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1045487

registered interest
date	21/01/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Training
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 whether military training activities constitute hazardous work as defined in Article 3(d) of ILO Convention 182 on the Worst Forms of Child Labour and its accompanying Recommendation 1902.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	210553
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence's Management of Health and Safety Regulations requires special attention to identifying and controlling health and safety risks to young persons in the workplace. Many of these are covered by existing risk assessment and control measures, but the employing branch will identify any additional control measures/changes required in accordance with the normal risk assessment process.</p><p>All Armed Forces personnel are trained for a wide range of operational tasks and environments, including combat. Established procedures are in place to ensure that Service personnel under the age of 18 are not deployed on operations. Our policies on under 18s in Service are robust and comply with national and international law.</p><p>Commanding Officers take their responsibilities towards their personnel extremely seriously. Commanding Officers pay close attention to the needs of under 18s as they pass from recruitment through Phase 1 and Phase 2 training, to operational units.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood grouped question UIN 209860 question first answered 24/01/2019 16:25:25 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1043062

registered interest
date	17/01/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Conditions of Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which activities undertaken by under-18s in the armed forces constitutes hazardous work as defined under Article 3 (d) of ILO Convention 182 and its accompanying Recommendation 190.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	209860
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence's Management of Health and Safety Regulations requires special attention to identifying and controlling health and safety risks to young persons in the workplace. Many of these are covered by existing risk assessment and control measures, but the employing branch will identify any additional control measures/changes required in accordance with the normal risk assessment process.</p><p>All Armed Forces personnel are trained for a wide range of operational tasks and environments, including combat. Established procedures are in place to ensure that Service personnel under the age of 18 are not deployed on operations. Our policies on under 18s in Service are robust and comply with national and international law.</p><p>Commanding Officers take their responsibilities towards their personnel extremely seriously. Commanding Officers pay close attention to the needs of under 18s as they pass from recruitment through Phase 1 and Phase 2 training, to operational units.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood grouped question UIN 210553 question first answered 24/01/2019 16:25:25 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1019496

registered interest
date	03/12/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army Foundation College: Qualifications
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what Ofqual-accredited qualifications are offered at the Army Foundation College; and how many recruits achieved each type of qualification in the most recent full year for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	198354
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2018 answer text <p>The Army Foundation College delivers functional skills qualifications in Maths, English and Information Communication Technology (ICT) at Level 1 and Level 2, through either City &amp; Guilds or EDEXCEL.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, dependent upon educational attainment on arrival at the Army Foundation College, some junior soldiers will complete an accredited Pearson BTEC Level 3 Certificate in Public Services.</p><p> </p><p>The educational attainment of junior soldiers who graduated in 2018 are shown in the table below. This will include qualifications gained by junior soldiers before attendance at Army Foundation College.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>English</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Maths</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>ICT</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>BTEC</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Graduates</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>L1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>L2</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>L1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>L2</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>L1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>L2</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>L3</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2018</strong></p></td><td><p>1,100</p></td><td><p>1,090</p></td><td><p>940</p></td><td><p>1,030</p></td><td><p>790</p></td><td><p>940</p></td><td><p>760</p></td><td><p>200</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: Army Foundation College (Harrogate)</p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p>These figures are single service estimates and are not official statistics produced by Defence Statistics.</p><p> </p><p>Figures have been rounded to 10 to limit disclosure and ensure confidentiality; numbers ending in &quot;5&quot; have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent systematic bias.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 11/12/2018 16:20:37 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

999685

registered interest
date	01/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army Foundation College: Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many medical appointments by type of appointment were made by Junior Soldiers at AFC Harrogate medical facilities in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	187101
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2018 answer text <p>Information on medical appointments at Army Foundation College Harrogate is not held in the format requested.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 09/11/2018 14:17:33 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

999686

registered interest
date	01/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Mental Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) veterans and (b) serving armed forces personnel that enlisted aged 18 or under have sought mental health support in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	187102
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) does not hold information on the number of veterans who were diagnosed with a mental disorder after leaving Service.</p><p> </p><p>The number of serving UK Armed Forces personnel, who enlisted aged 18 or under, and had an initial assessment at MOD Specialist Mental Health Services is provided in the following table. Figures include only those patients referred to a MOD Department of Community Mental Health or admitted to a MOD in-patient provider. Some patients can be treated wholly within the primary care setting by their GP or medical officer and are not captured in MOD management information.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>UK Armed Forces personnel, who enlisted aged 18 years or under, with an initial assessment at MOD Specialist Mental Health Services, by Financial Year</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>Numbers</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008-09</p></td><td><p>2,060</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>2,370</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>2,370</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>2,200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>2,660</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>2,520</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>2,400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>2,460</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>2,320</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>2,240</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Notes:</strong> <br> 1. Patients may not have been aged 18 or under when they were assessed at MOD Specialist Mental Health Services.</p><p>2. Some patients seen at MOD Specialist Mental Health Services may have been assessed as having no mental disorder present.</p><p>3. Numbers are rounded</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 09/11/2018 14:23:14 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

999688

registered interest
date	01/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Veterans: Lifelong Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many veterans that joined the armed forces aged (a) 18 or under and (b) 19 or older have applied for Enhanced Learning Credits in each region in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	187104
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2018 answer text <p>This information is not held in the format requested.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 09/11/2018 14:19:03 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

999690

registered interest
date	01/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army Foundation College: Discipline
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has undertaken a review of the disciplinary policy at AFC Harrogate.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	187105
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2018 answer text <p>Army disciplinary policy is set out within the Queen’s Regulations and Army General and Administrative Instructions 62 (Discipline Policy) and 67 (Administrative Policy). These are kept under constant review and routinely updated. There is no bespoke discipline policy for Junior Soldiers at Army Foundation College (AFC), Harrogate.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood grouped question UIN 187106 187107 187112 question first answered 09/11/2018 14:19:50 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

999691

registered interest
date	01/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army Foundation College: Discipline
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has sought the views of (a) current junior soldiers and (b) former junior soldiers on the disciplinary policy at AFC Harrogate in the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	187106
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2018 answer text <p>Army disciplinary policy is set out within the Queen’s Regulations and Army General and Administrative Instructions 62 (Discipline Policy) and 67 (Administrative Policy). These are kept under constant review and routinely updated. There is no bespoke discipline policy for Junior Soldiers at Army Foundation College (AFC), Harrogate.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood grouped question UIN 187105 187107 187112 question first answered 09/11/2018 14:19:50 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

999692

registered interest
date	01/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army Foundation College: Discipline
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what representations his Department has received from (a) current junior soldiers and (b) former junior soldiers on the disciplinary policy at AFC Harrogate in the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	187107
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2018 answer text <p>Army disciplinary policy is set out within the Queen’s Regulations and Army General and Administrative Instructions 62 (Discipline Policy) and 67 (Administrative Policy). These are kept under constant review and routinely updated. There is no bespoke discipline policy for Junior Soldiers at Army Foundation College (AFC), Harrogate.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood grouped question UIN 187105 187106 187112 question first answered 09/11/2018 14:19:50 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

999693

registered interest
date	01/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army Foundation College: Disciplinary Proceedings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Junior Soldiers have been subject to the disciplinary procedure at AFC Harrogate in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	187108
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2018 answer text <p>The table below shows the number of Junior Soldiers subject to disciplinary procedures while at Army Foundation College (AFC), Harrogate in each of the last ten years. There have been less than five appeals against the associated disciplinary procedure decisions over this period.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Junior Soldiers subject to disciplinary procedures</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p><strong>210</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p><strong>120</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p><strong>160</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p><strong>290</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p><strong>240</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p><strong>140</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p><strong>160</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p><strong>210</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p><strong>150</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p><strong>120</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><ul><li>These figures are single service estimates and are not official statistics produced by Defence Statistics.</li><li>Figures have been rounded to 10 to limit disclosure and ensure confidentiality; numbers ending in &quot;5&quot; have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent systematic bias. Totals and sub-totals have been rounded separately and so may not appear to be the sum of their parts.</li><li>Appeal figures of less than five are not provided due to data protection.</li><li>In a small number of cases, a single soldier may have been subject to multiple disciplinary procedures for different issues.</li></ul><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood grouped question UIN 187109 question first answered 09/11/2018 14:20:55 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts