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1027680

registered interest
date	18/12/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Junior Doctors
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 effectiveness of the work of the Medical Defence Services with the Royal College of Psychiatrists Choose Psychiatry campaign to encourage more junior doctors to start a career as a military psychiatrist.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Moor View
tabling member printed	Johnny Mercer
uin	203401
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>The Defence Medical Services are closely involved with the Royal College of Psychiatrists Choose Psychiatry campaign. A part of the campaign, focused on military recruitment, began in October 2018. Using channels including Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube, advertisements for military psychiatric positions are expected to attract significant interest.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 20/12/2018 15:09:11 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer

1027275

registered interest
date	17/12/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Veterans: North West
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the number of armed forces veterans that live in (a) St Helens North, (b) St Helens Metropolitan Borough, (c) the Liverpool City Region and (d) the North West.
tabling member constituency	St Helens North
tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
uin	202825
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>An estimated distribution of the UK Armed Forces veteran population residing in Great Britain can be found in the 'Annual Population Survey: UK Armed Forces Veterans Residing in Great Britain', the latest edition of which (2016) is published at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/annual-population-survey-uk-armed-forces-veterans-residing-in-great-britain" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/annual-population-survey-uk-armed-forces-veterans-residing-in-great-britain</a>. As at 2016, there were an estimated 2.5 million UK Armed Forces veterans residing in households across Great Britain and 279,000 veterans living in households in the North-West region of England.</p><p> </p><p>The total number of veterans in St Helens North, St Helens Metropolitan Borough (Local Authority of St Helens) and Liverpool City Region is not held. However, information held by the Department indicates that, as at 31 March 2018, the numbers of veterans in receipt of an Armed Forces occupational pension, a disablement pension under the War Pensions Scheme or compensation under the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme residing in each of these areas is as follows:</p><p> </p><p>338 veterans in the Parliamentary Constituency of St Helens North.</p><p>772 veterans in the St Helens Metropolitan Borough (Local Authority of St Helens).</p><p>7,105 veterans in the Liverpool City Region.</p><p> </p><p>As at 27 March 2011, from the responses provided in the Office for National Statistics 2011 Census, there were an estimated 2,780 working age veterans residing in the Local Authority of St Helens: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/census-2011-working-age-uk-armed-forces-veterans-residing-in-england-and-wales-index" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/census-2011-working-age-uk-armed-forces-veterans-residing-in-england-and-wales-index</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 20/12/2018 15:08:39 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn

1027276

registered interest
date	17/12/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Cadets
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much funding his Department has allocated to the (a) Sea Cadets, (b) Army Cadet Force, (c) Air Training Corps and (d) Combined Cadet Force in each financial year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	St Helens North
tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
uin	202826
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. The Ministry of Defence does not directly allocate funding to Cadet forces, but instead funds are disaggregated to the single Services through the annual budget process. The single Services do not hold discrete cadet budgets and the cost of delivering and supporting cadet activity falls across a wide spread of different business areas, agencies and organisations.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 20/12/2018 15:32:27 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn

1027316

registered interest
date	17/12/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust: Grants
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 amount of funding each recipient has received under the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust's Local Grants Programme in each financial year since 2015-16.
tabling member constituency	Derby North
tabling member printed	Chris Williamson
uin	202754
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>This information is published online at:</p><p>http://www.covenantfund.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Local-grants-2015-16.pdf</p><p>http://www.covenantfund.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Local-grants-2016-17.pdf</p><p>http://www.covenantfund.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Local-grants-2017-18.pdf</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 20/12/2018 15:29:46 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	3976 label Biography information for Chris Williamson

1024759

registered interest
date	13/12/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Bases: Bramley
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what conditions were stipulated under the conditions of sale when his Department disposed of land from Bramley Training Area particularly in relation to purposes of (a) forestry and (b) building developments.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	202117
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>An area of the Bramley Training Estate was sold in 1992 to Wimpey Homes. The freehold transfer contains the following restrictions on title in relation to forestry and building development:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Except where already constructed not to erect build or place or permit to be erected built or placed on the Specified Land or any part thereof any building or other structure or erection whether permanent or temporary without the previous consent in writing of the Vendor or other the owner or owners for the time being of the Retained Land.</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>Not to (without the like consent) carry out any excavations or plant any trees or permit the same to be carried out or planted or to grow on the Specified Land or in such a position adjoining thereto as might endanger or cause damage to the Media in the Specified Land or make access thereto for maintenance purposes more difficult.</li></ul> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 20/12/2018 15:31:05 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

1024764

registered interest
date	13/12/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Bases: Bramley
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 security of Bramley Training Area; and what recent steps his Department has taken to further secure the eastern border of that Area.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	202122
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>Bramley Training Area is enclosed with security fencing to help prevent unauthorised public access.</p><p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) assesses that this is a necessary measure for the security of the training area.</p><p>The MOD is also investigating ways to further enhance security on the eastern border of the Bramley Training estate, including measures to prevent vehicular access to limit antisocial behaviour.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 20/12/2018 15:30:23 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

1024766

registered interest
date	13/12/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Bases: Bramley
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer of 21 April 1995 to Question 19333 on Chemical Weapons, what assessment his Department has made of whether Operation APPLE and Operation CORNELIUS recovered all munitions buried in Bramley Training Area.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	202124
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>In 2002 the Ministry of Defence (MOD) assessed that the Bramley Training Area no longer poses an active risk to safety, this followed munitions clearing operations in 1987 (Operation APPLE) and 1995 (Operation CORNELIUS). However, it is not possible to provide 100% assurance that the site is entirely clear of unexploded ordinance and therefore a formal digging ban remains in place in specified areas. This includes land within the current training area, which is still used regularly by the Army for dry-fire training, and parts of the estate sold by MOD in 1992, where MOD consent is required to build, dig or plant.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 20/12/2018 15:28:07 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

1023906

registered interest
date	12/12/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces Day: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans his Department has to support Regional Armed Forces' Day events in Northern Ireland in June 2019.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	201577
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2018 answer text <p>Armed Forces Day events provide opportunities for the nation to show their support for our Armed Forces. These events are community-led and can come in many different forms, from the national event through to events organised by councils, ex-Service organisations, community groups and schools. These events can be followed on Twitter using #SaluteOurForces.</p><p>The Ministry of Defence not only supports the National Event, which will be held next year in Salisbury on Saturday 29 June 2019, but also events throughout the United Kingdom. We invite local authorities and community organisations to consider hosting an event and to apply for funding from the Ministry of Defence on the dedicated Armed Forces Day website.</p><p>To date, no events in Northern Ireland have been registered. Based on the very many successful events of previous years, we anticipate that the Ministry of Defence will be supporting approximately 300 events.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 17/12/2018 16:51:58 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1023956

registered interest
date	12/12/2018
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, what recent steps he is taking to encourage people from all ethnic groups to join the armed forces.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	201648
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>The Defence Diversity and Inclusion Strategy, published in October, is based on achieving a vision that reflects our recognition that the recruitment, and inclusion of individuals with diverse skills, perspectives and backgrounds will bring real strength to Defence and wider society.</p><p>The Armed Forces are working towards a target of 10 per cent of recruits to come from Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic backgrounds by 2020.</p><p>Work to increase representation from minority ethnic groups includes better understanding and greater engagement with these communities, reviewing recruitment processes; and better targeted marketing and communications towards potential applicants.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 20/12/2018 15:28:56 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1022939

registered interest
date	10/12/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Institute for Statecraft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department (a) leases (b) provides in kind any (i) office space and (ii) other resources to the Institute for Statecraft.
tabling member constituency	Derby North
tabling member printed	Chris Williamson
uin	200608
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence has no centrally-held record of any provision of office space to the Institute for Statecraft.</p><p>In Financial Years 2016-17 and 2017-18, the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust's Local Grants Programme awarded a total of £177,650 to 12 separate small projects run by the Shared Outcomes Programme, an initiative of the Institute for Statecraft which works with young people (aged 14 - 18) from minority communities in areas facing economic and social challenge and aims to increase participants' life opportunities and support them in fulfilling their potential. The Shared Outcomes projects enable young people to take part in challenging activities such as assault courses, night navigation exercises and camping while visiting an Army base, and other activities designed to improve community cohesion. In addition, in 2017 the Army made a single payment of £6,800 to the Institute for Statecraft for specialist training.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 13/12/2018 16:20:24 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	3976 label Biography information for Chris Williamson