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748457

	registered interest
	date	05/07/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces Covenant
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the Government's policy is on those who have served in HM forces and wish to buy a council or housing association property under the terms of the Military Covenant.
	tabling member constituency	Christchurch
	tabling member printed	Mr Christopher Chope
	uin	3272
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>The Policy on the right to buy socially-held accommodation is a matter for the relevant housing authorities and is not covered under the principles of the Armed Forces Covenant. The Covenant's primary role is to remove the disadvantages that our Serving personnel, veterans and families may face as a result of their Service and to offer them a fair deal in comparison with all other British citizens. The available evidence does not suggest that veterans have greater challenges in finding accommodation than any other citizen.</p><p>We support our Armed Forces to get on the housing ladder and get a good job when they leave, through our resettlement programmes, Help to Buy Schemes and Career Transition Partnerships, and the vast majority transition well to civilian life.</p><p>However a small number may struggle and we work very closely with local authorities and the Devolved Administrations to ensure that the help they need is available to them. Initiatives such as ensuring fair access to social housing, Help to Buy schemes, and support through organisations such as the Riverside English Churches Housing Group, and Veterans' Hubs exist to address the range of housing needs of veterans and their families.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 10/07/2017 15:38:37 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

747508

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Buildings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has spent on utility bills for sites owned by his Department that have been officially closed in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
	tabling member printed	Tim Farron
	uin	2417
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2017 answer text <p>This information is not held. The Department holds utilities bills by geographical area and not by site.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 06/07/2017 16:14:57 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

747740

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Hyde Park Barracks
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans are in place to dispose of Hyde Park Barracks.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	2536
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2017 answer text <p>No decision has been taken on the future of Hyde Park Barracks.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 06/07/2017 16:15:21 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

747741

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department's plans are for the basing requirements for the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	2537
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2017 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence is reviewing how it supports state ceremonial and Public Duties within London. So far no decisions have been made on the future of Hyde Park Barracks and, therefore, no decisions have been taken about future re-provision arrangements.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 06/07/2017 16:15:49 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

747109

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	HMS Victory
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether work on the site of HMS Victory 1744 is fully compliant with the UNESCO Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	2322
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2017 answer text <p>The Deed of Gift makes clear that any actions taken at the site of the wreck of HMS VICTORY 1744 should be consistent with the archaeological principles set out in Annex A to the UNESCO Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 06/07/2017 16:16:14 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

746756

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Veterans: Homelessness
	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 27 June 2017 to Question 346, how many veterans were homeless in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	1952
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2017 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer provided by my hon. Friend the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Local Government) (Mr Jones) to the hon. Member for Liverpool, Wavertree (Luciana Berger) on 10 November 2016.</p><p>http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2016-10-24/50027</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 06/07/2017 16:16:46 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood attachment 1 file name 20161110_50027_WQna_extract_on Veterans_Homelessness.docx title 50027 - WQnA extract on Veterans Homelessness
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

746820

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Housing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average increase in rent was for armed forces personnel living in service families accommodation in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	2205
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2017 answer text <p>The increases to Service Family Accommodation (SFA) rental charges recommended by the Armed Forces’ Pay Review Body (AFPRB) in each of the last five years are shown below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>AFPRB Recommended Increase</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>No increase to rental charges for SFA under the four-tier grading system in advance of the transition to the Combined Accommodation Assessment System.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>Grade 1: 3.7% Grade 2: 2.5% Grade 3: 1.2% Grade 4: 0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>For context the figures in the table below, for the preceding five years, show that these rent increases have not risen sharply:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>AFPRB Recommended Increase</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>Grade 1: 2.9% Grade 2: 1.9% Grade 3: 1.0% Grade 4: 0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>Grade 1: 1.4% Grade 2: 0.9% Grade 3: 0.5% Grade 4: 0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>Grade 1: 1.2% Grade 2: 0.8% Grade 3: 0.4% Grade 4: 0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>Grade 1: 3.7% Grade 2: 2.5% Grade 3: 1.2% Grade 4: 0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>Grade 1: 3.7% Grade 2: 2.5% Grade 3: 1.2% Grade 4: 0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 07/07/2017 13:48:52 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

746112

	registered interest
	date	28/06/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Buildings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of closures of his Department's sites on the local economy, employment and business of where those sites are based.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
	uin	1564
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>Decisions to close defence sites are based on an assessment of how best to deliver military capability, rather than on the basis of the impacts on a specific region. We do not make defence decisions to benefit one local economy or industry over another. It is the duty of Government to make sure that the Defence budget is spent wisely, maximising the resources available for the front line and making sure that every pound counts. For sites which are surplus to military requirements the Ministry of Defence will work closely with the Local Authorities and other stakeholders to consider the most appropriate future uses.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 04/07/2017 14:14:02 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

746113

	registered interest
	date	28/06/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Buildings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions his Department has had with service families and local councils on the proposed closure of over 80 of his Department's sites.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
	uin	1565
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>&quot;A Better Defence Estate&quot; is a military-led review. All military and civilian personnel at sites identified for closure were informed at the time of the announcement through their chain of command. Staff will be kept up to date, through the chain of command, on plans and developments for their sites.</p><p>The Ministry of Defence is working closely with local councils to seek the best possible future for their sites.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 04/07/2017 14:15:46 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

732913

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many contracts put out to tender by his Department were awarded to (a) charities and (b) social enterprises in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	1249
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>The information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 04/07/2017 14:15:10 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett