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1035205

	registered interest
	date	04/01/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department is spending on a public information campaign to prepare people for the potential effects of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
	tabling member printed	Jamie Stone
	uin	205369
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2019 answer text <p>The Government has a duty to inform citizens and businesses about how leaving the EU might affect them, and to advise on the steps they may need to take to prepare for EU Exit.</p><p>We have developed a cross-Departmental public information campaign to help achieve this. Over the coming weeks, we will be using a range of channels to direct UK citizens, businesses, EU citizens living in the UK and UK nationals living in the EU to a dedicated area on GOV.UK at Gov.uk/euexit.</p><p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is working closely with the Department for Exiting the European Union and other Government Departments to take the necessary steps to ensure the country continues to operate as smoothly as possible from the day we leave. The MOD is publishing information for our personnel to ensure they remain suitably informed and are able to prepare accordingly. The MOD has incurred no direct costs in relation to this public information campaign.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 09/01/2019 16:02:56 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4612 label Biography information for Jamie Stone

1005830

	registered interest
	date	12/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Mesothelioma
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) service personnel and (b) veterans have been awarded (i) a War Disablement Pension and (ii) lump sum compensation for mesothelioma in each year since December 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
	tabling member printed	Jamie Stone
	uin	190551
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>On 16 December 2015, it was announced that a change would be made to the War Pension Scheme legislation to enable the payment, on or after 11 April 2016, of a lump sum to veterans diagnosed with diffuse mesothelioma.</p><p> </p><p>The number of veterans who have been awarded a War Disablement Pension for mesothelioma is:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>11 April 2016 to 31 March 2017</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 April 2017 to 31 March 2018</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 April 2018 to 13 November 2018</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The number of veterans who have been awarded a lump sum payment for mesothelioma under the War Pension Scheme:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>11 April 2016 to 31 March 2017</p></td><td><p>119</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 April 2017 to 31 March 2018</p></td><td><p>85</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 April 2018 to 13 November 2018</p></td><td><p>38</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>There have been no compensation claims made by Service personnel for mesothelioma.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 19/11/2018 16:46:59 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	4612 label Biography information for Jamie Stone

1005831

	registered interest
	date	12/11/2018
	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, how much money was loaned to (a) service personnel and (b) veterans through the Armed Forces Credit Union between (i) October 2015 and October 2017 and (ii) October 2017 and October 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
	tabling member printed	Jamie Stone
	uin	190552
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is not held. The Armed Forces Credit Union, &quot;Joining Forces&quot;, is operated by three Credit Unions independent of the Ministry of Defence.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood grouped question UIN 190554 question first answered 20/11/2018 15:05:57 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	4612 label Biography information for Jamie Stone

1005832

	registered interest
	date	12/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Loans and Personal Savings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) service personnel and (b) veterans have received payroll and pension deductions for the purposes of savings and loans in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
	tabling member printed	Jamie Stone
	uin	190553
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>The table below shows the number of Service personnel and veterans who have deductions from payroll or pensions for savings and loans through the Armed Forces Credit Union since November 2015, when it became possible to do so. The facility for veterans to have deductions taken from pension payments has only been available since 2016.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>2018</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Service personnel</p></td><td><p>240</p></td><td><p>1,220</p></td><td><p>3,120</p></td><td><p>4,590</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Veterans</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yearly Total</p></td><td><p>240</p></td><td><p>1,224</p></td><td><p>3,129</p></td><td><p>4,599</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Please note the 2018 data is provided up to 31 October 2018, and individuals may have deductions taken in more than one year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 20/11/2018 15:08:03 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	4612 label Biography information for Jamie Stone

1005833

	registered interest
	date	12/11/2018
	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 the average loan amount was to members of the Armed Forces Credit Union in the last period for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
	tabling member printed	Jamie Stone
	uin	190554
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is not held. The Armed Forces Credit Union, &quot;Joining Forces&quot;, is operated by three Credit Unions independent of the Ministry of Defence.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood grouped question UIN 190552 question first answered 20/11/2018 15:05:57 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	4612 label Biography information for Jamie Stone

997598

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Private Finance Initiative
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many PFI contracts he or his predecessors signed between 14 October 2011 and 15 July 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
	tabling member printed	Jamie Stone
	uin	185733
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence has placed no private finance initiative (PFI) contracts between the period in question. Information on PFI contracts across Government, as at 31 March 2017, can be found at the below link, which also filters for specific Departments:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/private-finance-initiative-and-private-finance-2-projects-2017-summary-data.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 05/11/2018 16:55:18 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4612 label Biography information for Jamie Stone

997599

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Public Private Partnerships
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many PPP contracts he or his predecessors signed between 14 October 2011 and 15 July 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
	tabling member printed	Jamie Stone
	uin	185734
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>What constitutes a Public Private Partnerships (PPP) contract has changed over time and all the relevant data that could be regarded as PPP is not held centrally. Therefore, the number of these contracts the Ministry of Defence has placed could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 05/11/2018 16:54:27 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4612 label Biography information for Jamie Stone

931817

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Sexuality
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many armed forces personnel have declared their sexual orientation to be (a) heterosexual, (b) homosexual, (c) bisexual or (d) other.
	tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
	tabling member printed	Jamie Stone
	uin	158319
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2018 answer text <p>The declaration rate of sexual orientation in the Armed Forces is published in the Ministry of Defence's biannual Diversity Statistics publication. The latest edition is the 1 April 2018 publication, which can be found at:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/uk-armed-forces-biannual-diversity-statistics-2018.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 06/07/2018 13:08:45 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	4612 label Biography information for Jamie Stone

931818

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people employed by the armed forces have a declared disability.
	tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
	tabling member printed	Jamie Stone
	uin	158320
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence recognises disability in Armed Forces personnel as part of a diverse workforce. However, the Armed Forces currently have a disability exemption from the Equality Act 2010 because of their requirement to achieve and maintain operational effectiveness, part of which rests on the need for all personnel to be interoperable and able to carry out a wide range of functions frequently at short notice. Disability declarations are therefore not required from Service personnel.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 06/07/2018 13:07:40 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	4612 label Biography information for Jamie Stone

931819

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people employed by his Department have a declared disability.
	tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
	tabling member printed	Jamie Stone
	uin	158321
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2018 answer text <p>As at April 2018, 2,560 civilians employed by the Ministry of Defence (MOD) had declared a disability.</p><p>Further information on diversity within the Department, including the number of civilians who have a declared disability, can be found in the MOD Diversity Dashboard 2018 publication, on the Gov.UK website at the link below:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/mod-diversity-dashboard-index</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 04/07/2018 15:41:44 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	4612 label Biography information for Jamie Stone