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229357

	registered interest
	date	24/03/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Veterans: Military Decorations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress has been made on the awarding of the Légion d'honneur to veterans of the Second World War.
	tabling member constituency	Gedling
	tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
	uin	228914
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>We thank the French Government for making the offer to award the Legion d'Honneur to all those UK Servicemen who were involved in the liberation of France in 1944. So far the Ministry of Defence has passed in excess of 2,500 applications to the French Authorities.</p><p>We continue to receive and process applications on a daily basis and this week we anticipate a further 200 applications will be passed across to the French Authorities.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 26/03/2015 10:05:45 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

228516

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Legal Costs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much (a) his Department and (b) its executive agencies and associated bodies spent on legal fees in each year since 2010; and if he will publish a detailed breakdown of that expenditure.
	tabling member constituency	Gedling
	tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
	uin	228426
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 24/03/2015 17:17:25 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

228520

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Redundancy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people have been made redundant from (a) his Department and (b) its executive agencies and associated bodies in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Gedling
	tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
	uin	228355
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 answer text <p>The table below shows the number of civilian personnel who have left the Ministry of Defence and its Trading Funds through compulsory early retirement or severance, through voluntary release and redundancy, or under the terms of the Voluntary Early Release Scheme (VERS) in each financial year from 2010 to 31 December 2014.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td colspan="6"><p><strong>FINANCIAL YEAR </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>MOD MAIN</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2009-10</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010-11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011-12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p><p><strong>(to 31/12/2014)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Voluntary Release &amp; Redundancy</p></td><td><p>400</p></td><td><p>180</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>130</p></td><td><p>190</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Voluntary Early Release Scheme</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>5,950</p></td><td><p>3,240</p></td><td><p>1,680</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Compulsory Retirement/Severance</p></td><td><p>210</p></td><td><p>150</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>TRADING FUNDS</strong></p></td><td colspan="5"> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Voluntary Release &amp; Redundancy</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>150</p></td><td><p>470</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>120</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Compulsory Retirement/Severance</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Notes:</strong></p><p>1. Headcount is a measure of the size of the workforce that counts all people equally regardless of their hours of work.</p><p>2. The figures above relate to permanent and casual MOD Main and Trading Fund personnel only. Excluded are all Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) and locally engaged civilian (LEC) personnel.</p><p>3. Personnel who exit under Voluntary Early Release Schemes from 1 July 2011 onwards are listed separately for MOD Main from those leaving under alternative voluntary release or redundancy schemes.</p><p>4. Where rounding has been used, totals and sub-totals have been rounded separately and so may not equal the sums of their rounded parts. When rounding to the nearest 10, numbers ending in “5” have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent systematic bias.</p><p>- denotes 0 and a ~ denotes numbers of 1 to 5.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 25/03/2015 15:42:06 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry previous answer version 52557 answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

228101

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Staff
	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 staff in (a) his Department and (b) its executive agencies and associated bodies are former members of the armed forces.
	tabling member constituency	Gedling
	tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
	uin	228117
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>Information on the numbers of civilian staff in the Ministry of Defence (MOD) who previously served in the Armed Forces is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p><p>As at 1 January 2015, the Ministry of Defence employed 160,700 Service personnel and 64,010 civilian staff. This equated to proportions of 71.5% and 28.5%, respectively. Further analysis of recent trends in Service and civilian personnel strengths can be found in Table 2.03.1 of the Department's 'Bulletin 2.03 - Service and Civilian Personnel' report (revised on 22 January 2015) which can be found at the following address:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/396759/Bulletin2.03_Personnel_Bulletin-Final_2014_Revised.pdf#page=8</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry grouped question UIN 228118 question first answered 23/03/2015 16:37:56 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

228102

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Staff
	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 staff in (a) his Department and (b) its executive agencies and associated bodies are members of the armed forces.
	tabling member constituency	Gedling
	tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
	uin	228118
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>Information on the numbers of civilian staff in the Ministry of Defence (MOD) who previously served in the Armed Forces is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p><p>As at 1 January 2015, the Ministry of Defence employed 160,700 Service personnel and 64,010 civilian staff. This equated to proportions of 71.5% and 28.5%, respectively. Further analysis of recent trends in Service and civilian personnel strengths can be found in Table 2.03.1 of the Department's 'Bulletin 2.03 - Service and Civilian Personnel' report (revised on 22 January 2015) which can be found at the following address:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/396759/Bulletin2.03_Personnel_Bulletin-Final_2014_Revised.pdf#page=8</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry grouped question UIN 228117 question first answered 23/03/2015 16:37:56 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

177458

	registered interest
	date	03/02/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Housing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what reports he has received of the current situation regarding the TUPE rights of employees from Babcock Dyncorp to Carillion Amey following the end of the contract on 2 February 2015; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Gedling
	tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
	uin	223268
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2015 answer text <p>TUPE is an issue for the two companies concerned and the Ministry of Defence has no liability.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 09/02/2015 17:42:26 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

175003

	registered interest
	date	21/01/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	LIBOR: Fines
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much funding from LIBOR fines was distributed to veterans' charities in each (a) region and (b) constituent part of the UK in each year since 2012.
	tabling member constituency	Gedling
	tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
	uin	221590
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2015 answer text <p>Information held centrally by the Ministry of Defence on the distribution of the £35 million LIBOR Fund and the £40 million Veterans Accommodation Fund is provided in the attached documents. Not all recipients of funding are veterans' charities and information on the £35 million LIBOR Fund is collated by country rather than region.</p><p>In addition, it is likely that veterans have benefited from LIBOR funds distributed by other Government Departments. However, this would be at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry attachment 1 file name HOC 221590 A.xls title LIBOR Fund 2 file name HOC 221590 B.doc title Veterans Accommodation Fund question first answered 03/03/2015 17:08:19 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry previous answer version 41268 answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

174170

	registered interest
	date	16/01/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Veterans: Hearing Impairment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he has taken to support veterans with industrial deafness.
	tabling member constituency	Gedling
	tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
	uin	221123
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2015 answer text <p>The term industrial deafness is, in general usage, understood to mean damage to hearing caused by chronic unprotected noise exposure, as experienced in workshops, heavy manufacturing and shipyards. This type of damage is cumulative over time and may result in disabling hearing loss, typically in middle age or later. Before the introduction of Health and Safety legislation, it was a common condition both in civilian and some military workplaces. Noise damage from military workshop environments is now very rare, following the implementation of the Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005. However, the recent armed conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq have produced a risk of acute acoustic trauma i.e. weapons-related impulse noise damage, mainly affecting young Service personnel with previously normal hearing.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) takes very seriously the issue of hearing loss related to Service noise. The Department provides the best possible hearing protection and works closely with the Royal British Legion (RBL) and other charitable partners to ensure that all personnel and commanders are fully aware of the risks of permanent hearing damage. For those affected by hearing loss and its associated challenges, best practice care and support is available. In order to protect our personnel, where noise damage is detected, personnel may be downgraded and even medically discharged, even though they might not have a disabling level of hearing loss. Where it is clinically appropriate, suitable digital aids are fitted in-Service.</p><p>The National Health Services areresponsible for meeting the clinical needs of veterans. Throughout the UK, arrangements are in place for priority access to secondary care for veterans with Service related hearing problems; the full range of hearing aids, including in-ear and in-canal variants, are fitted as standard in the NHS, dependent on clinical need. Hearing problems are common in older people, including in veterans, and the Government recently allocated £10 million of LIBOR money to support affected veterans. Government Departments are working together with the RBL to agree upon the most effective use of this money. In addition, the Department of Health, NHS England and Defence are improving coordination in order that personnel are first provided with hearing aids in-Service, and also developing common standards for local NHS commissioners. The Ministry of Defence does not maintain a database of all veterans. It is therefore not possible to estimate the number of veterans suffering from industrial deafness.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry grouped question UIN 221124 question first answered 26/01/2015 16:51:08 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry previous answer version 39615 answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

174171

	registered interest
	date	16/01/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Veterans: Hearing Impairment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many veterans suffer from industrial deafness.
	tabling member constituency	Gedling
	tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
	uin	221124
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2015 answer text <p>The term industrial deafness is, in general usage, understood to mean damage to hearing caused by chronic unprotected noise exposure, as experienced in workshops, heavy manufacturing and shipyards. This type of damage is cumulative over time and may result in disabling hearing loss, typically in middle age or later. Before the introduction of Health and Safety legislation, it was a common condition both in civilian and some military workplaces. Noise damage from military workshop environments is now very rare, following the implementation of the Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005. However, the recent armed conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq have produced a risk of acute acoustic trauma i.e. weapons-related impulse noise damage, mainly affecting young Service personnel with previously normal hearing.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) takes very seriously the issue of hearing loss related to Service noise. The Department provides the best possible hearing protection and works closely with the Royal British Legion (RBL) and other charitable partners to ensure that all personnel and commanders are fully aware of the risks of permanent hearing damage. For those affected by hearing loss and its associated challenges, best practice care and support is available. In order to protect our personnel, where noise damage is detected, personnel may be downgraded and even medically discharged, even though they might not have a disabling level of hearing loss. Where it is clinically appropriate, suitable digital aids are fitted in-Service.</p><p>The National Health Services areresponsible for meeting the clinical needs of veterans. Throughout the UK, arrangements are in place for priority access to secondary care for veterans with Service related hearing problems; the full range of hearing aids, including in-ear and in-canal variants, are fitted as standard in the NHS, dependent on clinical need. Hearing problems are common in older people, including in veterans, and the Government recently allocated £10 million of LIBOR money to support affected veterans. Government Departments are working together with the RBL to agree upon the most effective use of this money. In addition, the Department of Health, NHS England and Defence are improving coordination in order that personnel are first provided with hearing aids in-Service, and also developing common standards for local NHS commissioners. The Ministry of Defence does not maintain a database of all veterans. It is therefore not possible to estimate the number of veterans suffering from industrial deafness.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry grouped question UIN 221123 question first answered 26/01/2015 16:51:08 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry previous answer version 39616 answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

173049

	registered interest
	date	12/01/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Anniversaries: World War II
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans the Government has to commemorate the anniversaries of VJ and VE Days in 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Gedling
	tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
	uin	220353
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2015 answer text <p>This Government recognises the importance of the 70th anniversaries of VE and VJ Day in 2015. Detailed planning is under way to ensure that Government Departments, local authorities and local communities work together with veterans to commemorate both anniversaries in a fitting manner. Further details will be made available in due course.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 15/01/2015 17:14:23 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker