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1105984

registered interest
date	28/04/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many financial mitigation payments have been made to MoD personnel based in Scotland in relation to the Scottish rate of income tax; and at what salary level those payments began.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	238377
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2019 answer text <p>No financial mitigation payments have yet been made to Ministry of Defence personnel resident in Scotland in relation to higher rates of Scottish income tax. Mitigation payments for Tax Year 2018-19 will be made in June 2019 to those with taxable earnings of £27,200 or more. Mitigation payments for Tax Year 2019-20 will be made in June 2020 to those with taxable earnings of £28,193 or more. It is estimated that up to 8,000 payments will be made in June 2019 and up to 7,000 payments in June 2020.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 04/04/2019 14:43:24 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1123102

registered interest
date	25/04/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Ethnic Groups
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has made an assessment of the effect of discrimination on trends in the level of people from ethnic minorities in the armed forces.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	247631
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is committed to preventing all forms of discrimination and is very clear that unacceptable behaviour of any kind will not be tolerated and action will be taken against anyone found to be engaging in such behaviour. All personnel have the right to work in an environment which is free from discrimination and unacceptable behaviour of any form. Personnel should be confident that any allegations will be taken very seriously, and action will be taken to deal with it. The Defence Diversity and Inclusion Strategy, published in October 2018, is based on achieving a vision that reflects our recognition that the recruitment, and retention of individuals with diverse skills, perspectives and backgrounds will bring real strength to Defence and wider society. The Strategy is available at the following link:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/defence-diversity-and-inclusion-strategy-2018-to-2030-a-force-for-inclusion</p><p>The MOD has no single formal mechanism to measure the effect of discrimination, however the Armed Forces have developed multiple methods of understanding the lived experience of our people, including Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) personnel, through a climate assessment regime. This approach includes BAME focus groups and regular engagement with our BAME employee networks. This provides the MOD with a vital feedback loop which informs behaviours and discipline training and policy.</p><p>Representation of people from BAME backgrounds in the Armed Forces continues to rise. The MOD publishes Biannual Diversity Statistics (available at the link below) which present information relating to the gender, ethnicity, nationality, religion and age of Service personnel.</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/uk-armed-forces-biannual-diversity-statistics-2018</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 02/05/2019 15:14:01 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1122482

registered interest
date	23/04/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Per Capita Costs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department's expenditure per head has been in each (a) nation and (b) region of the UK in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
uin	246495
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2019 answer text <p>Statistics on Ministry of Defence (MOD) expenditure per person, broken down by region is published in Tables 4 and 5 of the MOD regional expenditure with UK industry and supported employment 2017/18 bulletin, which can be found at the link below:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/mod-regional-expenditure-with-uk-industry-and-supported-employment-201718</p><p>Data for 2018/19 will be published in January 2020.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 30/04/2019 15:10:13 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

1122487

registered interest
date	23/04/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the overall pass rates were for the British Army personal fitness assessment in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	East Devon
tabling member printed	Sir Hugo Swire
uin	246473
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2019 answer text <p>The percentage of trained personnel who achieved the target level, against the total number who took the Personal Fitness Assessment (PFA), can be found below for each of the last five years. Those who failed the assessment would have been supported with a personal fitness plan.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Training Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017-18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018-19</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Pass Rate Regular (%)</strong></p></td><td><p>98</p></td><td><p>97</p></td><td><p>96</p></td><td><p>95</p></td><td><p>95</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Pass Rate Reserve (%)</strong></p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>76</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>71</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes/Caveats:</p><p> </p><ol><li>Figures are a Single Service estimate and are not official statistics produced by Defence Statistics</li><li>Figures include Officers and Other Ranks (Regulars and Reserves) who took the PFA.</li></ol><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 29/04/2019 15:18:40 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire

1121827

registered interest
date	18/04/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Pay
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 recommendations made by the Armed Forces Pay Review Body in each year since 2008-09 to date; and what the final settlement was for Royal Navy personnel in each such year.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	246002
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2019 answer text <p>The Armed Forces Pay Review Body (AFPRB) is an independent advisory non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Ministry of Defence (MOD). Copies of the AFPRB's reports, containing their recommendations, can be found at the following link:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/armed-forces-pay-review-body</p><p>The AFPRB's recommendations have always been accepted by the MOD. The reports contain the final settlements for the Armed Forces.</p><p>Copies of the AFPRB's reports are also available in the Vote Office.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 30/04/2019 15:01:12 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1121828

registered interest
date	18/04/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Royal Fleet Auxiliary: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the pay settlements were for the civilian staff of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary in each year since 2008-09 to date.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	246003
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2019 answer text <p>All Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) personnel are Ministry of Defence civilian employees and are, therefore, subject to HM Treasury Civil Servant Pay Guidance.</p><p>For the pay period 2008-09 to 2010-11 the settlement was for a 1.9% increase to all pay scales for each of the three years.</p><p>For the pay period 2011-13, in line with public sector pay restraint, there were no pay increases.</p><p>For the pay period 2013-15, again in line with the rest of the public sector, RFA personnel received a 1% increase to consolidated pay for each year.</p><p>For the pay period 2015-18, a 1% pay settlement was agreed for RFA personnel each year.</p><p>The pay settlement for 2018-19 was 1.5%.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 30/04/2019 15:02:13 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1121830

registered interest
date	18/04/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Property
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress has been made on realising the planned savings between 2016-17 and 2020-21 from disposals of his Department's estate.
tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
uin	245820
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2019 answer text <p>The Department has achieved £413.4 million from the completion of 170 disposal transactions in the period 2016-17 to 2018-19. The Department continues to work closely with stakeholders to release additional sites for disposal in line with previously announced defence estate optimisation plans.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 30/04/2019 15:03:06 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman

1121991

registered interest
date	18/04/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Veterans: Housing
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 former military personnel who have experienced difficulties in finding accommodation after their discharge from the armed forces in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	245570
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2019 answer text <p>Housing for veterans is the responsibility of the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG), and the number of former military personnel who have experienced difficulties in finding accommodation after discharge is not known.</p><p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is developing a new tri-Service policy to provide more comprehensive support to Service personnel and their families as they transition out of the Armed Forces, and this will include advice and support on housing matters.</p><p>As set out in the Annual Population Survey: UK Armed Forces Veterans Residing in Great Britain 2017 report, published on 31 January 2019, MHCLG has introduced a package of measures to ensure the Armed Forces community have the same access to social housing and are not disadvantaged by the requirement for mobility whilst in Service. In 2016/17 a greater proportion of the UK Armed Forces veterans were estimated to spend less than six months waiting for social housing compared to the non-veteran population.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 30/04/2019 15:07:40 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1110963

registered interest
date	10/04/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Kneller Hall: Sales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish Ministerial Submission Ref Army/Sec/21/02/80551; and if he will make a statement on the sale of Kneller Hall.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Sir Vince Cable
uin	243319
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2019 answer text <p>It is a long standing convention that advice to Ministers is not published as to do so would be likely to prohibit the free and frank provision of advice and inhibit the effective conduct of Government. Members of this House affected by the decision to vacate Kneller Hall have been informed about the future plans for it and I wrote to the right hon. Member on 28 February 2019 setting out this detail.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 15/04/2019 15:32:05 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	207 label Biography information for Sir Vince Cable

1111204

registered interest
date	10/04/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Veterans: Homelessness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will fund research into the number of former members of the armed forces who are homeless; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	243310
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) strongly believes that no-one should be homeless, least of all someone who has served their country. However, there is no substantive evidence to suggest that veterans are over-represented in the homeless population. As part of the recently launched Veterans Strategy the Government has made clear its commitment to tackling rough sleeping and homelessness and ensuring that all veterans have a secure place to live.</p><p>We recognise that there are limited statistics on homelessness; that is the why the MOD and the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government are working together to gather more comprehensive data on this issue. The Combined Homelessness and Information Network statistics suggest that 3% of the rough sleeping population in London have served in the Armed Forces and other independent research shows that the rough sleeping figures for veterans are around 3-4% across the UK. The same research shows that that an individual is less likely to be homeless if they have served in the Armed Forces.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 15/04/2019 15:32:51 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas