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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

50632

	registered interest
	date	13/05/2014
	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 his Department has made of the feasibility of replacing live animals with simulators in armed forces trauma training; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North East
	tabling member printed	Fabian Hamilton
	uin	198487
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p><em>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</em></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 14/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	415 label Biography information for Fabian Hamilton

50594

	registered interest
	date	12/05/2014
	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 estimate he has made of the additional costs of restarting the recruitment process for the post of Service Complaints Commissioner.
	tabling member constituency	West Dunbartonshire
	tabling member printed	Gemma Doyle
	uin	198416
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p><em>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</em></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 14/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	4063 label Biography information for Gemma Doyle

61378

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Army: Recruitment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reason his Department did not provide an ICT hosting environment for Capita on time for the Recruiting Partnering Project.
	tabling member constituency	Moray
	tabling member printed	Angus Robertson
	uin	200298
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>A number of factors contributed to the problems experienced with the Information Communication Technology hosting environment provided for Capita. I refer the hon. Member to the Secretary of State for Defence's (Philip Hammond) response to an Urgent Question from the hon. Member for Gedling (Vernon Coaker) on 14 January 2014 (Official Report, column 715).</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 24/06/2014 14:59:39 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry attachment 1 file name Hansard Extract 200298.doc title Hansard Extract 14 January 2014 previous answer version 3504 answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois answering member 1444
	tabling member	1433 label Biography information for Angus Robertson

57986

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, in how many cases against his Department funded by legal aid public interest lawyers represented clients in each of the last 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
	tabling member printed	Mr Michael McCann
	uin	198664
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>All of the judicial review proceedings relating to Iraq and Afghanistan brought by the firm Public Interest Lawyers (PIL) in the last ten years have been publicly funded through the legal aid budget. According to available records PIL has represented approximately 200 clients in issued judicial review proceedings. It is not possible to provide a meaningful annual breakdown as some claims made in one year have had further claimants joined to them in subsequent years.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 18/06/2014 16:06:42 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	3963 label Biography information for Mr Michael McCann

58293

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Military Aircraft
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the reason was for the time taken to produce the Defence Air Safety Annual Report July 2012 to August 2013, published on 3 April 2014; and if he will make it his policy to publish future such reports within three months of the end of the relevant year.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
	tabling member printed	Nicholas Soames
	uin	199374
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Before publishing the Annual Report, it was identified that further analysis of an Air Safety issue was required. Following completion of the analysis, the Report was released for publication. We remain committed to the timely publication of future reports.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 16/06/2014 14:47:30 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

61629

	registered interest
	date	12/06/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Army: Recruitment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what preliminary tests his Department conducted to assess whether it was feasible to recruit and train the required number of reserves within the necessary timescale envisaged by the Army 2020 proposals.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	200587
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Following the Strategic Defence and Security Review, a three month exercise was undertaken which examined a range of force structure options which built upon analysis undertaken during the review. These options were then tested for their efficacy against a wide range of scenarios. The options were then assessed by a senior judgement panel, chaired by the Vice Chief of Defence Staff. Included in this panel were the Assistant Chiefs of Staff for the Royal Navy, Army and royal Air Force. The panel took decisions collectively and all members were fully involved and consulted.<br><br>In July 2011 an Independent Commission to Review the UK's Reserve Forces, chaired by my hon. Friend, the member for Canterbury and Whitstable (Julian Brazier) and General Sir Nicholas Houghton, then set a target of 30,000 for a trained Army Reserve. This judgement was reached in the knowledge that the strength of the Territorial Army had been over 70,000 in the 1980s. <br><br>Subsequent work was then undertaken to establish the timescales to build the trained strength of the Army Reserve to 30,000. This was set out in the Written Ministerial Statement and paper placed in the Library of the House by my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Defence (Philip Hammond) on 19 December 2013 (Official Report, column 124WS).</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 24/06/2014 14:44:38 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry attachment 1 file name Hansard Extract FR2020.doc title Hansard Extract FR2020 previous answer version 2134 answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois answering member 1444
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

61114

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Air Force: Leukaemia
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Royal Air Force armourers have died from leukaemia in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	200079
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>From 1 January 2009 to 31 December 2013 (the last full year for which data is available), no RAF Armourer personnel have died as a result of leukaemia.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 16/06/2014 14:34:18 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

49668

	registered interest
	date	06/05/2014
	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, how many people have been awarded a war disablement pension for mesothelioma since 1996.
	tabling member constituency	Chatham and Aylesford
	tabling member printed	Tracey Crouch
	uin	197843
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>I refer the hon. Member to my answer of 7 May 2014 (Official Report, columns 165w-166w). The Ministry of Defence are unable to provide the number of individuals awarded a War Disablement Pension (WDP) for Mesothelioma since 1996 in the time scale requested. However, as at 31 March 2013, 50 individuals were in receipt of a WDP for a recorded condition of Mesothelioma.</p><p> </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 attachment 1 file name Armed Forces.doc 7 May.doc title Hansard Ref 7 May 2014.
	tabling member	3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch

62872

	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	Armed Forces: Health Services
	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 level and quality of post-operational support provided to injured members of the (a) Regulars and (b) Army Reserves.
	tabling member constituency	Gedling
	tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
	uin	201506
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 16 June 2014, (Official Report, column 364W) to the hon. Member for Stretford and Urmston (Kate Green).<br><br>Reservists are treated exactly the same as regulars in terms of operational training and support while mobilised, including access to the same welfare support and medical treatment through the Defence Medical Services (DMS). They are retained in service and will receive treatment and rehabilitation until they are medically assessed as having reached a steady state of fitness, at which point they will be demobilised. If they have continuing healthcare needs following demobilisation, they will be taken through a transition from military to NHS care. Reservists who are medically discharged as a result of injuries sustained during deployment are also entitled to resettlement training and to the same range of services available to regular veterans. Where service is the only or main cause of injury or illness, members or former members of the reserve forces may qualify for awards under the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme (AFCS).<br><br>The level and quality of post-operational support provided to injured mobilised reservists is exactly the same as that provided to regulars, with full access to all the facilities and expertise provided under the Army Recovery Capability, and it is a level of support of which the Army and the Ministry of Defence are extremely proud.<br><br>Following the Reserves 2020 White Paper, which proposed improvements to occupational health provision to ensure consistent access to these services for all reservists, the MOD committed to extending DMS occupational health provision to non-mobilised reservists. Rehabilitation services are also being extended to members of the reserve forces who are injured during reserve training. This is in addition to the procedure in place since 2006, whereby reservists can obtain DMS mental health treatment through the Veterans and Reserves Mental Health Programme. Implementation of the new measures started in April 2014.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry grouped question UIN 201504 201505 question first answered 24/06/2014 14:56:42 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry attachment 1 file name Hansard Extract 16 June 2014.doc title Hansard Extract 16 June 2014
	tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker