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423769

	registered interest
	date	26/10/2015
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many applications have been made to the forces help to buy scheme in (a) each region in England, (b) Wales, (c) Scotland and (d) Northern Ireland in each month since that scheme's inception; and how many such applications have been successful in each of those areas.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	13476
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2015 answer text <br /><br /><p>The Forces Help to Buy scheme was introduced in April 2014 and has been popular and successful amongst Service personnel and their families. To date, the scheme has helped over 5,000 military personnel purchase their own property, and a further 1,900 approved applications are awaiting the completion of the property purchase.</p><br /><p>The information requested is not readily available, but the following table shows the number of recipients, by English regions, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, where applications have been successful.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Forces Help To Buy Recipients</strong> <strong>(Numbers)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>England - </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>4,300</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>1,100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>650</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>600</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and The Humber</p></td><td><p>450</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>450</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>350</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>350</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Wales</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>250</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Scotland</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>400</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Northern Ireland</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>50</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /><p>Note: Figures have been rounded</p><br /><p>The Forces Help to Buy demonstrates the Department’s commitment to strengthen the Armed Forces covenant, ensuring that personnel and their families are not disadvantaged by their service. By giving our Service personnel this extra help, those who aspire to be homeowners will be able to set down roots and get onto the property ladder, giving their families the domestic stability that many of us take for granted.</p><br /><br /><p><br></p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 29/10/2015 16:43:22 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

419920

	registered interest
	date	09/10/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Clyde Naval Base: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many personnel of his Department working directly with the Trident programme at HM Naval Base Clyde are based permanently within (a) Argyll and Bute constituency, (b) West Dunbartonshire, (c) other parts of Scotland and (d) other parts of the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
	uin	10759
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2015 answer text <br /><p>Her Majesty's Naval Base (HMNB) Clyde is one of the largest employment sites in Scotland, with around 6,800 military and civilian jobs now, increasing to around 8,200 by 2022.</p><br /><p>Civilian and Service personnel are not assigned to positions easily identified as supporting the Trident Programme. The information requested is not held centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><br /><p><br></p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 19/10/2015 15:49:03 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

420657

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Army: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) trained strength and (b) trained requirement was for the (i) Royal Scots Borderers, (ii) Royal Highland Fusiliers, (iii) Black Watch, (iv) Highlanders, (v) Balaklava Company, (vi) 52nd Lowland Battalion and (vii) 51st Highland Battalion in each financial year between 2004-05 and 2014-15.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
	tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
	uin	11484
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2015 answer text <br /><p>I refer the right hon. Member to the answer given by my right hon. Friend, the then Secretary of State for Defence the right hon. Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Mr Hammond) on 3 September 2012 to Question 116317, to the hon. Member for Basildon and Billericay (Mr Baron) for the establishment and strength of the regular battalions of the Royal Regiment of Scotland up to 2012.</p><br /><p>The following table shows the manning levels of the regular battalions of the Royal Regiment of Scotland, complete with establishment and strength as at April each year for 2013 and 2014.</p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td></td><td></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>1 SCOTS</strong></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>Establishment</p></td><td><p>535</p></td><td><p>469</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>Strength</p></td><td><p>481</p></td><td><p>487</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2 SCOTS</strong></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>Establishment</p></td><td><p>528</p></td><td><p>469</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>Strength</p></td><td><p>496</p></td><td><p>531</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>3 SCOTS</strong></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>Establishment</p></td><td><p>532</p></td><td><p>473</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>Strength</p></td><td><p>457</p></td><td><p>499</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>4 SCOTS</strong></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>Establishment</p></td><td><p>598</p></td><td><p>571</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>Strength</p></td><td><p>455</p></td><td><p>599</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>5 SCOTS/Balaklava Company</strong></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>Establishment</p></td><td><p>547</p></td><td><p>93</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>Strength</p></td><td><p>459</p></td><td><p>89</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>The following table shows the manning levels of the reserve battalions of the Royal Regiment of Scotland, complete with establishment and strength as at April of each year between 2004 and 2014.</p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><strong>2004</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2005</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2006</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2007</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2008</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2009</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>52<sup>nd</sup> Lowland Regiment/6 SCOTS</strong></p></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>392</p></td><td><p>452</p></td><td><p>406</p></td><td><p>406</p></td><td><p>406</p></td><td><p>406</p></td><td><p>406</p></td><td><p>406</p></td><td><p>406</p></td><td><p>406</p></td><td><p>367</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>273</p></td><td><p>278</p></td><td><p>280</p></td><td><p>182</p></td><td><p>216</p></td><td><p>190</p></td><td><p>196</p></td><td><p>186</p></td><td><p>155</p></td><td><p>160</p></td><td><p>188</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>51<sup>st</sup> Highland Regiment/7 SCOTS </strong></p></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>557</p></td><td><p>656</p></td><td><p>627</p></td><td><p>471</p></td><td><p>472</p></td><td><p>471</p></td><td><p>472</p></td><td><p>472</p></td><td><p>472</p></td><td><p>472</p></td><td><p>367</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>390</p></td><td><p>425</p></td><td><p>424</p></td><td><p>338</p></td><td><p>294</p></td><td><p>253</p></td><td><p>262</p></td><td><p>191</p></td><td><p>237</p></td><td><p>205</p></td><td><p>270</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Unit details are single service estimates only and have not been produced by Defence Statistics.</p><br /><br /> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 20/10/2015 14:30:13 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

419919

	registered interest
	date	09/10/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Veterans: Military Decorations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many applications from Normandy veterans for the award of the Legion d'Honneur have been made to his Department since 6 June 2014; how many such applications have been approved for forwarding to the French government; and how many of those applications have resulted in receipt of a medal by veterans.
	tabling member constituency	Delyn
	tabling member printed	Mr David Hanson
	uin	10743
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2015 answer text <br /><p>Ministry of Defence (MOD) officials have received approximately 3,850 applications from Normandy veterans in the period 6 June 2014 to date; about 3,300 had been sent to the French authorities by April this year. The French system was overwhelmed by these and other applications from Allied nations, which have far exceeded expectations. We jointly developed a new administrative process with the French whereby, since July 2015, 100 cases per week have been re-submitted to the French authorities.</p><p>The MOD is not routinely informed when an individual veteran is awarded the Legion d'Honneur as this is a matter for the French authorities. MOD officials understand that around 150 awards had been made by the beginning of July and that, subsequently, approximately 950 additional awards have been approved; of these we believe that about 600 may have been sent out. I am confident that this number will increase significantly over the coming weeks and months.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 19/10/2015 15:46:20 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

422204

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Mefloquine
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what instructions have been issued to medical or other staff in any of the armed forces regarding the consumption of alcohol while Mefloquine is being taken as medication.
	tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
	tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
	uin	12321
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2015 answer text <br /><p>Neither the Patient Information Leaflet for mefloquine issued by the manufacturer, nor the British National Formulary (which provides information on all medicines generally prescribed in the UK), mention alcohol consumption when using mefloquine for the chemoprophylaxis of malaria. Guidance is, however, provided for patients with severe liver problems and other medical conditions that would preclude the use of the drug, and would be part of the clinical risk assessment prior to prescription.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 26/10/2015 16:20:19 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman

421339

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Veterans: Complaints
	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 introduce greater speed and efficiency in the handling of complaints made to the armed forces by injured veterans.
	tabling member constituency	Don Valley
	tabling member printed	Caroline Flint
	uin	11919
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2015 answer text <br /><p>Serving or former members of the UK Armed Forces can make a complaint if they feel that they have been wronged on a matter that arises when they are, or were, subject to Service law.</p><p>The Ministry of Defence worked closely with the first Service Complaints Commissioner, to see how the Service complaints process could be made more efficient whilst maintaining fairness, and strengthening the Commissioner role. This was the basis of the Armed Forces (Service Complaints and Financial Assistance) Bill which received Royal Assent on 26 March 2015.</p><p>This Act shortens the complaints process, and replaces the Commissioner with a new Service Complaints Ombudsman. Implementation is expected early in 2016. The Ombudsman will have significant new powers through which we will be held to account for the fairness, effectiveness and efficiency of how the system operates.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 21/10/2015 15:03:13 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	389 label Biography information for Caroline Flint

422203

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Mefloquine
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether all UK service personnel deployed to malarial areas since 2013 have been individually assessed for contraindications for mefloquine; and what the method of assessment was for those who were individually assessed.
	tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
	tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
	uin	12326
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2015 answer text <br /><p>Since 2013, it has been Ministry of Defence policy that mefloquine should only be prescribed after an individual risk assessment. To verify that an individual assessment has been undertaken in every case since 2013 would require the examination of the medical records of all individuals who have deployed since 2013. This could only be achieved at disproportionate cost.</p><p>Templates exist to optimise consistency in the preparation of personnel requiring anti-malarials, including mefloquine. Defence Primary Healthcare has a malaria protocol to guide clinicians to use these templates. Work is currently in hand to develop it further, taking previous lessons into account, to ensure that all individuals are assessed in a consistent manner.</p><br /> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 26/10/2015 16:18:19 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman

422902

	registered interest
	date	21/10/2015
	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, when he plans to publish the Armed Forces Covenant Report 2015; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Berwick-upon-Tweed
	tabling member printed	Mrs Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	uin	12761
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2015 answer text <br /><p>The 2015 Armed Forces Covenant Annual Report is scheduled for publication in December 2015.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 26/10/2015 16:23:23 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan

421781

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2015
	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, what steps he has taken to ensure that the Armed Forces Covenant fully addresses the healthcare needs of all active and retired servicemen and women with (a) post-traumatic stress disorder and (b) other conditions.
	tabling member constituency	South Antrim
	tabling member printed	Danny Kinahan
	uin	12037
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2015 answer text <br /><p>The Armed Forces Covenant sets a number of goals with respect to healthcare, including that members of the Armed Forces community should enjoy the same standard of, and access to, healthcare as received by any other UK citizen in the area where they live. With regard to Mental Health, the Armed Forces Covenant states that veterans should be able to access mental health professionals who have an understanding of Armed Forces culture.</p><p>The Ministry of Defence provides primary healthcare for all Service personnel including mobilised Reservists. The provision of veterans' healthcare, including for those affected by post-traumatic stress disorder and other conditions, is primarily the responsibility of the National Health Service in England and the Devolved Administrations. Veterans in England, Scotland and Wales are entitled to priority access to secondary healthcare for conditions suspected to be due to their service in the Armed Forces, subject to the clinical needs of others. In Northern Ireland, the mental health needs of returning ex-Service personnel continue to be addressed either through the Ulster Defence Regiment and Royal Irish Aftercare Service, through Combat Stress, or directly within the mainstream Primary Care and Mental Health services.</p><p>For a summary of our approach to ensuring that our serving Armed Forces personnel receive the very best mental healthcare provision, I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 10 September 2015 to Question 9141 to the hon. Member for Tewkesbury (Mr Robertson). http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2015-09-07/9141/</p><p>For details of the steps we have taken to ensure that veterans are provided with the support they need, I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 15 September 2015 to Question 9865 to the hon. Member for Inverclyde (Mr Cowan). http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2015-09-10/9865/</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster attachment 1 file name Hansard Extract 10 September 2015.docx title Armed Forces: Post-traumatic Stress Disorder 2 file name Hansard Extract 15 September 2015.docx title Veterans: Mental Health Services question first answered 21/10/2015 15:07:54 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4381 label Biography information for Danny Kinahan

421011

	registered interest
	date	13/10/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Veterans: Mesothelioma
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with armed forces charities on the payment of lump sum compensation payments to veterans with mesothelioma; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Peterborough
	tabling member printed	Mr Stewart Jackson
	uin	11625
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2015 answer text <br /><p>The Government has continuously made compensation available under the War Pensions Scheme (WPS) for injuries, illness or disease caused by service before 6 April 2005, including mesothelioma. The scheme provides veterans who have mesothelioma with the maximum income stream and additional supplementary allowances, and, where appropriate, entitlement to dependent's benefits.</p><p>During the last Central Advisory Committee on Compensation (CAC) Meeting on 17 June ex-Service organisations were updated on our consideration of whether any flexibility could be provided for future mesothelioma claimants under the WPS. Detailed consideration has continued, including discussion with other Government Departments, and we expect to update the charities at the forthcoming CAC Meeting in December.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 20/10/2015 14:21:03 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	1551 label Biography information for Lord Jackson of Peterborough