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971293

registered interest
date	10/09/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of housing options for armed forces families.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	172417
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence is committed to giving Service personnel flexibility and choice in where, how and with whom they live. That is why the Future Accommodation Model will use a combination of existing Service accommodation and the private rental sector. We are currently planning the implementation of a pilot at a small number of bases.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 13/09/2018 14:24:18 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

971512

registered interest
date	10/09/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Public Appointments
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 socio-economic background of people appointed to senior positions in his Department in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	172621
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>The Civil Service is currently looking at the best way to start implementing the measures published in June across Government Departments, to better understand the background of people appointed in senior positions.</p><p>The Government is committed to social mobility, and we are committed to creating an organisation in which everybody can thrive.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 13/09/2018 14:30:11 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

969475

registered interest
date	07/09/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Syria: Chemical Weapons
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions he has had with (a) the US envoy for Syria and (b) his American counterpart on whether there is evidence that Syrian Government forces are preparing a chemical weapons attack.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	171722
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>The Defence Secretary has regular conversations with the US Defense Secretary on a range of subjects including the Syrian Regime's use of chemical weapons. Since 2012, the Regime has resorted to the use of chemical weapons during military offensives on many occasions, including in Khan Sheikhun in 2017 and Douma in 2018, killing and injuring thousands of people<strong>. </strong>Along with the US and French Permanent Representatives to the UN, on 21 August 2018 the UK issued a joint statement expressing grave concern over reports of a military offensive by the Syrian Regime against civilians and civilian infrastructure in Idlib, and the resulting humanitarian consequences, underlining our concern at the potential for further - and illegal - use of chemical weapons, and confirming that we will respond appropriately if the Assad regime repeats its appalling use of chemical weapons.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 13/09/2018 14:25:04 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

969073

registered interest
date	06/09/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Mental Illness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what records his Department makes of mental health conditions experienced by (a) serving armed forces personnel and (b) veterans.
tabling member constituency	Witham
tabling member printed	Priti Patel
uin	171391
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) maintains an electronic patient record for serving UK Armed Forces personnel, which has a centralised data warehouse of coded information. From this and data from the MOD's in-patient care contractor, the Government publishes annual statistics on mental health in the Armed Forces. This summarises all initial assessments for a new episode of care of personnel at MOD Specialist Mental Health Services (Departments of Community Mental Health for outpatient care and all admissions to the MOD's in-patient care contractor) by financial year (FY).</p><p> </p><p>The latest bulletin was published in June 2018 and provides Armed Forces mental health statistics for the period 1 April 2007 to 31 March 2018. This can be viewed at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/717033/20180621_Mental_Health_Annual_Report_17-18_O.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/717033/20180621_Mental_Health_Annual_Report_17-18_O.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>This shows that in FY 2017-18, the latest period for which figures are available, 3.1% of personnel had a mental health disorder assessed at MOD Specialist Mental Health Services. The bulletin does not include data on patients treated for mental health problems wholly within the primary care setting by their GP or medical officer. Defence Statistics is planning to carry out work in the future to estimate the number of personnel treated in this setting.</p><p> </p><p>Information on all veterans who are currently experiencing mental health problems is not held by the MOD. The provision of veterans' mental healthcare is the responsibility of the NHS in England and the Devolved Administrations. Priority access for veterans with service attributable conditions is provided in England, Scotland and Wales subject to the clinical need of others.</p><p> </p><p>The MOD does hold some information on specific veteran cohorts experiencing mental health problems. As at 31 March 2018 there were 638 veterans in receipt of an ongoing Guaranteed Income Payment under the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme for Mental Disorders. Also, as at 31 March 2018 there were a minimum of 13,452 Disablement pensioners in receipt of an ongoing War Pension to compensate for Service attributable Mental Disorders.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood grouped question UIN 171392 question first answered 13/09/2018 14:22:01 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

969074

registered interest
date	06/09/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Mental Illness
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 (a) serving armed forces personnel and (b) veterans who are currently experiencing mental health problems.
tabling member constituency	Witham
tabling member printed	Priti Patel
uin	171392
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) maintains an electronic patient record for serving UK Armed Forces personnel, which has a centralised data warehouse of coded information. From this and data from the MOD's in-patient care contractor, the Government publishes annual statistics on mental health in the Armed Forces. This summarises all initial assessments for a new episode of care of personnel at MOD Specialist Mental Health Services (Departments of Community Mental Health for outpatient care and all admissions to the MOD's in-patient care contractor) by financial year (FY).</p><p> </p><p>The latest bulletin was published in June 2018 and provides Armed Forces mental health statistics for the period 1 April 2007 to 31 March 2018. This can be viewed at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/717033/20180621_Mental_Health_Annual_Report_17-18_O.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/717033/20180621_Mental_Health_Annual_Report_17-18_O.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>This shows that in FY 2017-18, the latest period for which figures are available, 3.1% of personnel had a mental health disorder assessed at MOD Specialist Mental Health Services. The bulletin does not include data on patients treated for mental health problems wholly within the primary care setting by their GP or medical officer. Defence Statistics is planning to carry out work in the future to estimate the number of personnel treated in this setting.</p><p> </p><p>Information on all veterans who are currently experiencing mental health problems is not held by the MOD. The provision of veterans' mental healthcare is the responsibility of the NHS in England and the Devolved Administrations. Priority access for veterans with service attributable conditions is provided in England, Scotland and Wales subject to the clinical need of others.</p><p> </p><p>The MOD does hold some information on specific veteran cohorts experiencing mental health problems. As at 31 March 2018 there were 638 veterans in receipt of an ongoing Guaranteed Income Payment under the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme for Mental Disorders. Also, as at 31 March 2018 there were a minimum of 13,452 Disablement pensioners in receipt of an ongoing War Pension to compensate for Service attributable Mental Disorders.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood grouped question UIN 171391 question first answered 13/09/2018 14:22:01 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

969079

registered interest
date	06/09/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	RAF Cosford
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his plans are for the future of RAF Cosford.
tabling member constituency	The Wrekin
tabling member printed	Mark Pritchard
uin	171330
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>RAF Cosford, which is home to the Defence College of Aeronautical Engineering, remains a key site in the delivery of technical training.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 13/09/2018 14:25:49 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1576 label Biography information for Mark Pritchard

968129

registered interest
date	05/09/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Veterans
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 veterans in (a) the UK, (b) the North East and (c) Easington constituency.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	170785
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>An estimated distribution of the UK Armed Forces veteran population residing in Great Britain can be found in the 'Annual Population Survey: UK Armed Forces Veterans Residing in Great Britain', the latest edition of which (2016) is published at the following address:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/annual-population-survey-uk-armed-forces-veterans-residing-in-great-britain</p><p>As at 2016, there were an estimated 2.5 million UK Armed Forces veterans residing in households across Great Britain and 125,000 veterans living in households in the North East region of England.</p><p>The total number of veterans in Easington constituency is not held. However, information is held by constituency on the cohort of veterans awarded compensation under the War Pension Scheme (WPS) and the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme (AFCS). As at 31 March 2018, there were 348 veterans in receipt of a disablement pension under the WPS, and 29 veterans who received compensation under the AFCS residing in the Easington Constituency.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 13/09/2018 14:23:11 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

968317

registered interest
date	05/09/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence Police
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the establishment and command structure by rank of the Ministry of Defence Police is; and at what locations they are deployed.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	170656
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>As at 31 August 2018, the complement of the Ministry of Defence Police (MDP) was 2,800 deployed at 53 locations across the UK and Northern Ireland, the details of which I am withholding on grounds of safeguarding national security. The MDP's senior Command Structure is comprised of the Chief Constable, Deputy Chief Constable, Senior Civil Service 1star and two Assistant Chief Constables. These officers are located at the force HQ, Wethersfield, Essex.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 10/09/2018 15:32:54 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

964051

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 15 of his Department’s Annual Report and Accounts 2017-18, how many (a) military and (b) civilian personnel in his Department perform an administrative role.
tabling member constituency	Llanelli
tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
uin	169195
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) does not hold this information in the format requested for military personnel.</p><p>The number of MOD civilian personnel within MOD Main Top Level Budgetary areas identified as administrative support as at 1 April 2018 was 4,703. This does not include Trading Fund organisations, the Defence Equipment and Support Bespoke Trading Entity, locally engaged civilians, and Royal Fleet Auxiliary personnel.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 11/09/2018 16:14:06 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

964053

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	F-35 Aircraft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 16 of his Department’s Annual Report and Accounts 2017-18, what infrastructure work is being carried out at RAF Marham to support the arrival of the F-35s; what the timetable is for the completion of that work; and what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of that work.
tabling member constituency	Llanelli
tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
uin	169197
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>Significant infrastructure work is being undertaken at RAF Marham to support the F-35, including the development of new squadron, training and maintenance facilities and the refurbishment of much of the airfield operating surfaces. A significant amount of this work was completed in preparation for the arrival of the first Lightning F35-B aircraft in June 2018. The majority of the remaining work at RAF Marham will be completed later this year and the final element is scheduled for completion in 2023. The estimated cost for this work is £550 million.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 10/09/2018 15:35:01 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith