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425085

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	War Graves
	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 the Commonwealth War Graves Commission on transferring to that Commission responsibility for the maintenance of military graves currently maintained by his Department.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	14258
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2015 answer text <br /><br /><p>Discussions between Ministry Of Defence (MOD) and the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) are continuing regarding the transfer of maintenance responsibility for the graves of military personnel buried in the UK since 1948.</p><p>Annual costs for the maintenance of each grave for which MOD is responsible are estimated to be between £65 and £205 depending on the location and condition of the grave. The MOD’s annual grant to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission in respect of the graves they maintain is in excess of £47 million.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 14257 14259 question first answered 04/11/2015 15:59:21 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

425086

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	War Graves
	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 transfer responsibility for military graves maintained by his Department to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	14259
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2015 answer text <br /><br /><p>Discussions between Ministry Of Defence (MOD) and the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) are continuing regarding the transfer of maintenance responsibility for the graves of military personnel buried in the UK since 1948.</p><p>Annual costs for the maintenance of each grave for which MOD is responsible are estimated to be between £65 and £205 depending on the location and condition of the grave. The MOD’s annual grant to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission in respect of the graves they maintain is in excess of £47 million.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 14257 14258 question first answered 04/11/2015 15:59:21 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

425087

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	War Graves
	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 annual average cost to the Ministry of Defence of (a) maintaining each grave for which it is responsible and (b) the value of the grant made to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission in respect of each grave maintained by that Commission.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	14257
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2015 answer text <br /><br /><p>Discussions between Ministry Of Defence (MOD) and the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) are continuing regarding the transfer of maintenance responsibility for the graves of military personnel buried in the UK since 1948.</p><p>Annual costs for the maintenance of each grave for which MOD is responsible are estimated to be between £65 and £205 depending on the location and condition of the grave. The MOD’s annual grant to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission in respect of the graves they maintain is in excess of £47 million.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 14258 14259 question first answered 04/11/2015 15:59:21 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

426759

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Families
	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 implement the family test.
	tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
	tabling member printed	Kate Green
	uin	15341
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2015 answer text <br /><br /><p>The Family Test was announced by the Prime Minister in August 2014 and introduced in October 2014. The Department for Work and Pensions published guidance for Departments and officials on how the test should be applied when formulating policy and the Ministry of Defence (MOD) follows that guidance: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/368894/family-test-guidance.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/368894/family-test-guidance.pdf</a></p><br /><p>The Family Test is an integral part of the policy making process and is applied in a proportionate way in the development of all new policy in line with the Family Test guidance. While the guidance states that Departments should consider publishing assessments carried out under the Test, there is no requirement to do so.</p><br /><br /><p>Over the last five years the MOD has significantly increased the support provided to the families of Service personnel. For details of these I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 9 June 2015 to Question 1192 to the hon. Member for Enfield Southgate (Mr Burrowes): <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2015-06-04/1192/" target="_blank">http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2015-06-04/1192/</a></p><br /><p>Since I provided that answer I was delighted to announce to the Confederation of Service Charities (COBSEO) Annual General Meeting on 30 September our plans for the first UK Armed Forces Families Strategy, the aim of which is to provide a clearer focus for our efforts to understand, value and empower the families of our Armed Forces personnel. This Strategy will build on the successes outlined in my answer by addressing inconsistencies and incoherence in MOD policies and by improving our communications to Armed Forces families.</p><br /><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 15331 15350 question first answered 16/11/2015 16:29:33 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

426760

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Families
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many of his Department's policies have been assessed against the family test; what steps he has taken to publish the outcome of such assessments that have been carried out; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
	tabling member printed	Kate Green
	uin	15331
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2015 answer text <br /><br /><p>The Family Test was announced by the Prime Minister in August 2014 and introduced in October 2014. The Department for Work and Pensions published guidance for Departments and officials on how the test should be applied when formulating policy and the Ministry of Defence (MOD) follows that guidance: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/368894/family-test-guidance.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/368894/family-test-guidance.pdf</a></p><br /><p>The Family Test is an integral part of the policy making process and is applied in a proportionate way in the development of all new policy in line with the Family Test guidance. While the guidance states that Departments should consider publishing assessments carried out under the Test, there is no requirement to do so.</p><br /><br /><p>Over the last five years the MOD has significantly increased the support provided to the families of Service personnel. For details of these I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 9 June 2015 to Question 1192 to the hon. Member for Enfield Southgate (Mr Burrowes): <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2015-06-04/1192/" target="_blank">http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2015-06-04/1192/</a></p><br /><p>Since I provided that answer I was delighted to announce to the Confederation of Service Charities (COBSEO) Annual General Meeting on 30 September our plans for the first UK Armed Forces Families Strategy, the aim of which is to provide a clearer focus for our efforts to understand, value and empower the families of our Armed Forces personnel. This Strategy will build on the successes outlined in my answer by addressing inconsistencies and incoherence in MOD policies and by improving our communications to Armed Forces families.</p><br /><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 15341 15350 question first answered 16/11/2015 16:29:33 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

427075

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Families
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department has taken to embed the family test into its policy making.
	tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
	tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
	uin	15350
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2015 answer text <br /><br /><p>The Family Test was announced by the Prime Minister in August 2014 and introduced in October 2014. The Department for Work and Pensions published guidance for Departments and officials on how the test should be applied when formulating policy and the Ministry of Defence (MOD) follows that guidance: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/368894/family-test-guidance.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/368894/family-test-guidance.pdf</a></p><br /><p>The Family Test is an integral part of the policy making process and is applied in a proportionate way in the development of all new policy in line with the Family Test guidance. While the guidance states that Departments should consider publishing assessments carried out under the Test, there is no requirement to do so.</p><br /><br /><p>Over the last five years the MOD has significantly increased the support provided to the families of Service personnel. For details of these I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 9 June 2015 to Question 1192 to the hon. Member for Enfield Southgate (Mr Burrowes): <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2015-06-04/1192/" target="_blank">http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2015-06-04/1192/</a></p><br /><p>Since I provided that answer I was delighted to announce to the Confederation of Service Charities (COBSEO) Annual General Meeting on 30 September our plans for the first UK Armed Forces Families Strategy, the aim of which is to provide a clearer focus for our efforts to understand, value and empower the families of our Armed Forces personnel. This Strategy will build on the successes outlined in my answer by addressing inconsistencies and incoherence in MOD policies and by improving our communications to Armed Forces families.</p><br /><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 15331 15341 question first answered 16/11/2015 16:29:34 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

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

423536

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Navy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of Royal Navy (a) officers and (b) ratings in each branch, specialisation and arm were unavailable to be deployed in each year from 2005-06 to 2014-15.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
	tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
	uin	13189
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2015 answer text <br /><br /><p>The information is not held in the format requested. However, the number and proportion of Naval Service officers and ratings in each branch who were categorised as non-deployable as at April of each year from 2010 is provided below. Information is not available prior to 2010.</p><br /><p>All totals are rounded in accordance with the Defence Statistics rounding policy.</p><br /><br /><table><tbody><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>Branch</p></td><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Officer</p></td><td><p>Engineer</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>1%</p></td><td><p>1%</p></td><td><p>1%</p></td><td><p>1%</p></td><td><p>2%</p></td><td><p>2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>Logistics</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>2%</p></td><td><p>1%</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td><td><p>1%</p></td><td><p>2%</p></td><td><p>2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>Medical</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>1%</p></td><td><p>2%</p></td><td><p>2%</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>Royal Marines</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>1%</p></td><td><p>1%</p></td><td><p>1%</p></td><td><p>2%</p></td><td><p>1%</p></td><td><p>2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>Warfare</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>1%</p></td><td><p>1%</p></td><td><p>1%</p></td><td><p>1%</p></td><td><p>1%</p></td><td><p>1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rating</p></td><td><p>Engineer</p></td><td><p>300</p></td><td><p>320</p></td><td><p>280</p></td><td><p>350</p></td><td><p>270</p></td><td><p>280</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>1%</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td><td><p>2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>Logistics</p></td><td><p>170</p></td><td><p>170</p></td><td><p>160</p></td><td><p>170</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>110</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>2%</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>Medical</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>1%</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>Royal Marines</p></td><td><p>280</p></td><td><p>260</p></td><td><p>320</p></td><td><p>260</p></td><td><p>160</p></td><td><p>150</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>1%</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td><td><p>2%</p></td><td><p>2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>Warfare</p></td><td><p>260</p></td><td><p>290</p></td><td><p>280</p></td><td><p>290</p></td><td><p>150</p></td><td><p>150</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>4%</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><p>All numbers are rounded to the nearest 5 with numbers that would be round</p><p>to 0 represented by '~'.</p><br /><p><br></p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 13198 question first answered 30/10/2015 14:50:09 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

423542

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Navy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of Royal Navy (a) officers and (b) ratings of each branch specialisation and arm were classified as non-deployable in each year from 2005-06 to 2014-15.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
	tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
	uin	13198
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2015 answer text <br /><br /><p>The information is not held in the format requested. However, the number and proportion of Naval Service officers and ratings in each branch who were categorised as non-deployable as at April of each year from 2010 is provided below. Information is not available prior to 2010.</p><br /><p>All totals are rounded in accordance with the Defence Statistics rounding policy.</p><br /><br /><table><tbody><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>Branch</p></td><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Officer</p></td><td><p>Engineer</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>1%</p></td><td><p>1%</p></td><td><p>1%</p></td><td><p>1%</p></td><td><p>2%</p></td><td><p>2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>Logistics</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>2%</p></td><td><p>1%</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td><td><p>1%</p></td><td><p>2%</p></td><td><p>2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>Medical</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>1%</p></td><td><p>2%</p></td><td><p>2%</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>Royal Marines</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>1%</p></td><td><p>1%</p></td><td><p>1%</p></td><td><p>2%</p></td><td><p>1%</p></td><td><p>2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>Warfare</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>1%</p></td><td><p>1%</p></td><td><p>1%</p></td><td><p>1%</p></td><td><p>1%</p></td><td><p>1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rating</p></td><td><p>Engineer</p></td><td><p>300</p></td><td><p>320</p></td><td><p>280</p></td><td><p>350</p></td><td><p>270</p></td><td><p>280</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>1%</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td><td><p>2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>Logistics</p></td><td><p>170</p></td><td><p>170</p></td><td><p>160</p></td><td><p>170</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>110</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>2%</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>Medical</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>1%</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>Royal Marines</p></td><td><p>280</p></td><td><p>260</p></td><td><p>320</p></td><td><p>260</p></td><td><p>160</p></td><td><p>150</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>1%</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td><td><p>2%</p></td><td><p>2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>Warfare</p></td><td><p>260</p></td><td><p>290</p></td><td><p>280</p></td><td><p>290</p></td><td><p>150</p></td><td><p>150</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>4%</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><p>All numbers are rounded to the nearest 5 with numbers that would be round</p><p>to 0 represented by '~'.</p><br /><p><br></p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 13189 question first answered 30/10/2015 14:50:09 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

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	registered interest
	date	29/10/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Private Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of serving personnel who have received continuity of education allowance in the last five years were (a) serving overseas and (b) in the UK at the time of claiming that allowance.
	tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
	tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
	uin	13988
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2015 answer text <br /><br /><p>The overarching principles of the Continuous Education Allowance (CEA) are accompanied service and educational continuity, i.e. the claimant must be accompanied by their immediate family at their duty station and a child must complete the stage of education at the school for which the allowance is claimed. CEA is available to all Service personnel irrespective of their rank or assignment location.</p><br /><p>CEA was reviewed as part of the Strategic Defence and Security Review 2010 following which improvements in governance achieved a reduction of costs by around £20 million per annum along with an associated reduction in the numbers of claimants both in the UK and overseas. Work continues to further reduce the cost of the allowance.</p><br /><p>The table below shows the number of Service personnel who have received CEA since 2008 and where they were serving at the time of their claim.</p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>Academic</strong> <strong>Year</strong></p></td><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>Total Claimants*</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>UK</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Overseas</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td></td><td><p><strong>%</strong></p></td><td></td><td><p><strong>%</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008/09</p></td><td><p>5,080</p></td><td><p>4,256</p></td><td><p>84</p></td><td><p>824</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>5,203</p></td><td><p>4,377</p></td><td><p>84</p></td><td><p>826</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>5,135</p></td><td><p>4,356</p></td><td><p>85</p></td><td><p>779</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>4,588</p></td><td><p>3,820</p></td><td><p>83</p></td><td><p>768</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>3,858</p></td><td><p>3,232</p></td><td><p>84</p></td><td><p>626</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>3,409</p></td><td><p>2,824</p></td><td><p>83</p></td><td><p>585</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>3,201</p></td><td><p>2,602</p></td><td><p>81</p></td><td><p>599</p></td><td><p>19</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>* Number of claimants based on Joint Personnel Administration data relating to CEA payments made during the final term (i.e. Summer Term) of each Academic Year 2008/09 to 2014/15.</p><br /><p>The table below shows the number of Service personnel, by rank who have received CEA since 2008.</p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>Nato Rank</strong></p></td><td colspan="7"><p><strong>Academic Year*</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2008/09</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2009/10</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010/11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014/15</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other Rank 2</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>56</p></td><td><p>65</p></td><td><p>53</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>29</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other Rank 3</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>46</p></td><td><p>71</p></td><td><p>74</p></td><td><p>52</p></td><td><p>51</p></td><td><p>39</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other Rank 4</p></td><td><p>292</p></td><td><p>289</p></td><td><p>299</p></td><td><p>294</p></td><td><p>245</p></td><td><p>206</p></td><td><p>201</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other Rank 6</p></td><td><p>538</p></td><td><p>569</p></td><td><p>568</p></td><td><p>451</p></td><td><p>376</p></td><td><p>313</p></td><td><p>293</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other Rank 7</p></td><td><p>554</p></td><td><p>550</p></td><td><p>531</p></td><td><p>461</p></td><td><p>365</p></td><td><p>306</p></td><td><p>306</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other Rank 8</p></td><td><p>361</p></td><td><p>397</p></td><td><p>372</p></td><td><p>295</p></td><td><p>251</p></td><td><p>221</p></td><td><p>209</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other Rank 9</p></td><td><p>216</p></td><td><p>232</p></td><td><p>221</p></td><td><p>215</p></td><td><p>189</p></td><td><p>155</p></td><td><p>128</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Officer 1</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Officer 2</p></td><td><p>552</p></td><td><p>570</p></td><td><p>585</p></td><td><p>533</p></td><td><p>419</p></td><td><p>382</p></td><td><p>341</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Officer 3</p></td><td><p>877</p></td><td><p>884</p></td><td><p>892</p></td><td><p>796</p></td><td><p>679</p></td><td><p>591</p></td><td><p>562</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Officer 4</p></td><td><p>1,008</p></td><td><p>1,002</p></td><td><p>964</p></td><td><p>878</p></td><td><p>743</p></td><td><p>679</p></td><td><p>628</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Officer 5</p></td><td><p>420</p></td><td><p>418</p></td><td><p>397</p></td><td><p>374</p></td><td><p>338</p></td><td><p>325</p></td><td><p>320</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Officer 6</p></td><td><p>140</p></td><td><p>143</p></td><td><p>126</p></td><td><p>124</p></td><td><p>121</p></td><td><p>107</p></td><td><p>104</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Officer 7</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>31</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Officer 8</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Officer 9</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>5,080</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>5,203</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>5,135</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>4,588</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3,858</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3,409</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3,201</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>* Number of claimants based on Joint Personnel Administration data relating to CEA payments made during the final term (i.e. Summer Term) of each Academic Year 2008/09 to 2014/15.</p><p>An explanation of the Nato Rank Code system is available at this link:</p><br /><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/357724/tri_service_personnel_bulletin_2_01_2014.pdf#page=35" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/357724/tri_service_personnel_bulletin_2_01_2014.pdf#page=35</a></p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 14027 14087 question first answered 06/11/2015 14:20:27 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman