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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

167715

	registered interest
	date	03/12/2014
	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, pursuant to the Answer of 4 September 2014 to Question 208271, what steps he plans to take to (a) encourage members of the armed forces to join a credit union, (b) establish a military credit union and (c) provide payroll deduction for those wanting to join a credit union; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Mr Gareth Thomas
	uin	216988
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2014 answer text <p>As the hon. Member is aware, I fully endorse the expansion of existing, strong credit unions to the Armed Forces community and the Ministry of Defence (MOD) has for many months been working to bring this about.</p><p>As part of this initiative, the MOD's payroll provider is working with officials to scope and cost payroll deductions for a credit union. Further work is underway to determine the criteria for access to this facility, and to develop an education campaign for our personnel to enable them to make informed choices.</p><p>We anticipate this complex work will be completed during summer 2015.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 08/12/2014 17:15:59 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

172494

	registered interest
	date	07/01/2015
	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, if he will make it his policy that a credit union be established for members of HM Armed Forces and their families.
	tabling member constituency	Colchester
	tabling member printed	Sir Bob Russell
	uin	220062
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2015 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 8 December 2014 to Question 216988 to the hon. Member for Harrow West (Mr Thomas).</p><p>http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2014-12-03/216988/</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 14/01/2015 17:35:27 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	35 label Biography information for Sir Bob Russell

90644

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2014
	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 establishing a credit union for military personnel; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Mr Gareth Thomas
	uin	208271
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/10/2014 answer text <p>The hon. Member will be aware that we met on 15 July 2014 to discuss this very issue. The formation of an Armed Forces Credit Union is not considered to be core Ministry Of Defence (MOD) business, however we fully endorse existing, strong credit unions expanding their membership to include members of the Armed Forces community. <br><br>The MOD is currently exploring the support it can offer those unions and that includes investigating how we can facilitate payroll deductions for Credit Unions.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 06/10/2014 15:29:12 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry previous answer version 19662 answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

426405

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2015
	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	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what recent progress has been made in establishing a credit union for military personnel.
	tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Belmont
	uin	HL3344
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2015 answer text <p>I refer the noble Lord to the answer given by my hon. Friend, the Minister of State for Defence Procurement (Philip Dunne), in the House of Commons on 2 November 2015 to Question 13242.</p><p>http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2015-10-23/13242/</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 17/11/2015 12:18:31 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe attachment 1 file name 20151102_13242_Armed_Forces_Credit_Unions.docx title QnA extract on Armed Forces: Credit Unions
	tabling member	3801 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont

100945

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2014
	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	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when servicemen and servicewomen will be able to access credit union facilities through payroll deduction.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	uin	HL2413
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2014 answer text <p>I refer the noble Lord to the answer given in the House of Commons on 6 October 2014 to Question 208271. We fully endorse existing, strong credit unions expanding their membership to include the Armed Forces community.</p><p> </p><p>As the noble Lord will be aware, when he met my hon. Friend, the Minister for Defence Personnel, Welfare and Veterans (Anna Soubry) on 15 October, she confirmed that the facilitation of payroll deduction for Credit Unions is technically possible and that our payroll provider is engaged with officials to scope and cost such deductions. Further work is underway to determine the criteria for access to this facility, and to develop an education campaign for our personnel so they may make informed choices.</p><p> </p><p>Any payroll changes need to be delivered in one of the three releases per year of the intranet-based personnel administration system we use. It is now too late to deliver in November 2014. March 2015 is dedicated to the new pension scheme, therefore the most likely delivery date will be July 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Astor of Hever question first answered 18/11/2014 17:43:55 answering member 3428 label Biography information for Lord Astor of Hever attachment 1 file name HOC 208271 6 October 2014.doc title Hansard Extract 6 October 2014
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

172710

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2015
	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	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress they are making in enabling credit unions to offer services to members of Her Majesty's Forces and their families.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	uin	HL4030
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2015 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given in the House of Commons by my hon. Friend the Minister of State for Defence Personnel, Welfare and Veterans (Anna Soubry) on 8 December 2014 to Question number 216988 to the hon. Member for Harrow West (Gareth Thomas).</p><p> </p><p>http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2014-12-03/216988/</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Astor of Hever question first answered 15/01/2015 17:26:30 answering member 3428 label Biography information for Lord Astor of Hever attachment 1 file name HOC 216988.doc title Hansard Extract 8 December 2014
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

65847

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Credit Unions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they are making in establishing a Military Credit Union.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	uin	HL839
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>My noble Friend may be aware of the debate in the House of Commons on 8 April 2014 (Official Report, olumn 26WH-44WH) during which my hon. Friend Phillip Dunne announced that the Minister for Defence Personnel, Welfare and Veterans (Anna Soubry) would meet Gareth Thomas MP, the Association of British Credit Unions Ltd, and others to discuss this issue.<br><br>Arrangements for such a meeting have now been agreed and the Minister is due to meet with interested parties later this month. I will report back to the House in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Astor of Hever question first answered 16/07/2014 15:51:50 answering member 3428 label Biography information for Lord Astor of Hever attachment 1 file name 8 April 2014 Hansard Extract Military Credit Union.doc title Hansard Extract 8 April 2014 Military Credit Union
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

540011

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2016
	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 progress he has made on establishing a credit union for members of the armed forces; what steps he is taking to make military personnel aware of that service; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	43472
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2016 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 7 March 2016 to Question 29059 to the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon).</p><p>http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2016-03-01/29059/</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 05/09/2016 14:49:45 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton attachment 1 file name Hansard_Extract_7_March_2016_HOC_29059[1].docx title 29059 - QnA extract on Armed Forces: Credit Unions
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

641226

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2016
	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, if he will (a) name the company providing payroll services to his Department and (b) publish details of that company's charge to his Department of payroll deductions for members of the armed forces who join a credit union; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	54081
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2016 answer text <p>The company providing payroll and pension payment services to the Ministry of Defence for Armed Forces personnel is Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) the Department's strategic partner for Armed Forces Personnel systems.</p><p>The details of the charge made to the Ministry of Defence for payroll and pension is commercially sensitive and to release it would prejudice commercial interests.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 24/11/2016 16:14:06 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas