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1601365

registered interest
date	06/03/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Veterans: Radiation Exposure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 23 February 2023 to Question 148519 on Nuclear Test Veterans, whether the results of blood tests on personnel who witnessed nuclear test events (a) are held at the Atomic Weapons Establishment and (b) will be made available on request to the (i) veterans and (ii) surviving members of the families of deceased veterans; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	New Forest East
tabling member printed	Sir Julian Lewis
uin	158771
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2023 answer text <p>The Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) do not hold the blood test results for Nuclear Test Veterans. AWE holds a small number of references to blood and urine tests which were included in scientific documentation related to nuclear weapons trials. Veterans or members of their family are entitled to request information that may be held by AWE through Subject Access Requests, which will be handled in a routine manner.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 09/03/2023 14:03:34 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	54 label Biography information for Sir Julian Lewis

1601469

registered interest
date	06/03/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of armed forces personnel took on (a) second jobs and (b) other additional work in the last two years.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	158939
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2023 answer text <p>The requested information is not held in the format requested and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 09/03/2023 11:23:40 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1601515

registered interest
date	06/03/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Navy: Submarines
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much alcohol is permitted to be drunk by sailors on Royal Navy submarines whilst on operations.
tabling member constituency	Bournemouth East
tabling member printed	Mr Tobias Ellwood
uin	158824
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2023 answer text <p>The consumption of alcohol on Royal Navy submarines is governed by Submarine General Orders. Personnel on duty may not consume alcohol while on board Royal Navy submarines and off-duty consumption is tightly regulated to ensure that individuals are fit for duty if required at short notice.</p><p> </p><p>Commanding Officers may further restrict alcohol consumption should operational circumstances necessitate it.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 09/03/2023 11:23:12 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood

1601566

registered interest
date	06/03/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department publishes a list of conditions that make a person serving in the Armed Forces deemed medically (a) limited deployable and (b) non-deployable.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	158782
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2023 answer text <p>Joint Service Publication 950 Leaflet 6-7-7 (JSP 950 Lft 6-7-7) provides a framework for the medical assessment of potential recruits and serving personnel. I attach a copy for the right hon. Member's information.</p><p> </p><p>Grading, deployability and fitness to serve may be dependent on several medical conditions: an individual’s final grading is determined by using the extensive content in JSP 950 Lft 6-7-7 combined with the expert judgement of occupational medicine specialists.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 158783 question first answered 14/03/2023 17:26:38 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison attachment 1 file name JSP 950 Lft 6-7- 7 JSMMF (v2.4 Oct 22).pdf title Joint Service Publication 950 Leaflet 6 7 7
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1601567

registered interest
date	06/03/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Chronic Illnesses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department publishes a list of medical conditions that would make a person be deemed unfit for service in the Armed Forces.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	158783
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2023 answer text <p>Joint Service Publication 950 Leaflet 6-7-7 (JSP 950 Lft 6-7-7) provides a framework for the medical assessment of potential recruits and serving personnel. I attach a copy for the right hon. Member's information.</p><p> </p><p>Grading, deployability and fitness to serve may be dependent on several medical conditions: an individual’s final grading is determined by using the extensive content in JSP 950 Lft 6-7-7 combined with the expert judgement of occupational medicine specialists.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 158782 question first answered 14/03/2023 17:26:38 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison attachment 1 file name JSP 950 Lft 6-7- 7 JSMMF (v2.4 Oct 22).pdf title Joint Service Publication 950 Leaflet 6 7 7
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1601568

registered interest
date	06/03/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army Reserve: Crohn's Disease
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people with Crohn's disease have (a) applied to and (b) been rejected for the Army Reserves in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	158784
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2023 answer text <p>It is not possible to extract specific medical rejection reasons, such as Crohn's disease, from the Defence Recruiting System. However, as outlined in the Joint Service Manual of Medical Fitness (JSP 950 volume 6-7-7), candidates who apply to join the Army (Regular and Reserve) with diagnosis of Crohn's disease, will be rejected.</p><p>For personnel who are already in service, medical grading relating to inflammatory bowel disease, including Crohn's disease, relates to the level of ongoing symptoms, number and frequency of recurrences, known triggers and the requirement for medication, surgery and follow-up.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 158785 question first answered 14/03/2023 17:23:05 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1601569

registered interest
date	06/03/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army Reserve: Crohn's Disease
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Army Reserves consider a person diagnosed with Crohn's disease to be unfit for service.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	158785
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2023 answer text <p>It is not possible to extract specific medical rejection reasons, such as Crohn's disease, from the Defence Recruiting System. However, as outlined in the Joint Service Manual of Medical Fitness (JSP 950 volume 6-7-7), candidates who apply to join the Army (Regular and Reserve) with diagnosis of Crohn's disease, will be rejected.</p><p>For personnel who are already in service, medical grading relating to inflammatory bowel disease, including Crohn's disease, relates to the level of ongoing symptoms, number and frequency of recurrences, known triggers and the requirement for medication, surgery and follow-up.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 158784 question first answered 14/03/2023 17:23:05 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1601151

registered interest
date	03/03/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Service Complaints Ombudsman
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many times the Service Complaints Ombudsman has given evidence to parliamentary select committees in each year since 2016.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	157604
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2023 answer text <p>The Service Complaints Ombudsman for the Armed Forces gave evidence to the House of Commons Defence Committee on 26 February 2019 and 13 October 2020.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 13/03/2023 11:52:01 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1601155

registered interest
date	03/03/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Service Complaints Ombudsman
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many referrals have been made by the Service Complaints Ombudsman to the Central Admissibility Team about service complaints in each year since 2016.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	157605
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2023 answer text <p>There were 138 referrals made by the Service Complaints Ombudsman for the Armed Forces (SCOAF) in 2022 to Central Admissibility Teams. Referrals only began to be made to Central Admissibility Teams after their creation on 15 June 2022. Prior to this date, all referrals were made to specified officers, via the single Service secretariats. Details of such referrals by SCOAF (via single Service secretariats) to specified officers in the years 2016-2021 can be found in Table 1.2 of the Annual Statistical Tables, SCOAF Annual Report 2021:</p><p><a href="https://www.scoaf.org.uk/sites/default/files/2022-05/scoaf_annual_report_2021_-_statistical_tables_scoaf_operations.xlsx" target="_blank">https://www.scoaf.org.uk/sites/default/files/2022-05/scoaf_annual_report_2021_-_statistical_tables_scoaf_operations.xlsx</a></p><p> </p><p>In answer to your other questions, various statistical reference tables about the SCOAF’s operations, including numbers of applications to the SCOAF to review and investigate Service Complaints, and investigations completed, can be found in Tables 1.14c, 1.14d, 1.14e and 1.4 of the Annual Statistical Tables, SCOAF Annual Report 2021:</p><p><a href="https://www.scoaf.org.uk/sites/default/files/2022-05/scoaf_annual_report_2021_-_statistical_tables_scoaf_operations.xlsx" target="_blank">https://www.scoaf.org.uk/sites/default/files/2022-05/scoaf_annual_report_2021_-_statistical_tables_scoaf_operations.xlsx</a></p><p> </p><p>Annual Statistical Tables for 2022 will be made available on the SCOAF website no later than 31 March 2023. These are separate from the SCOAF Annual Report.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 157606 157607 157608 question first answered 13/03/2023 11:52:25 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1601156

registered interest
date	03/03/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Service Complaints Ombudsman
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many applications to the Service Complaints Ombudsman have been made by Armed Forces personnel for (a) a review and (b) an investigation of their service complaint in each year since 2016.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	157606
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2023 answer text <p>There were 138 referrals made by the Service Complaints Ombudsman for the Armed Forces (SCOAF) in 2022 to Central Admissibility Teams. Referrals only began to be made to Central Admissibility Teams after their creation on 15 June 2022. Prior to this date, all referrals were made to specified officers, via the single Service secretariats. Details of such referrals by SCOAF (via single Service secretariats) to specified officers in the years 2016-2021 can be found in Table 1.2 of the Annual Statistical Tables, SCOAF Annual Report 2021:</p><p><a href="https://www.scoaf.org.uk/sites/default/files/2022-05/scoaf_annual_report_2021_-_statistical_tables_scoaf_operations.xlsx" target="_blank">https://www.scoaf.org.uk/sites/default/files/2022-05/scoaf_annual_report_2021_-_statistical_tables_scoaf_operations.xlsx</a></p><p> </p><p>In answer to your other questions, various statistical reference tables about the SCOAF’s operations, including numbers of applications to the SCOAF to review and investigate Service Complaints, and investigations completed, can be found in Tables 1.14c, 1.14d, 1.14e and 1.4 of the Annual Statistical Tables, SCOAF Annual Report 2021:</p><p><a href="https://www.scoaf.org.uk/sites/default/files/2022-05/scoaf_annual_report_2021_-_statistical_tables_scoaf_operations.xlsx" target="_blank">https://www.scoaf.org.uk/sites/default/files/2022-05/scoaf_annual_report_2021_-_statistical_tables_scoaf_operations.xlsx</a></p><p> </p><p>Annual Statistical Tables for 2022 will be made available on the SCOAF website no later than 31 March 2023. These are separate from the SCOAF Annual Report.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 157605 157607 157608 question first answered 13/03/2023 11:52:25 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey