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1087101

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	15/03/2019
	date	12/03/2019
	date tabled	12/03/2019
	ddp created	12/03/2019 21:26:59
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	ddp modified	12/03/2019 21:37:11 15/03/2019 11:34:02
	hansard heading	AWACS: Procurement
	house id	1
	identifier	231535
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	15/03/2019 11:02:45
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the grounding of Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft, whether he has made a risk assessment of the award of the AWACS contract to Boeing for the provision of the E-7 wedgetail.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent North
	tabling member printed	Ruth Smeeth
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 231535
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	231535
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>The E-7 is based on the proven and widely used 737 NG aircraft generation of which nearly 7,000 have been produced since it was first introduced in 1996. The two recent tragic incidents involved the different 737 MAX aircraft generation. It would not be appropriate to speculate on these accidents until the competent regulatory bodies have issued their formal reports.</p>
	creator	4508 label Biography information for Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4508 label Biography information for Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent

1064922

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	26/02/2019
	date	22/02/2019
	date tabled	22/02/2019
	ddp created	22/02/2019 15:17:03
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	ddp modified	22/02/2019 15:30:20 28/02/2019 16:01:09
	hansard heading	Afghanistan: Armed Forces
	house id	1
	identifier	224813
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	28/02/2019 15:24:42
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure that Afghan Interpreters are eligible for help from UK service charities.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Colchester
	tabling member printed	Will Quince
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 224813
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	224813
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>When former Locally Employed Staff (LES) are relocated to the UK, we provide funding for four months of support by the Local Authority through a contracted support provider. These support providers offer assistance to the former LES in areas such as familiarisation with their new location and setting up their new home; finding school or nursery places for children; access to English language lessons, including women only classes, and courses to assist the former LES in finding employment. After the four month point, care and support properly become the responsibility of the local government and healthcare providers.</p><p>We receive reports from Local Authorities on how successfully former LES have settled at the four month point. We cannot legitimately track former LES beyond this point. But, in the cases of severely disabled former LES, we have worked with Local Authorities, the care providers and a Service Charity (Help 4 Heroes) to facilitate additional charitable support.</p>
	creator	4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4423 label Biography information for Will Quince

1082618

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	11/03/2019
	date	06/03/2019
	date tabled	06/03/2019
	ddp created	06/03/2019 19:43:04
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	ddp modified	07/03/2019 11:25:06 12/03/2019 17:05:10
	hansard heading	Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations
	house id	1
	identifier	229159
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	12/03/2019 16:33:22
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what representations he has made to his counterpart in the US Administration on the unlawful exhumation and removal of historical British military sites in Afghanistan.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 229159
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	229159
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>We condemn the improper removal of objects from historical sites. Such a case was brought to our attention in 2013 and UK officials raised the issue with the US Department of Defense at the time. The UK has since commenced collaboration with the US on Cultural Property Protection training.</p>
	creator	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1077352

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	28/02/2019
	date	25/02/2019
	date tabled	25/02/2019
	ddp created	25/02/2019 23:03:52
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	ddp modified	25/02/2019 23:13:39 28/02/2019 16:01:02
	hansard heading	Air Force: Secondment
	house id	1
	identifier	225606
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	28/02/2019 15:29:11
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Royal Air Force personnel are on secondment to (a) BAE Systems and (b) EADS in (i) Saudi Arabia and (ii) the UAE; and what the roles of those seconded personnel are.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
	tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 225606
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	225606
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>As at 27 February 2019, the total number of RAF personnel on secondment with BAE systems in Saudi Arabia is 20. These personnel are in aircraft engineering support and aircrew instructor training roles.</p><p>There are no RAF personnel on secondment with EADS or in the UAE.</p>
	creator	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1064397

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	25/02/2019
	date	20/02/2019
	date tabled	20/02/2019
	ddp created	20/02/2019 18:15:09
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	ddp modified	20/02/2019 18:17:11 27/02/2019 15:46:03
	hansard heading	Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust: Yorkshire and the Humber
	house id	1
	identifier	223922
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	27/02/2019 15:14:14
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much funding the Armed Forced Covenant fund has granted to (a) Barnsley and (b) Yorkshire and the Humber in each year since 2010.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 223922
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	223922
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Armed Forces Covenant was officially launched in 2011 and was initially supported by the Community Covenant Grant Scheme which ran for four years between 2011 and 2015.</p><p> </p><p>The table below details the value of funds awarded to Yorkshire and Humberside in this period. It is not possible to break down the information requested between Financial Years 2011-12 and 2012-13 or to establish whether the organisation receiving funding was in Barnsley without incurring disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Community Covenant Grant Scheme - Yorkshire and Humberside</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>Value of Grants Awarded</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12 and 2012-13</p></td><td><p>£1,616,867</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>£624,441</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>£ 64,026</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>From April 2015, the Covenant Grant Fund was launched, with an allocation of £10 million per year. Allocation of grants to Yorkshire and Humberside are detailed in the table below. It is not possible to establish whether the organisation receiving funding was in Barnsley without incurring disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Covenant Grant Fund - Yorkshire and Humberside</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>Value of Grants Awarded</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>£99,177</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>£1,015,652</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>£827,782</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>£127,092</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>In addition, the 2018 ‘Armistice and the Armed Forces Community’ programme made non-monetary awards to small community groups and charities to support their community Armistice commemorations. 135 of these grants were awarded in Yorkshire and Humberside, five of which were in Barnsley.</p><p> </p><p> </p>
	creator	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1079377

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	05/03/2019
	date	28/02/2019
	date tabled	28/02/2019
	ddp created	28/02/2019 17:57:06
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	ddp modified	28/02/2019 18:06:51 05/03/2019 16:08:02
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Age
	house id	1
	identifier	227043
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	05/03/2019 15:36:40
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department's policy is on members of the armed forces personnel that have reached retirement age but want to extend their service and are fit and capable enough to do so; and if he will make a statement.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Gedling
	tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 227043
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	227043
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Services' engagement structures are designed to balance the demands of military service (including the physical element), with the retention of skills and need to offer the potential for progression throughout a career.</p><p>In all cases the Services have the ability to retain those whose skills they particularly wish to retain, including extension on a case-by-case basis beyond the age at which the individual would normally retire.</p>
	creator	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

1077162

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	27/02/2019
	date	25/02/2019
	date tabled	25/02/2019
	ddp created	25/02/2019 22:55:52
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	ddp modified	25/02/2019 23:06:44 04/03/2019 17:07:05
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Compensation
	house id	1
	identifier	225435
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	04/03/2019 16:35:35
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many compensation payments of £500 or less were made to armed forces service complainants in the (a) Army, (b) Royal Air Force and (c) Royal Navy in (i) 2015-16 and (ii) 2016-17; and if he will make a statement.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Bridgend
	tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 225435
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	225435
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p>
	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

1077164

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	27/02/2019
	date	25/02/2019
	date tabled	25/02/2019
	ddp created	25/02/2019 22:55:57
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	ddp modified	25/02/2019 23:06:48 04/03/2019 17:07:04
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Compensation
	house id	1
	identifier	225436
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	04/03/2019 16:35:35
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will provide the reasons for all compensation payments of £500 or less made to armed forces service complainants in the (a) Army, (b) Royal Air Force and (c) Royal Navy in (i) 2015-16 and (ii) 2016-17; and if he will make a statement.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Bridgend
	tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 225436
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	225436
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p>
	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

1090901

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	20/03/2019
	date	18/03/2019
	date tabled	18/03/2019
	ddp created	18/03/2019 22:54:55
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	ddp modified	18/03/2019 23:06:59 26/03/2019 16:40:18
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Compensation
	house id	1
	identifier	233495
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	26/03/2019 16:05:15
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 4 March 2019 to Question 225436 on Armed Forces: Compensation, what criteria the (a) Army, (b) Royal Air Force and (c) Royal Navy uses when issuing compensation payments of £500 or less to armed forces service complainants; and if he will make a statement.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Bridgend
	tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 233495
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	233495
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The correct terminology is &quot;consolatory&quot; awards or payments, which are made in accordance with pan-Government Principles for Managing Public Money. The value of compensation/consolatory payments are determined by reference, as appropriate, to external benchmarks such as the Vento Scale (as used by the Employment Tribunal Service), and informed by legal advice.</p><p>The Army Service Complaints Secretary, of OF5/Colonel rank, holds delegated authority to make consolatory payments of up to £500 and is empowered to delegate such authority to all Decision and Appeal Bodies. The minimum Army rank for appointment to Decision and Appeal Bodies is OF4/Lieutenant Colonel.</p><p>The Naval Service Complaints Secretary has a delegated financial authority to make consolatory payments of up to £1,000 with any above that level requiring approval by the Deputy Finance Director. Governance requires that at any compensation level, advice is taken through Navy Command Finance if this payment would be regarded as novel or contentious.</p><p>The RAF Service Complaints Team has delegated authority to make consolatory payments of up to £500 with any above that level requiring approval by Air Director Resources.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>
	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

1090902

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	20/03/2019
	date	18/03/2019
	date tabled	18/03/2019
	ddp created	18/03/2019 22:54:58
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	ddp modified	19/03/2019 15:55:15 26/03/2019 16:40:16
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Compensation
	house id	1
	identifier	233496
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	26/03/2019 16:05:15
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 4 March 2019 to Question 225436 on Armed Forces: Compensation, what level command authority is required to issue compensation payments of £500 or less to armed forces service complainants in the (a) Army (b) Royal Air Force and (c) Royal Navy; and if he will make a statement.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Bridgend
	tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 233496
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	233496
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The correct terminology is &quot;consolatory&quot; awards or payments, which are made in accordance with pan-Government Principles for Managing Public Money. The value of compensation/consolatory payments are determined by reference, as appropriate, to external benchmarks such as the Vento Scale (as used by the Employment Tribunal Service), and informed by legal advice.</p><p>The Army Service Complaints Secretary, of OF5/Colonel rank, holds delegated authority to make consolatory payments of up to £500 and is empowered to delegate such authority to all Decision and Appeal Bodies. The minimum Army rank for appointment to Decision and Appeal Bodies is OF4/Lieutenant Colonel.</p><p>The Naval Service Complaints Secretary has a delegated financial authority to make consolatory payments of up to £1,000 with any above that level requiring approval by the Deputy Finance Director. Governance requires that at any compensation level, advice is taken through Navy Command Finance if this payment would be regarded as novel or contentious.</p><p>The RAF Service Complaints Team has delegated authority to make consolatory payments of up to £500 with any above that level requiring approval by Air Director Resources.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>
	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