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421674

registered interest
date	15/10/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces Covenant
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 ensure that local authorities uphold the Military Covenant.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	12078
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2015 answer text <p>For information on this Department's engagement with Local Authorities on the Armed Forces Covenant I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 10 September 2015 to Question 8395 to the hon. Member for Northampton South (Mr Mackintosh).</p><p>http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2015-09-04/8395/</p><p>In addition, since I provided that answer I have also met with the Chairman of the Local Government Association and with the Minister for Housing and Planning at the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG). We are collectively planning to review the work undertaken by Local Authorities to deliver the Covenant and expect to complete this by March 2016. This will help to further identify best practice and where to target future work.</p><p>The Minister for Housing and Planning will write to all Local Authorities setting out examples of best practice and reminding them of the need to honour their commitments under the Covenant. I will also address a conference of Local Authority Community Covenant Champions in London on 4 November 2015. I hope that members' Local Authority Armed Forces Covenant champions will be there.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 20/10/2015 16:21:18 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton attachment 1 file name 20150910_8395_Armed_Forces_Covenant.docx title 20150910_QnA_Extract_on_AF_Covenant
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

421336

registered interest
date	14/10/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Battle of Preston: Anniversaries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any Minister in his Department plans to attend celebrations of the tercentenary of the Battle of Preston in November 2015.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Hendrick
uin	11797
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2015 answer text <p>There are no plans for any Minister from the Ministry of Defence to attend the tercentenary of the Battle of Preston. Any representation from the Armed Forces is likely to be at a local level.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 19/10/2015 15:50:33 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

421002

registered interest
date	13/10/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many regular soldiers he plans to maintain in each of the next three years.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	11699
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2015 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my hon. Friend the Minister for Reserves (Mr Brazier) on 20 July 2015 to Question number 7353 to the hon. Member for North Durham (Mr Kevan Jones).</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 20/10/2015 14:21:56 question first ministerially corrected 21/10/2015 16:33:16 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton attachment 1 file name Hansard Extract 20 July 2015.docx title Army previous answer version 23980 answering member constituency North Durham answering member printed Mr Kevan Jones answering member 1438 attachment 1 file name Hansard Extract 20 July 2015.docx title Army
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

421009

registered interest
date	13/10/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Foreign Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of armed forces personnel originate from Commonwealth nations; and whether his Department plans to increase such numbers in future.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	11661
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2015 answer text <p>As at 1 October 2014, 4% of our trained UK Regular Forces had a Commonwealth nationality. The Ministry of Defence is considering its approach to foreign and Commonwealth recruitment.</p><br /><br /> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 20/10/2015 14:12:21 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

421011

registered interest
date	13/10/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Veterans: Mesothelioma
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 armed forces charities on the payment of lump sum compensation payments to veterans with mesothelioma; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Peterborough
tabling member printed	Mr Stewart Jackson
uin	11625
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2015 answer text <br /><p>The Government has continuously made compensation available under the War Pensions Scheme (WPS) for injuries, illness or disease caused by service before 6 April 2005, including mesothelioma. The scheme provides veterans who have mesothelioma with the maximum income stream and additional supplementary allowances, and, where appropriate, entitlement to dependent's benefits.</p><p>During the last Central Advisory Committee on Compensation (CAC) Meeting on 17 June ex-Service organisations were updated on our consideration of whether any flexibility could be provided for future mesothelioma claimants under the WPS. Detailed consideration has continued, including discussion with other Government Departments, and we expect to update the charities at the forthcoming CAC Meeting in December.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 20/10/2015 14:21:03 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1551 label Biography information for Lord Jackson of Peterborough

420636

registered interest
date	12/10/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Air Force: Redundancy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Royal Air Force personnel of each (a) rank and (b) skill or trade left that service through (i) voluntary redundancy, (ii) involuntary redundancy, (iii) voluntary exit and (iv) involuntary exit in each financial year between 2010-11 and 2014-15.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	11380
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2015 answer text <br /><p>The majority of the information requested is shown in the attached tables. However, a breakdown of UK Regular Armed Forces personnel who left their Service on voluntary or involuntary redundancy terms is not currently held in the format requested. Ministry of Defence officials will investigate whether this can be provided without incurring disproportionate cost and I will write to the right hon. Member shortly.</p><br /><p>An explanation of the NATO Rank Code system used by Defence Statistics is available at this link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/357724/tri_service_personnel_bulletin_2_01_2014.pdf#page=35" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/357724/tri_service_personnel_bulletin_2_01_2014.pdf#page=35</a></p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster attachment 1 file name 20151014_-_Army_Exits_by_Rank_and_Trade(1).xlsx title Army Trained Regular outflow 2 file name 20151014_-_RAF_Exits_by_Rank_and_Trade(1).xlsx title RAF Trained UK Regular Outflow 3 file name 20151014_-_Royal_Navy_Royal_Marines_Exits_by_Rank_and_Trade(1).xlsx title RN RM Tained UK Regular Outflow grouped question UIN 11381 11455 question first answered 20/10/2015 15:01:05 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

420638

registered interest
date	12/10/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army: Redundancy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many army personnel of each (a) rank and (b) skill or trade left that service through (i) voluntary redundancy, (ii) involuntary redundancy, (iii) voluntary exit and (iv) involuntary exit in each financial year between 2010-11 and 2014-15.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	11455
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2015 answer text <br /><p>The majority of the information requested is shown in the attached tables. However, a breakdown of UK Regular Armed Forces personnel who left their Service on voluntary or involuntary redundancy terms is not currently held in the format requested. Ministry of Defence officials will investigate whether this can be provided without incurring disproportionate cost and I will write to the right hon. Member shortly.</p><br /><p>An explanation of the NATO Rank Code system used by Defence Statistics is available at this link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/357724/tri_service_personnel_bulletin_2_01_2014.pdf#page=35" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/357724/tri_service_personnel_bulletin_2_01_2014.pdf#page=35</a></p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster attachment 1 file name 20151014_-_Army_Exits_by_Rank_and_Trade(1).xlsx title Army Trained Regular outflow 2 file name 20151014_-_RAF_Exits_by_Rank_and_Trade(1).xlsx title RAF Trained UK Regular Outflow 3 file name 20151014_-_Royal_Navy_Royal_Marines_Exits_by_Rank_and_Trade(1).xlsx title RN RM Tained UK Regular Outflow grouped question UIN 11380 11381 question first answered 20/10/2015 15:01:07 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

420639

registered interest
date	12/10/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Oman
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) civilian and (b) military personnel of his Department are based in (a) Oman and (b) the Duqm Port facility.
tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
uin	11403
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2015 answer text <p>There are around 195 military personnel based in Oman, including at the Defence section within the British Embassy in Muscat; personnel on Loan Service to the Omani Armed Forces; and others on temporary assignments in the region. These numbers change on a daily basis according to the tasks assigned. There are no Ministry of Defence civilian personnel based in Oman.</p><p>No personnel are based at the Duqm port facility.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 20/10/2015 14:35:46 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman

420641

registered interest
date	12/10/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Navy: Redundancy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many naval personnel of each (a) rank and (b) skill or trade left that service through (i) voluntary redundancy, (ii) involuntary redundancy, (iii) voluntary exit and (d) involuntary exit in each financial year between 2010-11 and 2014-15.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	11381
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2015 answer text <br /><p>The majority of the information requested is shown in the attached tables. However, a breakdown of UK Regular Armed Forces personnel who left their Service on voluntary or involuntary redundancy terms is not currently held in the format requested. Ministry of Defence officials will investigate whether this can be provided without incurring disproportionate cost and I will write to the right hon. Member shortly.</p><br /><p>An explanation of the NATO Rank Code system used by Defence Statistics is available at this link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/357724/tri_service_personnel_bulletin_2_01_2014.pdf#page=35" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/357724/tri_service_personnel_bulletin_2_01_2014.pdf#page=35</a></p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster attachment 1 file name 20151014_-_Army_Exits_by_Rank_and_Trade(1).xlsx title Army Trained Regular outflow 2 file name 20151014_-_RAF_Exits_by_Rank_and_Trade(1).xlsx title RAF Trained UK Regular Outflow 3 file name 20151014_-_Royal_Navy_Royal_Marines_Exits_by_Rank_and_Trade(1).xlsx title RN RM Tained UK Regular Outflow grouped question UIN 11380 11455 question first answered 20/10/2015 15:01:06 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

420644

registered interest
date	12/10/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Queen Victoria School
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the annual budget is for running Queen Victoria School in Dunblane; and from what part of the Defence budget that funding is allocated.
tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
uin	11415
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2015 answer text <p>The Queen Victoria School is funded by the Army Top Level Budget. The annual net budget for financial year (FY) 2014-15 was £4.2 million. An additional £0.5 million income is also received from parental contributions and commercial use of the facilities. Running costs for FY 2014-15 which are funded by the Defence Infrastructure Organisation Top Level Budget were approximately £1.2 million including rates, utilities and maintenance</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 20/10/2015 14:34:32 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman