” which is published at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/location-of-armed-forces-pension-and-compensation-recipients-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/location-of-armed-forces-pension-and-compensation-recipients-2018</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood grouped question UIN 223146 question first answered 26/02/2019 15:47:23 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

1063974

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2019
	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, whether it is his policy to record the number of veterans who have served in the armed forces who reside in each local authority area.
	tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
	tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
	uin	223146
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2019 answer text <p>The Department does not record the number of veterans who reside in each local authority.</p><p> </p><p>An estimated distribution of the UK Armed Forces veteran population residing in Great Britain can be found in the 'Annual Population Survey: UK Armed Forces Veterans Residing in Great Britain', the latest edition of which (2017) is published at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/annual-population-survey-uk-armed-forces-veterans-residing-in-great-britain" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/annual-population-survey-uk-armed-forces-veterans-residing-in-great-britain</a>. As at 2017, there were an estimated 2.4 million UK Armed Forces veterans residing in households across Great Britain.</p><p> </p><p>The sample size of the Annual Population Survey is statistically too small to produce veteran estimates at geographical locations below county level.</p><p> </p><p>However, the Department does hold information on UK Armed Forces veterans in each local authority who are in receipt of an Armed Forces occupational pension, a disablement pension under the War Pensions Scheme or compensation under the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme. This information can be found in table 3 of “Location of Armed Forces pension and compensation recipients: as at 31 March 2018 (annex A)” which is published at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/location-of-armed-forces-pension-and-compensation-recipients-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/location-of-armed-forces-pension-and-compensation-recipients-2018</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood grouped question UIN 223145 question first answered 26/02/2019 15:47:23 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

1020327

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2018
	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, when the Veterans Board last met.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
	uin	199374
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2018 answer text <p>The Ministerial Covenant and Veterans Board has strengthened strategic oversight of the Armed Forces Covenant and is driving forward better Government support to the Armed Forces, their families and veterans across the whole of the UK. The Board last met on 5 November 2018.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 10/12/2018 16:15:39 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

1012343

	registered interest
	date	22/11/2018
	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, pursuant to the Written Statement of 14 November 2018 on Strategy for our Veterans HCWS1080 and the Answer of 21 November 2018 to Question 191892, when he plans to take a decision on the resource required to implement the Strategy for our Veterans.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	194608
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text The Strategy for our Veterans and the complementary UK Government Consultation Paper were published on 14 November and debated in both Houses on 15 November. The Consultation Paper seeks public views to inform how the Government will implement the strategy. The Scottish and Welsh Governments have made separate consultation arrangements for areas that are devolved. Following conclusion of these consultations, implementation plans will be developed by each relevant service provider, along with individual costings which will fall across Government. Once implementation options have been agreed, the resource required to implement the Strategy for our Veterans will be agreed between Ministerial Covenant and Veterans Board members, which includes the Chief Secretary to the Treasury. answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 27/11/2018 15:32:07 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Lord Beamish

997865

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2018
	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 consultations his Department has conducted on the proposed outsourcing of veteran services; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
	tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
	uin	185637
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence is committed to providing high quality services to our veterans and their families and we are continually looking for ways to improve these services. The Future Service Delivery Contract (FSDC) competition was launched on 6 April 2018 to re-compete the currently outsourced contract for the delivery of military pay, pensions and administration of personnel records which expires in November 2019.</p><p>Included in the scope of the project is the market testing of some areas that are not currently outsourced, including some elements of veterans services; the Armed Forces Compensation Schemes and the War Pensions Schemes (and their associated support services). Their inclusion for market testing in no way indicates that the outcome will be the addition of these services to the already outsourced contract. However, we owe it to taxpayers and our serving military and veterans to explore whether the market can deliver increased value for money and more up to date digital enhancements to improve the efficiency and quality of the services. We also need to be sure that the current in-house delivery is still providing the best value and quality for Defence.</p><p>The FSDC Project has regularly engaged with Trades Unions and stakeholders across Defence. Formal TU Consultation will take place at the appropriate time, should the market testing show that an external provider could provide better value for money.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 05/11/2018 17:02:21 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

983327

	registered interest
	date	08/10/2018
	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 guidance his Department provides to departing military personnel on how to adapt to civilian life.
	tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
	tabling member printed	David Simpson
	uin	176179
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence's (MOD) resettlement provision is designed to help personnel leaving the Armed Forces prepare to make a successful transition to civilian employment, or achieve the wider vocational outcome they seek. The provision entitles all Service Leavers to access Career Transition Partnership (CTP) Services which teaches our highly talented Service Leavers how to articulate their transferable skills.</p><p>CTP provides guidance to Service Leavers in their transition from military to civilian life through a range of career and employment support services including skills development workshops, seminars, resettlement training advice, vocational training courses, career consultancy, one-to-one sessions and job finding support.</p><p>In 2016-17, the MOD offered resettlement support to the 14,982 Service Leavers departing the UK Armed Forces and around 82% of those who used CTP services were in full-time employment six months after discharge. Over the last 20 years, CTP has supported over a quarter of a million Service Leavers, including those who left Regular Service, those who were medically discharged and those who were made redundant during four redundancy tranches.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 16/10/2018 13:39:48 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

968129

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2018
	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 estimate he has made of the number of veterans in (a) the UK, (b) the North East and (c) Easington constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	170785
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>An estimated distribution of the UK Armed Forces veteran population residing in Great Britain can be found in the 'Annual Population Survey: UK Armed Forces Veterans Residing in Great Britain', the latest edition of which (2016) is published at the following address:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/annual-population-survey-uk-armed-forces-veterans-residing-in-great-britain</p><p>As at 2016, there were an estimated 2.5 million UK Armed Forces veterans residing in households across Great Britain and 125,000 veterans living in households in the North East region of England.</p><p>The total number of veterans in Easington constituency is not held. However, information is held by constituency on the cohort of veterans awarded compensation under the War Pension Scheme (WPS) and the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme (AFCS). As at 31 March 2018, there were 348 veterans in receipt of a disablement pension under the WPS, and 29 veterans who received compensation under the AFCS residing in the Easington Constituency.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 13/09/2018 14:23:11 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

942431

	registered interest
	date	16/07/2018
	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 the timetable is for the next steps in his Department's veterans strategy; and what progress he has made in assisting those who (a) become homeless, (b) develop mental illness and (c) experience other personal crises.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	164399
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2018 answer text <p>The Government's Veterans Strategy champions the changing needs of the ex-Service community. Although the initiative is overseen by the Ministry of Defence (MOD), a task force consisting of Ministers from HM Treasury, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), the Department for Education and the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) will help support and implement the strategy.</p><p>The strategy will build on the Armed Forces Covenant to show that our commitment to our Service personnel lasts long after they have left the Armed Forces.</p><p>The MOD continues to engage with a wide variety of agencies who assist in homelessness and rough sleeping for veterans. Under the Armed Forces Covenant veterans and disabled personnel already have high priority access to social housing, including a five-year exemption for veterans after they have left the Services from proving a local connection to qualify for social housing.</p><p>The MOD will be covered by the new MHCLG led statutory requirement scheduled to come into effect this autumn to refer those Service personnel at risk of homelessness when they leave the Armed Forces to the relevant local authority.</p><p>It is the National Health Service in England and the Devolved Administrations that has the lead for the provision of healthcare, including mental healthcare, for veterans and we work with DHSC and the NHS to ensure a smooth transition for those Service personnel being discharged with mental health problems.</p><p>Support and assistance is available for veterans, including those with personal crises, from MOD's Veterans UK free helpline (0808 1914 2 18), Veterans UK Veterans Welfare Service and the Veterans' Gateway.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 24/07/2018 15:20:19 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord