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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	Veterans: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether army veterans based in Northern Ireland will benefit from the £25 million healthcare fund for aged veterans announced in the Budget, and if so, how.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL5880
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 answer text <p>The UK's ex-Service community is largely elderly; almost half are over age 75 and 64% are over age 65. It is important that this country meets their needs, just as they answered the needs of their country; meeting the call of the nation during the First and Second World Wars, through national service, voluntary enlistment and the reserve forces.</p><p>To support this community, £5 million of LIBOR funding has been made available every year for the next five years for any UK veterans who are surviving World War Two veterans, those who undertook National Service and other voluntary enlisted veterans who, by virtue of their age, may need some focused support in relation to their health and social care needs.</p><p>The funds will not provide benevolence payments to individuals. Charities can bid for money to provide practical support and/or companionship to this group of veterans to improve their wellbeing. This might also include projects to build or enhance access to centres where elderly veterans can meet, or to promote the education of elderly veterans' needs, research and other support mechanisms.</p><p>The Ministry of Defence intends to administer the fund through a dedicated grant scheme. The terms of this scheme are being developed and will be announced in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Astor of Hever question first answered 25/03/2015 17:36:09 answering member 3428 label Biography information for Lord Astor of Hever
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

169683

registered interest
date	11/12/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Antisubmarine Warfare
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they consider that the United Kingdom’s anti-submarine detection capability is adequate to meet current threat levels.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL3670
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p>We have acknowledged that we have a maritime surveillance capability gap following the decision not to bring the Nimrod MRA4 into service. However we have also made it clear that it is one that we have chosen to accept and to mitigate through employment of other assets, as well as through cooperation with allies, who have deployed Maritime Patrol Aircraft on several occasions.</p><p>A decision on whether to take further steps to mitigate the gap is planned as part of the next Strategic Defence and Security Review.</p> answering member printed Lord Astor of Hever question first answered 18/12/2014 16:13:14 answering member 3428 label Biography information for Lord Astor of Hever
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

156490

registered interest
date	18/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Tornado Aircraft
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the reasons for their decision to extend the operational life of some GR4 Tornado aircraft.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL2932
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2014 answer text <p>The RAF maintains the flexibility to adapt to a changing world and we have decided that the Tornado GR4 force should sustain three, rather than two, frontline squadrons based out of RAF Marham, for another year beyond 31 March 2015. This is a pragmatic measure to provide resilience during the transition from Tornado to Typhoon. The planned out of service date for the Tornado GR4 fleet remains 2019.</p> answering member printed Lord Astor of Hever question first answered 24/11/2014 17:21:17 answering member 3428 label Biography information for Lord Astor of Hever
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

61267

registered interest
date	10/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what criteria they use to determine when a member or former member of the armed forces is suffering from post-traumaticstress disorder and is entitled to financial compensation or a pension; and when those criteria were adopted.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL227
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p>The Armed Forces Compensation Scheme (AFCS) provides compensation for members and former members of the Armed Forces who suffer injury or illness as a result of service from 6 April 2005. Where a discrete mental health disorder is present, a separate award may be payable. The AFCS is tariff based and awards for mental health disorders and does not depend on precise diagnosis but effect on function.<br><br>The legislation requires that mental disorders are diagnosed by a clinical psychologist or psychiatrist at consultant Grade. Each claimed injury or illness (including mental illness) is investigated to determine if it was predominantly caused by service. If so, it will be matched against the descriptors and corresponding awards in the Tariff. <br><br>The AFCS was preceded by the War Pensions Scheme (WPS), which provides no fault compensation to former service personnel and their dependants for injuries and death as a result of service. All decisions are certified by a Medical Adviser and once entitlement has been established, the war pensioner's degree of disablement due to service is assessed – normally as part of the medical certification process. The method of assessment is on an individual basis by comparison of the disabled person with a person of the same age and sex. <br><br>Members of the Armed Forces Pension Scheme (AFPS) 05, with a recognised diagnosis, will be entitled to an ill-health pension or a tax-free pension lump sum or both, providing they have completed two years qualifying service. The ill-health categories are split into three ill-health award levels and these are allocated by reference to the same tariff levels that are used for the AFCS. Trained lay decision-makers consider each case and will decide on the level of the award as per AFCS. <br><br>The AFCS05 was preceded by the AFPS75 which included provision of an occupational entitlement to a Service Invaliding Pension (SIP) calculated on length of reckonable service and the substantive rank held at discharge. Members with at least two years qualifying service have an entitlement to an ill-health award.<br><br>If the condition occurred before 6 April 2005 and is considered under the WPS to have been caused by service in the Armed Forces, and the degree of disability assessed as 20% or more, an additional entitlement under the provisions of the Armed Forces Attributable Benefit Scheme (AFAB) will also be considered. AFAB provides a minimum level of income and provides a top-up to the SIP.</p> answering member printed Lord Astor of Hever question first answered 23/06/2014 15:45:01 answering member 3428 label Biography information for Lord Astor of Hever
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

47784

registered interest
date	08/04/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they accept claims for hearing loss from former members of the Ulster Defence Regiment.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL6732
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2014 answer text <p>Yes, provided that the Department accepts that it would be likely to be found liable if the claim were to be considered by a court.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Astor of Hever question first answered 23/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3428 label Biography information for Lord Astor of Hever
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

47785

registered interest
date	08/04/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many claims for hearing loss they have received from former members of the Ulster Defence Regiment.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL6733
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2014 answer text <p>Claims for damages brought against the Ministry of Defence are not recorded in a manner that enables the specific regiment or unit of a claimant to be identified without incurring disproportionate cost. 10,148 such claims have been received in the last six years from current and former Service personnel serving in Northern Ireland. Around 7,500 such claims have been successful to date, and the total value of compensation paid as a result has been around £62.3 million.</p> answering member printed Lord Astor of Hever grouped question UIN HL6735 question first answered 23/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3428 label Biography information for Lord Astor of Hever
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

47786

registered interest
date	08/04/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they accept claims for hearing loss from former members of the Ulster Defence Regiment who served before 1986; and if not, why not.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL6734
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2014 answer text <p>Section 10 of the Crown Proceedings Act 1947 prevented service personnel, including former members of the Ulster Defence Regiment, from suing the Crown for alleged negligence which occurred before that section was repealed in 1987. The repeal was not retrospective. Depending on their level of hearing loss, they may, however, be eligible for a War Disablement Pension.</p> answering member printed Lord Astor of Hever question first answered 23/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3428 label Biography information for Lord Astor of Hever
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

47787

registered interest
date	08/04/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the value of the compensation paid to former members of the Ulster Defence Regiment who have made claims for hearing loss; and how many successful claims there have been to date.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL6735
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2014 answer text <p>Claims for damages brought against the Ministry of Defence are not recorded in a manner that enables the specific regiment or unit of a claimant to be identified without incurring disproportionate cost. 10,148 such claims have been received in the last six years from current and former Service personnel serving in Northern Ireland. Around 7,500 such claims have been successful to date, and the total value of compensation paid as a result has been around £62.3 million.</p> answering member printed Lord Astor of Hever grouped question UIN HL6733 question first answered 23/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3428 label Biography information for Lord Astor of Hever
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey