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1537495

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date	31/10/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Veterans: Identity Cards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the application process for Veteran's ID cards for those who left the armed forces prior to 2018 will be introduced.
tabling member constituency	Belfast East
tabling member printed	Gavin Robinson
uin	74715
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2022 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 31 October 2022 to Question 68602 to the hon. Member for Warrington North (Charlotte Nichols).</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 03/11/2022 15:27:26 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison attachment 1 file name UIN 68602.docx title Veterans: Identity Cards
tabling member	4360 label Biography information for Gavin Robinson

1537613

registered interest
date	31/10/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Courts Martial
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many cases of (a) murder, (b) manslaughter, (c) rape and (d) sexual assault were tried through Court Martial last year; and how many convictions were made.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	74514
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2022 answer text <p>Defence has been clear that unacceptable behaviour and criminality has no place in the Armed Forces and will not be tolerated. Those who fail to meet our values and standards will be dealt with appropriately.</p><p> </p><p>The requested information can be found in the Murder, Manslaughter and Sexual Offences in the Service Justice System statistical publication, available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/murder-manslaughter-and-sexual-offences-in-the-service-justice-system-2021" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/murder-manslaughter-and-sexual-offences-in-the-service-justice-system-2021</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 03/11/2022 15:27:04 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1536533

registered interest
date	26/10/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Business Services: Offices
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 trade unions on plans to close Defence Business Services offices at Cheadle Hulme and Walker House, Liverpool, and move these posts to Blackpool.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	72440
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2022 answer text <p>Officials have kept Trade Unions appraised of progress at all stages of the programme and been engaged in positive negotiations, including the conclusion of a collective agreement on a non-standard move package for all staff with no unagreed redundancies. The Chief Executive most recently met with Trade Unions on 26 October and officials will continue to engage and consult with the Trade Unions in line with the Ministry of Defence's Employment Relations Framework Agreement.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 03/11/2022 15:28:14 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1535755

registered interest
date	25/10/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Huntington’s Disease
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether people at risk of Huntington’s disease are able to serve in the armed forces without the need to provide a negative predictive test upon recruitment.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	70978
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2022 answer text <p>The genetics of Huntington's disease are complex and the likelihood of an Armed Forces candidate developing the disease and the likely age of presentation are dependent on the number of gene repeats. In some cases it is possible to predict these with a high level of certainty, based either on genetic testing of immediate relatives or of the candidate themselves.</p><p>Candidates known to be carriers of the gene associated with Huntington's disease are normally graded medically unfit for service. Candidates with a proven, immediate family history of this condition are also normally graded medically unfit unless known not to carry the gene.</p><p>If there is clear evidence that a candidate is unlikely to develop Huntington's disease during a Service career then they may, on a case by case basis, be considered medical fit for service. It is for the candidate to provide this evidence, which must be supported by an appropriately qualified and experienced specialist.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 02/11/2022 17:16:13 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

1536066

registered interest
date	25/10/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Gambling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to help reduce the risk of members of the armed forces developing gambling disorders.
tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
tabling member printed	Kim Leadbeater
uin	71348
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2022 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) takes problem-gambling seriously. We provide financial awareness training for our people so that they are enabled to make informed financial decisions. Defence also offers welfare support to those who are adversely affected by problem-gambling, which can include signposting to specialist support organisations such as the NHS Problem Gambling Clinic. Defence has also established a team to consider appropriate responses to addictions, including problem-gambling, under the remit of the Health and Wellbeing Strategy, which was published in June 2022. This team is commissioning a new gambling awareness and harm reduction service, due to start in April 2023, further developing our understanding of problem-gambling in the Armed Forces by supporting high quality academic research, engaging across government with policy experts from the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities, and developing additional appropriate clinical treatment pathways that will be delivered by Defence Primary Healthcare teams. Defence also blocks gambling websites on its networks in order to reduce their accessibility.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 02/11/2022 17:18:07 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4923 label Biography information for Kim Leadbeater