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	date	19/01/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Injuries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average length of time taken by Veterans UK and its predecessors to deal with cases relating to (a) war disablement pensions and (b) compensation for injuries or illness incurred during service in the armed forces was in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	North Devon
	tabling member printed	Sir Nick Harvey
	uin	221164
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2015 answer text <p>The average length of time taken by Veterans UK and its predecessors to deal with War Disablement Pensions (WDP) and Armed Forces Compensation Scheme (AFCS) claims are detailed in the table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td colspan="5"><p>Average Processing Time (Working Days)</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>2014-15<sup>1</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>AFCS</p></td><td><p>93</p></td><td><p>125</p></td><td><p>164</p></td><td><p>109</p></td><td><p>89</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WDP</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>51</p></td><td><p>82</p></td><td><p>110</p></td><td><p>104</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Note:</p><p><sup>1</sup>As at 31 December 2014</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 23/01/2015 13:48:03 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	231 label Biography information for Sir Nick Harvey

174381

	registered interest
	date	19/01/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Mental Health Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what research his Department has (a) commissioned, (b) funded and (c) undertaken on the mental health needs of service personnel and veterans since 2010; and what his most recent estimate is of the number of service personnel and veterans with such needs.
	tabling member constituency	North Devon
	tabling member printed	Sir Nick Harvey
	uin	221166
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2015 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) commissions and funds a wide range of research into the mental health of Armed Forces personnel. 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><p>In particular, we continue to fund the large-scale, ongoing independent study (initially commissioned by the MOD in 2003) from the King's Centre for Mental Health Research (KCMHR), which has become an important source of data on the impact of deployment on the overall health and wellbeing of military personnel who served in Iraq and Afghanistan. Specific work commissioned under this contract since 2010 includes research into mental health disorders in Reservists; evaluation of a Post-Operational Stress Management programme tailored to Reservists; mental health stigma in the Armed Forces; and a US-funded study into a possible screening tool for mental health issues. Another significant piece of work commissioned and funded by the MOD has been a study of alcohol use disorders, conducted by Cranfield University.</p><p>It is not possible to provide the number of serving personnel or veterans with mental health needs at any single point in time. However, statistics show that in financial year 2013-14, 5,040 UK Armed Forces personnel had a new episode of care for a mental disorder at one of the MOD's Departments of Community Mental Health, the majority of whom will have already been successfully treated and returned to work. The medical treatment of ex-service personnel is the responsibility of the UK Departments of Health, and the MOD continues to work closely with them to improve the mental healthcare available.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 26/01/2015 17:05:32 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	231 label Biography information for Sir Nick Harvey

174383

	registered interest
	date	19/01/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Mental Illness
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to provide support to female service personnel with mental health problems; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	North Devon
	tabling member printed	Sir Nick Harvey
	uin	221165
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2015 answer text <p>We take the health of our military personnel very seriously, and provide mental health treatment and support to all members of the UK Armed Forces, regardless of gender. We have both male and female mental healthcare staff, and are thus able to accommodate cases where an assessment or therapy referral makes a specific recommendation about the gender of the mental healthcare professional providing treatment.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 26/01/2015 17:05:57 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	231 label Biography information for Sir Nick Harvey