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1125291

	registered interest
	date	08/05/2019
	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, what assessment he has made of the merits of the collection of data on military veterans' interactions with government service providers to help support the specific needs of those veterans; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	251880
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2019 answer text <p>It is recognised that better identification of the veteran community within and through data can lead to a greater understanding of their needs, trends and geographical distribution - which in turn will provide a more robust evidence base to inform policy making, enable planning and support service delivery.</p><p>The UK-wide Strategy for our Veterans champions the changing needs of the ex-Service community. Since Veterans draw on services from across Governments and Departments, implementation of the strategy will be across the three-sitting governments and across Whitehall Departments.</p><p>'Data on the Veteran Community' is one of the cross cutting factors of the Strategy and whilst it recognises that there is some reliable data collected across Government Departments, it can be fragmented, making analysis and prediction of needs difficult. The outcome we want by 2028 is for an enhanced collection across Government to better build an evidence base to identify and address the needs of veterans.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 17/05/2019 11:01:00 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1126259

	registered interest
	date	13/05/2019
	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, what progress her Department has made on the implementation of the veterans strategy.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	253561
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2019 answer text <p>The Government already does a huge amount to support veterans, but for the first time we set out in this Strategy the long-term aims for veterans as a whole, to enable a consistent, coherent and reliable set of outcomes.</p><p> </p><p>Over 4,000 responses were received to the Strategy's UK Government Consultation from a range of individuals and organisations. We are currently conducting a thorough analysis of the responses which will inform the implementation plan for the Strategy.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 20/05/2019 13:16:49 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1142006

	registered interest
	date	25/07/2019
	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 much funding his Department has allocated and what research his Department has commissioned to measure the subjective well-being of returning veterans in each of the last 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	282211
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>For personnel returning from conflict, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) continues to fund the large scale, ongoing independent study from the King's Centre for Military Health Research (KCMHR), King's College London, which has become an important source of data on the impact of deployment on the overall health and wellbeing of military personnel and veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan. Since 2003 MOD have contributed over £9 million to this study.</p><p>A considerable number of research papers, relating to issues such as depression, alcohol abuse, and PTSD, can be accessed on the KCMHR area of the King's College London website at https://www1.kcl.ac.uk/kcmhr/pubdb/ This work continues to produce high quality evidence upon which we can make considered decisions about the way we manage and treat our personnel.</p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer question first answered 03/09/2019 13:32:44 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1168384

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2019
	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, for what reasons veterans may be medically discharged from the armed forces before receiving a diagnosis for their condition.
	tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
	tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
	uin	139
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2020 answer text <p>Ordinarily, an individual would not be medically discharged from the Armed Forces prior to a diagnosis of their condition being made.</p><p>However, it is possible in a limited number of cases that an individual displays symptoms and reduced function that is incompatible with Service, where even specialist medical opinion has been unable to determine a diagnosis, and all appropriate investigation and management have failed to improve functional outcome to the level required. A medical discharge decision is based on functionality rather than the condition per se.</p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer question first answered 09/01/2020 14:36:29 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
	tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman

1168385

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2019
	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, if he will commission an independent review and audit of the medical discharge process within the armed forces.
	tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
	tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
	uin	140
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2020 answer text <p>Armed Forces medical employment policy, which governs the process of medical discharge, is kept under continual review by our clinical experts, who take account of UK best practice in occupational medical policy, latest research and clinical information. This ensures that appropriate medical standards and medical boarding practice are maintained and are responsive to wider advances in medical practice and technology.</p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer question first answered 09/01/2020 14:37:24 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
	tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman

1523544

	registered interest
	date	18/10/2022
	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, what responsibilities his Department has retained for oversight of cross-government work on veterans’ issues following the recent machinery of government changes.
	tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
	tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
	uin	65801
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2022 answer text <p>The right hon. Johnny Mercer MP was appointed Minister of State for Veterans’ Affairs at the Cabinet Office on 25 October 2022, and will work with the Office for Veterans’ Affairs in the Cabinet Office to co-ordinate cross-Government work to support our veterans.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Defence retains responsibility for those matters relating to veterans for which the Ministry of Defence is directly responsible for delivering, including Armed Forces pensions, compensation, transition, the Armed Forces Covenant, legacy support, medals, and Veterans Advisory and Pensions Committees.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 01/11/2022 16:37:16 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
	tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

1651619

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2023
	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, whether the comments by the Minister for Veterans' Affairs in The Guardian and other media on 4 July 2023 resulted in complaints to his Department.
	tabling member constituency	Midlothian
	tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
	uin	193207
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2023 answer text <p>The requested information is not held centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p><br> Complaints, from both internal and external parties, can be received at many levels within the Department, and at varying degrees of formality, which are not collated centrally. The exercise required to retrieve this information would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 18/07/2023 10:14:21 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson

1661958

	registered interest
	date	19/09/2023
	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, with reference to the APPG for Veteran's Survey Findings relating to respondents' awareness of activities undertaken by the Veterans Advisory and Pension Committee (VAPCS), what steps he plans to take to enhance awareness among (a) veterans and (b) military personnel of the role of in providing support to veterans.
	tabling member constituency	Ross, Skye and Lochaber
	tabling member printed	Ian Blackford
	uin	200469
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2023 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) acknowledges the results of the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Veterans’ survey.</p><p> </p><p>The MOD has already taken steps towards raising awareness of the Veterans Advisory and Pensions Committees by delivering on its commitment to capture the breadth of their activities through a Private Member’s Bill that has now been passed into law. The passage of this Act has raised broader awareness of the role of the Committees and the support they provide to our Armed Forces community at a regional level.</p><p> </p><p>The issue of how the Committees communicate within their regions and with relevant stakeholders, forms part of both their public bodies independent review and the UK Government Welfare Services for Veterans, which were published in July 2023. The MOD and Office for Veterans' Affairs, along with other stakeholders, will now consider these reports and will develop an action plan to address findings and recommendations, with a focus on implementing meaningful change that will enhance service effectiveness and delivery. The Government’s response to these reports will be published later in the year.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 19/10/2023 15:05:36 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4390 label Biography information for Ian Blackford

1662974

	registered interest
	date	13/10/2023
	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, with reference to the all-party parliamentary group for veteran's survey findings, published in 2023, what steps he is taking to (a) strengthen the services provided by Veterans UK, (b) ensure that veterans receive high-quality (i) care, (ii) support and (iii) communication throughout the process of claiming compensation and (c) ensure that veterans' physical and mental health is taken into consideration during that process.
	tabling member constituency	Ross, Skye and Lochaber
	tabling member printed	Ian Blackford
	uin	200828
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2023 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) welcomes the results of the all-party parliamentary group (APPG's) recent survey. The MOD also undertakes a variety of surveys and canvassing to ensure it is giving serving personnel, their families and veterans what they need to pursue their careers and ensure their lived experience is positive.</p><p>Many of the issues raised by veterans relate specifically to the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme (AFCS) which is subject to the Quinquennial Review. The latest Quinquennial Review was published on 17 July 2023. Its aim is to ensure that the AFCS remains fit for purpose and identify opportunities for improvement. Its recommendations are currently being considered, and a Government response will be published later this year.</p><p>We recognise delays do happen and we are always working to minimise these but the interaction and dependency on OGDs, in particular the NHS means some delays are outside our control. The need to obtain proper, full, comprehensive medical reports from claimant's medical practitioners being the most frequent reason for delay.</p><p>The Veterans Welfare Service (VWS) helps Veterans with form completion for MOD administered schemes and signposting to entitlements and support available from the wider public and voluntary sectors.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 19/10/2023 15:03:45 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4390 label Biography information for Ian Blackford

1179530

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2020
	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, what assessment he has made of trends in the number of medically discharged veterans that have experienced difficulties in finding adequate (a) housing, (b) employment and (c) healthcare.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
	uin	19051
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2020 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) takes the wellbeing of all veterans very seriously. MOD Ministers and officials have regular meetings with their counterparts in the Department for Health and Social Care and NHS England to ensure that the health needs of veterans in England, including those who are medically discharged, are properly considered.</p><p> </p><p>Within the UK, veterans, including those who are medically discharged, access public sector services in the same way as their fellow civilians, through a combination of UK Government, Devolved Government and local authority provision. The unique circumstances of each nation and region mean that in practice the level and method of service can, and should, be different as they are tailored to local needs, even if the principles and broad outcomes are consistent. The UK Government will continue to work with service deliverers across the UK who support veterans to collect and analyse data to ensure that appropriate support is provided for those veterans who need it most.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the ten-year vision articulated in the <em>Strategy for our Veterans</em>, in October 2019 the Ministry of Defence introduced a ‘Defence Holistic Transition’ policy. ‘Defence Transition Services’ (DTS) was established at the same time, to support those Service leavers who face the greatest challenges to making a successful transition to civilian life, including those who are medically discharged. The full-spectrum service is available to all Service leavers exiting the Armed Forces and is based on the needs of the individual, providing the specific support they may need and interventions to ensure issues are resolved. This support extends for two years after discharge and longer if necessary.</p><p> </p><p>The long-established Career Transition Partnership (CTP) provides guidance to Service leavers in their transition from military to civilian life through a range of career and employment support services including skills development workshops, seminars, resettlement training advice, vocational training courses, career consultancy, one-to-one sessions and job finding support. A bespoke service is provided for the most vulnerable leavers through the CTP resettlement pathway. This function is called CTP Assist and delivers an individualised, needs-based service to those Service personnel who face the greatest barriers to employment as a consequence of their medical conditions. This comprehensive employment support is made available to all Service personnel subject to medical discharge in order to maximise their successful transition to civilian life. All military personnel can access CTP two years before leaving and within two years of leaving; beyond that point they can access The Forces Employment Charity (RFEA) which provides support for life.</p><p> </p><p>Statistics on the estimated employment outcomes for ex-Service personnel who used the services provided by CTP, including those who have been medically discharged, can be accessed at the following link:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/career-transition-partnership-ex-service-personnel-employment-outcomes-statistics-index. The MOD also publishes annual statistical information on medical discharges among UK Regular Service personnel: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/medical-discharges-among-uk-service-personnel-statistics-index</p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer grouped question UIN 19052 19059 question first answered 02/03/2020 17:53:50 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
	tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock