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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

748629

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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: Cadets
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 (a) improve safeguarding of children in the Cadet Forces and (b) support victims of past abuse in those forces.
tabling member constituency	Ilford North
tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
uin	3135
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has robust procedures in place to protect cadets. This includes ensuring that all adults who work with children are required to undergo mandatory security and background checks, are subject to rigorous disclosure procedures and receive regular safeguarding training. We encourage anyone who has been a victim, or knows someone who has, to report it to the police.</p><p> </p><p>The cadet organisations have comprehensive reporting procedures in place to ensure that when they are made aware of an incident it is acted upon immediately; any allegation involving possible criminal activity is reported to the appropriate authorities for investigation. Background checks are undertaken for all Adult volunteers and unlike many other youth organisations, the checks are redone or updated every five years. Whilst each Cadet Headquarters has safeguarding expertise and can provide advice, victims of past abuse are directed to the various professional organisations e.g. the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, who specialise in this type of support.</p><p> </p><p>In the period 2012 – June 2017, 363 abuse allegations were made to the MOD of which 282 were referred to the police. Information on the number of prosecutions would be held by the relevant individual police forces. The MOD does not hold this detail.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood grouped question UIN 3136 question first answered 10/07/2017 15:43:14 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

748630

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: Cadets
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 accusations of abuse towards children in the Cadet Forces; and how many have led to successful prosecution in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Ilford North
tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
uin	3136
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has robust procedures in place to protect cadets. This includes ensuring that all adults who work with children are required to undergo mandatory security and background checks, are subject to rigorous disclosure procedures and receive regular safeguarding training. We encourage anyone who has been a victim, or knows someone who has, to report it to the police.</p><p> </p><p>The cadet organisations have comprehensive reporting procedures in place to ensure that when they are made aware of an incident it is acted upon immediately; any allegation involving possible criminal activity is reported to the appropriate authorities for investigation. Background checks are undertaken for all Adult volunteers and unlike many other youth organisations, the checks are redone or updated every five years. Whilst each Cadet Headquarters has safeguarding expertise and can provide advice, victims of past abuse are directed to the various professional organisations e.g. the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, who specialise in this type of support.</p><p> </p><p>In the period 2012 – June 2017, 363 abuse allegations were made to the MOD of which 282 were referred to the police. Information on the number of prosecutions would be held by the relevant individual police forces. The MOD does not hold this detail.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood grouped question UIN 3135 question first answered 10/07/2017 15:43:14 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

748681

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	Sea Cadet Corps
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what (a) financial and (b) other support his Department provides to the Sea Cadets.
tabling member constituency	Rhondda
tabling member printed	Chris Bryant
uin	3016
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government and the Royal Navy support the Sea Cadets financially through a Grant in Aid payment. This is currently £10.5 million for this financial year and is paid to the Marine Society and Sea Cadets and through a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). This MOU sets out the further support with regards to the provision of personnel, accommodation, training and the related facilities on the Ministry of Defence estate.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 12/07/2017 14:17:43 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

748706

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	Ministry of Defence: Equality
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 Answer of 2 November 2016, Official Report, column 879, what steps his Department has taken to use 2011 census classifications, including on Gypsies and Travellers, to audit racial disparities in public service outcomes.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	3082
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2017 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my right hon. Friend the Minister for the Cabinet Office (Damian Green) on 11 July 2017 to Question 3079.</p><p>http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2017-07-05/3079/</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 13/07/2017 15:39:02 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green