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1131627

registered interest
date	12/06/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces Covenant Reference Group: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Armed Forces Covenant Reference Group will meet in Northern Ireland this year.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	263744
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2019 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office are responsible for arranging the meetings of the Covenant Reference Group (CRG). The Ministry of Defence is unaware of any plans to hold a CRG meeting in Northern Ireland this year.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 17/06/2019 15:20:41 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1131336

registered interest
date	11/06/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	RAF College Cranwell
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people from (a) state and (b) independent schools were accepted to RAF College Cranwell in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Llanelli
tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
uin	263109
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2019 answer text <p>The RAF does not collect or collate data from applicants relating to attendance at state or independent schools.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 17/06/2019 15:27:31 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

1131063

registered interest
date	10/06/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Royal Military Academy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people from (a) state and (b) independent schools were accepted to the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Llanelli
tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
uin	262308
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2019 answer text <p>The number of Officer Cadets who attended either independent or state schools, on the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (RMAS) Direct Entry (DE) Regular Commissioning (Reg C) Course in the last five years can be found in the attached table.</p><p> </p><p>Officer selection focusses on leadership potential rather than the school attended. Such data is only recorded for the DE Reg C course. As at 1 April 2019 around 9% of officers were professionally qualified and around 22% were Late Entry, neither of which commission through the DE Reg C course.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 13/06/2019 15:09:27 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood attachment 1 file name 262308 - Nia Griffith.docx title Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

1130737

registered interest
date	07/06/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Veterans: Finance
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 total spending on veterans' support services in each region of the UK in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	261532
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2019 answer text <p>Information for the regions is not held in the format requested.</p><p> </p><p>Once Armed Forces personnel have left the service, the provisions for their health and welfare support needs are primarily provided by the Department of Health and Social Care and the Department for Work and Pensions alongside the NHS in England and the Devolved Regions. Additional welfare support is also provided by the third sector in the form of Service charities and benevolent organisations. Some welfare support is provided by the Department through its Veteran UK organisation.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood grouped question UIN 261533 question first answered 12/06/2019 15:36:28 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1130738

registered interest
date	07/06/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Veterans: Finance
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 total spending on veterans' support services in (a) Barnsley, (b) South Yorkshire and (c) the UK in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	261533
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2019 answer text <p>Information for the regions is not held in the format requested.</p><p> </p><p>Once Armed Forces personnel have left the service, the provisions for their health and welfare support needs are primarily provided by the Department of Health and Social Care and the Department for Work and Pensions alongside the NHS in England and the Devolved Regions. Additional welfare support is also provided by the third sector in the form of Service charities and benevolent organisations. Some welfare support is provided by the Department through its Veteran UK organisation.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood grouped question UIN 261532 question first answered 12/06/2019 15:36:28 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1130739

registered interest
date	07/06/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Aged Veterans Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much has been spent by the Aged Veterans Fund in each year since 2015.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	261534
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2019 answer text <p>The table below details the value of funds awarded in the two years the Aged Veterans Fund was open:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year (FY)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Value of Grants Awarded</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>£6,608,090</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>£22,792,661</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The table below details the value of Aged Veterans Funds awarded to Yorkshire and Humberside since 2015. It is not possible to break down the information requested or establish whether the organisation receiving funding was in South Yorkshire or Barnsley without incurring disproportionate cost:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Awarded to</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Title of project</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Value </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FY Awarded</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Age UK Support Services (Yorkshire and Humber)</p></td><td><p>Mission possible: Active Service in Later Life</p></td><td><p>£539,980</p></td><td><p>2015-16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rural Action Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>Veterans Advance North Yorkshire – We’ve got your back</p></td><td><p>£1,004,664</p></td><td><p>2016-17</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood grouped question UIN 261535 question first answered 12/06/2019 15:37:43 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1130740

registered interest
date	07/06/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Aged Veterans Fund: South Yorkshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much funding from the Aged Veterans Fund has been allocated to projects and groups in (a) South Yorkshire and (b) Barnsley in each year since 2015.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	261535
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2019 answer text <p>The table below details the value of funds awarded in the two years the Aged Veterans Fund was open:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year (FY)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Value of Grants Awarded</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>£6,608,090</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>£22,792,661</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The table below details the value of Aged Veterans Funds awarded to Yorkshire and Humberside since 2015. It is not possible to break down the information requested or establish whether the organisation receiving funding was in South Yorkshire or Barnsley without incurring disproportionate cost:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Awarded to</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Title of project</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Value </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FY Awarded</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Age UK Support Services (Yorkshire and Humber)</p></td><td><p>Mission possible: Active Service in Later Life</p></td><td><p>£539,980</p></td><td><p>2015-16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rural Action Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>Veterans Advance North Yorkshire – We’ve got your back</p></td><td><p>£1,004,664</p></td><td><p>2016-17</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood grouped question UIN 261534 question first answered 12/06/2019 15:37:43 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1130382

registered interest
date	06/06/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Complaints
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate she has made of the number of recommendations in the (a) 2016, (b) 2017 and (c) 2018 Service Complaints Ombudsman's annual report have been complied with; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bridgend
tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
uin	261162
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2019 answer text <p>In her annual reports for 2016 and 2017 the Service Complaints Ombudsman made a total of 22 recommendations. Of these recommendations, we consider that 15 have either been completed or were not accepted, and that seven remain in progress. In her annual report for 2018 which was published in April this year, the Ombudsman made nine new recommendations. We are currently in the process of considering these recommendations with the single Services and will respond formally to the Ombudsman once this work is complete.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 12/06/2019 15:47:33 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

1130383

registered interest
date	06/06/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Radicalism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service personnel in the (a) Army, (b) Royal Navy and (c) the RAF have been (i) investigated by and (ii) discharged from the services as a result of (A) membership of national action (B) membership of a far right organisation, (C) anti-Semitic organisations and (D) Islamophobic organisations; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bridgend
tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
uin	261163
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2019 answer text <p>Since April 2007 (when offences started to be recorded on the Joint Personnel Administration system), no members of the Royal Navy or Royal Air Force have been investigated or discharged from Service as a result of membership of the named organisations.</p><p>During that time, less than five (this figure is rounded to avoid identification) members of the Army were investigated and discharged due to membership of National Action.</p><p>Extremist ideologies are completely at odds with the values and standards of the military. We have robust measures in place, including during the recruitment process, to ensure those exhibiting extremist views are neither tolerated nor permitted to serve.</p><p>We are working with the Home Office to implement the Prevent programme across the Armed Forces, including training personnel to ensure they are aware of what to do if they believe an individual is showing signs of radicalisation.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 12/06/2019 15:46:53 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

1130456

registered interest
date	06/06/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Children: Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many deduction of earning requests made by the Child Maintenance Service have been declined by the (a) MoD Defence Council and (b) Authorised Officer; and if she will publish the reasons for those requests being declined.
tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
uin	261264
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2019 answer text <p>Defence Business Services, within the Ministry of Defence (MOD), is responsible for administering requests and orders from the Child Maintenance Service.</p><p> </p><p>In financial year 2018-19 818 deduction of earning requests were received from the Child Maintenance Service for Service personnel; of these, 129 were rejected. The reasons for the rejection were:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>No. of Rejections</p></td><td><p>Reason for Rejection</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>Service person not in receipt of pay</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>Insufficient information on request to validate a Service person’s identity</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>Service person had been discharged</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>Service person was a reservist</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>75</p></td><td><p>A deduction of earning order was issued, rather than a deduction of earning request</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>Request addressed to a Service person directly and not to Defence Business Services</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>In line with Departmental policy ~ represents five or fewer.</p><p> </p><p>For MOD civilian staff, the number of deduction orders declined is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost, however, a deduction of earning order would only be rejected if an individual was no longer employed by the MOD or if they were in receipt of insufficient earnings to meet the request.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 11/06/2019 15:13:34 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows