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1608704

	registered interest
	date	29/03/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Military Bases: Insulation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the insulation targets for the Defence Estate are.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	176551
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2023 answer text <p>The Strategy for Defence Infrastructure, published in Jan 2022, sets the ambition for a Net Zero built estate with a focus on reducing emissions through reducing demand, increasing efficiency, and moving away from fossil fuels. Initiatives to improve insulation are key to increasing the efficiency of the built estate, reducing running coasts, improving the thermal comfort of Defence people, helping to reduce energy bills for Service Families, and improving resilience against the impacts of Climate Change.</p><p> </p><p>Defence has invested over £500 million in Service Family Accommodation (SFA) over the past three financial years which includes a drive to improve the thermal efficiency of homes and to meet EPC C ratings by 2035 . This includes: over 1,000 homes with external wall insulation; 600 new boilers; 4,000 new roofs; and 2,600 homes with new doors and windows. Defence is also progressively increasing loft insulation across the Estate to a depth of 300mm versus the industry standard of 270mm.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, Defence is delivering a £2 billion investment programme to improve Single Living Accommodation (SLA) over the next 10 years to ensure the Defence Minimum Standard is met, including for thermal comfort, and providing c40,000 new bedspaces that meet Net Zero building standards.</p><p> </p><p>Although there are currently no specific targets in place for insulation, it is recognised that good levels of insulation will be required across the whole of the built estate to meet our Net Zero ambition. A supporting Estate Sustainability Sub-Strategy is under development to plot the route to Net Zero (roadmap) which will include energy efficiency interventions. The roadmap will be informed by a decision support tool that will identify optimal interventions in terms of value for money and emission reduction e.g. insulation or LED lighting programmes.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 21/04/2023 08:47:08 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1608715

	registered interest
	date	29/03/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	RAF Croughton
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) Service Family and (b) Single Living Accommodation units there are at RAF Croughton; and how many personnel are based at that site.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	176562
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2023 answer text <p>I will write to the right hon. Member and place a copy of my letter in the Library of the House.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk grouped question UIN 176556 176558 176560 181001 181003 question first answered 21/04/2023 08:45:08 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1608713

	registered interest
	date	29/03/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	RAF College Cranwell
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) Service Family and (b) Single Living Accommodation units there are at RAF College Cranwell; and how many personnel are based at that site.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	176560
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2023 answer text <p>I will write to the right hon. Member and place a copy of my letter in the Library of the House.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk grouped question UIN 176556 176558 176562 181001 181003 question first answered 21/04/2023 08:45:08 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1608711

	registered interest
	date	29/03/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	RAF Coningsby
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) Service Family and (b) Single Living Accommodation units there are at RAF Coningsby; and how many personnel are based at that site.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	176558
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2023 answer text <p>I will write to the right hon. Member and place a copy of my letter in the Library of the House.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk grouped question UIN 176556 176560 176562 181001 181003 question first answered 21/04/2023 08:45:08 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1608709

	registered interest
	date	29/03/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	RAF Barkston Heath
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) Service Family and (b) Single Living Accommodation units there are at RAF Barkston Heath; and how many personnel are based at that site.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	176556
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2023 answer text <p>I will write to the right hon. Member and place a copy of my letter in the Library of the House.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk grouped question UIN 176558 176560 176562 181001 181003 question first answered 21/04/2023 08:45:08 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1608700

	registered interest
	date	29/03/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Military Bases: Wind Power
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the wind power targets for the Defence Estate are.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	176547
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2023 answer text <p>The Strategy for Defence Infrastructure, published in January 2022 set the ambition to have a resilient energy supply across Defence establishments. Ensuring resilience will require a move towards increased energy independence, reducing reliance on the National Grid with increased self-generation of energy. Opportunities for wind power are routinely considered; however, Defence activities severely constrain the opportunities for large scale wind energy generation across the estate. Energy solutions will need to be appropriate to each establishment, informed by energy surveys, and balanced against safeguarding military requirements as the primary use of land. Therefore, there are currently no specific targets in place. In addition, it is important that Defence has a blend of energy generation capability, to ensure resilience of supply. A Defence Estate Energy Strategy is under development to plot the route to increased energy resilience across the Estate.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 20/04/2023 12:46:45 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1608699

	registered interest
	date	29/03/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Military Bases: Solar Power
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the solar power targets for the Defence Estate are.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	176546
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2023 answer text <p>The Strategy for Defence Infrastructure, published in January 2022 set the ambition to have a resilient energy supply across Defence establishments. Ensuring resilience will require a move towards increased energy independence, reducing reliance on the National Grid with increased self-generation of energy. Solar power (e.g. Project PROMETHEUS) will be an important contributor to self-generation. Energy solutions will need to be appropriate to each establishment, informed by energy surveys and balanced against safeguarding military requirements as the primary use of land. Therefore, there are currently no specific targets in place. In addition, it is important that Defence has a blend of energy generation capability, to ensure resilience of supply. A Defence Estate Energy Strategy is under development to plot the route to increased energy resilience across the Estate.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 20/04/2023 12:46:01 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1608535

	registered interest
	date	29/03/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Dental Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many UK Armed Forces personnel were categorised as NATO Category (a) 2 and (b) 3 on the basis they need dental care or treatment to achieve optimal dental fitness.
	tabling member constituency	Sleaford and North Hykeham
	tabling member printed	Dr Caroline Johnson
	uin	176714
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2023 answer text <p>As at 1 March 2023 11,451 UK Armed Forces personnel were categorised as NATO Category 2, and 10,687 UK Armed Forces personnel were categorised as NATO Category 3.</p><p> </p><p>For UK Defence Dentistry the NATO Dental Fitness Category is interpreted as follows:</p><p> </p><p>NATO Dental Fitness Category 2</p><p>Service Personnel in date for Periodic Dental Inspection who require active interventive or operative dental treatment and whose existing dental condition, in the opinion of the clinician, is unlikely to result in a dental emergency within their defined recall period..</p><p> </p><p>NATO Dental Fitness Category 3</p><p>Service personnel in date for Periodic Dental Inspection who require active interventive or operative dental treatment and whose dental condition is, in the opinion of the clinician, likely to cause a dental emergency within 12 months. It also includes those previously categorised as NATO Dental Fitness Category 2 who have gone beyond their recall date.</p><p> </p><p>The Joint Medical Employment Standard (JMES) awarded by medical staff in order to inform commanders and career managers of the deployability and employability of Service personnel, will be reviewed if the Service person’s oral health status adversely affects their employability or overall health if deployed, or their oral care needs would be difficult to deliver in the deployed environment.</p><p> </p><p>The Service person will be graded according to the frequency of the symptoms, requirement for medication and medical support, and degree of functional impairment.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><br></p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 26/04/2023 16:54:56 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4592 label Biography information for Dr Caroline Johnson

1608519

	registered interest
	date	29/03/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Veterans: Cost of Living
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to help veterans with the cost of living crisis.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	176591
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2023 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) paid the £150 Disability Cost of Living payment to eligible Veterans whose only government-paid income is from a War Disablement Pension.</p><p> </p><p>Through its Veterans Welfare Service, the MOD provides bespoke advice and assistance to Veterans and their families through a holistic assessment of need tailored to an individual's specific circumstances.</p><p> </p><p>Where financial assistance is required by Veterans the Veterans Welfare Service can assist with benefits checks, completion of application forms and signposting to entitlements and support available from the wider public and voluntary sectors.</p><p> </p><p>Veterans can call the Veterans Helpline free of charge on 0808 1914218 and ask for a call back from the welfare service.</p><p> </p><p>The Government are committed to supporting all households, including veterans, with the cost of living through initiatives such as the energy price guarantee and cost of living payments.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 21/04/2023 13:05:33 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1608761

	registered interest
	date	29/03/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Veterans: Personal Records
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many veterans can be identified via the verification processes of the Royal British Legion and other service charities.
	tabling member constituency	North Somerset
	tabling member printed	Dr Liam Fox
	uin	176540
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2023 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has access to the records of all service personnel who have served in the UK armed forces. From 1972 onwards the information is held electronically by the MOD, either in the DPRR (data preservation repository reporting) or in the Joint Personnel Administration System. This equates to approximately 2.1 million records.</p><p> </p><p>Prior to 1972 the MOD holds an index of all service personnel IDs (name and service number) to facilitate the recall of service records from the National Archive (all records from WW2 onwards), approximately 4.9m records.</p><p> </p><p>Currently, Service charities approach the single Services or Defence Business Services for verification of an individual veteran’s service. However, more than £1 million in new money is being invested into a new digital verification service for veterans, which will enable them to verify their veteran status online quickly and easily.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 176539 question first answered 21/04/2023 13:03:55 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	223 label Biography information for Sir Liam Fox