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44341

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2014
	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 savings have accrued to the Exchequer through the linking of the value of armed forces pensions to the Consumer Prices Index rather than the Retail Prices Index.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	193206
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>(holding answer 25 March 2014)</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is used to set the inflation target for the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee; it is the headline measure of inflation in the UK as reported by the Office of National Statistics, and is an internationally comparable measure.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>CPI is therefore considered by the Government to be the appropriate index to provide protection from inflation, which is why both the Armed Forces and Civil Service pension schemes use this measure.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Armed Forces continue to benefit from the only major public sector pension scheme that is non-contributory.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The information requested is shown in the following table. These figures are estimates:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year 1 (2011-12)</p></td><td><p>approx. £48 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Financial Year 2 (2012-13)</p></td><td><p>approx. £67 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Financial Year 3 (2013-14)</p></td><td><p>approx. £85 million</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 03/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

66021

	registered interest
	date	07/07/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Cadets
	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 25 June 2014, Official Report, column 221W, on Combined Cadet Force, if he will make an assessment of the effect of recruitment to existing community-based cadet forces.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	204145
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The community cadet forces and Combined Cadet Forces (CCFs) deliver different but complementary elements of the Ministry of Defence's youth engagement strategy. <br><br>Where the establishment of a new CCF unit under the Cadet Expansion Programme is proposed, there is an approval process involving the single Service cadet organisations and consideration is given on a case by case basis of any possible adverse affect on local community cadet force units.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 10/07/2014 13:50:59 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

62004

	registered interest
	date	16/06/2014
	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, what steps he is taking to improve care for veterans suffering with psychological injuries after their service.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	200935
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2014 answer text <p>I refer the hon Member to the answer I gave on 8 May 2014, (Official Report, column 277W) to the hon Member for Portsmouth South (Mr Hancock). In addition to the initiatives outlined in that answer, I would also note that the mental health of our personnel and veterans is a top priority for the Government and that is why we have committed £7.2 million to ensure there is extensive mental health support in place for those who need it.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 25/06/2014 16:08:30 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry attachment 1 file name 20140508 - Hansard extract Armed Forces Post-traumatic Stress Disorder.doc title 20140508 - Hansard extract previous answer version 3508 answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

65430

	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	Combined Cadet Force
	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 change funding for existing Combined Cadet Force detachments and to communicate those changes to schools.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	203660
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 25 June 2014 (Official Report, column 221W) to the hon. Member for North Wiltshire (Mr Gray).</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 07/07/2014 16:55:34 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry attachment 1 file name 20140625 Hansard extract on Cadets Mr Gray.doc title 20140625 Hansard extract on Cadets
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

62593

	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	Army Reserve
	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 16 June 2014, Official Report, column 364W, on Reserve Forces, what the current national recruitment rate to the Army Reserve is.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	201369
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p>I refer the hon. member to the UK Armed Forces Quarterly Personnel Report which is published by Defence Statistics. This shows Reserve trained and untrained strength figures, as well as movements into the Future Reserves 2020 populations. It is available on the www.gov.uk website at the following link:<br><br>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 23/06/2014 15:37:30 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

93144

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Military Decorations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the policy on keeping the documentation of failed citations for military honours was last changed; and what the reasons were for that change.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	210594
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2014 answer text <p>It has for many years been the Department's protocol that unsuccessful citations are not retained. It is not possible to ascertain whether, and if so when and under what circumstances, that protocol was last changed.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 20/10/2014 15:53:18 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry previous answer version 22781 answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

91401

	registered interest
	date	10/09/2014
	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 were homeless in each year since May 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	208984
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) does not hold this information.<br><br>We attach considerable importance to minimising the risk of Service personnel becoming homeless on leaving the Armed Forces, and go to considerable lengths to prevent this, for example through the provision of targeted housing advice during resettlement and, since April of this year, the Forces Help to Buy scheme. <br><br>To date, the MOD has committed over £1.3 million of the £35 million LIBOR fines in support of homeless and vulnerable veterans, and hopes to announce further funding in support of homeless hostels, drawing on the £40 million Veterans Accommodation Fund.<br><br>For further information on this and the support available to veterans, I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 11 December 2013 (Official Report, columns 259-60W) to the hon. member for Colchester (Sir Bob Russell).</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 13/10/2014 16:58:20 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

65119

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make it his policy to centrally record all instances of verbal or physical abuse made towards members of the Armed Forces.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	203471
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence has no plans to record such information, and no representation has been made by the Armed Forces that such a record is necessary. We have seen no evidence of widespread or increasing prejudice, harassment or criminality aimed at Service personnel.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 07/07/2014 15:38:29 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

49522

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2014
	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 assessment he has made of the implications for his department's policies of the findings of The Armed Forces & Society survey produced by Lord Ashcroft.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	197613
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2014 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence was grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Ashcroft for conducting what proved to be a very useful survey of the attitudes of the public and the Armed Forces towards each other. While there were many positive findings, of particular concern was the perception amongst a majority of the public that veterans would have physical or mental problems as a result of service. Lord Ashcroft described this as ‘not only untrue, but damaging'.<br><br>The 2012 survey provided valuable insight into the relationship between the Armed Forces and the nation they serve. This relationship is at the heart of the Armed Forces Covenant, which we published in May 2011. A great deal has been achieved through this mechanism in the last few years across a wide range of areas, including healthcare, accommodation, education, and welfare.<br><br>We will go on looking at what more we can do for our Armed Forces, their families, and Veterans, to ensure that they continue to receive the recognition they deserve, and if necessary, whatever help they may require.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 08/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

62242

	registered interest
	date	17/06/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Combined Cadet Force
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what criteria he will use in deciding in which schools to establish a new Combined Cadet Force detachment.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	201019
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2014 answer text <p>The cost of setting up a new Combined Cadet Force (CCF) unit under the Cadet Expansion Programme depends largely on the number of cadets in the unit. <br><br>Decisions on opening new CCFs in schools are made jointly by the Department for Education and Ministry of Defence (MOD). The key criteria for deciding which schools can establish a new CCF are the ability of the school to fund the new unit and provide sufficient adult volunteers to run it. However, we are particularly interested in establishing CCFs in areas of deprivation.<br><br>No assessment has been made of the effect of establishing new CCFs in state schools on recruitment to community cadet units. However, it should be noted that CCFs and community cadet units deliver different but complementary elements of the MOD's youth engagement strategy.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry grouped question UIN 201016 201020 question first answered 25/06/2014 16:14:56 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry previous answer version 4727 answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis