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1693376

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date	04/03/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Northern Ireland: Terrorism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many officials in his Department are in roles that support the provision of information to Troubles-era inquests in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	16609
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2024 answer text <p>There are 18 officials in roles within the Ministry of Defence’s (MOD) Directorate of Judicial Engagement Policy (DJEP) that support the provision of information to Troubles-era inquests in Northern Ireland as all or part of their duties. In addition, there are other teams across MOD providing specialist support to DJEP in providing information to inquests.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We do not hold information on historical staffing records and cannot provide figures in the format requested.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 16610 question first answered 12/03/2024 17:14:14 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

1693377

registered interest
date	04/03/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Northern Ireland: Terrorism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many officials in his Department held roles that required them to provide information to Troubles-era inquests in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	16610
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2024 answer text <p>There are 18 officials in roles within the Ministry of Defence’s (MOD) Directorate of Judicial Engagement Policy (DJEP) that support the provision of information to Troubles-era inquests in Northern Ireland as all or part of their duties. In addition, there are other teams across MOD providing specialist support to DJEP in providing information to inquests.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We do not hold information on historical staffing records and cannot provide figures in the format requested.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 16609 question first answered 12/03/2024 17:14:14 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

1664966

registered interest
date	16/10/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Huntington's Disease
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has made a comparative assessment of the policy in (a) the UK and (b) other European countries on whether people affected by Huntington’s disease may serve in the armed forces.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	202660
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2023 answer text <p>There has been no comparative assessment of the policy in the UK and other European countries on whether people affected by Huntington’s disease may serve in the Armed Forces. However, all medical entry and in-service standards are regularly reviewed by subject matter experts, military health professionals and military occupational physicians.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 24/10/2023 14:10:36 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

1628443

registered interest
date	17/05/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his Answer of 9 December to Question 103014 on Armed Forces: Huntington's Disease, if he will make an estimate of the average length of time recruits serve in the armed forces.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	185484
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2023 answer text <p>The table below details the average (mean) Length of Service of Trained (Royal Navy/Royal Marines and Royal Air Force) and Trade Trained (Army) UK Regulars on Exit (in years) by Service and Officer/Rank:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1 Jan 2018-31 Dec 2018</p></td><td><p>1 Jan 2019-31 Dec 2019</p></td><td><p>1 Jan 2020-31 Dec 2020</p></td><td><p>1 Jan 2021-31 Dec 2021</p></td><td><p>1 Jan 2022-31 Dec 2022</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tri Service/Officer/Other Rank</p></td><td><p>12/19/11</p></td><td><p>13/19/12</p></td><td><p>13/20/12</p></td><td><p>14/21/12</p></td><td><p>13/21/12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RN/RM/Officer/Other Rank</p></td><td><p>12/20/11</p></td><td><p>13/20/12</p></td><td><p>13/21/12</p></td><td><p>14/21/13</p></td><td><p>13/21/12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Army/Officer/Other Rank</p></td><td><p>11/18/10</p></td><td><p>11/18/10</p></td><td><p>12/19/11</p></td><td><p>12/20/11</p></td><td><p>12/21/11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RAF/Officer/Other Rank</p></td><td><p>16/20/15</p></td><td><p>17/21/16</p></td><td><p>17/22/16</p></td><td><p>18/23/17</p></td><td><p>16/21/16</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 25/05/2023 10:18:53 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

1628444

registered interest
date	17/05/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Recruitment
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 9 December to Question 103014 on Armed Forces: Huntington's Disease, what medical conditions are currently considered a bar to service.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	185485
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2023 answer text <p>Joint Service Publication 950 Leaflet 6-7-7 (JSP 950 Lft 6-7-7) provides a framework for the medical assessment of potential recruits and Serving personnel. I attach a copy.</p><p>Fitness to serve may be dependent on several medical conditions. An individual's final grading is determined by using the extensive content in JSP 950 Lft 6-7-7 combined with the judgement of occupational medicine specialists.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 25/05/2023 12:22:11 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison attachment 1 file name JSP 950 Lft 6-7- 7 JSMMF (v2.4 Oct 22).pdf title JSP 950 MEDICAL POLICY LEAFLET 6-7-7
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

1628445

registered interest
date	17/05/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Huntington's Disease
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 13 December to Question 103013 on Armed Forces: Huntington's Disease, when he plans to next review the ban on those at risk of developing Huntington's disease from serving in the Armed Forces.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	185486
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2023 answer text <p>As stated in the answer to Question 103013, all of the medical employment standards for the Armed Forces, including those relating to Huntington's Disease, are kept under periodic review, taking into account academic reviews of the field, subject matter expert consultation and consensus.</p><p>The evidence in policy correlates with national guidelines and there are currently no plans to change existing policy on Huntington's Disease.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 25/05/2023 09:40:17 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

1628446

registered interest
date	17/05/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Huntington's Disease
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 13 December to Question 103010 on Armed Forces: Huntington's Disease, what evidence would be accepted from an appropriately qualified and experienced specialist to show that a candidate would be unlikely to develop Huntington's disease during a Service career.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	185487
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2023 answer text <p>A neurologist review would consider a candidate's genetic coding and prognosis, to indicate if the individual would be likely to develop Huntington's disease during a Service career.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 25/05/2023 09:40:36 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

1535755

registered interest
date	25/10/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Huntington’s Disease
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether people at risk of Huntington’s disease are able to serve in the armed forces without the need to provide a negative predictive test upon recruitment.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	70978
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2022 answer text <p>The genetics of Huntington's disease are complex and the likelihood of an Armed Forces candidate developing the disease and the likely age of presentation are dependent on the number of gene repeats. In some cases it is possible to predict these with a high level of certainty, based either on genetic testing of immediate relatives or of the candidate themselves.</p><p>Candidates known to be carriers of the gene associated with Huntington's disease are normally graded medically unfit for service. Candidates with a proven, immediate family history of this condition are also normally graded medically unfit unless known not to carry the gene.</p><p>If there is clear evidence that a candidate is unlikely to develop Huntington's disease during a Service career then they may, on a case by case basis, be considered medical fit for service. It is for the candidate to provide this evidence, which must be supported by an appropriately qualified and experienced specialist.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 02/11/2022 17:16:13 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn