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1645032

	registered interest
	date	15/06/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the National Disability Strategy published on 28 July 2021, which of his Department’s commitments in that strategy that have not been paused as a result of legal action have (a) been fully, (b) been partially and (c) not been implemented.
	tabling member constituency	Romsey and Southampton North
	tabling member printed	Caroline Nokes
	uin	189789
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2023 answer text <p>In January 2022, the High Court declared the National Disability Strategy (NDS) was unlawful because the UK Disability Survey, which informed it, was held to be a voluntary consultation that failed to comply with the legal requirements on public consultations</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) had five commitments included in the National Disability Strategy. These included:</p><p>1. By September 2021, the MOD will publish a plan to bring more disabled people into the civilian workforce to meet its target of 15.3% by 2030</p><p>2. MOD will explore how to increase opportunities for disabled people to serve as part of the Armed Forces reserves by the end of 2023, including:</p><p>- promoting better use of disabled reservists for appropriate roles across the Armed Forces</p><p>- guaranteeing interviews for disabled reservists who meet the minimum requirements when recruiting for those roles</p><p>3. By 2025, MOD will deliver the Armed Forces Recruiting Programme to recruit more diverse military personnel, including disabled people</p><p>4. We will experiment with the recruitment of more diverse military personnel into the new National Cyber Force, using it as a pathfinder for increased inclusivity</p><p>5. The Office for Veterans’ Affairs will share best practice and insight from the veterans’ adaptive sport community with disability organisations and providers of sport and activity by March 2022</p><p>Commitment 1, to publish a plan to bring more disabled people into the civilian workforce has been partly implemented. A plan is in development and a number of relevant activities have so far been identified and are progressing. We continue to monitor the effects of the actions, which will make Defence a more attractive, diverse and inclusive employer.</p><p> </p><p>Commitment 2, to explore how to increase opportunities for disabled people to join Defence, has not been implemented. Defence wishes to minimise the risk of acting inconsistently with the Court’s declaration, without compromising on the ambitious agenda we are delivering for disabled people. As such, we are disappointed to have had to pause the work on guaranteed interviews for disabled reservists. However, this does not prevent disabled people who meet the minimum requirements from applying to be a reservist. Our intent remains to contribute to the wider commitment of creating more opportunities for disabled people to participate and thrive across the whole Force, not just as reservists; to protect and promote the rights of disabled people; and to tackle the barriers that prevent disabled people from fully benefiting from, and contributing fully to, every aspect of our society.</p><p> </p><p>Commitment 3, to deliver the Armed Forces Recruiting Programme (AFRP) to recruit more diverse military personnel, is in the process of being implemented. The AFRP is responsible for the delivery of a new single, tri-Service, Armed Forces Recruiting Service (AFRS). A key requirement of the future solution is placing candidates at the heart of the Armed Forces recruiting experience, keeping them inspired and motivated whilst recruiting from the broadest spectrum of society to improve diversity and representation. A key tenet of the Programme is to establish an agile and flexible approach to meet the demand of the Armed Forces across roles and people requirements. The Armed Forces demand requirement is updated annually and will be delivered through the supplier and the AFRS working collaboratively. It will be fully implemented in 2027.</p><p> </p><p>Commitment 4, to use the National Cyber Force as a pathfinder for inclusivity, has been fully implemented. In 2021, the MOD announced a Cyber Pathfinder Scheme to increase inclusion in Defence. This is now open and trains and assesses military personnel joining the National Cyber Force.</p><p> </p><p>Commitment 5, to share best practice and insight from the veterans’ adaptive sport community with disability organisations and providers of sport and activity, was fully implemented <ins class="ministerial">in March 2022.</ins> <del class="ministerial">before the High Court's judgement on the NDS was delivered.</del></p><p>We remain fully committed to supporting disabled people in the UK through creating more opportunities, protecting their rights, and ensuring they fully benefit from, and can contribute to, every aspect of our society. To support this, the MOD will be providing further details of our recent achievements to improve disabled people’s lives in the forthcoming Disability Action Plan consultation due for publication in the summer.</p><p> </p><p>Ahead of this, the Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work will write providing a list of these achievements and will place a copy in the House Library.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 22/06/2023 13:36:48 question first ministerially corrected 06/09/2023 15:46:16 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison previous answer version 83167 answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes

1656392

	registered interest
	date	01/09/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Weddings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 3 July 2023 to Ministry of Defence: Weddings, on what date did a civil (a) marriage and (b) partnership last take place on the Defence Estate in (a) England and (b) Cyprus.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	195687
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>Civil marriages and partnerships occur on Defence estates outside the UK and will comply with host countries’ laws or the Sovereign Base Regulations. <ins class="ministerial">The last civil marriage that took place on Defence estates in Cyprus was 11 March 2023 and the last civil partnership that took place on Defence estates in Cyprus was 27 June 2022.</ins><del class="ministerial">The last time such a ceremony took place in Cyprus was 4 September 2021.</del></p><p> </p><p>Civil marriages or partnerships cannot take place on the Defence Estate in England and Wales due to The Marriages and Civil Partnership (Approved Premises) Regulations 2005, which requires Approved Premises to be regularly available to the public. That is not tenable in respect of the defence estate because of security concerns.</p><p> </p><p>On 24 July 2023, in my capacity as Minister for Defence People, Veterans and Service Families, I wrote to the Ministry of Justice to enquire about amending the legislation to remove the requirement for unrestricted public access. Such an amendment would ensure that the Defence community could enter into civil marriages and partnerships in locations that have particular significance to them.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 11/09/2023 15:02:56 question first ministerially corrected 18/10/2023 12:36:10 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison previous answer version 93179 answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1656393

	registered interest
	date	01/09/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Weddings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 3 July 2023 to Question 191222 on on Ministry of Defence: Weddings, what security considerations his Department has identified for not permitting civil marriages or civil partnerships to take place on the Defence Estate in England and Wales.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	195688
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>Civil marriages and partnerships occur on Defence estates outside the UK and will comply with host countries’ laws or the Sovereign Base Regulations. <ins class="ministerial">The last civil marriage that took place on Defence estates in Cyprus was 11 March 2023 and the last civil partnership that took place on Defence estates in Cyprus was 27 June 2022.</ins> <del class="ministerial">The last time such a ceremony took place in Cyprus was 4 September 2021.</del></p><p> </p><p>Civil marriages or partnerships cannot take place on the Defence Estate in England and Wales due to The Marriages and Civil Partnership (Approved Premises) Regulations 2005, which requires Approved Premises to be regularly available to the public. That is not tenable in respect of the defence estate because of security concerns.</p><p> </p><p>On 24 July 2023, in my capacity as Minister for Defence People, Veterans and Service Families, I wrote to the Ministry of Justice to enquire about amending the legislation to remove the requirement for unrestricted public access. Such an amendment would ensure that the Defence community could enter into civil marriages and partnerships in locations that have particular significance to them.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 11/09/2023 15:02:56 question first ministerially corrected 18/10/2023 15:32:16 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison previous answer version 93187 answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1659063

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Compensation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 122 of his Department’s annual report and accounts for 2022-23, how many of the special payments reported for financial year 2022-23 were made to (a) service personnel and (b) other individuals affected by defence activities.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	198317
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2023 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The majority of the 4,609 special payments disclosed relate to common law compensation claims (3,865). An analysis of this data is provided below;</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">· 2,307 payments to Service personnel</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">· 1,558 payments to Others</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">It should be noted that this analysis reflects the volume of payments made and that individuals may receive more than one compensation payment depending on the settlement reached.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">The remaining volume will include payments made in settlement of contractual disputes where it has been judged that this represents the best value for money course of action for the Department. Two of these payments are separately disclosed in the ARAc table as they exceed the &gt;£300,000 threshold for more detailed reporting (specifically MSI Instruments (£959,000) and Land Remediation Payment (£321,000)).</del><ins class="ministerial">The majority of the 4,609 special payments totalling £114.53 million disclosed relate to common law compensation claims (£111.20 million). An analysis of this data is provided below;</ins></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">· 2,307 payments equating to £78 million to service personnel</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">· 1,558 payments equating to £33 million to others</ins></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">It should be noted that this analysis reflects the volume of payments made and that individuals may receive more than one compensation payment depending on the settlement reached.</ins></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">The remaining value will include payments made in settlement of contractual disputes where it has been judged that this represents the best value for money course of action for the Department. Two of these payments are separately disclosed in the table as they exceed the &gt;£300,000 threshold for more detailed reporting (specifically MSI Instruments (£959,000) and Land Remediation Payment (£321,000).</ins></p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 15/09/2023 10:42:02 question first ministerially corrected 15/09/2023 13:45:07 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison previous answer version 94749 answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1700960

	registered interest
	date	15/04/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Health
	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 armed forces personnel were (a) Medically Not Deployable and (b) Medically Limited Deployable in each year since 2010, broken down by service branch.
	tabling member constituency	Mitcham and Morden
	tabling member printed	Dame Siobhain McDonagh
	uin	21508
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2024 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The following table provides the number (n) and proportion of UK Armed Forces personnel, broken down by Service, with a Medical Deployability Standard of Medically Limited Deployable (MLD) and Medically Non-Deployable (MND), as at 1 April of each year from 2010 to 2023:</del></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>Service</strong></del></p></td><td colspan="4"><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>Royal Navy</strong></del></p></td><td colspan="4"><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>Army</strong></del></p></td><td colspan="4"><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>RAF</strong></del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>MLD</strong></del></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>MND</strong></del></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>MLD</strong></del></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>MND</strong></del></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>MLD</strong></del></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>MND</strong></del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>Date</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>n</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>%</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>n</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>%</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>n</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>%</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>n</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>%</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>n</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>%</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>n</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>%</strong></del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">01-Apr-10</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1,843</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">5.2%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2,938</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">8.3%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">14,786</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">14.5%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">6,736</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">6.6%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1,472</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">3.7%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">3,941</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">9.8%</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">01-Apr-11</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1,995</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">5.6%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2,882</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">8.1%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">15,217</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">15.0%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">6,952</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">6.9%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1,616</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">4.0%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">3,966</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">9.9%</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">01-Apr-12</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1,786</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">5.4%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2,866</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">8.6%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">14,319</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">14.5%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">7,480</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">7.6%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1,561</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">4.1%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">3,865</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">10.1%</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">01-Apr-13</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1,825</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">5.8%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2,697</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">8.6%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">12,237</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">13.0%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">8,021</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">8.5%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1,402</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">4.0%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">3,634</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">10.3%</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">01-Apr-14</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1,732</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">5.7%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2,859</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">9.4%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">10,667</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">12.2%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">7,938</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">9.1%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1,412</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">4.3%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">3,599</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">10.8%</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">01-Apr-15</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1,846</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">6.1%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2,840</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">9.4%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">10,122</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">12.3%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">8,246</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">10.0%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1,433</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">4.5%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">3,461</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">10.9%</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">01-Apr-16</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1,932</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">6.5%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2,892</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">9.7%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">10,001</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">12.5%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">8,308</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">10.4%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1,618</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">5.2%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">3,622</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">11.7%</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">01-Apr-17</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2,044</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">6.9%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2,722</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">9.2%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">9,971</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">12.7%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">7,890</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">10.1%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1,845</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">6.0%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">3,304</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">10.7%</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">01-Apr-18</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2,032</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">6.9%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2,762</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">9.4%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">10,005</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">13.0%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">6,907</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">9.0%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1,952</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">6.4%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">3,321</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">10.9%</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">01-Apr-19</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2,145</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">7.3%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2,864</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">9.8%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">9,964</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">13.3%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">6,702</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">8.9%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2,139</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">7.1%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">3,480</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">11.6%</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">01-Apr-20</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2,279</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">7.8%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2,930</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">10.1%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">9,434</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">12.8%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">6,667</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">9.0%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2,310</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">7.8%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">3,675</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">12.4%</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">01-Apr-21</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2,396</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">8.1%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2,899</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">9.8%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">8,937</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">11.6%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">6,447</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">8.4%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2,399</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">8.0%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">3,455</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">11.5%</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">01-Apr-22</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2,306</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">7.7%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">3,279</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">11.0%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">9,388</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">12.2%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">7,600</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">9.8%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2,458</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">8.2%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">3,884</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">13.0%</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">01-Apr-23</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2,197</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">7.5%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">3,286</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">11.2%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">9,263</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">12.4%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">7,669</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">10.2%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2,488</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">8.5%</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">4,081</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">13.9%</del></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><ins class="ministerial">Medically downgraded personnel are those personnel who have been assessed by a medical board and subsequently awarded a Medical Deployability Standard of either Medically Limited Deployable (MLD) or Medically Non Deployable (MND).</ins></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">The rise in MLD and MND rates is likely to be multifactorial and is a result of extrinsic and intrinsic factors. MOD are committed to retaining personnel in specialist trades or who possess niche skills that benefit Defence, and this may contribute to the increasing number of MLD and MND personnel. However, there are a range of interventions being delivered to address employability and deployability which are intended to mitigate the impact on Defence whilst continuing to provide the necessary medical support to our people.</ins></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">The following table provides the number and proportion of UK Armed Forces personnel, broken down by service, with a Medical Deployability Standard of Medically Limited Deployable (MLD) and Medically Non-Deployable (MND), as at 01 April of each year from 2010 to 2023:</ins></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Service</strong></ins></p></td><td colspan="4"><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Royal Navy</strong></ins></p></td><td colspan="4"><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Army</strong></ins></p></td><td colspan="4"><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>RAF</strong></ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>MLD</strong></ins></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>MND</strong></ins></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>MLD</strong></ins></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>MND</strong></ins></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>MLD</strong></ins></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>MND</strong></ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Date</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>n</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>%</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>n</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>%</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>n</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>%</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>n</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>%</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>n</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>%</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>n</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>%</strong></ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">01-Apr-10</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1,843</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">5.2%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2,938</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">8.3%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">14,786</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">14.5%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">6,736</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">6.6%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1,472</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">3.7%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">3,941</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">9.8%</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">01-Apr-11</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1,995</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">5.6%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2,882</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">8.1%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">15,217</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">15.0%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">6,952</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">6.9%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1,616</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">4.0%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">3,966</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">9.9%</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">01-Apr-12</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1,786</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">5.4%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2,866</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">8.6%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">14,319</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">14.5%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">7,480</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">7.6%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1,561</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">4.1%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">3,865</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">10.1%</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">01-Apr-13</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1,825</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">5.8%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2,697</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">8.6%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">12,237</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">13.0%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">8,021</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">8.5%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1,402</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">4.0%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">3,634</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">10.3%</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">01-Apr-14</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1,732</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">5.7%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2,859</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">9.4%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">10,667</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">12.2%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">7,938</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">9.1%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1,412</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">4.3%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">3,599</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">10.8%</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">01-Apr-15</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1,846</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">6.1%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2,840</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">9.4%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">10,122</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">12.3%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">8,246</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">10.0%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1,433</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">4.5%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">3,461</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">10.9%</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">01-Apr-16</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1,932</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">6.5%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2,892</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">9.7%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">10,001</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">12.5%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">8,308</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">10.4%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1,618</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">5.2%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">3,622</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">11.7%</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">01-Apr-17</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2,044</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">6.9%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2,722</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">9.2%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">9,971</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">12.7%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">7,890</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">10.1%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1,845</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">6.0%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">3,304</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">10.7%</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">01-Apr-18</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2,032</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">6.9%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2,762</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">9.4%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">10,005</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">13.0%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">6,907</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">9.0%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1,952</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">6.4%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">3,321</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">10.9%</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">01-Apr-19</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2,145</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">7.3%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2,864</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">9.8%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">9,964</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">13.3%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">6,702</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">8.9%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2,139</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">7.1%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">3,480</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">11.6%</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">01-Apr-20</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2,279</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">7.8%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2,930</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">10.1%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">9,434</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">12.8%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">6,667</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">9.0%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2,310</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">7.8%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">3,675</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">12.4%</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">01-Apr-21</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2,396</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">8.1%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2,899</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">9.8%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">8,937</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">11.6%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">6,447</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">8.4%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2,399</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">8.0%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">3,455</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">11.5%</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">01-Apr-22</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2,306</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">7.7%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">3,279</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">11.0%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">9,388</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">12.2%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">7,600</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">9.8%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2,458</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">8.2%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">3,884</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">13.0%</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">01-Apr-23</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2,197</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">7.5%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">3,286</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">11.2%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">9,263</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">12.4%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">7,669</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">10.2%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2,488</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">8.5%</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">4,081</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">13.9%</ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 13/05/2024 15:39:40 question first ministerially corrected 17/05/2024 12:19:13 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison previous answer version 33361 answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	193 label Biography information for Dame Siobhain McDonagh

1712796

	registered interest
	date	22/04/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Fraud
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 18 April 2024 to Question 21551 on Ministry of Defence: Fraud, if he will provide a breakdown of the number of cases for each category for each financial year.
	tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
	tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
	uin	22865
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2024 answer text <p>The number and detected values of fraud listed <del class="ministerial">below</del> <ins class="ministerial"> in the attached table</ins> for each financial year represent the categories provided in Question 21551. The total detected fraud values vary slightly from those provided in the letter on 27 February, reference 3427, because the assessed detected value of fraud can change as a case progresses. Since 2010, the information capture requirement has evolved with reporting needs; this is most evident following a review undertaken in 2020.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="15"><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>Number of cases / detected fraud value (£k)</strong></del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>Fraud Category</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>2010/11</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>2011/12</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>2012/13</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>2013/14</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>2014/15</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>2015/16</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>2016/17</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>2017/18</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>2018/19</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>2019/20</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>2020/21</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>2021/22</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>2022/23</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>2023/24</strong></del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Civilian Allowances</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1/218</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1/65</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">3/39</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">4/4</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2/11</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">3/3</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">9/113</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">11/166</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Civilian Expenses</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">8/12</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">16/37</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">14/5</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">16/12</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">9/192</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">123/38</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">100/25</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">45/57</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">242/49</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">39/20</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">20/10</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">28/23</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">12/70</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Civilian Pay</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1/2</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2/50</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1/25</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">6/112</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Service Allowances</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1/2</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">4/287</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2/34</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">4/20</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">9/144</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">9/62</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">12/233</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">10/79</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">12/140</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">22/300</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">48/984</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">38/746</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Service Expenses</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1/160</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">7/21</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">23/128</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">6/10</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">10/24</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">10/346</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">7/26</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">10/5</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">8/4</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">4/7</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2/0</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">4/7</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">50/34</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">22/47</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Service Pay</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1/2</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">4/50</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">3/35</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Cyber and communication</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1/89</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1/32</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2/193</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">6/441</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Departmental Income Related</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1/0</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1/89</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1/6</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Exploiting Assets and Information</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2/150</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">7/10</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">8/5</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">5/177</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">8/543</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">9/476</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">11/673</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">19/572</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">25/743</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Joint Personnel Administration, Travel &amp; Subsistence and Other Allowances</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">9/8</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2/4</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">4/6</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">5/5</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">5/70</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">5/8</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2/2</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">5/10</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">13/29</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Pay Related</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1/50</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2/19</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">26/169</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">22/159</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">18/122</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">42/220</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">7/97</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">8/47</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">9/112</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">7/100</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">16/150</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">18/182</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">9/105</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">21/375</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Payment Processes</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1/21</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1/1</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1/25</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1/7</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2/265</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2/150</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2/177</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">6/364</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">7/674</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Pension Fraud</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">6/244</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2/151</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">5/165</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">18/524</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">4/222</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2/124</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">4/347</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">13/267</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">7/68</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">11/3,942</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">13/496</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">13/1,002</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Personnel Management Related</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">3/21</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">31/343</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">17/3</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">28/10</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">26/88</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">19/22</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">41/13</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">38/470</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">24/5,454</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">26/333</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">46/846</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">94/4,315</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">78/3,638</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Procurement</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">4/0</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">5/283,105</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">7/1</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">3/2</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">18/2,585</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">9/20,317</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">18/45,911</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">34/55,306</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">25/140,113</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">40/127,966</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">50/212,984</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Recruiting</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1/89</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">3/283</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2/193</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">8/772</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Theft of Assets</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1/4</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">3/104</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">54/135</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">19/92</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">40/526</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">16/17</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">12/3</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">3/0</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">23/311</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">9/19</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">28/153</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">29/350</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">55/389</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">92/1,380</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Other</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"> </del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"> </del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">6/1</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"> </del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">5/1</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">9/20</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">11/11</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">16/100</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">22/403</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">6/276</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">4/279</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">6/274</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">4/298</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">8/676</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial"> </del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0.24M</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0.33M</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1.35M</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0.43M</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">284.22M</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1.53M</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0.68M</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2.97M</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">22.52M</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">52.97M</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">57.27M</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">147.24M</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">136.13M</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">223.89M</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>Total</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"> </del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"> </del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"> </del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"> </del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"> </del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"> </del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"> </del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"> </del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"> </del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"> </del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"> </del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"> </del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"> </del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"> </del></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 29/04/2024 15:02:49 question first ministerially corrected 08/05/2024 10:17:14 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison attachment 1 file name 20240426 PQ 22865 and 22866 V7.docx title Number and detected values of fraud table previous answer version 31076 answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1521792

	registered interest
	date	13/10/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Veterans: Medical Records
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of veteran’s medical records have been digitised.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	62707
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2022 answer text <p>With the introduction of the Defence Medical Information Capability Programme (DMICP), the electronic patient record system for the Armed Forces, the vast majority of personnel who have left service since 2010 will have had a Ministry of Defence (MOD) digital primary healthcare record. Conversely, those who left the Armed Forces prior to the introduction of DMICP are likely to have a paper, rather than digital, record.</p><p>When personnel leave the Armed Forces, their healthcare becomes the responsibility of the NHS in the majority of cases. One to three months before discharge, Service personnel are required to register with an NHS GP. The GP then requests the individual's service medical records from the MOD. After the records are received, how they are held is the responsibility of the NHS.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 31/10/2022 17:59:19 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1525006

	registered interest
	date	21/10/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Veterans: Identity Cards
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress his Department has made on phase two of the roll-out of veterans ID cards.
	tabling member constituency	Warrington North
	tabling member printed	Charlotte Nichols
	uin	68602
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2022 answer text <p>Phase one of the Veterans' Recognition Scheme is complete, with Service leavers receiving a HM Armed Forces Veterans' Recognition Card as part of the discharge process; since December 2018, over 56,000 such Cards have been issued to Service leavers. Phase two will extend the scheme to existing veterans so they can more quickly, easily, and securely prove they served in the UK Armed Forces.</p><p>As announced during Armed Forces week, more than £1 million in new money is being invested into a new digital service for veterans. This will make it easier and quicker to demonstrate military service in order to access a range of Government and charity services and will in turn help ensure that Recognition Cards are given only to those with verified service. The Government remains committed to delivering Veterans' Recognition Cards and will advise of a timescale for final delivery when this work is complete.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 31/10/2022 17:44:59 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4799 label Biography information for Charlotte Nichols

1525090

	registered interest
	date	21/10/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Veterans: Mental Health Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to ensure robust mental health assessments for those leaving the military with a physical injury, even where no symptoms have presented, to improve the speed of access to support or treatment.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	68483
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2022 answer text <p>It is mandatory for all Armed Forces personnel to have a Structured Mental Health Assessment at their discharge medical examination. This will highlight any unknown mental health needs and enable signposting and referral where necessary. This may be to NHS services such as OP COURAGE which provides a complete mental healthcare pathway for service leavers in England with similar services in other parts of the UK or to a MOD Department of Community Mental Health, where an individual can access mental healthcare for six months following their discharge.</p><p>More broadly, all Armed Forces personnel who are unable to undertake normal duties, (including those wounded, injured or sick) will enter the Defence Recovery Capability. Each of the Armed Forces has a Recovery Pathway that optimises an individual's recovery or transition to civilian life. This is underpinned by an Individual Recovery Plan. Factors within the Plan are assessed using the HARDFACTS criteria: Health, Accommodation, Relocation, Drugs/Alcohol/Stress, Finance, Attitude, Children and Family, Training, Resettlement, Employment and Support Agencies. Consequently, any Service person in a Recovery Pathway will receive an ongoing holistic assessment by their Personal Recovery Officer, regardless of whether the individual is medically discharged or leaves Service by another mechanism.</p><p>The Veterans Welfare Service and Defence Transition Service are both components of Veterans UK. These services deliver additional support to Service leavers with enduring welfare needs and those vulnerable personnel on a casework model following discharge.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 31/10/2022 17:43:32 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1535755

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Huntington’s Disease
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether people at risk of Huntington’s disease are able to serve in the armed forces without the need to provide a negative predictive test upon recruitment.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
	tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
	uin	70978
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2022 answer text <p>The genetics of Huntington's disease are complex and the likelihood of an Armed Forces candidate developing the disease and the likely age of presentation are dependent on the number of gene repeats. In some cases it is possible to predict these with a high level of certainty, based either on genetic testing of immediate relatives or of the candidate themselves.</p><p>Candidates known to be carriers of the gene associated with Huntington's disease are normally graded medically unfit for service. Candidates with a proven, immediate family history of this condition are also normally graded medically unfit unless known not to carry the gene.</p><p>If there is clear evidence that a candidate is unlikely to develop Huntington's disease during a Service career then they may, on a case by case basis, be considered medical fit for service. It is for the candidate to provide this evidence, which must be supported by an appropriately qualified and experienced specialist.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 02/11/2022 17:16:13 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn