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1006007

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date	13/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Cadets
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when (a) he and (b) a Minister in his Department last visited a cadet detachment in the north west of Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	190807
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>As Minister with responsibility for Cadets, I commend the good work Cadet forces do in Northern Ireland and welcome invitations to visit its Cadet establishments. I met with Cadets in East Londonderry on 23 June 2018. I also met Cadets in Belfast on 11 November 2018. The Secretary of State for Defence has not visited Cadets in north west Northern Ireland, although he did meet with Cadets on 8 September 2018 in Enniskillen.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 19/11/2018 16:47:46 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1005821

registered interest
date	12/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Waste Disposal
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what support his Department provides to former armed forces personnel who have health concerns relating to their exposure to military burn pits during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	190546
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>Any Armed Forces veteran who believes they have suffered ill health due to their Service is eligible to claim compensation under the War Pensions Scheme (WPS) or the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme (AFCS). The WPS covers illness or injury due to Service before 6 April 2005 and the AFCS covers illnesses and injuries on or after 6 April 2005. Both schemes carry full rights of appeal to an independent tribunal.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 15/11/2018 15:32:59 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1005830

registered interest
date	12/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Mesothelioma
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) service personnel and (b) veterans have been awarded (i) a War Disablement Pension and (ii) lump sum compensation for mesothelioma in each year since December 2015.
tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
tabling member printed	Jamie Stone
uin	190551
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>On 16 December 2015, it was announced that a change would be made to the War Pension Scheme legislation to enable the payment, on or after 11 April 2016, of a lump sum to veterans diagnosed with diffuse mesothelioma.</p><p> </p><p>The number of veterans who have been awarded a War Disablement Pension for mesothelioma is:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>11 April 2016 to 31 March 2017</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 April 2017 to 31 March 2018</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 April 2018 to 13 November 2018</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The number of veterans who have been awarded a lump sum payment for mesothelioma under the War Pension Scheme:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>11 April 2016 to 31 March 2017</p></td><td><p>119</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 April 2017 to 31 March 2018</p></td><td><p>85</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 April 2018 to 13 November 2018</p></td><td><p>38</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>There have been no compensation claims made by Service personnel for mesothelioma.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 19/11/2018 16:46:59 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4612 label Biography information for Jamie Stone

1005831

registered interest
date	12/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Credit Unions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much money was loaned to (a) service personnel and (b) veterans through the Armed Forces Credit Union between (i) October 2015 and October 2017 and (ii) October 2017 and October 2018.
tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
tabling member printed	Jamie Stone
uin	190552
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is not held. The Armed Forces Credit Union, &quot;Joining Forces&quot;, is operated by three Credit Unions independent of the Ministry of Defence.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood grouped question UIN 190554 question first answered 20/11/2018 15:05:57 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4612 label Biography information for Jamie Stone

1005832

registered interest
date	12/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Loans and Personal Savings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) service personnel and (b) veterans have received payroll and pension deductions for the purposes of savings and loans in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
tabling member printed	Jamie Stone
uin	190553
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>The table below shows the number of Service personnel and veterans who have deductions from payroll or pensions for savings and loans through the Armed Forces Credit Union since November 2015, when it became possible to do so. The facility for veterans to have deductions taken from pension payments has only been available since 2016.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>2018</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Service personnel</p></td><td><p>240</p></td><td><p>1,220</p></td><td><p>3,120</p></td><td><p>4,590</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Veterans</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yearly Total</p></td><td><p>240</p></td><td><p>1,224</p></td><td><p>3,129</p></td><td><p>4,599</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Please note the 2018 data is provided up to 31 October 2018, and individuals may have deductions taken in more than one year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 20/11/2018 15:08:03 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4612 label Biography information for Jamie Stone

1005833

registered interest
date	12/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Credit Unions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average loan amount was to members of the Armed Forces Credit Union in the last period for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
tabling member printed	Jamie Stone
uin	190554
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is not held. The Armed Forces Credit Union, &quot;Joining Forces&quot;, is operated by three Credit Unions independent of the Ministry of Defence.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood grouped question UIN 190552 question first answered 20/11/2018 15:05:57 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4612 label Biography information for Jamie Stone