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1020255

registered interest
date	05/12/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Empty Property
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 (a) number and (b) value of empty homes in the Ministry of Defence estate in (i) Wales, (ii) England, (iii) Scotland and (iv) Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	199469
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2018 answer text <p>The number and estimated value of void properties in Wales, England, Scotland and Northern Ireland can be found in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Wales</strong></p></td><td><p>Annington Leased</p></td><td><p>MOD owned</p></td><td><p>Other</p></td><td><p><strong>Total </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total voids</p></td><td><p>244</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>254</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Average estimated value per property</p></td><td><p>£127,000</p></td><td><p>£85,000</p></td><td><p>Not held</p></td><td><p>£212,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total Estimated Value</p></td><td><p>£30,988,000</p></td><td><p>£595,000</p></td><td><p>Not held</p></td><td><p>£31,583,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>England</strong></p></td><td><p>Annington Leased</p></td><td><p>MOD owned</p></td><td><p>Other</p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total voids</p></td><td><p>8,222</p></td><td><p>704</p></td><td><p>383</p></td><td><p>9,309</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Average estimated value per property</p></td><td><p>£157,000</p></td><td><p>£236,600</p></td><td><p>Not held</p></td><td><p>£393,600</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total Estimated Value</p></td><td><p>£1,290,854,000</p></td><td><p>£166,566,400</p></td><td><p>Not held</p></td><td><p>£1,457,420,400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Scotland</strong></p></td><td><p>Annington Leased</p></td><td><p>MOD owned</p></td><td><p>Other</p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total voids</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1,056</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>1,116</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Average estimated value per property</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td><td><p>£161,000</p></td><td><p>Not held</p></td><td><p>£161,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total Estimated Value</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td><td><p>£170,016,000</p></td><td><p>Not held</p></td><td><p>£17,016,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Northern Ireland</strong></p></td><td><p>Annington Leased</p></td><td><p>MOD owned</p></td><td><p>Other</p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total voids</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>902</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>902</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Average estimated value per property</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td><td><p>£82,000</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>£82,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total Estimated Value</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td><td><p>£73,964,000</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>£73,964,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>A percentage of the Department’s housing stock needs to be void when it is between occupants, for essential maintenance and repair and to ensure that the Armed Forces are able to move units and individuals around the country as required. We have previously estimated the management margin required as around 10%.</p><p> </p><p>Approximately half of the void properties in the table have been identified for disposal, or are being retained to ensure homes are available to meet rebasing plans as part of the Defence Estate Optimisation Programme, including the rebasing of around 4,000 personnel from Germany. In addition, the Department is reducing the number of voids by sub-letting properties on the open market. Some 3,217 void properties are awaiting letting.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 14/12/2018 13:53:49 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1020257

registered interest
date	05/12/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Empty Property
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 (a) number and (b) value of empty homes in the Ministry of Defence estate in each parliamentary constituency.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	199470
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2018 answer text <p>The information is not held by the Department in the format requested.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 11/12/2018 16:24:47 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1020002

registered interest
date	04/12/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Empty Property
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many unoccupied properties owned by his Department are located in Wales.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	198915
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2018 answer text <p>I am interpreting your questions as referring to Service Family Accommodation (SFA) for which the Ministry of Defence (MOD) owns the freehold.</p><p>There are seven unoccupied (void) SFA properties owned by the MOD located in Wales.</p><p>The MOD does not own any SFA properties in Ceredigion.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood grouped question UIN 198916 question first answered 10/12/2018 16:24:33 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1020003

registered interest
date	04/12/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Empty Property
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many empty properties owned by his Department are located in Ceredigion.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	198916
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2018 answer text <p>I am interpreting your questions as referring to Service Family Accommodation (SFA) for which the Ministry of Defence (MOD) owns the freehold.</p><p>There are seven unoccupied (void) SFA properties owned by the MOD located in Wales.</p><p>The MOD does not own any SFA properties in Ceredigion.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood grouped question UIN 198915 question first answered 10/12/2018 16:24:33 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

887114

registered interest
date	19/04/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 16 April 2018 to Question 134985, on Armed Forces: Children, what the timetable is for the review into whether there is a requirement to extend the Educational Support Fund to be completed; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	136679
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2018 answer text <p>A decision will be made by the summer.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 26/04/2018 15:03:23 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

882520

registered interest
date	13/04/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of job roles advertised within his Department in (a) 2016 and (b) 2017 excluded the box under the Ban the Box initiative.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	135582
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence does not ask for details of criminal convictions at the application stage for civilian roles. Applicants will be asked to declare criminal convictions either at the interview stage or when a provisional offer of employment has been made as part of basic employment checks. This was the position in 2016 and 2017.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood grouped question UIN 135593 question first answered 20/04/2018 11:33:28 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

882531

registered interest
date	13/04/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department's implementation plan is for banning the box on job applications.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	135593
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence does not ask for details of criminal convictions at the application stage for civilian roles. Applicants will be asked to declare criminal convictions either at the interview stage or when a provisional offer of employment has been made as part of basic employment checks. This was the position in 2016 and 2017.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood grouped question UIN 135582 question first answered 20/04/2018 11:33:28 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

874684

registered interest
date	29/03/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has allocate funding to his Department's Education Support Fund after April 2018.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	134985
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2018 answer text <p>Education for Service children is one of the core pillars of the Armed Forces Covenant; ensuring that Service children are not disadvantaged in comparison with their non-Service peers as a result of their parents' service. The Service Pupil Premium provides extra funding to state schools, free schools and academies attended by Service children in England, and the School Admissions Code provides specific measures relating to the school admissions process for Service families.</p><p>The Educational Support Fund (ESF) was only ever intended to be a temporary measure, primarily to aid the drawdown of Armed Forces personnel and their families from Germany, and the Ministry of Defence is currently reviewing whether there is a requirement to extend the ESF. Ongoing support for Service children will continue to be provided by the Service Pupil Premium.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 16/04/2018 16:10:36 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

753424

registered interest
date	18/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Welsh Language
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which of his Department's online services are only available in the Welsh language on request.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	5892
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2017 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence's Welsh Language Scheme states that 'in the conduct of its business with the public in Wales, it will treat the English and Welsh languages on a basis of equality' and describes the services that the Ministry of Defence will provide in Welsh. Further details are published in both English and Welsh at the following address:</p><p>www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-defence/about/welsh-language-scheme</p><p>I would be happy to look further into any services that are not considered to be adequately covered by this scheme.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 26/07/2017 10:30:11 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

539570

registered interest
date	18/07/2016
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations at the meeting of the UN Security Council on 26 July 2016 that MINURSO must be enabled to fulfil its original mandate.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Williams
uin	43007
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2016 answer text <p>We continue to make clear our expectation that MINURSO be returned to full functionality in accordance with United Nations Security Council Resolution 2285.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 21/07/2016 15:53:24 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1498 label Biography information for Mr Mark Williams