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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2024-04-24more like thismore than 2024-04-24
answering body
Ministry of Defence more like this
answering dept id 11 more like this
answering dept short name Defence more like this
answering dept sort name Defence more like this
hansard heading Strategic Command: Staff more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 22 April 2024 to Question 22255 on Strategic Command: Vacancies, when he plans to complete the review into his Department's civil service workforce requirement. more like this
tabling member constituency Garston and Halewood more like this
tabling member printed
Maria Eagle more like this
uin 23403 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2024-04-29more like thismore than 2024-04-29
answer text <p>Work is ongoing following the Chancellor’s announcement in the Autumn statement requiring Departments to cap Civil Service headcount and then reduce to 2019 levels.</p><p> </p><p>By 2028, we need a refocused Civil Service workforce which will undertake prioritised projects through agile, skilled, and right sized teams who are delivering ‘what really matters’. We will create an environment where we are empowered, included, and recognised for who we are and what we do.</p><p> </p><p>Defence Design is driving system change to unlock a more effective and productive environment which in turn will enable this change in the workforce.</p><p> </p><p>Our civil servants play an essential role in delivering Defence outcomes and we hope that by utilising opportunities for process redesign, digitisation, corporate service modernisation and prioritisation that we can achieve better outcomes and accelerate the changes to our ways of working which are required to achieve a smaller, more productive and more agile civilian workforce.</p><p> </p>
answering member constituency South West Wiltshire remove filter
answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison more like this
question first answered
less than 2024-04-29T14:58:52.163Zmore like thismore than 2024-04-29T14:58:52.163Z
answering member
1466
label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison more like this
tabling member
483
label Biography information for Maria Eagle more like this
1713581
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2024-04-24more like thismore than 2024-04-24
answering body
Ministry of Defence more like this
answering dept id 11 more like this
answering dept short name Defence more like this
answering dept sort name Defence more like this
hansard heading Armed Forces: Mefloquine more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many claims have been made by current or former service personnel in respect of adverse effects caused by being prescribed the drug mefloquine, larium, in each of the last three years for which information is available; and of those, how many have been resolved. more like this
tabling member constituency Christchurch more like this
tabling member printed
Sir Christopher Chope more like this
uin 23368 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2024-04-29more like thismore than 2024-04-29
answer text <p>The Department has been notified of a total of 686 common law claims relating to the alleged adverse effects of Lariam. A breakdown of claims in each of the last three years is not readily available, however, most the claims were notified prior to April 2021. The Ministry of Defence continues to resolve claims wherever possible.</p> more like this
answering member constituency South West Wiltshire remove filter
answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison more like this
question first answered
less than 2024-04-29T14:58:04.82Zmore like thismore than 2024-04-29T14:58:04.82Z
answering member
1466
label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison more like this
tabling member
242
label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope more like this
1713165
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2024-04-23more like thismore than 2024-04-23
answering body
Ministry of Defence more like this
answering dept id 11 more like this
answering dept short name Defence more like this
answering dept sort name Defence more like this
hansard heading RAF Lossiemouth more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service personnel are based at RAF Lossiemouth. more like this
tabling member constituency Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport more like this
tabling member printed
Luke Pollard more like this
uin 23283 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2024-04-26more like thismore than 2024-04-26
answer text <p>As at 1 January 2024, there were 2,310 UK Armed Forces Service personnel stationed at RAF Lossiemouth.</p><p> </p><p>Please note the following caveats:</p><p> </p><ol><li>All UK Forces Service personnel comprises UK Regular Forces, Gurkhas, Military Provost Guard Service (MPGS), Locally Engaged Personnel , Volunteer Reserve, Serving Regular Reserve, Sponsored Reserve, and Full-Time Reserve Service (FTRS) of unknown origin. University Officer Cadets are excluded. The figure includes trained and untrained personnel.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="2"><li>The figure has been rounded to the nearest 10. However, numbers ending in &quot;5&quot; have been rounded to the nearest 20 to prevent systematic bias.</li></ol><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency South West Wiltshire remove filter
answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison more like this
question first answered
less than 2024-04-26T13:20:07.237Zmore like thismore than 2024-04-26T13:20:07.237Z
answering member
1466
label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison more like this
tabling member
4682
label Biography information for Luke Pollard more like this
1712771
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2024-04-22more like thismore than 2024-04-22
answering body
Ministry of Defence more like this
answering dept id 11 more like this
answering dept short name Defence more like this
answering dept sort name Defence more like this
hansard heading Northern Ireland Security Guard Service: Medals more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make it his policy to include the Northern Ireland Security Guard Service in the issuing of the Wider Service medal. more like this
tabling member constituency East Londonderry more like this
tabling member printed
Mr Gregory Campbell more like this
uin 22901 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2024-04-25more like thismore than 2024-04-25
answer text <p>The guarding of military establishments in Northern Ireland by the Northern Ireland Security Guard Service is not activity that falls within scope of the eligibility criteria for the Wider Service Medal.</p> more like this
answering member constituency South West Wiltshire remove filter
answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison more like this
question first answered
less than 2024-04-25T11:04:22.627Zmore like thismore than 2024-04-25T11:04:22.627Z
answering member
1466
label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison more like this
tabling member
1409
label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell more like this
1712796
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2024-04-22more like thismore than 2024-04-22
answering body
Ministry of Defence more like this
answering dept id 11 more like this
answering dept short name Defence more like this
answering dept sort name Defence more like this
hansard heading Ministry of Defence: Fraud more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 18 April 2024 to Question 21551 on Ministry of Defence: Fraud, if he will provide a breakdown of the number of cases for each category for each financial year. more like this
tabling member constituency Garston and Halewood more like this
tabling member printed
Maria Eagle more like this
uin 22865 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction true more like this
date of answer less than 2024-04-29more like thismore than 2024-04-29
answer text <p>The number and detected values of fraud listed <del class="ministerial">below</del> <ins class="ministerial"> in the attached table</ins> for each financial year represent the categories provided in Question 21551. The total detected fraud values vary slightly from those provided in the letter on 27 February, reference 3427, because the assessed detected value of fraud can change as a case progresses. Since 2010, the information capture requirement has evolved with reporting needs; this is most evident following a review undertaken in 2020.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="15"><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>Number of cases / detected fraud value (£k)</strong></del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>Fraud Category</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>2010/11</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>2011/12</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>2012/13</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>2013/14</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>2014/15</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>2015/16</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>2016/17</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>2017/18</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>2018/19</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>2019/20</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>2020/21</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>2021/22</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>2022/23</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>2023/24</strong></del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Civilian Allowances</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1/218</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1/65</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">3/39</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">4/4</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2/11</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">3/3</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">9/113</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">11/166</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Civilian Expenses</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">8/12</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">16/37</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">14/5</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">16/12</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">9/192</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">123/38</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">100/25</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">45/57</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">242/49</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">39/20</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">20/10</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">28/23</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">12/70</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Civilian Pay</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1/2</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2/50</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1/25</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">6/112</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Service Allowances</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1/2</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">4/287</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2/34</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">4/20</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">9/144</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">9/62</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">12/233</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">10/79</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">12/140</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">22/300</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">48/984</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">38/746</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Service Expenses</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1/160</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">7/21</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">23/128</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">6/10</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">10/24</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">10/346</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">7/26</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">10/5</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">8/4</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">4/7</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2/0</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">4/7</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">50/34</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">22/47</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Service Pay</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1/2</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">4/50</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">3/35</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Cyber and communication</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1/89</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1/32</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2/193</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">6/441</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Departmental Income Related</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1/0</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1/89</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1/6</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Exploiting Assets and Information</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2/150</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">7/10</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">8/5</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">5/177</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">8/543</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">9/476</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">11/673</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">19/572</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">25/743</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Joint Personnel Administration, Travel &amp; Subsistence and Other Allowances</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">9/8</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2/4</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">4/6</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">5/5</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">5/70</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">5/8</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2/2</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">5/10</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">13/29</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Pay Related</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1/50</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2/19</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">26/169</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">22/159</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">18/122</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">42/220</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">7/97</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">8/47</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">9/112</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">7/100</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">16/150</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">18/182</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">9/105</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">21/375</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Payment Processes</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1/21</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1/1</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1/25</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1/7</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2/265</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2/150</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2/177</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">6/364</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">7/674</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Pension Fraud</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">6/244</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2/151</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">5/165</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">18/524</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">4/222</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2/124</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">4/347</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">13/267</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">7/68</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">11/3,942</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">13/496</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">13/1,002</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Personnel Management Related</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">3/21</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">31/343</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">17/3</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">28/10</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">26/88</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">19/22</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">41/13</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">38/470</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">24/5,454</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">26/333</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">46/846</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">94/4,315</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">78/3,638</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Procurement</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">4/0</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">5/283,105</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">7/1</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">3/2</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">18/2,585</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">9/20,317</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">18/45,911</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">34/55,306</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">25/140,113</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">40/127,966</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">50/212,984</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Recruiting</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1/89</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">3/283</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2/193</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">8/772</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Theft of Assets</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1/4</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">3/104</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">54/135</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">19/92</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">40/526</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">16/17</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">12/3</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">3/0</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">23/311</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">9/19</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">28/153</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">29/350</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">55/389</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">92/1,380</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Other</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"> </del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"> </del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">6/1</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"> </del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">5/1</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">9/20</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">11/11</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">16/100</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">22/403</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">6/276</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">4/279</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">6/274</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">4/298</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">8/676</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial"> </del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0.24M</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0.33M</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1.35M</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0.43M</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">284.22M</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1.53M</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0.68M</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2.97M</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">22.52M</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">52.97M</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">57.27M</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">147.24M</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">136.13M</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">223.89M</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>Total</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"> </del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"> </del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"> </del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"> </del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"> </del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"> </del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"> </del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"> </del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"> </del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"> </del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"> </del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"> </del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"> </del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"> </del></p></td></tr></tbody></table>
answering member constituency South West Wiltshire remove filter
answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison more like this
question first answered
remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2024-04-29T15:02:49.937Z
question first ministerially corrected
less than 2024-05-08T10:17:14.303Zmore like thismore than 2024-05-08T10:17:14.303Z
answering member
1466
label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison more like this
attachment
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file name 20240426 PQ 22865 and 22866 V7.docx more like this
title Number and detected values of fraud table more like this
previous answer version
31076
answering member constituency South West Wiltshire more like this
answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison more like this
answering member
1466
label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison more like this
tabling member
483
label Biography information for Maria Eagle more like this
1712904
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2024-04-22more like thismore than 2024-04-22
answering body
Ministry of Defence more like this
answering dept id 11 more like this
answering dept short name Defence more like this
answering dept sort name Defence more like this
hansard heading Armed Forces: Women more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many women in the armed forces who have reported sexual violence have subsequently been (a) medically and (b) administratively discharged on medical grounds due to mental ill health in each of the last three years. more like this
tabling member constituency Wrexham more like this
tabling member printed
Sarah Atherton more like this
uin 23069 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2024-04-29more like thismore than 2024-04-29
answer text <p>The requested information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p> more like this
answering member constituency South West Wiltshire remove filter
answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison more like this
question first answered
less than 2024-04-29T14:57:43.733Zmore like thismore than 2024-04-29T14:57:43.733Z
answering member
1466
label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison more like this
tabling member
4855
label Biography information for Sarah Atherton more like this
1702170
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2024-04-18more like thismore than 2024-04-18
answering body
Ministry of Defence more like this
answering dept id 11 more like this
answering dept short name Defence more like this
answering dept sort name Defence more like this
hansard heading Armed Forces: Bereavement Counselling more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what training is required to be a designated visiting officer for a bereaved family of a member of the armed forces. more like this
tabling member constituency Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport more like this
tabling member printed
Luke Pollard more like this
uin 22642 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2024-04-26more like thismore than 2024-04-26
answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) as a caring employer has a comprehensive range of policies and resources in place to support families during the most difficult of times.</p><p> </p><p>With regards to accommodation, Joint Service Publication 464: Tri-Service Accommodation Regulations, makes provision for bereaved families to remain in Service Family Accommodation (SFA) for up to two years following the death of a Service person. It is normal to issue a 93 Day Notice to Vacate when two years is reached but retention of SFA may be extended beyond the two-year period on a discretionary case by case basis.</p><p> </p><p>The Purple Pack bereavement guide for families of service personnel who die in service is provided by the MOD. A routine review of the pack is underway, with a view to publication in summer 2024. The Purple Pack is supplemented and supported by documentation provided by each of the Services, for example, the Army Families Guide.</p><p> </p><p>The Purple Pack is provided for immediate adult family members. Information is provided for adults to support and manage bereaved children, including signposting to relevant charities and organisations.</p><p> </p><p>The Defence Bereaved Families Group meets twice a year in Spring and Autumn. In the past five years it has met ten times. The next meeting will be in September 2024, with the exact date yet to be confirmed. The Minister for Defence People and Families does not routinely attend the meeting, but he attended in September 2023 and regularly receives briefings from the Chair and co-Chair.</p><p> </p><p>Visiting Officers (VO) are an integral part of the support provided by Defence to bereaved families. VO are provided by each Service and undertake training relevant to their role. The Royal Navy (RN) has 60 personnel trained as VO, the Army has 1,390 and the Royal Air Force (RAF) has 1,103.</p><p> </p><p>Each Service runs training courses that meet their specific requirements, for personnel designated as a VO. For example, all RN VO are either Specialist Welfare Worker trained, having completed the Defence Specialist Welfare Worker Course (a Level Five Social Care training course specifically for the care of service personnel and their families), or Civil Service Social Workers registered with Social Work England (or equivalent devolved UK registration). In addition, all must attend and pass the RN Family &amp; People Support VO training every three years.</p><p> </p><p>For the Army, formal, in person training is provided for those conducting both Casualty Notification Officer and VO duties. The training competency is extant for four years; if not appointed within that time frame a one-day refresher course can be conducted to enable another four years competency. The Army’s recommended minimum provision of VO is set at ten for Regular major units, three for Regular minor units, and two for Reserve units.</p><p> </p><p>The RAF VO competency is awarded after completion of a workshop and remains current for four years after which volunteers must attend another briefing day to renew it. Units are expected to aim for 2-5% of their trained strength to have the VO competency.</p><p> </p><p>There is no fixed period of time during which a VO will provide support to a bereaved family. This is dependent upon circumstances but normally would not extend beyond an Inquest or Service Inquiry. Appropriate transition plans will be put in place including arrangements for ongoing support to be provided through a point of contact from either the relevant single Service aftercare cell or unit HR staff.</p><p> </p><p>Via DBS’s Veterans Welfare Service (VWS), Defence also provides support to the bereaved via its national network of welfare managers (WM). A WM is assigned to families who experience a death in service and usually attends the initial visit alongside the VO. Support from VWS then endures for as long as is required and focuses on access to financial, welfare and wellbeing support as required, including issues in relation to the Armed Forces Pension. WMs who support clients in such circumstances are specifically trained and supervised as part of a VWS experts’ group. VWS is part of the Defence Bereaved Families Group.</p><p> </p>
answering member constituency South West Wiltshire remove filter
answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison more like this
grouped question UIN
22643 more like this
22644 more like this
22646 more like this
22647 more like this
22648 more like this
22649 more like this
22651 more like this
22652 more like this
question first answered
less than 2024-04-26T10:13:34.643Zmore like thismore than 2024-04-26T10:13:34.643Z
answering member
1466
label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison more like this
tabling member
4682
label Biography information for Luke Pollard more like this
1702172
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2024-04-18more like thismore than 2024-04-18
answering body
Ministry of Defence more like this
answering dept id 11 more like this
answering dept short name Defence more like this
answering dept sort name Defence more like this
hansard heading Armed Forces: Bereavement Counselling more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many designated visiting officers there are in each service of the armed forces; and what are the targeted numbers in each service. more like this
tabling member constituency Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport more like this
tabling member printed
Luke Pollard more like this
uin 22643 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2024-04-26more like thismore than 2024-04-26
answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) as a caring employer has a comprehensive range of policies and resources in place to support families during the most difficult of times.</p><p> </p><p>With regards to accommodation, Joint Service Publication 464: Tri-Service Accommodation Regulations, makes provision for bereaved families to remain in Service Family Accommodation (SFA) for up to two years following the death of a Service person. It is normal to issue a 93 Day Notice to Vacate when two years is reached but retention of SFA may be extended beyond the two-year period on a discretionary case by case basis.</p><p> </p><p>The Purple Pack bereavement guide for families of service personnel who die in service is provided by the MOD. A routine review of the pack is underway, with a view to publication in summer 2024. The Purple Pack is supplemented and supported by documentation provided by each of the Services, for example, the Army Families Guide.</p><p> </p><p>The Purple Pack is provided for immediate adult family members. Information is provided for adults to support and manage bereaved children, including signposting to relevant charities and organisations.</p><p> </p><p>The Defence Bereaved Families Group meets twice a year in Spring and Autumn. In the past five years it has met ten times. The next meeting will be in September 2024, with the exact date yet to be confirmed. The Minister for Defence People and Families does not routinely attend the meeting, but he attended in September 2023 and regularly receives briefings from the Chair and co-Chair.</p><p> </p><p>Visiting Officers (VO) are an integral part of the support provided by Defence to bereaved families. VO are provided by each Service and undertake training relevant to their role. The Royal Navy (RN) has 60 personnel trained as VO, the Army has 1,390 and the Royal Air Force (RAF) has 1,103.</p><p> </p><p>Each Service runs training courses that meet their specific requirements, for personnel designated as a VO. For example, all RN VO are either Specialist Welfare Worker trained, having completed the Defence Specialist Welfare Worker Course (a Level Five Social Care training course specifically for the care of service personnel and their families), or Civil Service Social Workers registered with Social Work England (or equivalent devolved UK registration). In addition, all must attend and pass the RN Family &amp; People Support VO training every three years.</p><p> </p><p>For the Army, formal, in person training is provided for those conducting both Casualty Notification Officer and VO duties. The training competency is extant for four years; if not appointed within that time frame a one-day refresher course can be conducted to enable another four years competency. The Army’s recommended minimum provision of VO is set at ten for Regular major units, three for Regular minor units, and two for Reserve units.</p><p> </p><p>The RAF VO competency is awarded after completion of a workshop and remains current for four years after which volunteers must attend another briefing day to renew it. Units are expected to aim for 2-5% of their trained strength to have the VO competency.</p><p> </p><p>There is no fixed period of time during which a VO will provide support to a bereaved family. This is dependent upon circumstances but normally would not extend beyond an Inquest or Service Inquiry. Appropriate transition plans will be put in place including arrangements for ongoing support to be provided through a point of contact from either the relevant single Service aftercare cell or unit HR staff.</p><p> </p><p>Via DBS’s Veterans Welfare Service (VWS), Defence also provides support to the bereaved via its national network of welfare managers (WM). A WM is assigned to families who experience a death in service and usually attends the initial visit alongside the VO. Support from VWS then endures for as long as is required and focuses on access to financial, welfare and wellbeing support as required, including issues in relation to the Armed Forces Pension. WMs who support clients in such circumstances are specifically trained and supervised as part of a VWS experts’ group. VWS is part of the Defence Bereaved Families Group.</p><p> </p>
answering member constituency South West Wiltshire remove filter
answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison more like this
grouped question UIN
22642 more like this
22644 more like this
22646 more like this
22647 more like this
22648 more like this
22649 more like this
22651 more like this
22652 more like this
question first answered
less than 2024-04-26T10:13:34.703Zmore like thismore than 2024-04-26T10:13:34.703Z
answering member
1466
label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison more like this
tabling member
4682
label Biography information for Luke Pollard more like this
1702173
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2024-04-18more like thismore than 2024-04-18
answering body
Ministry of Defence more like this
answering dept id 11 more like this
answering dept short name Defence more like this
answering dept sort name Defence more like this
hansard heading Armed Forces: Housing more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many days after the death of a member of the armed forces are their families required to leave service family accommodation. more like this
tabling member constituency Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport more like this
tabling member printed
Luke Pollard more like this
uin 22644 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2024-04-26more like thismore than 2024-04-26
answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) as a caring employer has a comprehensive range of policies and resources in place to support families during the most difficult of times.</p><p> </p><p>With regards to accommodation, Joint Service Publication 464: Tri-Service Accommodation Regulations, makes provision for bereaved families to remain in Service Family Accommodation (SFA) for up to two years following the death of a Service person. It is normal to issue a 93 Day Notice to Vacate when two years is reached but retention of SFA may be extended beyond the two-year period on a discretionary case by case basis.</p><p> </p><p>The Purple Pack bereavement guide for families of service personnel who die in service is provided by the MOD. A routine review of the pack is underway, with a view to publication in summer 2024. The Purple Pack is supplemented and supported by documentation provided by each of the Services, for example, the Army Families Guide.</p><p> </p><p>The Purple Pack is provided for immediate adult family members. Information is provided for adults to support and manage bereaved children, including signposting to relevant charities and organisations.</p><p> </p><p>The Defence Bereaved Families Group meets twice a year in Spring and Autumn. In the past five years it has met ten times. The next meeting will be in September 2024, with the exact date yet to be confirmed. The Minister for Defence People and Families does not routinely attend the meeting, but he attended in September 2023 and regularly receives briefings from the Chair and co-Chair.</p><p> </p><p>Visiting Officers (VO) are an integral part of the support provided by Defence to bereaved families. VO are provided by each Service and undertake training relevant to their role. The Royal Navy (RN) has 60 personnel trained as VO, the Army has 1,390 and the Royal Air Force (RAF) has 1,103.</p><p> </p><p>Each Service runs training courses that meet their specific requirements, for personnel designated as a VO. For example, all RN VO are either Specialist Welfare Worker trained, having completed the Defence Specialist Welfare Worker Course (a Level Five Social Care training course specifically for the care of service personnel and their families), or Civil Service Social Workers registered with Social Work England (or equivalent devolved UK registration). In addition, all must attend and pass the RN Family &amp; People Support VO training every three years.</p><p> </p><p>For the Army, formal, in person training is provided for those conducting both Casualty Notification Officer and VO duties. The training competency is extant for four years; if not appointed within that time frame a one-day refresher course can be conducted to enable another four years competency. The Army’s recommended minimum provision of VO is set at ten for Regular major units, three for Regular minor units, and two for Reserve units.</p><p> </p><p>The RAF VO competency is awarded after completion of a workshop and remains current for four years after which volunteers must attend another briefing day to renew it. Units are expected to aim for 2-5% of their trained strength to have the VO competency.</p><p> </p><p>There is no fixed period of time during which a VO will provide support to a bereaved family. This is dependent upon circumstances but normally would not extend beyond an Inquest or Service Inquiry. Appropriate transition plans will be put in place including arrangements for ongoing support to be provided through a point of contact from either the relevant single Service aftercare cell or unit HR staff.</p><p> </p><p>Via DBS’s Veterans Welfare Service (VWS), Defence also provides support to the bereaved via its national network of welfare managers (WM). A WM is assigned to families who experience a death in service and usually attends the initial visit alongside the VO. Support from VWS then endures for as long as is required and focuses on access to financial, welfare and wellbeing support as required, including issues in relation to the Armed Forces Pension. WMs who support clients in such circumstances are specifically trained and supervised as part of a VWS experts’ group. VWS is part of the Defence Bereaved Families Group.</p><p> </p>
answering member constituency South West Wiltshire remove filter
answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison more like this
grouped question UIN
22642 more like this
22643 more like this
22646 more like this
22647 more like this
22648 more like this
22649 more like this
22651 more like this
22652 more like this
question first answered
less than 2024-04-26T10:13:34.767Zmore like thismore than 2024-04-26T10:13:34.767Z
answering member
1466
label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison more like this
tabling member
4682
label Biography information for Luke Pollard more like this
1702174
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2024-04-18more like thismore than 2024-04-18
answering body
Ministry of Defence more like this
answering dept id 11 more like this
answering dept short name Defence more like this
answering dept sort name Defence more like this
hansard heading Army: Bereavement Counselling more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Army publication entitled Family Guide: What to do after the death of a partner or relative, when that guide (a) was last updated and (b) will be updated next. more like this
tabling member constituency Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport more like this
tabling member printed
Luke Pollard more like this
uin 22645 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2024-04-26more like thismore than 2024-04-26
answer text <p>The Army Families Guide was introduced in 2010. Minor amendments have been made subsequently, with the last amendment in August 2023.</p><p> </p><p>The Bereavement and Aftercare Support team in Army Headquarters are partway through a revision of this guide to update content, improve layout and complement rather than duplicate the Defence Purple Pack. Work is due to be completed in autumn 2024.</p> more like this
answering member constituency South West Wiltshire remove filter
answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison more like this
question first answered
less than 2024-04-26T10:13:57.413Zmore like thismore than 2024-04-26T10:13:57.413Z
answering member
1466
label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison more like this
tabling member
4682
label Biography information for Luke Pollard more like this