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47157

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	09/04/2014
	date	07/04/2014
	date tabled	07/04/2014
	ddp created	07/04/2014 22:01:47
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 03:31:58
	answering body	HM Treasury
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	house id	1
	identifier	195516
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	29/04/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many jobs have been transferred from the public to the private sector as a result of privatisations or outsourcing by his Department since May 2010.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
	tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 195516
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	195516
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>HM Treasury have not transferred any jobs to the private sector as a result of privatisations or outsourcing since May 2010.</p> question first answered 29/04/2014 12:00:00
	creator	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

47162

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	09/04/2014
	date	07/04/2014
	date tabled	07/04/2014
	ddp created	07/04/2014 22:01:48
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 03:32:04
	answering body	HM Treasury
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	house id	1
	identifier	195563
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	29/04/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, which five companies were used most often to provide temporary workers for his Department in the last financial year; and how much in agency fees was paid to each of them.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
	tabling member printed	Chris Leslie
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 195563
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	195563
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>Under this Government's transparency programme, contracts are published on Contracts Finder which is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder</a>.</p><p> </p><p>In addition all Departments publish details of transactions above £25,000. Data for HM Treasury can be found at:</p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/collections/25000-spend" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/collections/25000-spend</a></p><p> </p> question first answered 29/04/2014 12:00:00
	creator	422 label Biography information for Mr Chris Leslie
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	422 label Biography information for Mr Chris Leslie

47166

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	09/04/2014
	date	07/04/2014
	date tabled	07/04/2014
	ddp created	07/04/2014 22:01:48
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 03:32:08
	answering body	HM Treasury
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	house id	1
	identifier	195454
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	29/04/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect the introduction of seven-day bank account switching has had on the number of people changing bank account provider; and if he will make a statement.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 195454
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	195454
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p><strong>The Current Account Switching Service launched in September of last year, and has had a very positive impact. Early signs are positive, with switching numbers in Q4 of 2013 up by 17 per cent compared to Q4 of the previous year. </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>The Financial Conduct Authority will carry out a review in September of this year into the effectiveness of the Current Account Switching Service. This will include an assessment of the effect the introduction of seven day account switching has had on the number of people changing bank account provider. </strong></p><p> </p> question first answered 29/04/2014 12:00:00
	creator	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

47377

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	09/04/2014
	date	07/04/2014
	date tabled	07/04/2014
	ddp created	07/04/2014 22:10:07
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 03:36:06
	answering body	HM Treasury
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	house id	1
	identifier	195585
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	29/04/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, which 10 consultancy firms were paid the most by his Department in the last financial year; and how much each of those firms was paid.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
	tabling member printed	Chris Leslie
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 195585
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	195585
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>Since January 2011, central government departments have been required to publish on Contracts Finder information on the contracts they award (<a href="http://www.contractsfinder.businesslink.gov.uk/" target="_blank">www.contractsfinder.businesslink.gov.uk/</a>).</p><p> </p><p>In addition, departments publish details of spend in excess of £25,000 at <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/collections/25000-spend" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/collections/25000-spend</a> .</p><p> </p><p> </p> question first answered 29/04/2014 12:00:00
	creator	422 label Biography information for Mr Chris Leslie
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	422 label Biography information for Mr Chris Leslie

44312

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	24/03/2014
	date	20/03/2014
	date tabled	20/03/2014
	ddp created	20/03/2014 21:11:46
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 02:53:36
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	house id	1
	identifier	192998
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	03/04/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much the More Than Meets The Eye recruitment campaign has cost; and if he will place in the Library copies of the written brief for the campaign and any evaluation that has been made so far.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Belfast East
	tabling member printed	Naomi Long
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 192998
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	192998
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The date and approximate cost of each campaign specified is shown in the following table:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Campaign</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Date</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Focus</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Costs</strong></p><p><strong>£ million</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>More Than Meets The Eye</p></td><td><p>January - March 2014</p></td><td><p>Regular/Reserve</p></td><td><p>£2.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Step Up</p></td><td><p>May - September 2013</p></td><td><p>Regular</p></td><td><p>£1.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Start Thinking Soldier</p></td><td><p>April - September 2009</p></td><td><p>Regular</p></td><td><p>£4.6</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The evaluation work for the More Than Meets The Eye campaign is expected to report in May. The figure quoted reflects the media costs of the campaign, and includes approximately £1.2 million from the existing contracted budget. I have placed a copy of the marketing brief and analysis of results for the Step Up campaign in the Library of the House. The Start Thinking Soldier campaign took place four years before the current partnering arrangement between the Army and Capita started. Although formal evaluation is no longer held for Start Thinking Soldier, I have placed the marketing brief for the television advertising in the Library of the House.</p><p> </p><p>The Army is always recruiting, as it requires a constant flow of personnel to enter as privates and officer cadets, and then to gain the knowledge and experience to be promoted through the ranks. Consequently, it will always need to run recruitment campaigns. Army recruiting will continue to be supported by targeted campaigns, designed to highlight the variety of skills and trades available in both the Regular and Reserve forces.</p> question first answered 03/04/2014 12:00:00
	creator	3920 label Biography information for Naomi Long
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	3920 label Biography information for Naomi Long

44330

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	24/03/2014
	date	20/03/2014
	date tabled	20/03/2014
	ddp created	20/03/2014 21:11:51
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 02:53:47
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	house id	1
	identifier	193110
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	03/04/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the budget of the Service Complaints Commission has been in each year of its operation; how many staff have been employed by that Commission; how such figures will change after April 2014; and if he will make a statement.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Bridgend
	tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 193110
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	193110
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The annual budget of the Service Complaints Commissioner can be found in the Annual Reports at the following links:</p><p> </p><p><strong><em><a title="blocked::http://armedforcescomplaints.independent.gov.uk/linkedfiles/afcindependent/423526_sccar_annualrep_tag.pdf" href="http://armedforcescomplaints.independent.gov.uk/linkedfiles/afcindependent/423526_sccar_annualrep_tag.pdf" target="_blank">http://armedforcescomplaints.independent.gov.uk/linkedfiles/afcindependent/423526_sccar_annualrep_tag.pdf</a></em></strong></p><p> </p><p><strong><em><a title="blocked::http://armedforcescomplaints.independent.gov.uk/linkedfiles/afcindependent/scc_2009_ar.pdf" href="http://armedforcescomplaints.independent.gov.uk/linkedfiles/afcindependent/scc_2009_ar.pdf" target="_blank">http://armedforcescomplaints.independent.gov.uk/linkedfiles/afcindependent/scc_2009_ar.pdf</a></em></strong></p><p><strong><em><a title="blocked::http://armedforcescomplaints.independent.gov.uk/linkedfiles/afcindependent/scc_annual_report_2010_with_erratum.pdf" href="http://armedforcescomplaints.independent.gov.uk/linkedfiles/afcindependent/scc_annual_report_2010_with_erratum.pdf" target="_blank">http://armedforcescomplaints.independent.gov.uk/linkedfiles/afcindependent/scc_annual_report_2010_with_erratum.pdf</a></em></strong></p><p> </p><p><strong><em><a title="blocked::http://armedforcescomplaints.independent.gov.uk/linkedfiles/afcindependent/sccannualreport2011web.pdf" href="http://armedforcescomplaints.independent.gov.uk/linkedfiles/afcindependent/sccannualreport2011web.pdf" target="_blank">http://armedforcescomplaints.independent.gov.uk/linkedfiles/afcindependent/sccannualreport2011web.pdf</a></em></strong></p><p> </p><p><strong><em><a title="blocked::http://armedforcescomplaints.independent.gov.uk/linkedfiles/afcindependent/426354_ssc_ar_2012.pdf" href="http://armedforcescomplaints.independent.gov.uk/linkedfiles/afcindependent/426354_ssc_ar_2012.pdf" target="_blank">http://armedforcescomplaints.independent.gov.uk/linkedfiles/afcindependent/426354_ssc_ar_2012.pdf</a></em></strong></p><p> </p><p>The number of staff employed by the Commissioner at the end of each calendar year, excluding the Commissioner herself is shown in the following table:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>2009</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 (projected)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Resource requirements are kept under review and we will continue to do so as we implement the recent announcement of a Service Complaints Ombudsman.</p> question first answered 03/04/2014 12:00:00
	creator	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

44341

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	25/03/2014
	date	20/03/2014
	date tabled	20/03/2014
	ddp created	20/03/2014 21:11:55
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 02:53:55
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	house id	1
	identifier	193206
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	03/04/2014 12:00:00
	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.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 193206
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	193206
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction 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> question first answered 03/04/2014 12:00:00
	creator	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

44998

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	27/03/2014
	date	25/03/2014
	date tabled	25/03/2014
	ddp created	25/03/2014 22:51:42
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 03:01:07
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	house id	1
	identifier	193650
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	02/04/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) allegations of, (b) investigations of, (c) prosecutions for and (d) convictions for (i) rape and (ii) sexual assault fell under the jurisdiction of the Service Police in Cyprus in each year since 2008.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Bridgend
	tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 193650
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	193650
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The following table details allegations of rape and sexual assault investigated by the Service Police in Cyprus in each year since the implementation of the Armed Forces Act 2006 on 1 November 2009 to 25 March 2014.</p> question first answered 02/04/2014 12:00:00
	creator	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

45224

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	31/03/2014
	date	26/03/2014
	date tabled	26/03/2014
	ddp created	26/03/2014 21:32:35
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 03:04:37
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	house id	1
	identifier	193844
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	02/04/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will introduce an online pension calculator for use by those who have left the armed forces.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Salisbury
	tabling member printed	John Glen
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 193844
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	193844
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The Armed Forces Benefits, Pension, Scheme Pays and Redundancy Calculators are available for serving Armed Forces personnel, but will not provide an accurate forecast for ex-Service personnel. They are able to request pension forecasts directly from the Service Personnel and Veterans Agency (SPVA) which will be re-named Defence Business Services - Veterans UK with effect from 1 April 2014.</p> question first answered 02/04/2014 12:00:00
	creator	4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4051 label Biography information for John Glen

45645

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	31/03/2014
	date	27/03/2014
	date tabled	27/03/2014
	ddp created	27/03/2014 21:10:30
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 03:10:49
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	house id	1
	identifier	194161
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	03/04/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average career length is of a soldier in each regiment or unit who enlisted (a) aged under 18 and (b) aged 18 or above.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 194161
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	194161
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The average career length by Regiment or Corps is shown in the following table.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>Regiment/Corps</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Average Career Length</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Enlisted under 18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Enlisted 18 or over</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Household Cavalry &amp; Royal Armoured Corps</p></td><td><p>11 years,4 months</p></td><td><p>9 years,4 months</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Artillery</p></td><td><p>13 years,0 months</p></td><td><p>9 years,6 months</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Engineers</p></td><td><p>12 years,11 months</p></td><td><p>8 years,6 months</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Signals</p></td><td><p>14 years,5 months</p></td><td><p>10 years,1 months</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Infantry</p></td><td><p>11 years,0 months</p></td><td><p>7 years,9 months</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Army Air Corps</p></td><td><p>14 years,1 months</p></td><td><p>11 years,3 months</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Logistic Corps</p></td><td><p>13 years,5 months</p></td><td><p>10 years,2 months</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Army Medical Corps</p></td><td><p>12 years,1 months</p></td><td><p>9 years,10 months</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers</p></td><td><p>14 years,4 months</p></td><td><p>13 years,3 months</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Adjutant General's Corps (Provost)</p></td><td><p>19 years,7 months</p></td><td><p>13 years,6 months</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Adjutant General's Corps (Staff and Personnel Support)</p></td><td><p>18 years,10 months</p></td><td><p>14 years,4 months</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Army Veterinary Corps</p></td><td><p>12 years,10 months</p></td><td><p>9 years,6 months</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Small Arms School Corps</p></td><td><p>23 years,0 months</p></td><td><p>21 years,5 months</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Army Dental Corps</p></td><td><p>13 years,7 months</p></td><td><p>11 years,10 months</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Intelligence Corps</p></td><td><p>22 years,10 months</p></td><td><p>14 years,4 months</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Army Physical Training Corps</p></td><td><p>22 years,0 months</p></td><td><p>19 years,11 months</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps</p></td><td><p>14 years,5 months</p></td><td><p>11 years,4 months</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Corps of Army Music</p></td><td><p>22 years,2 months</p></td><td><p>13 years,3 months</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Senior Soldier Continuity Posts (Long Service)</p></td><td><p>34 years,11 months</p></td><td><p>30 years,4 months</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td><p>Source: Defence Statistics (Army)</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes/Caveats:</p><p>The figures are based on all trained regular other ranks who left the Army between 1 April 2010 and 31 March 2013.</p><p> </p><p>Caution should be exercised with regards to interpretation of these statistics. They are based on Army personnel covering a number of contracts or types of engagements. They form a statistical average for the Army and do not relate to the terms and conditions associated with any particular contract.</p> question first answered 03/04/2014 12:00:00
	creator	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

45646

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	31/03/2014
	date	27/03/2014
	date tabled	27/03/2014
	ddp created	27/03/2014 21:10:31
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 03:10:50
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	house id	1
	identifier	194162
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	03/04/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) junior entry and (b) standard entry soldiers enlisted in the Army in 2012-13; and how many such people left before completing Phase 2 training.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 194162
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	194162
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The minimum age for enlisting in the Army is 16 and those between the ages of 16 and 17, or in some cases 17.5, are trained as Junior Entry. The remainder are trained as Standard Entry. Those who commenced training in either the Junior Entry or Senior Entry cohorts in 2012-13, and of those who subsequently discharged prior to completing Phase 2 training are shown in the following table:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>Enlisted</p></td><td><p>Discharged</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Junior Entry</p></td><td><p>1,550</p></td><td><p>290</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Standard Entry</p></td><td><p>7,810</p></td><td><p>1,750</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Individuals may withdraw or be discharged for a number of reasons, including medical and fitness factors, disciplinary reasons, or voluntary withdrawal. Personnel under 18 have a statutory right to discharge from the Armed Forces if they wish to leave.</p><p> </p><p>Figures have been rounded to 10; numbers ending in ‘5' have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent systematic bias.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> question first answered 03/04/2014 12:00:00
	creator	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

45654

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	31/03/2014
	date	27/03/2014
	date tabled	27/03/2014
	ddp created	27/03/2014 21:10:32
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 03:10:57
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	house id	1
	identifier	194241
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	03/04/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many personnel are taking part in the Seedcorn initiative; what the location is of each such person; and with what equipment such personnel are training.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Moray
	tabling member printed	Angus Robertson
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 194241
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	194241
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>As announced in the 2010 Strategic Defence and Security Review the UK retains Seedcorn Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA) capability with personnel embeded in MPA capabilities of our closest allies. The number and location of personnel and equipment are as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Location</p></td><td><p>No of Seedcorn Personnel</p></td><td><p>Aircraft</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Canada</p></td><td><p>Royal Canadian Air Force Greenwood</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>CP-140 Aurora</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>New Zealand</p></td><td><p>Royal New Zealand Air Force Base Whenuapai</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>P-3K Orion/P-3K2 Orion</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Australia</p></td><td><p>Royal Australian Air Force base Edinburgh</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>AP-3C Orion</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>United States</p></td><td><p>Naval Air Station Patuxent River</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>P-8 Poseidon</p><p> </p><p>1 qualified on RQ-21A Blackjack UAV</p><p> </p><p>4 are scheduled to train on the MQ-4C Triton during June-August 2014</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>United States</p></td><td><p>Naval Air Station Jacksonville</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>P-8 Poseidon</p></td></tr></tbody></table> question first answered 03/04/2014 12:00:00
	creator	1433 label Biography information for Angus Robertson
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1433 label Biography information for Angus Robertson

46220

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	03/04/2014
	date	01/04/2014
	date tabled	01/04/2014
	ddp created	01/04/2014 21:10:56
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 03:18:15
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	house id	1
	identifier	194670
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	07/04/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 27 March 2014, Official Report, column 317W, on armed forces: training, how many hours of equality and diversity training new services entrants receive during basic training; how many hours refresher training (a) Army, (b) Navy and (c) RAF personnel receive each year they are required to receive such training; and if he will make a statement.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Bridgend
	tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 194670
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	194670
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The requested information is set out in the following table:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>New Entrants (hours of Equality and Diversity (E&amp;D) training)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Refresher (hours of E&amp;D training)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Royal Navy</strong></p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>2 every two years</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Army</strong></p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0.5 every year</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Royal Air Force</strong></p></td><td><p>2-4</p></td><td><p>2 every three years</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> question first answered 07/04/2014 12:00:00
	creator	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

46222

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	03/04/2014
	date	01/04/2014
	date tabled	01/04/2014
	ddp created	01/04/2014 21:10:57
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 03:18:17
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	house id	1
	identifier	194669
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	09/04/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 27 March 2014, Official Report, column 315W, on armed forces: complaints, how many mid-year annual reports were not completed in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Bridgend
	tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 194669
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	194669
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>Information on the completion of mid-year reviews for regular Service personnel is not collected directly and is therefore not held.</p> question first answered 09/04/2014 12:00:00
	creator	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

46232

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	03/04/2014
	date	01/04/2014
	date tabled	01/04/2014
	ddp created	01/04/2014 21:10:58
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 03:18:28
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	house id	1
	identifier	194725
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	07/04/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when RAF enlistment papers and information given to prospective recruits will be updated to reflect the extended discharge as of right for recruits enlisting under the age of 18 years old, as introduced in the Armed Forces (Terms of Service) (Amendment) Regulations 2011.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	North Devon
	tabling member printed	Sir Nick Harvey
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 194725
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	194725
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p> </p><p>The RAF's enlistment paperwork was updated immediately after the Amendment in 2011 and continues correctly to reflect the rights for discharge of airmen under 18 years of age.</p> question first answered 07/04/2014 12:00:00
	creator	231 label Biography information for Sir Nick Harvey
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	231 label Biography information for Sir Nick Harvey

46493

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	07/04/2014
	date	02/04/2014
	date tabled	02/04/2014
	ddp created	02/04/2014 21:10:53
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 03:21:57
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	house id	1
	identifier	194955
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	07/04/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to respond to the letter from the hon. Member for Cardiff South and Penarth of 23 December 2013, regarding a review of a discharge from the British Army.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
	tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 194955
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	194955
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has no record of receiving the letter from the hon. Member for Cardiff South and Penarth. The MOD requested a copy of the letter on 3 April 2014 and will respond shortly.</p> question first answered 07/04/2014 12:00:00
	creator	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

46881

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	07/04/2014
	date	03/04/2014
	date tabled	03/04/2014
	ddp created	03/04/2014 19:50:48
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 03:27:41
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	house id	1
	identifier	195185
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	07/04/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress his Department has made in implementing the Military Covenant; and if he will make a statement.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
	tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 195185
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	195185
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>There is a statutory obligation on the Defence Secretary to report annually on progress in implementing the Armed Forces Covenant. The second annual report was published in December 2013 and contains comprehensive updates on the four major areas specified in the Armed Forces Act 2011, namely healthcare, education, housing, and the operation of inquests.</p><p> </p><p>I look forward to significant further progress in the coming year, including supporting Service personnel to buy their first home through the £200 milion Forces Help to Buy scheme, improving patient care by establishing a unified defence primary healthcare service, and allocating £40 million to support charities which assist veterans with housing needs.</p><p> </p><p>The Covenant is not just a matter for the Government; recognising and respecting the specific needs of the Armed Forces community is a duty incumbent on the whole of society. Charities, employers, local authorities and individuals can play their role in providing the support and fair treatment that our Service personnel, veterans and service families so richly deserve.</p><p> </p> question first answered 07/04/2014 12:00:00
	creator	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

46882

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	07/04/2014
	date	03/04/2014
	date tabled	03/04/2014
	ddp created	03/04/2014 19:50:48
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 03:27:42
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	house id	1
	identifier	195217
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	09/04/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will take steps to ensure that anonymous military graves at Padstow Cemetery are updated in situations where the identity of the former soldier has been discovered.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
	tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 195217
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	195217
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>A claim as to the identity of an individual buried in Padstow Cemetery in a grave bearing a headstone with the inscription “A Royal Marine of the Great War”, is currently awaiting review by officials in the Joint Casualty &amp; Compassionate Centre. If the claim is supported by clear and convincing evidence they will task the Commonwealth War Graves Commission to replace the headstone with a new memorial bearing the individual's name.</p> question first answered 09/04/2014 12:00:00
	creator	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

47195

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	09/04/2014
	date	07/04/2014
	date tabled	07/04/2014
	ddp created	07/04/2014 22:01:56
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 03:32:35
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	house id	1
	identifier	195453
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	28/04/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what guidance and support his Department provides to military veterans and their families on securing stable housing; and if he will make a statement.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 195453
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	195453
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The £200 million Forces Help to Buy scheme commenced on 1 April 2014, meaning that Servicemen and women can now borrow up to 50% of their salary, up to a maximum of £25,000, interest-free, providing a boost to those needing to find a deposit to buy their own home.</p><p> </p><p>To assist the transition of serving personnel to civilian life, the MOD offers a wide-ranging resettlement programme which includes a briefing by the Joint Services Housing Advice Office. This offers advice and information about a range of topics that armed forces personnel may find useful relating to an individual's housing needs before they leave the armed forces.</p><p> </p><p>Once a person leaves service, any need for social housing becomes a local authority matter. The MOD is working closely with the Department for Communities and Local Government to ensure the fair treatment of service families in need of social housing and ensure they are given proper priority on housing waiting lists.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recognises that there is more that can be done to provide practical support to our veterans and their families in this area. In February I announced LIBOR funding of £40 million to support charities which assist veterans with housing needs in order to build new homes, buy new accommodation and renovate old facilities. Projects are expected to include hostels and half-way houses for veterans who have fallen on hard times, supported housing for the wounded, injured and sick, and long-term care homes.</p><p> </p> question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00
	creator	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

47204

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	10/04/2014
	date	07/04/2014
	date tabled	07/04/2014
	ddp created	07/04/2014 22:01:58
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 03:32:44
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	house id	1
	identifier	195653
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	10/04/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what information his Department holds on the number of (a) aggravated assaults against members of the armed forces and (b) times members of the armed forces were discriminated against in bars, restaurants and hotels in each year since 2003.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 195653
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	195653
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>This information is not held by the Department.</p> question first answered 10/04/2014 12:00:00
	creator	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

47518

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	10/04/2014
	date	08/04/2014
	date tabled	08/04/2014
	ddp created	08/04/2014 22:31:04
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 03:37:34
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	house id	1
	identifier	195707
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	28/04/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service complaints have been received following armed forces personnel being disciplined after receiving a police caution; and if he will make a statement.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Bridgend
	tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 195707
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	195707
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>None.</p><p> </p><p> </p> question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00
	creator	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

47519

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	10/04/2014
	date	08/04/2014
	date tabled	08/04/2014
	ddp created	08/04/2014 22:31:06
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 03:37:36
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	house id	1
	identifier	195684
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	28/04/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure that RAF medics are placed on the same pay band as their equivalents in the Army and Navy.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Gosport
	tabling member printed	Caroline Dinenage
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 195684
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	195684
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The RAF medic trade is currently undergoing a job review which will inform future pay arrangements. We expect this to be completed by summer 2014. In parallel, the Department is considering the introduction of a new pay structure across all other rank trades, including RAF medics and the closest equivalent trades in the Royal Navy and Army, as part of the Department's New Employment Model programme. If approved the new structure would be introduced no earlier than April 2016.</p> question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00
	creator	4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage

47521

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	10/04/2014
	date	08/04/2014
	date tabled	08/04/2014
	ddp created	08/04/2014 22:31:06
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 03:37:38
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	house id	1
	identifier	195899
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	28/04/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he has taken to encourage full-time regular soldiers to join the reserves after they leave the Army.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 195899
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	195899
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p> </p><p>We are keen to see ex-members of the Regular Army join the Army Reserve and have two schemes in place to support this:</p><p> </p><p>Ex-Regular Commitment Bonus:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>£10,000 over four payments.</p><p> </p><p>Payable from 1 April 2014, back dated to 1 January 2014.</p><p> </p><p>The Scheme will run until 31 March 2017.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Ex-Regular Reduced Commitment Incentive. This allows ex-Regulars to serve on a reduced commitment for up to three years from when they join the Army Reserve:</p><p> </p><p>Reduced annual training requirement (19 days, down from 27 for Regional units):</p><p> </p><p>Reduced call out liability (except under sect 52 of RFA 96, no call-out liability; aside for national emergencies).</p><p> </p><p>Reduced Military Annual Training Tests.</p><p> </p><p>Ex-Regulars who participate in the Commitment Bonus scheme are ineligible to benefit from the Army Reserve Reduced Commitment scheme.</p><p> </p> question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00
	creator	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

47523

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	10/04/2014
	date	08/04/2014
	date tabled	08/04/2014
	ddp created	08/04/2014 22:31:06
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 03:37:40
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	house id	1
	identifier	195777
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	28/04/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what information is held on the value of the residual estates of service men and women killed in action who were not married at the time of their death.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Bassetlaw
	tabling member printed	John Mann
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 195777
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	195777
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p> </p><p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) would not have visibility of the residual value of the estate of a Service person, as it is the responsibility of the executor or personal representative to collect information on any monies due (such as bank accounts, insurance payouts) or owed (such as bank loans).</p><p> </p><p>The MOD would inform the executor of any money owing to the estate from the Department. This can comprise: arrears of pay; arrears of allowances (operational allowance, council tax refund); credit for untaken annual leave; cash found in effects and the death in service lump sum payment if this falls due to the estate (rather than being paid to a qualifying beneficiary under the pension scheme).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Payment is made to the executor once they obtain either a Grant of Representation or Confirmation or Letters of Administration or for small amounts only (Under £5,000) on completion of a Form of Declaration supplied by the MOD.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00
	creator	1387 label Biography information for Lord Mann
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1387 label Biography information for Lord Mann

47524

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	10/04/2014
	date	08/04/2014
	date tabled	08/04/2014
	ddp created	08/04/2014 22:31:06
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 03:37:41
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	house id	1
	identifier	195811
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	28/04/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he has taken to contact members of the armed forces wrongly disciplined in addition to receiving a police caution; and if he will make a statement.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Bridgend
	tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 195811
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	195811
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>No such steps have been taken.</p> question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00
	creator	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

47525

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	10/04/2014
	date	08/04/2014
	date tabled	08/04/2014
	ddp created	08/04/2014 22:31:07
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 03:37:42
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	house id	1
	identifier	195813
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	28/04/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many senior members of each branch of the armed forces missed a promotion following the receipt of a police caution in (a) 2011, (b) 2012 and (c) 2013; and if he will make a statement.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Bridgend
	tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 195813
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	195813
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>None. Administrative action is no longer taken against Service personnel who receive a police caution.</p> question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00
	creator	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

47527

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	28/04/2014
	date	08/04/2014
	date tabled	08/04/2014
	ddp created	08/04/2014 22:31:07
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 03:37:45
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	house id	1
	identifier	195820
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	28/04/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 1 April 2014, Official Report, columns 619-20W, on army: disciplinary proceedings, how many of the individuals discharged in (a) 2010 and (b) 2011 under AGA167 (i) were discharged as a result of cautions and (ii) have been notified that they were wrongly discharged; and if he will make a statement.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Bridgend
	tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 195820
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	195820
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p> </p><p>The information requested can only be gained through a manual search of personnel records and therefore could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>No steps have been taken to notify individuals.</p><p> </p><p> </p> question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00
	creator	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

47530

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	28/04/2014
	date	08/04/2014
	date tabled	08/04/2014
	ddp created	08/04/2014 22:31:07
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 03:37:48
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	house id	1
	identifier	195823
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	28/04/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the his reply 192877, how many service complaints taken to an employment tribunal were settled (a) by out of court or other payments and (b) at Army Board CO Level 2 complaints appeal; what the total of those payments was; and if he will make a statement.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Bridgend
	tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 195823
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	195823
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The following table sets out details of Employment Tribunal (ET) cases brought by Service personnel since 2008 which were subject to an out of court settlement. I am unable to answer the second part of this question as the internal appeal process does not include any separate complaints appeal stage which is distinct from the Superior Officer or Defence Council levels.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Calendar year</p></td><td><p>No of ET cases settled out of court (of those lodged in each year)</p></td><td><p>Total settlement monies (paid against ET claims lodged in each year)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>£393,584</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>£131,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>£28,075</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>£37,243</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>Withheld</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p> </p><p>1. Data refer to the date of submission of the ET claim. ET settlements and monies paid may have occurred in different years, but are presented in this format to show the outcomes of the claims which were lodged in each calendar year.</p><p> </p><p>2. Settlement payments made are covered by Compromise Agreements which contain a confidentiality clause. For this reason the figure for the single case settled out of court in 2012 is withheld.</p><p> </p><p>3. The figure for 2008 includes the Royal Irish class action Industrial Tribunal cases in which 21 of the 22 complainants received a settlement.</p><p> </p><p>4. Not all cases lodged in 2013 have reached their conclusion.</p><p> </p> question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00
	creator	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

47925

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	28/04/2014
	date	09/04/2014
	date tabled	09/04/2014
	ddp created	09/04/2014 22:01:39
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 03:42:53
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	house id	1
	identifier	196069
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	28/04/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department spent on (a) armed forces recruitment and (b) armed forces recruitment marketing in 2012-13.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Belfast East
	tabling member printed	Naomi Long
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 196069
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	196069
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence does not report the costs of recruitment marketing separately. The costs detailed in the following table show the total cost of regular recruiting by Service and include manpower costs; marketing campaigns (specific advertising); marketing operations (provision of the recruiting process i.e. call centres and website maintenance), and contract costs (i.e. medical and fitness testing).It should be noted that despite the redundancy notice, the Armed Forces are required to constantly recruit every year to maintain the levels of young personnel entering the three services.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Royal Navy</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Army</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Royal Air Force</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>TOTAL </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£33.2million</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£122.8million</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£35.4million</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£191.4million</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00
	creator	3920 label Biography information for Naomi Long
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	3920 label Biography information for Naomi Long

48086

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	28/04/2014
	date	09/04/2014
	date tabled	09/04/2014
	ddp created	09/04/2014 22:10:39
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 03:46:18
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	house id	1
	identifier	196185
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	28/04/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what comparative assessment he has made of the long-term effects on the level of war pensions and Armed Forces Compensation Scheme payments being uprated annually in line with (a) price inflation, (b) average earnings and (c) whichever is the higher of consumer price index price inflation, average earnings or 2.5 per cent; and if he will make a statement.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Bridgend
	tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 196185
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	196185
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>No comparative assessment of the kind suggested has been made. The aim of uprating is to protect War Pension and Armed Forces Compensation Scheme payments against rising prices. In line with other public sector schemes, payments through the Armed Forces pensions and compensation schemes have increased with reference to the Consumer Price Index.</p> question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00
	creator	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

48178

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	28/04/2014
	date	10/04/2014
	date tabled	10/04/2014
	ddp created	10/04/2014 19:11:10
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 03:47:46
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	house id	1
	identifier	196201
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	28/04/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what levels of stock his Department holds of (a) stationery, (b) printer cartridges, (c) treasury tags and other fasteners and (d) other office consumables.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Wokingham
	tabling member printed	Mr John Redwood
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 196201
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	196201
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p> question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00
	creator	14 label Biography information for Sir John Redwood
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	14 label Biography information for Sir John Redwood

45691

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	31/03/2014
	date	27/03/2014
	date tabled	27/03/2014
	ddp created	27/03/2014 21:10:39
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 03:11:29
	answering body	Department for International Development
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	house id	1
	identifier	194225
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	03/04/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the (a) 20 highest and (b) 20 lowest value contracts awarded by her Department were in each financial year since 2009-10.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
	tabling member printed	Sheila Gilmore
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 194225
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	194225
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p> </p><p>I refer the Hon. Member to the reply given to her by my Rt. Hon Friend, the Member for Horsham (Francis Maude) on 2 Apr 2014, Official Report (Col. 721W).</p><p> </p> question first answered 03/04/2014 12:00:00
	creator	3965 label Biography information for Sheila Gilmore
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	3965 label Biography information for Sheila Gilmore

45814

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	01/04/2014
	date	28/03/2014
	date tabled	28/03/2014
	ddp created	28/03/2014 17:01:17
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 03:12:37
	answering body	Department for International Development
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	house id	1
	identifier	194311
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	07/04/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, when she intends to respond to the email of 17 October 2013 sent by the hon. Member for Denton and Reddish concerning her Department's plan for spending and distributing the core funds of £375 million that were pledged in June 2013.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 194311
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	194311
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p> </p><p>I replied to the Hon. Member's correspondence on 14<sup>th</sup> February 2014.</p><p> </p> question first answered 07/04/2014 12:00:00
	creator	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

45921

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	02/04/2014
	date	31/03/2014
	date tabled	31/03/2014
	ddp created	31/03/2014 21:31:44
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 03:14:04
	answering body	Department for International Development
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	house id	1
	identifier	194399
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	07/04/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much funding her Department allocated to microfinance schemes in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12 and (c) 2012-13.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 194399
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	194399
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>DFID's work on microfinance is integrated into broader financial sector development programmes that work to strengthen policy and regulation, build infrastructure and innovate new products and services that meet the needs of poor people.</p><p>DFID monitors expenditure in terms of actual spend. Actual spend on the financial sector development portfolio totalled £50.9 million in 2010-11; £50.9m in 2011-2012 and £59.2m in 2012-2013. Cumulative spend between 2007 and 2012 totalled £282.0m.</p><p> </p> question first answered 07/04/2014 12:00:00
	creator	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

46139

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	02/04/2014
	date	31/03/2014
	date tabled	31/03/2014
	ddp created	01/04/2014 09:45:55
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 03:16:51
	answering body	Department for International Development
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	house id	1
	identifier	194479
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	07/04/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to A UK Strategy for Agricultural Technologies, how much of the £10 million provided by her Department to support the transfer of technology and new products to developing countries has been spent; and if she will make a statement.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Hartlepool
	tabling member printed	Mr Iain Wright
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 194479
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	194479
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p> </p><p>No DFID funds have been spent as part of the Agri-Tech Catalyst. The selection of the projects from the first round of the Catalyst competition is on-going. The second round of the competition closes on11th June 2014.</p><p> </p> question first answered 07/04/2014 12:00:00
	creator	1478 label Biography information for Mr Iain Wright
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1478 label Biography information for Mr Iain Wright

46315

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	07/04/2014
	date	01/04/2014
	date tabled	01/04/2014
	ddp created	01/04/2014 21:11:28
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 03:19:34
	answering body	Department for International Development
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	house id	1
	identifier	194636
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	07/04/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent discussions she has had with the Ethiopian government on her Department's aid funding; and what recent reports she has received of the violent expulsion of Ethiopian farmers from their land.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 194636
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	194636
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>DFID ministers and senior officials continue to engage with the Government of Ethiopia on resettlement, including meetings with the Ethiopian Prime Minister, Hailemariam Desalegn, in May 2013, November 2013 and December 2013. These discussions have included encouraging the Government of Ethiopia to follow international good practice on resettlement, implementation of a Grievance Response Mechanism, and monitoring and investigation of and action in relation to allegations of abuse.</p><p>A summary of the findings and recommendations of multi-donor visits, including DFID, to monitor resettlement in Ethiopia will be made available in due course on the Development Assistance Group's website at:<a href="http://www.dagethiopia.org/" target="_blank">www.dagethiopia.org</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> question first answered 07/04/2014 12:00:00
	creator	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

46316

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	07/04/2014
	date	01/04/2014
	date tabled	01/04/2014
	ddp created	01/04/2014 21:11:29
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 03:19:35
	answering body	Department for International Development
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	house id	1
	identifier	194681
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	07/04/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent discussions her Department has had with non-governmental agencies in South Sudan on levels of food provision.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Murphy
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 194681
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	194681
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The UK is extremely concerned about the deteriorating food security in South Sudan, and the urgent need to increase the provision of food supplies and livelihoods support to vulnerable populations. The eruption of conflict on 15 December 2013 has sharply exacerbated an already fragile food security situation: 3.2 million people are now at immediate risk of food insecurity and up to 7.2 million are estimated to be at some risk.</p><p>DFID South Sudan is in regular contact with critical non-government agencies operating in the country, both UN agencies such as the World Food Programme (WFP) and the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), as well as with key non-government organisations, to understand and inform the humanitarian response and to monitor needs and the quality of the humanitarian operation. DFID South Sudan staff have visited displaced communities in Unity and Jonglei States in recent weeks to meet affected people, and international agencies delivering assistance, in order to better understand food security needs.</p><p> </p> question first answered 07/04/2014 12:00:00
	creator	595 label Biography information for Mr Jim Murphy
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	595 label Biography information for Mr Jim Murphy

46792

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	07/04/2014
	date	03/04/2014
	date tabled	03/04/2014
	ddp created	03/04/2014 19:41:20
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 03:26:15
	answering body	Department for International Development
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	house id	1
	identifier	195050
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	10/04/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will take steps to establish an early stage co-investment fund in Nigeria.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Bedford
	tabling member printed	Richard Fuller
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 195050
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	195050
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p> </p><p>DFID supports a number of initiatives that help private sector development in Nigeria. These include work alongside CDC to fund investment opportunities in Northern Nigeria; technical assistance to increase lending by Nigerian banks to Small and Medium Enterprises, through the International Finance Corporation (IFC); and start up grants for Nigerian firms through the Business Innovation Facility.</p><p> </p> question first answered 10/04/2014 12:00:00
	creator	3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller

46793

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	07/04/2014
	date	03/04/2014
	date tabled	03/04/2014
	ddp created	03/04/2014 19:41:21
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 03:26:16
	answering body	Department for International Development
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	house id	1
	identifier	195054
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	09/04/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what education projects her Department is supporting in Nigeria.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Bedford
	tabling member printed	Richard Fuller
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 195054
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	195054
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p> </p><p>DFID supports five education projects in Nigeria (Education Sector Support Programme, Girls' Education Programme, Teacher Development Programme, Developing Effective Private Education, and Education Data, Research and Evaluation through which an additional 800,000 children will access better quality schools by 2015.</p><p> </p><p>DFID also supports two further projects through the global Girls' Education Challenge (Discovery Girls and Educating Nigerian Girls in New Enterprises), through which 48,000 marginalised girls will be supported to access better schools.</p><p> </p> question first answered 09/04/2014 12:00:00
	creator	3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller

46796

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	07/04/2014
	date	03/04/2014
	date tabled	03/04/2014
	ddp created	03/04/2014 19:41:21
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 03:26:19
	answering body	Department for International Development
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	house id	1
	identifier	195049
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	10/04/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent meetings she has had with representatives of the Nigerian diaspora in the UK on support for entrepreneurship in Nigeria.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Bedford
	tabling member printed	Richard Fuller
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 195049
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	195049
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p> </p><p>I have not, as yet, had the pleasure of meeting representatives of the Nigerian diaspora in UK. My Department, however, is actively involved in helping improve the investment climate for entrepreneurs in Nigeria, including for Nigerians living abroad. An example of this was our recent support for a review of Nigeria's Investment Policy which was presented at President Goodluck Jonathan's Honorary International Investors' Council held in London last November and which was co-chaired by Baroness Chalker.</p><p> </p> question first answered 10/04/2014 12:00:00
	creator	3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller
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	tabling member	3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller

46943

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	07/04/2014
	date	03/04/2014
	date tabled	03/04/2014
	ddp created	03/04/2014 19:50:59
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 03:28:44
	answering body	Department for International Development
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	house id	1
	identifier	195245
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	10/04/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will make it her policy that UK public funds should not be used for the purposes of campaigning for more liberal abortion laws in another country.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
	tabling member printed	Mr David Burrowes
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 195245
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	195245
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>In many countries abortion may be permitted only on limited or highly restricted grounds. In these circumstances, we can consider support to increase awareness among policy-makers, legislators, national health authorities and health personnel of the circumstances under which abortion is allowed. We can also work to highlight the consequences arising from the complications of unsafe abortion, such as the burden of maternal ill-health and high health service costs.</p><p> </p><p>In addition we can also consider support to locally-led efforts to enable legal and policy reform in circumstances where the existing law and policy are contributing to high maternal mortality and morbidity; and to regional or international initiatives that are working to prevent unsafe abortion.</p><p> </p> question first answered 10/04/2014 12:00:00
	creator	1518 label Biography information for Mr David Burrowes
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1518 label Biography information for Mr David Burrowes

46945

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	07/04/2014
	date	03/04/2014
	date tabled	03/04/2014
	ddp created	03/04/2014 19:50:59
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 03:28:46
	answering body	Department for International Development
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	house id	1
	identifier	195149
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	10/04/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Foyle, of 10 March 2014, Official Report, column 42W, on developing countries: abortion, for what reasons data on spend for individual components of sexual and reproductive health and rights policy are not compiled; and if she will estimate the cost of compiling that data.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Southend West
	tabling member printed	Mr David Amess
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 195149
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	195149
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>DFID adheres to Development Co-Operation Directorate (OACD-DAC) expenditure coding requirements to allow comparison across donor spending towards attainment of the Millennium Development Goal targets. This does not include the facility to calculate spend for individual components such as sexual and reproductive health and rights –only against coding titles as have been internationally agreed.</p><p> </p><p>Only coding titles as have been internationally agreed can be individually disaggregated.</p><p> </p><p> </p> question first answered 10/04/2014 12:00:00
	creator	44 label Biography information for Sir David Amess
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	tabling member	44 label Biography information for Sir David Amess

47092

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	08/04/2014
	date	04/04/2014
	date tabled	04/04/2014
	ddp created	04/04/2014 16:41:29
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 03:30:27
	answering body	Department for International Development
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	house id	1
	identifier	195356
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	28/04/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the implications of the Anti-Homosexuality Act in Uganda for the operation of UK aid in (a) the health sector and (b) other sectors in that country.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Belfast East
	tabling member printed	Naomi Long
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 195356
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	195356
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p> </p><p>The UK ended Budget Support to the Ugandan Government following concerns about corruption last year. Our development programme continues to support poverty reduction and growth in Uganda.</p><p> </p><p>DFID is providing £16.3 million over 4 years to support an improved HIV prevention response in Uganda, which will include provision for specifically targeting Most At Risk Populations (MARPS). We also provide support through the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria. We are working with other donors and the Ministry of Health in Uganda to assess the likely impact of this legislation.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00
	creator	3920 label Biography information for Naomi Long
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	3920 label Biography information for Naomi Long

47310

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	10/04/2014
	date	07/04/2014
	date tabled	07/04/2014
	ddp created	07/04/2014 22:02:35
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 03:34:48
	answering body	Department for International Development
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	house id	1
	identifier	195590
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	10/04/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to Stepping up a gear for girls and women: updates to the Department for International Development's Strategic Vision for Girls and Women, what steps she is taking to promote girls and women as leaders in politics, peace processes, business and public life, and as active citizens with a voice in society; and if she will make a statement.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Luton South
	tabling member printed	Gavin Shuker
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 195590
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	195590
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p> </p><p>Increasing women and girls participation in politics, peace processes, business and public life, and as active citizens with a voice is central to achieving DFID's Strategic Vision for Girls and Women and is crucial if we are to achieve gender equality. DFID works through a range of programmes to address the long term structural barriers to women's political empowerment. For example, DFID is working with the BBC's World Service Trust in 14 countries to enhance political accountability through the media. Women's active and meaningful participation in all peace processes, as well as their representation in formal and informal decision making at all levels, is vital to international peace and security.</p><p> </p> question first answered 10/04/2014 12:00:00
	creator	4013 label Biography information for Mr Gavin Shuker
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	tabling member	4013 label Biography information for Mr Gavin Shuker

47652

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	28/04/2014
	date	08/04/2014
	date tabled	08/04/2014
	ddp created	08/04/2014 22:31:37
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 03:40:03
	answering body	Department for International Development
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	house id	1
	identifier	195862
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	28/04/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assistance her Department has offered to countries in West Africa to help tackle the recent outbreak of the deadly form of the Ebola virus.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 195862
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	195862
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p> </p><p>DFID continues to closely monitor the outbreak of the Ebola Virus Disease in West Africa. DFID has committed $30,000 (£17,908) for infection control training and supplies in Liberia through UNICEF. In Sierra Leone, DFID is supporting Ebola sensitisation efforts in communities and through UNICEF has prepositioned medical supplies to districts on the Liberia and Guinea borders. We are also working with the Government of Sierra Leone on their Ebola Emergency Response Plan to help bridge critical funding gaps.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to our direct support, the UK funds a substantial share of contributions from the European Community Humanitarian Office, which has provided €1.4 million to the region to combat the recent outbreak.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00
	creator	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell
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	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

47812

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	09/04/2014
	date	03/04/2014
	date tabled	03/04/2014
	ddp created	09/04/2014 12:20:12
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 03:41:48
	answering body	Department for International Development
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	house id	1
	identifier	903627
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	09/04/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that all the education programmes it funds are inclusive of children with disabilities; and what monitoring her Department undertakes to ensure that all such programmes include accessible materials for use by children with disabilities.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
	tabling member printed	Mr David Blunkett
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 903627
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	903627
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>The UK is committed to ensuring all children, with a focus on the most marginalised and those with disabilities have access to education institutions and complete a full cycle of quality education. We are working with partners, such as UNICEF and UNESCO Institute for Statistics, to improve data for monitoring purposes.</p><p> </p><p> </p> question first answered 09/04/2014 12:00:00
	creator	395 label Biography information for Lord Blunkett
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	tabling member	395 label Biography information for Lord Blunkett

47815

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	09/04/2014
	date	03/04/2014
	date tabled	03/04/2014
	ddp created	09/04/2014 12:20:13
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 03:41:51
	answering body	Department for International Development
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	house id	1
	identifier	903623
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	09/04/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of conclusions of the recent UN IPCC report on the effects of climate change on developing countries.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
	tabling member printed	John Robertson
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 903623
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	903623
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p> </p><p>The Government welcomes the IPCC report. Climate change poses very serious consequences to human health, global food security, and can slow economic growth. Its impacts will be an extra burden for those living in poverty, and make it harder to reduce poverty in developing countries.</p><p> </p> question first answered 09/04/2014 12:00:00
	creator	605 label Biography information for John Robertson
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	605 label Biography information for John Robertson

48006

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	28/04/2014
	date	09/04/2014
	date tabled	09/04/2014
	ddp created	09/04/2014 22:01:58
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 03:44:18
	answering body	Department for International Development
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	house id	1
	identifier	196112
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	28/04/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much of the overseas aid budget is being used to help combat the spread and treatment of HIV and Aids; and in which countries.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Preston
	tabling member printed	Mark Hendrick
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 196112
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	196112
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p> </p><p>The UK government's expenditure on HIV is provided through: UK government contributions to multilateral and global initiatives that work on HIV prevention and treatment; HIV-specific bilateral projects and programmes; bilateral support to health systems and service delivery; and by supporting HIV related research.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria is the principal mechanism the UK uses to finance our contribution to combat HIV. The UK has pledged up to £1 billion to the Global Fund over the next three years, of which around 50 per cent will be spent on HIV. In 2012/13 the UK provided £90.4 million to HIV-specific bilateral projects and programmes, supporting HIV prevention and treatment in 17 countries and across a number of regional programmes. Further details of these projects and programmes are available in the 2013 review of the HIV Position Paper “Towards Zero Infections&quot; <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/261341/Towards_Zero_Infections_-_Two_Years_On_22_November_FINAL_word_version.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/261341/Towards_Zero_Infections_-_Two_Years_On_22_November_FINAL_word_version.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Details of the total expenditure on health are published in Statistics on International Development (SID) which is available in the House Library or online at <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-international-development" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-international-development</a>.</p><p> </p> question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00
	creator	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

48008

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	28/04/2014
	date	09/04/2014
	date tabled	09/04/2014
	ddp created	09/04/2014 22:01:59
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 03:44:21
	answering body	Department for International Development
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	house id	1
	identifier	196073
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	28/04/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what projects her Department has in Lesotho.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Wrexham
	tabling member printed	Ian Lucas
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 196073
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	196073
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p> </p><p>Lesotho does not receive any direct development funding from the UK, but does benefit through DFID's Southern Africa Regional programmes. UK support to Lesotho is mainly delivered through Civil Society Organisations such as Gender Links, Commonwealth Business Council and Common Ground Initiative, a joint fund with Comic Relief.</p><p> </p> question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00
	creator	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

48012

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	28/04/2014
	date	09/04/2014
	date tabled	09/04/2014
	ddp created	09/04/2014 22:02:00
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 03:44:27
	answering body	Department for International Development
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	house id	1
	identifier	196128
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	28/04/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she has taken to ensure developing countries can access UK satellite technology to monitor local agricultural land and environmental risks; and if she will make a statement.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 196128
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	196128
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>DFID is supporting projects that use satellite data. DFID supports the World Agroforestry Centre to use data to help monitor and assess agriculture land use and environmental risks including land degradation. DFID contributes to the UK Environment Observations Framework Coordinating Climate Observations Group which coordinates Her Majesty's Government activities supporting the development and use of climate data, including from satellites.</p> question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00
	creator	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie