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1309390

	registered interest
	date	15/04/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Afghanistan: Immigration
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Afghan (a) present and (b) former (i) interpreters (ii) other locally employed civilians have applied for resettlement to the UK and are currently awaiting a decision; whether all such applications will be fully decided before 11 September 2021; what arrangements will exist after that date to enable further applications to be made in the event that the security situation deteriorates; and if he will take immediate steps to ensure that applications to resettle in the UK made by bona fide former employees of UK armed forces receive positive responses.
	tabling member constituency	New Forest East
	tabling member printed	Dr Julian Lewis
	uin	181176
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2021 answer text <p>Her Majesty's Government has so far relocated 1,358 locally employed Afghan staff and their families to the UK. A total of 532 eligible locally employed staff have applied for relocation to the UK, of which 84 are currently awaiting a decision. Of these, all but six are interpreters and all are former locally employed staff. These applications will be fully decided before 11 September 2021. I cannot comment on arrangements to enable further applications to be made after that date in the event that the security situation deteriorates, as doing so would require me to reveal the details of live operational planning. I have tasked my officials to work in concert with partners across government to explore all options to ensure that current and former locally employed staff who are eligible for relocation under the terms of the Afghan Relocation and Assistance Policy and the Ex-Gratia Scheme are relocated.</p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer question first answered 20/04/2021 14:14:01 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
	tabling member	54 label Biography information for Sir Julian Lewis

1306868

	registered interest
	date	12/04/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Autism
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the implications of the Royal Navy, Royal Air Force and the Army having different medical discharge policies in relation to autism and Asperger's syndrome on the implementation of the Armed Forces Covenant's principle that armed forces personnel should face no disadvantage compared to other citizens in the provision of public and commercial services.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	178576
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2021 answer text <p>Medical discharge policy is delegated to the single Services to provide each branch of the Armed Forces the necessary flexibility to respond effectively to the unique and varying environments in which their people are employed. While this does mean variations between Services exist, all Service personnel across the three Services, be they serving or veteran, are able to challenge the nature of their discharge and, equally, are subject to timeline constraints in which to do so.</p><p> </p><p>The delegation of medical discharge policy causes no disadvantage to our personnel (serving or veteran) in relation to other citizens and has no implications for our ongoing commitment to the implementation of the Armed Forces Covenant.</p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer question first answered 20/04/2021 14:14:45 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1306921

	registered interest
	date	12/04/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Officers
	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 22 March 2021 to Question 170542 on armed forces: officers, (a) when and (b) for what reasons his Department stopped collecting information identifying the (i) state and (ii) private school background of successful applicants for scholarships.
	tabling member constituency	Halton
	tabling member printed	Derek Twigg
	uin	178566
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2021 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is not aware of any historical policy to record the school status of recipients of scholarships and bursaries. Such awards have always been made on the basis of merit alone and, as such, there continues to be no business reason for the MOD to create a central record of school status.</p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer question first answered 15/04/2021 09:04:27 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
	tabling member	429 label Biography information for Derek Twigg

1306995

	registered interest
	date	12/04/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Private Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much Continuity of Education Allowance has been claimed in each of the last five years; and if he will provide a breakdown of the ranks that have claimed that allowance.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
	uin	178721
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2021 answer text <p>The aim of Continuity of Education Allowance (CEA) is to assist Service personnel to achieve continuity of education for their children that would otherwise be denied in the state-maintained day school sector due to the mobility of their family because of consecutive assignments both in the UK and overseas. CEA is available to all Service personnel, irrespective of rank, subject to them satisfying the qualifying criteria.</p><p> </p><p>Service personnel may select from a wide variety of schools across the UK from within the independent and state-maintained sectors. To qualify for the purposes of CEA, a school must: offer full boarding facilities; be registered with the appropriate UK education department; be subject to Ofsted inspection and, in the case of independent schools, be a member of an organisation affiliated to the Independent Schools Council or the Scottish Council for Independent Schools. Each claimant is required to contribute at least 10 per cent of the fees at independent schools.</p><p> </p><p>During the last five Financial Years (FY, 2015-16 to 2019-20) the cost of CEA to Defence was as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>FY</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£million</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>81</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>77</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>80</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>80</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019-20</p></td><td><p>83</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The number of Service personnel who claimed CEA during the last five FYs, by rank, was as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>NATO RANK</strong></p></td><td colspan="5"><p><strong>NUMBER OF CLAIMANTS (FY)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017-18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018-19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019-20</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>OF1</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>OF2</p></td><td><p>373</p></td><td><p>324</p></td><td><p>313</p></td><td><p>290</p></td><td><p>271</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>OF3</p></td><td><p>618</p></td><td><p>578</p></td><td><p>526</p></td><td><p>441</p></td><td><p>424</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>OF4</p></td><td><p>679</p></td><td><p>632</p></td><td><p>610</p></td><td><p>529</p></td><td><p>535</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>OF5</p></td><td><p>353</p></td><td><p>321</p></td><td><p>282</p></td><td><p>244</p></td><td><p>232</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>OF6</p></td><td><p>117</p></td><td><p>119</p></td><td><p>97</p></td><td><p>97</p></td><td><p>92</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>OF7</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>24</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>OF8</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>OF9</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>OR2</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>OR3</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>75</p></td><td><p>87</p></td><td><p>73</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>OR4</p></td><td><p>256</p></td><td><p>259</p></td><td><p>284</p></td><td><p>255</p></td><td><p>268</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>OR6</p></td><td><p>366</p></td><td><p>369</p></td><td><p>412</p></td><td><p>381</p></td><td><p>367</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>OR7</p></td><td><p>362</p></td><td><p>351</p></td><td><p>363</p></td><td><p>332</p></td><td><p>345</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>OR8</p></td><td><p>260</p></td><td><p>220</p></td><td><p>199</p></td><td><p>200</p></td><td><p>209</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>OR9</p></td><td><p>148</p></td><td><p>151</p></td><td><p>134</p></td><td><p>122</p></td><td><p>97</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>TOTAL</p></td><td><p>3,671</p></td><td><p>3,458</p></td><td><p>3,372</p></td><td><p>3,050</p></td><td><p>2,982</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Note</strong>: a key to NATO Rank Codes and UK equivalencies can be found in the attached document.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer question first answered 15/04/2021 09:26:21 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer attachment 1 file name NATO Rank Codes and UK equivalencies.docx title NATO Rank Codes and UK equivalencies
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1307422

	registered interest
	date	12/04/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Workplace Pensions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether there are circumstances in which an armed forces pension would not be paid to a veteran in the event that they are residing outside the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
	tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
	uin	179218
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2021 answer text <p>There are no circumstances in which payment of an Armed Forces Pension to an entitled individual would be withheld due to that pension scheme member residing outside the UK.</p><p>If a member chooses to reside outside the UK, where possible, the paymaster will make arrangements for pensions to be paid directly into an overseas bank account. However, the member is liable for all bank charges and potential adverse currency conversion rates.</p><p>Where the paymaster does not have arrangements in place with banks in a particular country, the member is paid by pound sterling cheque and must make their own arrangements to deposit the funds.</p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer question first answered 15/04/2021 09:05:37 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
	tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

1307865

	registered interest
	date	12/04/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Service Pupil Premium
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many schools in receipt of the Service Pupil Premium are using the self-review tool as at 12 April 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
	uin	179457
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2021 answer text <p>Following research led by the Service Children's Progression Alliance (SCiP Alliance), the 'Thriving Lives Toolkit' was developed which identified seven principles for effective school practice in supporting Service children and a framework to help schools undertake evidence-based reflection, identifying their improvement priorities for this cohort. A central aspect of one of the principles is school transparency and how a school supports Service children through the targeted deployment of resources, including dedicated funding where available, i.e. the Service Pupil Premium. The SCiP Alliance 'Thriving Lives Toolkit' was launched in mid-2020 with an editable version of the toolkit made available in November 2020 and an online version being presently developed.</p><p> </p><p>Information held by the SCiP Alliance indicates there have been a total of 345 downloads of the editable version since November 2020. Comparable information for the non-editable version is not held. When the online version has been launched, fuller management information will be available.</p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer question first answered 20/04/2021 14:12:55 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1308162

	registered interest
	date	12/04/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces Covenant: Scottish Borders
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much funding has been provided to organisations in the Scottish Borders Council area as part of the Armed Forces Covenant Fund.
	tabling member constituency	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
	tabling member printed	John Lamont
	uin	179352
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2021 answer text <p>The Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust has made two grants, totalling £44,900, to a charity registered in the Scottish Borders Council area. First Light Trust, was awarded a grant of £9,900 in August 2020 under the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust’s small grants programme ‘Forces Communities Together’, and an additional £35,000 in November 2020 under the Trust’s ‘Positive Pathways’ programme. There has been considerable further funding awarded to organisations with registered offices in Edinburgh, which have a wider remit for the delivery of services across Scotland, including in the Scottish Borders.</p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer question first answered 20/04/2021 14:15:19 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
	tabling member	4608 label Biography information for John Lamont

1305762

	registered interest
	date	24/03/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Sexual Harassment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to tackle sexual harassment in the armed forces.
	tabling member constituency	Pontypridd
	tabling member printed	Alex Davies-Jones
	uin	175023
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2021 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is absolutely clear there is no place for sexual offending in the Armed Forces. The Armed Forces are committed to addressing the issues of sexual harassment and sexual assault through a range of actions, including awareness campaigns and training presentations around sexual consent. Training is provided to all personnel, with junior officers benefitting from additional instruction to enable them to understand the standards expected of them, tackle unacceptable behaviours and support those under their command</p><p> </p><p>The MOD recognises the great courage it takes to come forward and report a sexual offence and is committed to reducing the incidence of unacceptable behaviour and to holding perpetrators to account. All allegations are thoroughly investigated, and support provided to victims. Commanding Officers must always refer any allegation of rape and sexual assault, or any other offence which may have a sexual element, to the Service Police. Anyone found to fall short of the Services’ high standards or to have committed an offence is dealt with appropriately, up to and including imprisonment and dismissal from Service. While much has been and continues to be done, including the implementation of the Wigston and Gray reports, Defence recognises the scale of the task we must address and remains committed to tackling this challenge.</p><p> </p><p>Detailed statistics about sexual offending in the Service Justice System are published annually as part of our commitment to openness and transparency, and are available from the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/sexual-offences-in-the-service-justice-system" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/sexual-offences-in-the-service-justice-system</a></p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer grouped question UIN 175024 175025 question first answered 13/04/2021 11:42:53 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
	tabling member	4849 label Biography information for Alex Davies-Jones

1305763

	registered interest
	date	24/03/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Sexual Harassment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many instances of sexual harassment in the armed forces have been reported in each year since 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Pontypridd
	tabling member printed	Alex Davies-Jones
	uin	175024
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2021 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is absolutely clear there is no place for sexual offending in the Armed Forces. The Armed Forces are committed to addressing the issues of sexual harassment and sexual assault through a range of actions, including awareness campaigns and training presentations around sexual consent. Training is provided to all personnel, with junior officers benefitting from additional instruction to enable them to understand the standards expected of them, tackle unacceptable behaviours and support those under their command</p><p> </p><p>The MOD recognises the great courage it takes to come forward and report a sexual offence and is committed to reducing the incidence of unacceptable behaviour and to holding perpetrators to account. All allegations are thoroughly investigated, and support provided to victims. Commanding Officers must always refer any allegation of rape and sexual assault, or any other offence which may have a sexual element, to the Service Police. Anyone found to fall short of the Services’ high standards or to have committed an offence is dealt with appropriately, up to and including imprisonment and dismissal from Service. While much has been and continues to be done, including the implementation of the Wigston and Gray reports, Defence recognises the scale of the task we must address and remains committed to tackling this challenge.</p><p> </p><p>Detailed statistics about sexual offending in the Service Justice System are published annually as part of our commitment to openness and transparency, and are available from the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/sexual-offences-in-the-service-justice-system" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/sexual-offences-in-the-service-justice-system</a></p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer grouped question UIN 175023 175025 question first answered 13/04/2021 11:42:53 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
	tabling member	4849 label Biography information for Alex Davies-Jones

1305764

	registered interest
	date	24/03/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Sexual Harassment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what training his Department provides to junior officers to increase awareness of sexual harassment in the armed forces.
	tabling member constituency	Pontypridd
	tabling member printed	Alex Davies-Jones
	uin	175025
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2021 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is absolutely clear there is no place for sexual offending in the Armed Forces. The Armed Forces are committed to addressing the issues of sexual harassment and sexual assault through a range of actions, including awareness campaigns and training presentations around sexual consent. Training is provided to all personnel, with junior officers benefitting from additional instruction to enable them to understand the standards expected of them, tackle unacceptable behaviours and support those under their command</p><p> </p><p>The MOD recognises the great courage it takes to come forward and report a sexual offence and is committed to reducing the incidence of unacceptable behaviour and to holding perpetrators to account. All allegations are thoroughly investigated, and support provided to victims. Commanding Officers must always refer any allegation of rape and sexual assault, or any other offence which may have a sexual element, to the Service Police. Anyone found to fall short of the Services’ high standards or to have committed an offence is dealt with appropriately, up to and including imprisonment and dismissal from Service. While much has been and continues to be done, including the implementation of the Wigston and Gray reports, Defence recognises the scale of the task we must address and remains committed to tackling this challenge.</p><p> </p><p>Detailed statistics about sexual offending in the Service Justice System are published annually as part of our commitment to openness and transparency, and are available from the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/sexual-offences-in-the-service-justice-system" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/sexual-offences-in-the-service-justice-system</a></p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer grouped question UIN 175023 175024 question first answered 13/04/2021 11:42:53 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
	tabling member	4849 label Biography information for Alex Davies-Jones