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724553

	registered interest
	date	26/04/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Army
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the total savings to the public purse of reductions in the number of Army personnel since the Strategic Defence and Security Review 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	71999
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2017 answer text <p><B>The House of Commons was prorogued before the earliest date of answer for this Question.</B></p> answering member constituency answering member printed question first answered 02/05/2017 10:00:00 answering member 0
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

155437

	registered interest
	date	11/11/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Young People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his letter to the Defence Committee of 1 August 2014, whether the cost-benefit analysis of the recruitment of minors was based on (a) the final analysis or (b) the draft cost-benefit analysis; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Bridgend
	tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
	uin	214174
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2014 answer text <p>The figures used in my right hon. Friend the Defence Secretary's letter of 1 August 2014 to the Defence Committee were taken from the final version of the cost-benefit analysis.</p><p>The report has been finalised and a copy is attached<ins class="ministerial">.</ins></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry attachment 1 file name AFC CO's Supervisory Care Directive dated Sep 14.doc title Army Foundation College Supervisory Care Directive 2 file name 20140514-Junior Entry_CostBenefitAnalysis_CITGvs 8_OS (3)[2].doc title Army Junior Entry Training Cost Benefit Analysis previous answer version 29898 answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry 30491 answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry attachment 1 file name 20140514-Junior Entry_CostBenefitAnalysis_CITGvs 8_OS (3).doc title Army Junior Entry Training Cost Benefit Alaysis 2 file name AFC CO's Supervisory Care Directive dated Sep 14.doc title Army Foundation College Supervisory Care Directive answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry question first answered 27/11/2014 16:12:57 question first ministerially corrected 22/01/2015 11:08:57 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

155438

	registered interest
	date	11/11/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Young People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the letter of 1 August 2014 to the Defence Committee, whether his Department's cost-benefit analysis of the recruitment of minors has been finalised; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Bridgend
	tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
	uin	214175
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2014 answer text <p>The figures used in my right hon. Friend the Defence Secretary's letter of 1 August 2014 to the Defence Committee were taken from the final version of the cost-benefit analysis.</p><p>The report has been finalised and a copy is attached<ins class="ministerial">.</ins></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry previous answer version 29896 answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry 30432 answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry attachment 1 file name 20140514-Junior Entry_CostBenefitAnalysis_CITGvs 8_OS (3).doc title Army Junior Entry Training Cost Benefit Alaysis 2 file name AFC CO's Supervisory Care Directive dated Sep 14.doc title Army Foundation College Supervisory Care Directive answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry question first answered 27/11/2014 16:12:57 question first ministerially corrected 22/01/2015 11:15:27 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry attachment 1 file name AFC CO's Supervisory Care Directive dated Sep 14.doc title Army Foundation College Supervisory Care Directive
	tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

156597

	registered interest
	date	19/11/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Young People
	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 28 October 2014 to Question 211635, what progress he has made on reviewing the cost-benefit analysis of the recruitment and training of minors; and when he plans to publish that report.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	215248
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2014 answer text <p>The figures used in my right hon. Friend the Defence Secretary's letter of 1 August 2014 to the Defence Committee were taken from the final version of the cost-benefit analysis.</p><p>The report has been finalised and a copy is attached<ins class="ministerial">.</ins></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry attachment 1 file name AFC CO's Supervisory Care Directive dated Sep 14.doc title Army Foundation College Supervisory Care Directive 2 file name 20140514-Junior Entry_CostBenefitAnalysis_CITGvs 8_OS (3)[2].doc title Army Junior Entry Training Cost Benefit Alalysis previous answer version 30263 answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry 30492 answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry attachment 1 file name 20140514-Junior Entry_CostBenefitAnalysis_CITGvs 8_OS (3).doc title Army Junior Entry Training Cost Benefit Alaysis 2 file name AFC CO's Supervisory Care Directive dated Sep 14.doc title Army Foundation College Supervisory Care Directive answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry question first answered 27/11/2014 16:12:57 question first ministerially corrected 22/01/2015 10:42:29 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

61620

	registered interest
	date	12/06/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Army: Recruitment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will estimate the (a) monthly and (b) total additional cost to date for paying Capita as if it was meeting quantity and quality standards for recruitments in the Recruiting Partnering Project.
	tabling member constituency	Moray
	tabling member printed	Angus Robertson
	uin	200381
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p>Between its launch in March 2012 to 31 March 2014, the Army has paid Capita £100.380 million for the Recruiting Partnering Project. The Recruiting Partnering Project remains within the overall agreed cost of £1.360 <ins class="ministerial">billion. </ins><del class="ministerial">million.</del><br /><br />My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence (Philip Hammond) set out on 14 January 2014 the cost of Capita providing a new Information Technology platform as part of the Recruiting Partnering Project (Official Report: column 716). At the time, these costs were expected to be around £47.7 million directly linked to the change of hosting provision. Since this statement, these costs have reduced to around £42.9 million. <br /><br />As previously stated by the Secretary of State on 14 January, there has been an additional cost of around £1 million per month to run the Capita system. This includes costs for additional manpower.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 23/06/2014 16:43:56 question first ministerially corrected 01/08/2014 09:48:10 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry previous answer version 4680 answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	1433 label Biography information for Angus Robertson

77093

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Official Residences
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost to the public purse was of running and maintaining each grace and favour residence provided by his Department to senior figures from the armed forces in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	205237
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/08/2014 answer text <p>Under previous arrangements, Official Service Residences (OSRs, colloquially known as ‘grace and favour’ residencies) were provided for senior officers in certain posts which required them to undertake official hospitality for Defence purposes. As announced by the then Minister for Personnel, Welfare and Veterans (Andrew Robathan) on 12 December 2011 (Official Report, column 63WS), these arrangements have been discontinued. Properties which were formerly categorised as OSRs are being phased out on a rolling basis as personnel retire or move on to other posts. However, senior officers remain entitled to Service Family Accommodation (Type 1 or Type 2). In addition, the Department is undertaking an ongoing review into domestic assistance policy to ensure that the level of support provided to senior entitled officers is appropriate and driven by a clear business need. Information is available for financial years 2009-10 and 2010-11 and is presented in the tables.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry previous answer version 11770 answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry 15385 answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry attachment 1 file name Tables - Part of answer to 205237.doc title Tables forming part of the answer to 205237 question first answered 07/08/2014 10:44:05 question first ministerially corrected 16/02/2015 10:06:13 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry attachment 1 file name Tables - Part of answer to 205237 FINAL.doc title Tables forming part of the answer to 205237 v3
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

100127

	registered interest
	date	21/10/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Compensation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, where his Department has found delays in the processing of injured veteran's claims in the War Pension and Armed Forces Compensation Scheme claim process.
	tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
	tabling member printed	Mr Mark Williams
	uin	211383
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2014 answer text <p>Each claim is different. Many are complex. It is inevitable that processing these can take a considerable time, for example while evidence is gathered from third party organisations and individuals.<br><br>In the case of the War Pension Scheme, there are no time limits for claiming, and claims for injuries dating back to World War Two are still being received. Assessing these claims involves locating 70 year old paper records, both Service and medical, and often requires a person to be medically examined so that a decision can be made based on up-to-date evidence. We attach much importance to dealing with all such claims as quickly as possible. Improvements have already been implemented and work is ongoing to further speed up the claims processing times.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 28/10/2014 16:41:52 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	1498 label Biography information for Mr Mark Williams

100136

	registered interest
	date	21/10/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Compensation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what Veterans UK policy is on prioritising the compensation claims of armed forces veterans with more serious illnesses or injuries.
	tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
	tabling member printed	Mr Mark Williams
	uin	211313
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2014 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) attaches importance to ensuring that claims for compensation which are particularly deserving are treated as a priority. Veterans UK administers the War Pension and Armed Forces Compensation Schemes. Within both Schemes, compensation claims from, or in relation to, Armed Forces veterans are treated as a priority where they are identified by the caseworker as 'seriously injured or vulnerable Service leavers' (as decided through the single Service welfare cells), or are diagnosed terminally ill, or have died in Service or have claimed a number of serious medical conditions in their application.</p><p>These claims are subject to an accelerated process, marked as 'Priority' and treated as such at all stages of the administrative process. They are settled at the earliest opportunity once a decision has been taken.</p><p>In Armed Forces Compensation cases Veterans UK's objective is to make a decision and clear the case within 20 working days of the last piece of evidence being received. This aim has been achieved for at least the last four years.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 10/11/2014 17:36:01 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry previous answer version 24939 answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	1498 label Biography information for Mr Mark Williams

100137

	registered interest
	date	21/10/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Compensation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what change there has been in the time taken to process War Pension and Armed Forces Compensation Scheme claims since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
	tabling member printed	Mr Mark Williams
	uin	211315
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2014 answer text <p>The combined effects of the implementation of the Boyce Review on the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme (AFCS) and the increase in the number of applications for War Disablement Pension, as a result of more people with pre-April 2005 Service reaching the end of their engagement, led to delays in processing prospective claims for these schemes.</p><p> </p><p>Actions were therefore put in place which had the effect of reducing the on-hand cases in the AFCS by half and the programme has returned to target. In War Disablement Pension the on-hand cases have fallen by 35% and waiting times have reduced.</p><p> </p><p>The average length of time taken to process War Pension and Armed Forces Compensation Scheme claims since 2010 can be found below:</p><p> </p><p>WAR PENSIONS SCHEME</p><p> </p><p>2010-11 - 39 working days</p><p>2011-12 - 51 working days</p><p>2012-13 - 82 working days</p><p>2013-14 - 110 working days</p><p>2014-15 (as at 21 October 2014) - 103 working days</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>ARMED FORCES COMPENSATION SCHEME</p><p> </p><p>2010-11 - 93 working days</p><p>2011-12 - 125 working days</p><p>2012-13 - 164 working days</p><p>2013-14 - 109 working days</p><p>2014-15 (as at 21 October 2014) - 89 working days</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry grouped question UIN 211437 question first answered 04/11/2014 17:30:14 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry previous answer version 24940 answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	1498 label Biography information for Mr Mark Williams

100346

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Compensation
	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 factors responsible for delays in processing injured Armed Forces veterans' War Pension and Armed Forces Compensation Scheme claims.
	tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
	tabling member printed	Mr Mark Williams
	uin	211437
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2014 answer text <p>The combined effects of the implementation of the Boyce Review on the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme (AFCS) and the increase in the number of applications for War Disablement Pension, as a result of more people with pre-April 2005 Service reaching the end of their engagement, led to delays in processing prospective claims for these schemes.</p><p> </p><p>Actions were therefore put in place which had the effect of reducing the on-hand cases in the AFCS by half and the programme has returned to target. In War Disablement Pension the on-hand cases have fallen by 35% and waiting times have reduced.</p><p> </p><p>The average length of time taken to process War Pension and Armed Forces Compensation Scheme claims since 2010 can be found below:</p><p> </p><p>WAR PENSIONS SCHEME</p><p> </p><p>2010-11 - 39 working days</p><p>2011-12 - 51 working days</p><p>2012-13 - 82 working days</p><p>2013-14 - 110 working days</p><p>2014-15 (as at 21 October 2014) - 103 working days</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>ARMED FORCES COMPENSATION SCHEME</p><p> </p><p>2010-11 - 93 working days</p><p>2011-12 - 125 working days</p><p>2012-13 - 164 working days</p><p>2013-14 - 109 working days</p><p>2014-15 (as at 21 October 2014) - 89 working days</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry grouped question UIN 211315 question first answered 04/11/2014 17:30:14 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	1498 label Biography information for Mr Mark Williams

100348

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Gurkhas: Pensions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what information his Department holds on the number of former Gurkhas who left service on or after 1 July 1997 and transferred to Armed Forces Pension Scheme who are receiving less benefit than if they had remained in the Gurkha Pension Scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Halton
	tabling member printed	Derek Twigg
	uin	211427
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2014 answer text <p>The information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 04/11/2014 17:31:58 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry previous answer version 24595 answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	429 label Biography information for Derek Twigg

100349

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Veterans
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how often his Department makes contact with former service personnel who served in Iraq and Afghanistan and left the armed forces with life-changing injuries to inquire about their welfare.
	tabling member constituency	Halton
	tabling member printed	Derek Twigg
	uin	211428
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>The Government believes that the country owes a particular debt of gratitude to those Service personnel who suffer life-changing injuries.<br><br>The Ministry of Defence therefore continues to improve the support that it offers to such personnel. In particular we now operate a Seriously Injured Leavers Protocol (SIL) which aims to ensure the identification of and ongoing support for, those Service leavers deemed likely to be medically discharged due to a severe physical or mental disablement.<br><br>This identification is based upon defined major disabling medical criteria, whilst the support is organised through the closer working of MOD in-Service and post Service welfare groups. The MOD’s Veterans Welfare Service proactively intervenes for 24 months and then maintains contact as required but at least yearly on the anniversary of discharge. Full details of the SIL protocol are available at the following website: http://www.veterans-uk.info/welfare/protocol_new.html</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 27/10/2014 18:00:38 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	429 label Biography information for Derek Twigg

100350

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Credit Unions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress he has made on encouraging access to credit unions for members of the armed forces and their families; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Mr Gareth Thomas
	uin	211506
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2014 answer text <p>Further to the answer I gave the hon. Member on 6 October 2014, Question UIN 208271 refers, we continue to make progress on this issue. As stated previously, we fully endorse existing, strong credit unions expanding their membership to the Armed Forces community.</p><p> </p><p>I met Lord Kennedy on 15 October 2014 to discuss the matter of credit unions for members of the Armed Forces. I confirmed that the facilitation of payroll deduction for credit unions is technically possible and our payroll provider is engaged with officials to scope and cost such deductions. Further work is under way to determine the criteria for access to this facility, and to develop an education campaign for our personnel to enable them to make informed financial choices.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 30/10/2014 16:49:51 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry attachment 1 file name HOC 208271 6 October 2014.doc title Hansard Extract 6 October 2014
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

100678

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Sexual Offences
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on how many occasions in (a) 2013 and (b) 2014 commanding officers have requested legal advice following allegations of (i) sexual assault, (ii) exposure, (iii) voyeurism, (iv) sexual activity in a public lavatory and (v) other forms of sexual misconduct; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Bridgend
	tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
	uin	211672
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2014 answer text <p>The information requested is given below. No allegations of sexual activity in a public lavatory resulted in a request for legal advice from a Commanding Officer.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Offence</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p><p><strong>until 24 October</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sexual Assault</p></td><td><p>65</p></td><td><p>48</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Exposure</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Voyeurism</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other Sexual Misconduct</p></td><td><p>61</p></td><td><p>29</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>135</p></td><td><p>81</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 02/12/2014 16:14:27 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry previous answer version 25428 answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

100679

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Sexual Offences
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many allegations of (a) sexual assault, (b) exposure, (c) voyeurism, (d) sexual activity in a public lavatory, (e) rape and (f) other forms of sexual misconduct have been recorded by the Crime Statistics and Analysis Cell in each month since April 2014 relating to the (i) Army, (ii) Navy, (iii) RAF and (iv) reservists; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Bridgend
	tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
	uin	211673
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2014 answer text <p>The table shows the number of allegations of rape, sexual assault, exposure, voyeurism, and other forms of sexual misconduct, recorded by the Service police in each month since April 2014 up to 24 October 2014, broken down by Service.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Month/Service</p></td><td><p>April 2014</p></td><td><p>May 2014</p></td><td><p>June 2014</p></td><td><p>July 2014</p></td><td><p>August 2014</p></td><td><p>September 2014</p></td><td><p>October 2014</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><p><strong>Number Of Rape Allegations</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>British Army</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Navy</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Air Force</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><p><strong>Number Of Sexual Assault (By Penetration) Allegations</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Month/Service</p></td><td><p>April 2014</p></td><td><p>May 2014</p></td><td><p>June 2014</p></td><td><p>July 2014</p></td><td><p>August 2014</p></td><td><p>September 2014</p></td><td><p>October 2014</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>British Army</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><p><strong>Number Of Sexual Assault (No Penetration) Allegations</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Month/Service</p></td><td><p>April 2014</p></td><td><p>May 2014</p></td><td><p>June 2014</p></td><td><p>July 2014</p></td><td><p>August 2014</p></td><td><p>September 2014</p></td><td><p>October 2014</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>British Army</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Navy</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Air Force</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><p><strong>Number of Exposure Allegations</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>British Army</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><p><strong>Number Of Voyeurism Allegations</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Month/Service</p></td><td><p>April 2014</p></td><td><p>May 2014</p></td><td><p>June 2014</p></td><td><p>July 2014</p></td><td><p>August 2014</p></td><td><p>September 2014</p></td><td><p>October 2014</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>British Army</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Air Force</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><p><strong>Number Of Other Sexual Offences Under The Sexual Offences Act 2003 Allegations</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Month/Service</p></td><td><p>April 2014</p></td><td><p>May 2014</p></td><td><p>June 2014</p></td><td><p>July 2014</p></td><td><p>August 2014</p></td><td><p>September 2014</p></td><td><p>October 2014</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>British Army</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Notes: The table only details investigations where the appropriate Service police have jurisdiction and investigative lead.</p><p>The allegation recorded against each Service is that of the victim.</p><p> </p><p>No such allegations have been reported to the Service police in respect of sexual activity in public lavatory or from any of the Reserve Forces for the period detailed in the above tables.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 30/10/2014 16:40:34 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

100680

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Veterans: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service leavers resident in Northern Ireland have received further and higher educational support under the Service Leavers Scheme funded by his Department.
	tabling member constituency	Lagan Valley
	tabling member printed	Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson
	uin	211681
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2014 answer text <p>No service leavers who reside in Northern Ireland have benefitted from the Scheme as Northern Ireland was classified as an overseas location.</p><p> </p><p>However, I am pleased to say that action is in hand to amend the legislation governing the Scheme to extend provision to Northern Ireland service leavers. We anticipate this coming into effect from September 2015.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry grouped question UIN 211683 question first answered 28/10/2014 17:54:21 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	650 label Biography information for Sir Jeffrey M Donaldson

100681

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Military Bases: Omagh
	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 address the issues raised with him by the First Minsiter of Northern Ireland concerning the transfer of the former St Lucia barracks in Omagh to the Northern Ireland Executive.
	tabling member constituency	Lagan Valley
	tabling member printed	Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson
	uin	211682
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2014 answer text <p>The majority of St Lucia Barracks has been transferred to the Office of First Minister/Deputy First Minister as part of the Hillsborough agreement. The remainder is in the process of being transferred.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 28/10/2014 17:54:59 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	650 label Biography information for Sir Jeffrey M Donaldson

100682

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Veterans: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reason Northern Ireland is defined as an overseas location for the purposes of offering further and higher educational support under the Service Leavers Scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Lagan Valley
	tabling member printed	Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson
	uin	211683
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2014 answer text <p>No service leavers who reside in Northern Ireland have benefitted from the Scheme as Northern Ireland was classified as an overseas location.</p><p> </p><p>However, I am pleased to say that action is in hand to amend the legislation governing the Scheme to extend provision to Northern Ireland service leavers. We anticipate this coming into effect from September 2015.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry grouped question UIN 211681 question first answered 28/10/2014 17:54:21 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	650 label Biography information for Sir Jeffrey M Donaldson

100683

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Complaints
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress his Department has made in assessing the systems used by (a) his Department, (b) the Army, (c) the Navy and (d) the RAF for recording service complaints; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Bridgend
	tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
	uin	211692
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2014 answer text <p>Accurate data is clearly important for assessing the efficiency and effectiveness of the complaints process. Service complaints data is captured by all three Services on the Joint Personnel Administration (JPA) system. The system and the supporting guidance for users have been refined following internal audits of JPA's effectiveness and extent of its use in 2008 and 2012.</p><p>A third audit is being carried out to review the adequacy and effectiveness of actions taken in response to the audit in 2012. The Service Complaints Commissioner is fully involved in the audit.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 30/10/2014 17:34:14 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

100684

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Sexual Offences
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many reports of allegations of (a) sexual assault, (b) exposure, (c) voyeurism, (d) sexual activity in a public lavatory and (e) other forms of sexual misconduct were made by commanding officers to each of the service police forces in (i) 2013 and (ii) 2014 to date; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Bridgend
	tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
	uin	211693
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2014 answer text <p>This information could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 30/10/2014 16:49:16 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

100687

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Offenders
	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 21 October 2014 to Question 210743, when the changes to the habitation of offenders legislation came into force; when his Department became aware of this change; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Bridgend
	tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
	uin	211772
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2014 answer text <p>In my answer of 21 October 2014 to Question UIN 210743 I referred to 2011 as being the year in which changes to rehabilitation legislation came into effect. I should clarify that this was, in fact, the year in which we first recognised the implications of the changes, which came into effect in December 2008. My answer to your question on 28 April 2014 (Official Report, columns 443-444W) explained that, since the implications of the changes were recognised, no administrative action has been taken against service personnel who received a police caution that is immediately spent. We do not comment on individual complaints.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry grouped question UIN 211773 question first answered 04/11/2014 17:37:01 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry previous answer version 24937 answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

100688

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Offenders
	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 21 October 2014 to Question 210743, what the nature is of the disciplinary action taken against the four serving members of the armed forces who lodged complaints which were subsequently and remain stayed; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Bridgend
	tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
	uin	211773
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2014 answer text <p>In my answer of 21 October 2014 to Question UIN 210743 I referred to 2011 as being the year in which changes to rehabilitation legislation came into effect. I should clarify that this was, in fact, the year in which we first recognised the implications of the changes, which came into effect in December 2008. My answer to your question on 28 April 2014 (Official Report, columns 443-444W) explained that, since the implications of the changes were recognised, no administrative action has been taken against service personnel who received a police caution that is immediately spent. We do not comment on individual complaints.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry grouped question UIN 211772 question first answered 04/11/2014 17:37:01 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry previous answer version 24938 answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

100689

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	English Language: Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has spent on teaching English in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
	tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
	uin	211774
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2014 answer text <p>The table shows approximately how much the Department has spent in each Financial Year since 2010 on teaching English to Service personnel. It is difficult to give exact figures as, in some cases, the cost of English tuition cannot be separated from that for other tuition areas.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td>Financial Year £ million</td><td>2010-11</td><td>2011-12</td><td>2012-13</td><td>2013-14</td></tr><tr><td>Expenditure</td><td>£1.637</td><td>£1.667</td><td>£1.695</td><td>£1.735</td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition, for those who speak English as a second language the Ministry of Defence has spent the following amounts on ‘English Speakers of Other Languages’ assessments.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td>Financial Year</td><td>2010-11</td><td>2011-12</td><td>2012-13</td><td>2013-14</td></tr><tr><td>Expenditure</td><td>£13,943</td><td>£71,628</td><td>£43,159</td><td>£22,646</td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry grouped question UIN 211789 question first answered 02/12/2014 17:22:22 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry previous answer version 24936 answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

100690

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Nurseries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many nursery places his Department offers; how many applications there have been for those places in each year since 2010; and how many of the nursery places are occupied.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
	tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
	uin	211775
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2014 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 3 March 2014, (Official Report, column 720W) to the hon. Member for Washington and Sunderland West (Mrs Hodgson).</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry grouped question UIN 211788 question first answered 28/10/2014 17:55:33 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry attachment 1 file name 20140303 - Hansard extract Maternity Leave.doc title 20140303 - Hansard extract on Maternity Leave
	tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

100787

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces Day
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the budget is for the Armed Forces Day national event in Guildford on 27 June 2015; how much of that cost is being met by (a) his Department and (b) Guildford Borough Council; whether any public funding so provided is dependent on match funding from industry or other sources; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Islington North
	tabling member printed	Jeremy Corbyn
	uin	211802
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2014 answer text <blockquote><p> </p><p>The Ministry Of Defence provides a grant of £25,000 to the hosts of an Armed Forces Day National event. The grant is a fixed amount given each year. The total cost to Guildford Borough Council will be dependent on their specific plans for this prestigious event.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p></blockquote> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 28/10/2014 16:40:19 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	185 label Biography information for Jeremy Corbyn