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1079349

registered interest
date	28/02/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Cawdor Barracks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what feasibility studies been completed in the last 12 months on the future of Cawdor Barracks part of the Better Defence Estates programme.
tabling member constituency	Preseli Pembrokeshire
tabling member printed	Stephen Crabb
uin	227073
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2019 answer text <p>I can confirm that the feasibility study for Cawdor Barracks is ongoing and has not yet been concluded.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 05/03/2019 15:24:38 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1554 label Biography information for Stephen Crabb

1079377

registered interest
date	28/02/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Age
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department's policy is on members of the armed forces personnel that have reached retirement age but want to extend their service and are fit and capable enough to do so; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
uin	227043
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2019 answer text <p>The Services' engagement structures are designed to balance the demands of military service (including the physical element), with the retention of skills and need to offer the potential for progression throughout a career.</p><p>In all cases the Services have the ability to retain those whose skills they particularly wish to retain, including extension on a case-by-case basis beyond the age at which the individual would normally retire.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 05/03/2019 15:36:40 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

1078710

registered interest
date	27/02/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Veterans: Suicide
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what information his Department holds on the number of UK veterans who have committed suicide (a) in the most recent year for which information is available and (b) in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
uin	226549
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2019 answer text <p>The Government takes the welfare of Service personnel and veterans very seriously. Any suicide is one too many and a tragedy for the individual, and their family and friends. Whilst we recognise this is a problem in wider society, we take the wellbeing of our Armed Forces very seriously.</p><p>Suicide data for veterans of the UK Armed Forces is not currently captured by the Government. The recently announced Veterans Strategy will seek to improve data collection of the veteran community.</p><p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has commissioned a new study to investigate causes of death, including suicide, amongst all those who served in the UK Armed Forces between 2001 and 2014, covering combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan at this link:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-study-into-iraq-and-afghanistan-veterans-launched</p><p>This will include personnel who are still in service, and personnel who have now transitioned into civilian life.</p><p>The MOD also publishes studies on the causes of death, including suicide, of veterans from the 1982 Falklands war at the following links:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/causes-of-deaths-among-the-uk-armed-forces-veterans-of-the-1982-falklands-campaign</p><p>and from the 1990-91 Gulf war</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/causes-of-deaths-that-occurred-among-the-uk-veterans-of-the-199091-gulf-conflict</p><p>Both studies show that the suicide rates amongst veterans were lower than comparative rates in the civilian population.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 04/03/2019 16:42:08 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

1077579

registered interest
date	26/02/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate his Department has made of the proportion of recruits that joined the armed forces before the age of 18 and subsequently left the armed forces before their 18th birthday in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	226036
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2019 answer text <p>The requested information is provided in the table below:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Proportions of under-18s who joined the UK Regular Armed Forces and left their Service before their 18th birthday, by Financial Year (FY) and Service</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>FY</p></td><td><p><strong>2009-10</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010-11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011-12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-14</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></tr><tr><td><p>Naval Service</p></td><td><p>28.4%</p></td><td><p>29.9%</p></td><td><p>15.9%</p></td><td><p>27.3%</p></td><td><p>22.3%</p></td><td><p>22.7%</p></td><td><p>23.5%</p></td><td><p>21.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Army</p></td><td><p>30.9%</p></td><td><p>25.8%</p></td><td><p>25.2%</p></td><td><p>18.9%</p></td><td><p>20.8%</p></td><td><p>20.3%</p></td><td><p>19.9%</p></td><td><p>20.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Air Force</p></td><td><p>17.1%</p></td><td><p>9.1%</p></td><td><p>18.5%</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>8.3%</p></td><td><p>4.2%</p></td><td><p>7.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Tri Service</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>29.2%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>25.7%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>24.7%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>18.9%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>20.1%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>20.0%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>19.2%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>19.1%</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Notes:</p><p>1. FYs relate to the year in which personnel joined the UK Regular Armed Forces.</p><p>2. Outflow relates to those who have subsequently left the UK Regular Armed Forces having joined in each FY and includes those who left in the same FY or a later FY.</p><p>3. Outflow has been measured to 30 September 2018. There may still be some outflow of personnel who joined before 31 March 2017 and have not yet reached age 18.</p><p>4. The proportion of under-18s who joined in FY 2017-18 and subsequently left before the age of 18 is not yet known.</p><p>5. Tildes ‘~’ refer to percentages which are suppressed on the basis that the underpinning numbers are below five.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 05/03/2019 15:27:25 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1077120

registered interest
date	25/02/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many drug tests have been administered in the (a) Royal Air Force and (b) Royal Navy in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	225504
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2019 answer text <p>The numbers provided in the table below relate to the number of drug tests administered each calendar year.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Number of drug tests administered each year in</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Royal Air Force</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Royal Navy*</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p>12,618</p></td><td><p>13,082</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p>12,450</p></td><td><p>13,556</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p>14,061</p></td><td><p>12,846</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p>20,662</p></td><td><p>15,689</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2018</strong></p></td><td><p>27,199</p></td><td><p>24,032</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>*These figures are for the Naval Service which consists of the Royal Navy and the Royal Marines.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Although the selection of personnel for compulsory drug tests is primarily random, a small percentage of personnel are repeatedly selected for testing. Consequently, the number of personnel tested each year does not directly correlate to the number of drug tests completed.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 04/03/2019 16:39:13 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1077162

registered interest
date	25/02/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Compensation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many compensation payments of £500 or less were made to armed forces service complainants in the (a) Army, (b) Royal Air Force and (c) Royal Navy in (i) 2015-16 and (ii) 2016-17; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bridgend
tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
uin	225435
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2019 answer text <p>The information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood grouped question UIN 225436 question first answered 04/03/2019 16:35:35 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

1077164

registered interest
date	25/02/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Compensation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will provide the reasons for all compensation payments of £500 or less made to armed forces service complainants in the (a) Army, (b) Royal Air Force and (c) Royal Navy in (i) 2015-16 and (ii) 2016-17; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bridgend
tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
uin	225436
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2019 answer text <p>The information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood grouped question UIN 225435 question first answered 04/03/2019 16:35:35 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

1064917

registered interest
date	22/02/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	World War I and World War II: Veterans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department holds information on war service gratuity payments that were made at the end of the First and Second World Wars to service personnel drawn from the British dominions and colonies.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	224796
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence is investigating what, if any, information is held by the Department. This process will take time to complete and I will write to the hon. Member in due course.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood grouped question UIN 224798 224799 224800 question first answered 04/03/2019 16:36:51 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1064919

registered interest
date	22/02/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	World War II: Veterans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department holds information on the (a) number and (b) identities of veterans of the Caribbean regiment who served alongside the British armed forces in the Second World War and are still alive.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	224798
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence is investigating what, if any, information is held by the Department. This process will take time to complete and I will write to the hon. Member in due course.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood grouped question UIN 224796 224799 224800 question first answered 04/03/2019 16:36:51 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1064920

registered interest
date	22/02/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	World War II: Veterans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department holds information on the (a) number and (b) identities of veterans of the British Indian Army who served alongside the British armed forces in the Second World War and are still alive.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	224799
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence is investigating what, if any, information is held by the Department. This process will take time to complete and I will write to the hon. Member in due course.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood grouped question UIN 224796 224798 224800 question first answered 04/03/2019 16:36:52 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry