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1699048

registered interest
date	26/03/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Air Force: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister for Defence Procurement in response to the question from the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent on 25 March 2024, Official Report, column 1253, how many RAF pilots successfully completed their training in each year since 2018.
tabling member constituency	Blaenau Gwent
tabling member printed	Nick Smith
uin	20584
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2024 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>Training Year (April to March)</p></td><td><p>Number of Royal Air Force (RAF) pilots successfully completed Phase 2 Military Flying Training</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>34</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019-20</p></td><td><p>67</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020-21</p></td><td><p>72</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021-22</p></td><td><p>73</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022-23</p></td><td><p>64</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2023-24</p></td><td><p>51</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Note: The figures detailed in the table above are for RAF pilots who successfully completed Phase 2 military flying training. Phase 2 flying training is defined as commencing after completion of Initial Officer Training (IOT) and up until (but not including) Front Line Operational Conversion Units (OCUs).</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 16/04/2024 11:14:21 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	3928 label Biography information for Nick Smith

1698131

registered interest
date	22/03/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Rwanda: Asylum
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on the use of RAF planes to transport asylum seekers to Rwanda.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	20105
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2024 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Defence has frequent discussions with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on issues affecting their Departments.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 03/04/2024 15:22:22 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1504779

registered interest
date	05/09/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Veterans: Mental Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of his Department's capacity to support veteran survivors of military sexual trauma.
tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire North
tabling member printed	Gavin Newlands
uin	47571
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2022 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) does not recognise the term 'military sexual trauma', nor the associated term 'military sexual assault'. I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave to UIN 15331 on 17 June 2022 to the Hon. Member for Barnsley East (Ms Peacock): https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-06-09/15331</p><p>For Serving Personnel, the MOD has made it absolutely clear there is no place for unacceptable behaviour in the Armed Forces. On 30 March 2022 the MOD published a Zero-Tolerance to Sexual Offending policy, which is one of a range of measures intended to tackle unacceptable sexual behaviour in the Armed Forces. It is intended to improve the career experiences of serving personnel, providing clearer, tri-Service, direction to those in a position to prevent and address instances of sexual offending. It also introduced mandatory discharge from the Armed Forces for anyone convicted of a sexual offence, this includes anyone subject to notification requirements as set out in Part 2 of the Sexual Offences Act (SOA) 2003 (more widely recognised as the Sex Offenders Register): https://www.gov.uk/government/news/defence-publishes-its-zero-tolerance-approach-to-sexual-offences</p><p>For veterans, their healthcare, including mental healthcare, is the responsibility of the NHS in England and the Devolved Administrations.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty grouped question UIN 47572 question first answered 07/09/2022 15:19:23 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4420 label Biography information for Gavin Newlands

1504780

registered interest
date	05/09/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Sexual Offences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to prevent incidents of military sexual trauma within the armed forces.
tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire North
tabling member printed	Gavin Newlands
uin	47572
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2022 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) does not recognise the term 'military sexual trauma', nor the associated term 'military sexual assault'. I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave to UIN 15331 on 17 June 2022 to the Hon. Member for Barnsley East (Ms Peacock): https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-06-09/15331</p><p>For Serving Personnel, the MOD has made it absolutely clear there is no place for unacceptable behaviour in the Armed Forces. On 30 March 2022 the MOD published a Zero-Tolerance to Sexual Offending policy, which is one of a range of measures intended to tackle unacceptable sexual behaviour in the Armed Forces. It is intended to improve the career experiences of serving personnel, providing clearer, tri-Service, direction to those in a position to prevent and address instances of sexual offending. It also introduced mandatory discharge from the Armed Forces for anyone convicted of a sexual offence, this includes anyone subject to notification requirements as set out in Part 2 of the Sexual Offences Act (SOA) 2003 (more widely recognised as the Sex Offenders Register): https://www.gov.uk/government/news/defence-publishes-its-zero-tolerance-approach-to-sexual-offences</p><p>For veterans, their healthcare, including mental healthcare, is the responsibility of the NHS in England and the Devolved Administrations.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty grouped question UIN 47571 question first answered 07/09/2022 15:19:23 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4420 label Biography information for Gavin Newlands

1503472

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that service personnel are able to access wraparound childcare.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	45070
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2022 answer text <p>On 1 September 2022, the Ministry of Defence rolled out a Wraparound Childcare scheme (WAC) across the UK to provide greater flexibility to Service personnel with children, following a successful pilot program. From the start of the 2022 Autumn term, WAC funding will be available to all eligible Service families with children aged 4 to 11 years, who are in school or being home schooled in the UK. If eligible, personnel can claim up to 20 hours per week of funding for each child that is attending before and after school care during term time. WAC is known as 'Out of School care' in Wales and 'School Aged Childcare' in Scotland.</p><p>Defence continues to work closely with the Department for Education, the Devolved Administrations and Local Authorities to ensure there are sufficient spaces and that where this might not be the case that this is highlighted appropriately.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 07/09/2022 15:20:48 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1503818

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Royal Fleet Auxiliary: Sexual Offences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if his Department will review the policy which excludes the assessment of mitigating factors when automatically rejecting applications, as a result of disciplinary action, from previous trainees wishing to serve again with the Royal Navy Fleet Auxiliary, where the mitigating factor for that disciplinary action was the trainee experiencing a sexual assault during their previous service.
tabling member constituency	Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
tabling member printed	Drew Hendry
uin	45533
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2022 answer text <p>The Royal Fleet Auxiliary remains an equal opportunities employer and all applicants for employment are assessed against a number of criteria which vary from role to role. The Department maintains high standards of entry in order to ensure that it employs a capable and committed workforce. There are no planned changes to this policy at this time.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 07/09/2022 15:17:51 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4467 label Biography information for Drew Hendry

1504107

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Air Force: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether Armed Forces Careers Offices prioritised (a) BAME and (b) female candidates for RAF computer based aptitude tests between 26 October and 23 November 2020.
tabling member constituency	Bournemouth East
tabling member printed	Mr Tobias Ellwood
uin	45741
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2022 answer text <p>No. The RAF took immediate action to withdraw the erroneous direction, which was never enacted, after RAF's Directorate of Legal Services were made aware of the instruction.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 07/09/2022 15:20:12 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood

1504108

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Air Force: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reason the RAF stopped undertaking selection and suitability interviews between December 2020 and March 2021.
tabling member constituency	Bournemouth East
tabling member printed	Mr Tobias Ellwood
uin	45742
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2022 answer text <p>The suitability interview was paused as a trial to allow the Royal Air Force to determine if all candidates could progress through the initial recruitment process more efficiently following the disruption to recruiting due to the COVID-19 pandemic.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 07/09/2022 15:18:23 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood

1504109

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Air Force: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of reported positive discrimination recruitment practices in the RAF; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bournemouth East
tabling member printed	Mr Tobias Ellwood
uin	45672
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2022 answer text <p>A review of the RAF's recruiting policies and processes is underway.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 07/09/2022 15:19:52 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood

1504142

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces Compensation Scheme: Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many PTSD claims under the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme claims process have been delayed for more than (a) a year, (b) two years, (c) four years, and (d) five years.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
uin	45935
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2022 answer text <p>All Armed Forces Compensation Scheme (AFCS) claims are subject to an Average Clearance Time (ACT) target of 90 days. However, there is no specified time in which AFCS claims must be cleared. This is important because the prognosis over an individual’s injury may not be certain within that 90 day period. To ensure we do the right thing, time may be required to understand the full extent of the injury and its effect so we can achieve the best possible outcome for the individual. As a consequence, it is not possible to determine the percentage of claims that have been delayed.</p><p> </p><p>The data in this response instead presents, for all AFCS claims cleared between 1 April 2017 and 31 March 2022, the number and proportion of (a) mental health awards in which PTSD was cited by the claimant, (b) mental health awards where PTSD was not cited by the claimant, and (c) all other awards by number of years between MOD receiving the claim and the claim outcome being determined is attached at (Table 1).</p><p> </p><p>Please note that whilst it is possible to determine AFCS awards for mental disorders from the electronic information, it is not possible to reliably determine awards for PTSD specifically. Awards where PTSD has been cited by the claimant have been identified based on a free text search of the condition claimed for using the following terms: ‘PTSD’, ‘post traumatic stress’ and ‘post-traumatic stress’. The condition claimed for is based on information supplied by the claimant and does not necessarily reflect a diagnosis of PTSD. Therefore, awards made under the mental disorders table to those that claimed for PTSD may have been awarded for a different type of mental illness. Therefore, these figures should be treated with caution.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty grouped question UIN 45936 question first answered 07/09/2022 15:17:14 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty attachment 1 file name 45935 - Table 1.docx title AFCS; Mental Health Claims
tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson