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999693

	registered interest
	date	01/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Army Foundation College: Disciplinary Proceedings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Junior Soldiers have been subject to the disciplinary procedure at AFC Harrogate in each of the last 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	187108
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2018 answer text <p>The table below shows the number of Junior Soldiers subject to disciplinary procedures while at Army Foundation College (AFC), Harrogate in each of the last ten years. There have been less than five appeals against the associated disciplinary procedure decisions over this period.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Junior Soldiers subject to disciplinary procedures</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p><strong>210</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p><strong>120</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p><strong>160</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p><strong>290</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p><strong>240</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p><strong>140</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p><strong>160</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p><strong>210</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p><strong>150</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p><strong>120</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><ul><li>These figures are single service estimates and are not official statistics produced by Defence Statistics.</li><li>Figures have been rounded to 10 to limit disclosure and ensure confidentiality; numbers ending in &quot;5&quot; have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent systematic bias. Totals and sub-totals have been rounded separately and so may not appear to be the sum of their parts.</li><li>Appeal figures of less than five are not provided due to data protection.</li><li>In a small number of cases, a single soldier may have been subject to multiple disciplinary procedures for different issues.</li></ul><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood grouped question UIN 187109 question first answered 09/11/2018 14:20:55 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

999695

	registered interest
	date	01/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Army Foundation College: Disciplinary Proceedings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many junior soldiers have appealed against a decision of the disciplinary procedure at AFC Harrogate in each of the last 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	187109
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2018 answer text <p>The table below shows the number of Junior Soldiers subject to disciplinary procedures while at Army Foundation College (AFC), Harrogate in each of the last ten years. There have been less than five appeals against the associated disciplinary procedure decisions over this period.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Junior Soldiers subject to disciplinary procedures</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p><strong>210</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p><strong>120</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p><strong>160</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p><strong>290</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p><strong>240</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p><strong>140</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p><strong>160</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p><strong>210</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p><strong>150</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p><strong>120</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><ul><li>These figures are single service estimates and are not official statistics produced by Defence Statistics.</li><li>Figures have been rounded to 10 to limit disclosure and ensure confidentiality; numbers ending in &quot;5&quot; have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent systematic bias. Totals and sub-totals have been rounded separately and so may not appear to be the sum of their parts.</li><li>Appeal figures of less than five are not provided due to data protection.</li><li>In a small number of cases, a single soldier may have been subject to multiple disciplinary procedures for different issues.</li></ul><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood grouped question UIN 187108 question first answered 09/11/2018 14:20:55 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

999696

	registered interest
	date	01/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Army Foundation College: Mental Health Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what support his Department provides for junior soldiers at AFC Harrogate with mental health problems.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	187110
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2018 answer text <p>Army Foundation College (AFC) Harrogate training staff provide the first line level of support to Junior Soldiers experiencing mental health problems. They are specifically trained for their appointment to pro-actively identify recruits who may be struggling and/or experiencing problems with adapting to military life. Mental resilience training is also provided to all Junior Soldiers in the early stages of the course covering areas such as coping mechanisms, decision making and effective communication. This is reinforced through training activities including in Leadership and Initiative training, Adventurous Training and field exercises.</p><p>AFC Harrogate has a well-resourced medical and welfare department. This includes a civilian Behavioural Development Officer, who is an expert in cognitive behavioural studies and counselling, specialising in the military environment. This officer provides advice and guidance to staff on how best to manage referred Junior Soldiers. There are also military and civilian medical and welfare staff, two Padres and access to representatives from the Army Welfare Service (who also draw on support from wider public sector and charity support services).</p><p>In addition, in February 2018, the Secretary of State announced a new MOD-funded 24/7 Military Mental Health Helpline to provide support and advice to all serving personnel and their families.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood grouped question UIN 187111 question first answered 09/11/2018 14:16:49 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

999697

	registered interest
	date	01/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Army Foundation College: Mental Health Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether AFC Harrogate has internal mental health support workers for junior soldiers.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	187111
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2018 answer text <p>Army Foundation College (AFC) Harrogate training staff provide the first line level of support to Junior Soldiers experiencing mental health problems. They are specifically trained for their appointment to pro-actively identify recruits who may be struggling and/or experiencing problems with adapting to military life. Mental resilience training is also provided to all Junior Soldiers in the early stages of the course covering areas such as coping mechanisms, decision making and effective communication. This is reinforced through training activities including in Leadership and Initiative training, Adventurous Training and field exercises.</p><p>AFC Harrogate has a well-resourced medical and welfare department. This includes a civilian Behavioural Development Officer, who is an expert in cognitive behavioural studies and counselling, specialising in the military environment. This officer provides advice and guidance to staff on how best to manage referred Junior Soldiers. There are also military and civilian medical and welfare staff, two Padres and access to representatives from the Army Welfare Service (who also draw on support from wider public sector and charity support services).</p><p>In addition, in February 2018, the Secretary of State announced a new MOD-funded 24/7 Military Mental Health Helpline to provide support and advice to all serving personnel and their families.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood grouped question UIN 187110 question first answered 09/11/2018 14:16:49 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

999701

	registered interest
	date	01/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Army Foundation College: Discipline
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish the disciplinary policy of AFC Harrogate.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	187112
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2018 answer text <p>Army disciplinary policy is set out within the Queen’s Regulations and Army General and Administrative Instructions 62 (Discipline Policy) and 67 (Administrative Policy). These are kept under constant review and routinely updated. There is no bespoke discipline policy for Junior Soldiers at Army Foundation College (AFC), Harrogate.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood grouped question UIN 187105 187106 187107 question first answered 09/11/2018 14:19:50 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

999710

	registered interest
	date	01/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Army Foundation College: Crime
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many junior soldiers were (a) arrested by civilian police and (b) charged with a criminal offence during their time at AFC Harrogate in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	187113
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2018 answer text <p>From January 2013 to December 2017, less than five instances of Junior Soldiers being charged with a criminal offence during their time at Army Foundation College Harrogate are recorded on the Defence Joint Personnel Administration system. This figure is not broken down by year due to data protection.</p><p> </p><p>Information on arrests by civilian police is not held centrally in the format requested.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood grouped question UIN 187114 question first answered 09/11/2018 14:15:59 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

999711

	registered interest
	date	01/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Army: Arrests
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of serving soldiers that trained at (a) AFC Harrogate, (b) ITC Catterick, and (c) ATC Pirbright were arrested by the civilian police during each of the last five years for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	187114
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2018 answer text <p>From January 2013 to December 2017, less than five instances of Junior Soldiers being charged with a criminal offence during their time at Army Foundation College Harrogate are recorded on the Defence Joint Personnel Administration system. This figure is not broken down by year due to data protection.</p><p> </p><p>Information on arrests by civilian police is not held centrally in the format requested.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood grouped question UIN 187113 question first answered 09/11/2018 14:15:59 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1002283

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Trident Submarines
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much of the extra £1 billion for defence in 2018–19 and 2019–20 announced in the budget will be for the Dreadnought programme.
	tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
	uin	HL11304
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2018 answer text <p>The £1 billion for Defence announced in the 2018 Budget is additional funding to ensure that the Armed Forces can continue to modernise and invest in key priority capabilities. We will decide how much of this funding is for Dreadnought as part of our normal budgeting process.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 09/11/2018 14:33:38 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead