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date	03/06/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	War Graves
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress he has made in the transfer of military graves maintained by the Ministry of Defence to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	39158
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2016 answer text <p>Since the Chancellor's 2015 Autumn Statement announcement concerning the renovation and maintenance of over 6,000 graves of Service personnel, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) has carried out a considerable amount of work to drive this project forward; a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) governing the project has been developed and is currently being considered by all parties, including the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) and HM Treasury colleagues. The MOD has also provided the CWGC with data for over 6,000 graves to enable the CWGC to conduct a scoping exercise and identify the locations it will assume responsibility for.</p><p>We expect the MOU to be finalised shortly, after which the CWGC will submit a costings report to MOD for consideration. Once the scoping exercise has concluded and all parties are satisfied with the terms of the proposed transfer, the CWGC will be invited to take over maintenance responsibilities.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 13/06/2016 15:11:06 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

425085

registered interest
date	30/10/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	War Graves
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with the Commonwealth War Graves Commission on transferring to that Commission responsibility for the maintenance of military graves currently maintained by his Department.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	14258
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2015 answer text <br /><br /><p>Discussions between Ministry Of Defence (MOD) and the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) are continuing regarding the transfer of maintenance responsibility for the graves of military personnel buried in the UK since 1948.</p><p>Annual costs for the maintenance of each grave for which MOD is responsible are estimated to be between £65 and £205 depending on the location and condition of the grave. The MOD’s annual grant to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission in respect of the graves they maintain is in excess of £47 million.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 14257 14259 question first answered 04/11/2015 15:59:21 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

425086

registered interest
date	30/10/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	War Graves
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make it his policy to transfer responsibility for military graves maintained by his Department to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	14259
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2015 answer text <br /><br /><p>Discussions between Ministry Of Defence (MOD) and the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) are continuing regarding the transfer of maintenance responsibility for the graves of military personnel buried in the UK since 1948.</p><p>Annual costs for the maintenance of each grave for which MOD is responsible are estimated to be between £65 and £205 depending on the location and condition of the grave. The MOD’s annual grant to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission in respect of the graves they maintain is in excess of £47 million.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 14257 14258 question first answered 04/11/2015 15:59:21 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

425087

registered interest
date	30/10/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	War Graves
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 annual average cost to the Ministry of Defence of (a) maintaining each grave for which it is responsible and (b) the value of the grant made to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission in respect of each grave maintained by that Commission.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	14257
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2015 answer text <br /><br /><p>Discussions between Ministry Of Defence (MOD) and the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) are continuing regarding the transfer of maintenance responsibility for the graves of military personnel buried in the UK since 1948.</p><p>Annual costs for the maintenance of each grave for which MOD is responsible are estimated to be between £65 and £205 depending on the location and condition of the grave. The MOD’s annual grant to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission in respect of the graves they maintain is in excess of £47 million.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 14258 14259 question first answered 04/11/2015 15:59:21 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake