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228520

registered interest
date	19/03/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Redundancy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people have been made redundant from (a) his Department and (b) its executive agencies and associated bodies in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
uin	228355
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 answer text <p>The table below shows the number of civilian personnel who have left the Ministry of Defence and its Trading Funds through compulsory early retirement or severance, through voluntary release and redundancy, or under the terms of the Voluntary Early Release Scheme (VERS) in each financial year from 2010 to 31 December 2014.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td colspan="6"><p><strong>FINANCIAL YEAR </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>MOD MAIN</strong></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><p><strong>(to 31/12/2014)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Voluntary Release &amp; Redundancy</p></td><td><p>400</p></td><td><p>180</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>130</p></td><td><p>190</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Voluntary Early Release Scheme</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>5,950</p></td><td><p>3,240</p></td><td><p>1,680</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Compulsory Retirement/Severance</p></td><td><p>210</p></td><td><p>150</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>TRADING FUNDS</strong></p></td><td colspan="5"> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Voluntary Release &amp; Redundancy</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>150</p></td><td><p>470</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>120</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Compulsory Retirement/Severance</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Notes:</strong></p><p>1. Headcount is a measure of the size of the workforce that counts all people equally regardless of their hours of work.</p><p>2. The figures above relate to permanent and casual MOD Main and Trading Fund personnel only. Excluded are all Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) and locally engaged civilian (LEC) personnel.</p><p>3. Personnel who exit under Voluntary Early Release Schemes from 1 July 2011 onwards are listed separately for MOD Main from those leaving under alternative voluntary release or redundancy schemes.</p><p>4. Where rounding has been used, totals and sub-totals have been rounded separately and so may not equal the sums of their rounded parts. When rounding to the nearest 10, numbers ending in “5” have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent systematic bias.</p><p>- denotes 0 and a ~ denotes numbers of 1 to 5.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 25/03/2015 15:42:06 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry previous answer version 52557 answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
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175003

registered interest
date	21/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	LIBOR: Fines
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much funding from LIBOR fines was distributed to veterans' charities in each (a) region and (b) constituent part of the UK in each year since 2012.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
uin	221590
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2015 answer text <p>Information held centrally by the Ministry of Defence on the distribution of the £35 million LIBOR Fund and the £40 million Veterans Accommodation Fund is provided in the attached documents. Not all recipients of funding are veterans' charities and information on the £35 million LIBOR Fund is collated by country rather than region.</p><p>In addition, it is likely that veterans have benefited from LIBOR funds distributed by other Government Departments. However, this would be at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry attachment 1 file name HOC 221590 A.xls title LIBOR Fund 2 file name HOC 221590 B.doc title Veterans Accommodation Fund question first answered 03/03/2015 17:08:19 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry previous answer version 41268 answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

174170

registered interest
date	16/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Veterans: Hearing Impairment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he has taken to support veterans with industrial deafness.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
uin	221123
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2015 answer text <p>The term industrial deafness is, in general usage, understood to mean damage to hearing caused by chronic unprotected noise exposure, as experienced in workshops, heavy manufacturing and shipyards. This type of damage is cumulative over time and may result in disabling hearing loss, typically in middle age or later. Before the introduction of Health and Safety legislation, it was a common condition both in civilian and some military workplaces. Noise damage from military workshop environments is now very rare, following the implementation of the Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005. However, the recent armed conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq have produced a risk of acute acoustic trauma i.e. weapons-related impulse noise damage, mainly affecting young Service personnel with previously normal hearing.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) takes very seriously the issue of hearing loss related to Service noise. The Department provides the best possible hearing protection and works closely with the Royal British Legion (RBL) and other charitable partners to ensure that all personnel and commanders are fully aware of the risks of permanent hearing damage. For those affected by hearing loss and its associated challenges, best practice care and support is available. In order to protect our personnel, where noise damage is detected, personnel may be downgraded and even medically discharged, even though they might not have a disabling level of hearing loss. Where it is clinically appropriate, suitable digital aids are fitted in-Service.</p><p>The National Health Services areresponsible for meeting the clinical needs of veterans. Throughout the UK, arrangements are in place for priority access to secondary care for veterans with Service related hearing problems; the full range of hearing aids, including in-ear and in-canal variants, are fitted as standard in the NHS, dependent on clinical need. Hearing problems are common in older people, including in veterans, and the Government recently allocated £10 million of LIBOR money to support affected veterans. Government Departments are working together with the RBL to agree upon the most effective use of this money. In addition, the Department of Health, NHS England and Defence are improving coordination in order that personnel are first provided with hearing aids in-Service, and also developing common standards for local NHS commissioners. The Ministry of Defence does not maintain a database of all veterans. It is therefore not possible to estimate the number of veterans suffering from industrial deafness.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry grouped question UIN 221124 question first answered 26/01/2015 16:51:08 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry previous answer version 39615 answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

174171

registered interest
date	16/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Veterans: Hearing Impairment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many veterans suffer from industrial deafness.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
uin	221124
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2015 answer text <p>The term industrial deafness is, in general usage, understood to mean damage to hearing caused by chronic unprotected noise exposure, as experienced in workshops, heavy manufacturing and shipyards. This type of damage is cumulative over time and may result in disabling hearing loss, typically in middle age or later. Before the introduction of Health and Safety legislation, it was a common condition both in civilian and some military workplaces. Noise damage from military workshop environments is now very rare, following the implementation of the Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005. However, the recent armed conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq have produced a risk of acute acoustic trauma i.e. weapons-related impulse noise damage, mainly affecting young Service personnel with previously normal hearing.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) takes very seriously the issue of hearing loss related to Service noise. The Department provides the best possible hearing protection and works closely with the Royal British Legion (RBL) and other charitable partners to ensure that all personnel and commanders are fully aware of the risks of permanent hearing damage. For those affected by hearing loss and its associated challenges, best practice care and support is available. In order to protect our personnel, where noise damage is detected, personnel may be downgraded and even medically discharged, even though they might not have a disabling level of hearing loss. Where it is clinically appropriate, suitable digital aids are fitted in-Service.</p><p>The National Health Services areresponsible for meeting the clinical needs of veterans. Throughout the UK, arrangements are in place for priority access to secondary care for veterans with Service related hearing problems; the full range of hearing aids, including in-ear and in-canal variants, are fitted as standard in the NHS, dependent on clinical need. Hearing problems are common in older people, including in veterans, and the Government recently allocated £10 million of LIBOR money to support affected veterans. Government Departments are working together with the RBL to agree upon the most effective use of this money. In addition, the Department of Health, NHS England and Defence are improving coordination in order that personnel are first provided with hearing aids in-Service, and also developing common standards for local NHS commissioners. The Ministry of Defence does not maintain a database of all veterans. It is therefore not possible to estimate the number of veterans suffering from industrial deafness.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry grouped question UIN 221123 question first answered 26/01/2015 16:51:08 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry previous answer version 39616 answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

169445

registered interest
date	10/12/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many armed forces personnel are working for (a) Defence Equipment and Support, (b) the Defence Infrastructure Organisation and (c) the Defence Support Group.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
uin	218176
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>The requested information is provided in the following table.</p><p> </p><p><strong>UK Armed Forces personnel working in DE&amp;S, DIO and DSG as at </strong></p><p><strong>1 October 2014</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Defence Equipment and Support (DE&amp;S)</p></td><td><p>1,620</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO)</p></td><td><p>240</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Defence Support Group (DSG)</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>‘-’ Zero or rounded to zero. Figures have been rounded to 10; numbers ending in 5 are rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent systematic bias.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 05/01/2015 17:10:05 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry previous answer version 35428 answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

156950

registered interest
date	20/11/2014
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, how many housing adaptations his Department has carried out for wounded service personnel in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
uin	215480
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2014 answer text <p>The majority of adaptations to Service Family Accommodation (SFA) properties are carried out for the benefit of family members and dependants. It is not possible to identify separately those carried out for the benefit of injured Service personnel.</p><p> </p><p>In many cases, the MOD aims to move families into SFA properties which have already been adapted where this is appropriate, rather than understanding further adaptations.</p><p> </p><p>The number of adaptations to privately owned houses of personnel injured on operations is shown in the following table:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p>Number of Adaptations</p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p>69</p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p>95</p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p>73</p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15 (to end October 2014)</p></td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p>58</p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p>Data prior to this date is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 27/11/2014 16:10:06 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry previous answer version 30059 answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

91704

registered interest
date	12/09/2014
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, how many soldiers made redundant as a result of Army 2020 have been evicted from army barracks; and how much notice those soldiers were given before eviction.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
uin	209209
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p>As part of Army 2020, 7,280 soldiers were made redundant in tranches 1 to 3 of the Armed Forces Redundancy Programme, and around 1,000 personnel were selected in the fourth and final tranche, the majority of whom will have left the Army by June 2015. All personnel selected receive at least six months notice, twelve if they did not apply for redundancy.<br><br>Eligibility for Single Service Living Accommodation ceases when an individual leaves the Army. As part of the redundancy process all individuals are provided with advice on housing after leaving the Armed Forces. This includes the issue, on request, of a cessation certificate up to six months before eligibility ends. This allows individuals to request assistance with housing options from Councils and Housing Associations.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 13/10/2014 16:48:59 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry previous answer version 21608 answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

90978

registered interest
date	08/09/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces Covenant
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Armed Forces Covenant Annual Report 2013, page 67, what progress has been made on the review of public transport issues affecting service families living in remote areas; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
uin	208502
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Since the Armed Forces Covenant Annual Report 2012, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) has systematically been reviewing the public transport arrangements in place for all locations where there is Defence housing. Where the location of Service family accommodation does not have reasonable access to essential amenities, including public transport, this is reflected in reduced charges for accommodation. Furthermore, when setting charges in the future we plan to look in more detail at the location of Service accommodation based on the Department for Transport’s (DfT) accessibility indicators, which also consider travel time to health and education services and food stores, and also modern requirements such broadband speed. <br><br>Separately, the MOD is working with DfT and The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) to improve transport links at Defence sites. Work has been undertaken to highlight the importance of considering the needs of service personnel and their families in setting local transport provisions in line with the commitment that those who serve in the Armed Forces and their families should face no disadvantage compared to other citizens in the provision of public or commercial services.<br><br>In 2013, DfT Engagement Teams who are responsible for engaging with local authorities on transport matters in England met with authorities to highlight the importance of supporting the Armed Forces Covenant. Engagement meetings with local authorities across England were used to raise awareness of the many armed forces establishments located in isolated areas and the lack of choice military families have over the location of their Service accommodation which means that some families face transport difficulties and also struggle to maintain employment as a result of their mobility. <br><br>Similarly, DCLG published advice on provisions for locations where there is Defence housing in their Guidance on Travel Plans, Transport Assessments and Statements in decision-taking. This publication contains guidance for local authorities on the special consideration owed to service personnel and their families particularly in setting local transport strategies and plans that should consider the particular requirements of any Armed Forces families in their area.<br><br>The MOD will continue to monitor the issue through the Families Federations.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 15/09/2014 15:13:51 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry previous answer version 19641 answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

90979

registered interest
date	08/09/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces Covenant
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Armed Forces Covenant Annual Report 2013, page 25, when his Department plans to publish the initial findings of its study of the causes of death of veterans of operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
uin	208503
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Ministry of Defence hopes to publish the first report on deaths amongst veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts in 2015-16. The work to link the cohort of over 500,000 personnel records with the deaths register held by the Health and Social Care Information Service (HSCIC) is in the early stages and a release schedule for the results is still being finalised but we hope that the information will be available for publication in the next financial year.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 15/09/2014 15:12:25 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry previous answer version 19640 answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

90980

registered interest
date	08/09/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces Covenant
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Armed Forces Covenant Annual Report 2013, page 7, what progress has been made on the introduction of pupil information profiles to help with the transfer of key information when service children move from one school to another; and whether he plans to introduce that programme on a nationwide basis.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
uin	208504
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2014 answer text <p>The Pupil Information Profile was developed by North Yorkshire County Council with the Ministry of Defence (MOD), schools and the Department for Education (DfE) and its devolved equivalents using funding from the MOD’s Education Fund.</p><p>The Pupil Information Profile is a standard document used to assist the transfer of pupil information when a Service child moves schools. The document contains key information, such as their educational background, learning requirements and next learning steps.</p><p>The MOD has promoted its use in a number of ways. For example through discussions with the various education forums within the Devolved Administrations. By informing the military community of the Pupil Information Profile through articles in the Families Federations magazines and by its use in MOD schools overseas.</p><p>Whether to role the Pupil Information Profile out on a national basis is a matter for the DfE (and its devolved equivalents).</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 11/09/2014 16:44:53 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry previous answer version 19639 answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker