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1140922

	registered interest
	date	22/07/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	War Pensions: Appeals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many letters of delay the Veterans Agency is issuing to veterans awaiting an assessment appeal for their war pension on average.
	tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent North
	tabling member printed	Ruth Smeeth
	uin	280407
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2019 answer text <p>The information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 24/07/2019 15:11:36 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	4508 label Biography information for Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent

1139957

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Royal Fleet Auxiliary: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the annual budget was for the Royal Fleet Auxiliary in each financial year since 2008-09.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	278613
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2019 answer text <p>From the information available for scrutiny, the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) annual budgets from financial year 2015-16 to date, rounded to the nearest million, are provided below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>Budget (£million)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>£175</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>£149</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>£191</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>£174</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>These figures include RFA deployed costs; shoreside costs; wages, and through life and flotilla support.</p><p> </p><p>Due to a change in finance systems, costs prior to financial year 2015-16 have been archived and could be provided only at disproportionate costs.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 24/07/2019 14:21:01 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1140268

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Defence Business Services: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of staff at the Defence Business Services office at Tomlinson House, Norcross are (a) part-time, (b) female, (c) over 50 years old and (d) disabled.
	tabling member constituency	Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney
	tabling member printed	Gerald Jones
	uin	279109
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2019 answer text <p>The proportion of staff at Tomlinson House, Norcross who are part-time, female, over 50 years old and disabled as of 30 June 2019 is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Part-Time</p></td><td><p>34.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>70.3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>50 or Over</p></td><td><p>48.5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Disabled *</p></td><td><p>11.0%*</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>*These figures are a minimum as the declaration of a disability is not mandatory.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 24/07/2019 14:19:51 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	4501 label Biography information for Gerald Jones

1139759

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Working Hours
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much time off in lieu has been taken by staff in her Department in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	278379
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2019 answer text <p>This information could be provided only at disproportionate cost. Time Off in Lieu is offered as an alternative to paid overtime where an individual works beyond conditioned hours or on days they would not normally be required to work.</p><p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) ensures compliance with the requirements of the Working Time Regulations 1998 in respect of civil servants' working hours and it is the responsibility of all line managers to ensure employees are not working excessive hours in line with the requirements of the Working Time Regulations 1998.</p><p>The MOD is also committed to ensuring the wellbeing of staff and take action to ensure staff are able to maintain a satisfactory work/life balance</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 24/07/2019 14:22:17 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1139415

	registered interest
	date	16/07/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	War Pensions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) average and (b) longest time taken is for his Department to process war pensions in the latest period for which data is available.
	tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent North
	tabling member printed	Ruth Smeeth
	uin	277790
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2019 answer text <p>The information requested is published within the annual National Statistics on awards under the War Pension Scheme. The latest information, as at 31 March 2019, can be found on the Gov.uk website at this link:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/war-pension-recipients-index</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 23/07/2019 13:10:35 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	4508 label Biography information for Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent

1139416

	registered interest
	date	16/07/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	War Pensions: Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of veterans with PTSD have been refused a war pension since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent North
	tabling member printed	Ruth Smeeth
	uin	277791
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2019 answer text <p>Information on the total number of veterans medically diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is not held.</p><p>However, between 1 January 2010 and 31 March 2019 an estimated 6,730 veterans have claimed compensation for PTSD under the War Pension Scheme, of which 1,320 (19.5%) were unsuccessful.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 23/07/2019 13:09:12 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	4508 label Biography information for Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent

1140324

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Reserve Forces' and Cadets' Associations Review
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if she will publish the terms of the review of the Reserve Forces and Cadets Association undertaken by Mr Rob Sullivan.
	tabling member constituency	North Wiltshire
	tabling member printed	James Gray
	uin	278902
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2019 answer text <p>The agreed Terms of Reference for the Reserve Forces and Cadets Association Review is attached. This document covers the planned timeframe for publication of the review, which is expected by the end of November 2019.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood grouped question UIN 278903 question first answered 23/07/2019 13:27:42 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood attachment 1 file name RFCA Review TORs (PQ).docx title Terms of Reference
	tabling member	261 label Biography information for James Gray

1140326

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Reserve Forces' and Cadets' Associations Review
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the timeframe is for the publication of the review on Reserve Forces and Cadets Association.
	tabling member constituency	North Wiltshire
	tabling member printed	James Gray
	uin	278903
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2019 answer text <p>The agreed Terms of Reference for the Reserve Forces and Cadets Association Review is attached. This document covers the planned timeframe for publication of the review, which is expected by the end of November 2019.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood grouped question UIN 278902 question first answered 23/07/2019 13:27:42 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood attachment 1 file name RFCA Review TORs (PQ).docx title Terms of Reference
	tabling member	261 label Biography information for James Gray

1140328

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Reserve Forces' and Cadets' Associations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions she has had with the Chairman of the Reserve Forces and Cadets Association on the contribution that associations make to the defence of the realm; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	North Wiltshire
	tabling member printed	James Gray
	uin	278904
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2019 answer text <p>As part of the review into the Reserve Forces and Cadets Associations (RFCAs) is currently under way, Ministry of Defence officials are in regular conversation with the Chairman of the Council of RFCAs and key staff at all thirteen RFCAs across the country. The review is looking into the functions carried out by the RFCAs and their contribution to Defence outputs, their efficiency and efficacy of delivery and corporate governance, and potential new tasks the RFCAs may be best placed to deliver on behalf of Defence.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 23/07/2019 13:12:42 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	261 label Biography information for James Gray

1140266

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Defence: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when her Department will announce the preferred bidder for the Future Service Delivery Contract.
	tabling member constituency	Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney
	tabling member printed	Gerald Jones
	uin	279107
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2019 answer text <p>Bids for this contract have only just been received and have not yet been evaluated. Depending how fully they meet the Department's requirements, we provisionally envisage announcing the preferred bidder in December 2019.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 23/07/2019 13:14:44 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	4501 label Biography information for Gerald Jones