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454116

registered interest
date	23/02/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Email
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library a copy of email MA/DGMAA to Min(DPWV) private office 3 Dec 13 16:32.
tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
uin	28104
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2016 answer text <p>I have placed the requested documents in the Library of the House.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 02/03/2016 16:16:41 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman

449324

registered interest
date	01/02/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Staff
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 27 January 2016 to Question 23339, how many former employees of his Department applied to serve in foreign militaries under the Business Appointments process in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
uin	25214
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2016 answer text <p>Fewer than five former employees of the Ministry of Defence applied to serve in foreign militaries between 1 April 2011 and 2 February 2016. Due to the low numbers, the breakdown by year has not been provided.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 05/02/2016 13:19:51 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman

446264

registered interest
date	20/01/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department keeps a record of former employees of the Ministry of Defence who are now serving in foreign militaries.
tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
uin	23339
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2016 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) holds records of former employees of the MOD who have applied to serve in foreign militaries under the Business Appointments process. However, it is not known if these individuals went on to take up the appointment.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 27/01/2016 16:07:52 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman

443746

registered interest
date	11/01/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Information Officers
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 7 January 2016 to Question 20602, how many of the 183 Ministry of Defence public relations staff referred to are (a) based in Scotland, (b) have duties relating to Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
uin	21964
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2016 answer text <br /><p>There are 12 Defence press and public relations posts based in Scotland, all of which have duties relating to Scotland.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Royal Navy</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Army</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Air Force</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Defence press and public relations personnel provide a UK-wide service and therefore would deal with matters relating to Scotland when required.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 14/01/2016 16:12:36 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman

436708

registered interest
date	09/12/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what guidance his Department provides to service personnel on choosing state and private schools for their children's education.
tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
uin	19347
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2015 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) Children's Education Advisory Service (CEAS) provides information, advice and support to Service parents on all aspects of the education of their children. CEAS advice is free and impartial, and covers a range of issues including mainstream state schools and special state maintained schools, state boarding schools, the MOD's Queen Victoria School Dunblane, and independent schools both day and boarding. CEAS also advise on MOD educational allowances, and the strict eligibility criteria that must be met.</p><p>CEAS offer tailored support for Service parents who experience difficulty in obtaining the state school of their choice and where necessary support them through the appeal process. As well as help-lines and an email enquiry service, CEAS provide four dedicated peripatetic Parent Support Officers who are educational professionals and cover all locations within the United Kingdom.</p><p>The guidance provided by the MOD was covered in some detail during a House of Commons Defence Committee Inquiry in 2013, and more detail is available in the Fourth Report of Session 2013-14: The Armed Forces Covenant in Action? Part 3: Educating the Children of Service Personnel, which is available in the Library of the House and at the following link:</p><p>http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201314/cmselect/cmdfence/586/58602.htm</p><br /> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 14/12/2015 16:21:21 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman

424883

registered interest
date	29/10/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Private Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of serving personnel who have received continuity of education allowance in the last five years were (a) serving overseas and (b) in the UK at the time of claiming that allowance.
tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
uin	13988
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2015 answer text <br /><br /><p>The overarching principles of the Continuous Education Allowance (CEA) are accompanied service and educational continuity, i.e. the claimant must be accompanied by their immediate family at their duty station and a child must complete the stage of education at the school for which the allowance is claimed. CEA is available to all Service personnel irrespective of their rank or assignment location.</p><br /><p>CEA was reviewed as part of the Strategic Defence and Security Review 2010 following which improvements in governance achieved a reduction of costs by around £20 million per annum along with an associated reduction in the numbers of claimants both in the UK and overseas. Work continues to further reduce the cost of the allowance.</p><br /><p>The table below shows the number of Service personnel who have received CEA since 2008 and where they were serving at the time of their claim.</p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>Academic</strong> <strong>Year</strong></p></td><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>Total Claimants*</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>UK</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Overseas</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td></td><td><p><strong>%</strong></p></td><td></td><td><p><strong>%</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008/09</p></td><td><p>5,080</p></td><td><p>4,256</p></td><td><p>84</p></td><td><p>824</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>5,203</p></td><td><p>4,377</p></td><td><p>84</p></td><td><p>826</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>5,135</p></td><td><p>4,356</p></td><td><p>85</p></td><td><p>779</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>4,588</p></td><td><p>3,820</p></td><td><p>83</p></td><td><p>768</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>3,858</p></td><td><p>3,232</p></td><td><p>84</p></td><td><p>626</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>3,409</p></td><td><p>2,824</p></td><td><p>83</p></td><td><p>585</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>3,201</p></td><td><p>2,602</p></td><td><p>81</p></td><td><p>599</p></td><td><p>19</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>* Number of claimants based on Joint Personnel Administration data relating to CEA payments made during the final term (i.e. Summer Term) of each Academic Year 2008/09 to 2014/15.</p><br /><p>The table below shows the number of Service personnel, by rank who have received CEA since 2008.</p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>Nato Rank</strong></p></td><td colspan="7"><p><strong>Academic Year*</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2008/09</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2009/10</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010/11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014/15</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other Rank 2</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>56</p></td><td><p>65</p></td><td><p>53</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>29</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other Rank 3</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>46</p></td><td><p>71</p></td><td><p>74</p></td><td><p>52</p></td><td><p>51</p></td><td><p>39</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other Rank 4</p></td><td><p>292</p></td><td><p>289</p></td><td><p>299</p></td><td><p>294</p></td><td><p>245</p></td><td><p>206</p></td><td><p>201</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other Rank 6</p></td><td><p>538</p></td><td><p>569</p></td><td><p>568</p></td><td><p>451</p></td><td><p>376</p></td><td><p>313</p></td><td><p>293</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other Rank 7</p></td><td><p>554</p></td><td><p>550</p></td><td><p>531</p></td><td><p>461</p></td><td><p>365</p></td><td><p>306</p></td><td><p>306</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other Rank 8</p></td><td><p>361</p></td><td><p>397</p></td><td><p>372</p></td><td><p>295</p></td><td><p>251</p></td><td><p>221</p></td><td><p>209</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other Rank 9</p></td><td><p>216</p></td><td><p>232</p></td><td><p>221</p></td><td><p>215</p></td><td><p>189</p></td><td><p>155</p></td><td><p>128</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Officer 1</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Officer 2</p></td><td><p>552</p></td><td><p>570</p></td><td><p>585</p></td><td><p>533</p></td><td><p>419</p></td><td><p>382</p></td><td><p>341</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Officer 3</p></td><td><p>877</p></td><td><p>884</p></td><td><p>892</p></td><td><p>796</p></td><td><p>679</p></td><td><p>591</p></td><td><p>562</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Officer 4</p></td><td><p>1,008</p></td><td><p>1,002</p></td><td><p>964</p></td><td><p>878</p></td><td><p>743</p></td><td><p>679</p></td><td><p>628</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Officer 5</p></td><td><p>420</p></td><td><p>418</p></td><td><p>397</p></td><td><p>374</p></td><td><p>338</p></td><td><p>325</p></td><td><p>320</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Officer 6</p></td><td><p>140</p></td><td><p>143</p></td><td><p>126</p></td><td><p>124</p></td><td><p>121</p></td><td><p>107</p></td><td><p>104</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Officer 7</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>31</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Officer 8</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Officer 9</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>5,080</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>5,203</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>5,135</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>4,588</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3,858</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3,409</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3,201</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>* Number of claimants based on Joint Personnel Administration data relating to CEA payments made during the final term (i.e. Summer Term) of each Academic Year 2008/09 to 2014/15.</p><p>An explanation of the Nato Rank Code system is available at this link:</p><br /><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 grouped question UIN 14027 14087 question first answered 06/11/2015 14:20:27 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman

424886

registered interest
date	29/10/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Private Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the criteria are for serving armed forces personnel to be eligible to claim the continuity of education allowance.
tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
uin	14087
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2015 answer text <br /><br /><p>The overarching principles of the Continuous Education Allowance (CEA) are accompanied service and educational continuity, i.e. the claimant must be accompanied by their immediate family at their duty station and a child must complete the stage of education at the school for which the allowance is claimed. CEA is available to all Service personnel irrespective of their rank or assignment location.</p><br /><p>CEA was reviewed as part of the Strategic Defence and Security Review 2010 following which improvements in governance achieved a reduction of costs by around £20 million per annum along with an associated reduction in the numbers of claimants both in the UK and overseas. Work continues to further reduce the cost of the allowance.</p><br /><p>The table below shows the number of Service personnel who have received CEA since 2008 and where they were serving at the time of their claim.</p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>Academic</strong> <strong>Year</strong></p></td><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>Total Claimants*</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>UK</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Overseas</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td></td><td><p><strong>%</strong></p></td><td></td><td><p><strong>%</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008/09</p></td><td><p>5,080</p></td><td><p>4,256</p></td><td><p>84</p></td><td><p>824</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>5,203</p></td><td><p>4,377</p></td><td><p>84</p></td><td><p>826</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>5,135</p></td><td><p>4,356</p></td><td><p>85</p></td><td><p>779</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>4,588</p></td><td><p>3,820</p></td><td><p>83</p></td><td><p>768</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>3,858</p></td><td><p>3,232</p></td><td><p>84</p></td><td><p>626</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>3,409</p></td><td><p>2,824</p></td><td><p>83</p></td><td><p>585</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>3,201</p></td><td><p>2,602</p></td><td><p>81</p></td><td><p>599</p></td><td><p>19</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>* Number of claimants based on Joint Personnel Administration data relating to CEA payments made during the final term (i.e. Summer Term) of each Academic Year 2008/09 to 2014/15.</p><br /><p>The table below shows the number of Service personnel, by rank who have received CEA since 2008.</p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>Nato Rank</strong></p></td><td colspan="7"><p><strong>Academic Year*</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2008/09</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2009/10</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010/11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014/15</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other Rank 2</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>56</p></td><td><p>65</p></td><td><p>53</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>29</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other Rank 3</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>46</p></td><td><p>71</p></td><td><p>74</p></td><td><p>52</p></td><td><p>51</p></td><td><p>39</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other Rank 4</p></td><td><p>292</p></td><td><p>289</p></td><td><p>299</p></td><td><p>294</p></td><td><p>245</p></td><td><p>206</p></td><td><p>201</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other Rank 6</p></td><td><p>538</p></td><td><p>569</p></td><td><p>568</p></td><td><p>451</p></td><td><p>376</p></td><td><p>313</p></td><td><p>293</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other Rank 7</p></td><td><p>554</p></td><td><p>550</p></td><td><p>531</p></td><td><p>461</p></td><td><p>365</p></td><td><p>306</p></td><td><p>306</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other Rank 8</p></td><td><p>361</p></td><td><p>397</p></td><td><p>372</p></td><td><p>295</p></td><td><p>251</p></td><td><p>221</p></td><td><p>209</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other Rank 9</p></td><td><p>216</p></td><td><p>232</p></td><td><p>221</p></td><td><p>215</p></td><td><p>189</p></td><td><p>155</p></td><td><p>128</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Officer 1</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Officer 2</p></td><td><p>552</p></td><td><p>570</p></td><td><p>585</p></td><td><p>533</p></td><td><p>419</p></td><td><p>382</p></td><td><p>341</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Officer 3</p></td><td><p>877</p></td><td><p>884</p></td><td><p>892</p></td><td><p>796</p></td><td><p>679</p></td><td><p>591</p></td><td><p>562</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Officer 4</p></td><td><p>1,008</p></td><td><p>1,002</p></td><td><p>964</p></td><td><p>878</p></td><td><p>743</p></td><td><p>679</p></td><td><p>628</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Officer 5</p></td><td><p>420</p></td><td><p>418</p></td><td><p>397</p></td><td><p>374</p></td><td><p>338</p></td><td><p>325</p></td><td><p>320</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Officer 6</p></td><td><p>140</p></td><td><p>143</p></td><td><p>126</p></td><td><p>124</p></td><td><p>121</p></td><td><p>107</p></td><td><p>104</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Officer 7</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>31</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Officer 8</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Officer 9</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>5,080</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>5,203</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>5,135</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>4,588</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3,858</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3,409</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3,201</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>* Number of claimants based on Joint Personnel Administration data relating to CEA payments made during the final term (i.e. Summer Term) of each Academic Year 2008/09 to 2014/15.</p><p>An explanation of the Nato Rank Code system is available at this link:</p><br /><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 grouped question UIN 13988 14027 question first answered 06/11/2015 14:20:27 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman

424887

registered interest
date	29/10/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Private Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many personnel of each rank have claimed the continuity of education allowance in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
uin	14027
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2015 answer text <br /><br /><p>The overarching principles of the Continuous Education Allowance (CEA) are accompanied service and educational continuity, i.e. the claimant must be accompanied by their immediate family at their duty station and a child must complete the stage of education at the school for which the allowance is claimed. CEA is available to all Service personnel irrespective of their rank or assignment location.</p><br /><p>CEA was reviewed as part of the Strategic Defence and Security Review 2010 following which improvements in governance achieved a reduction of costs by around £20 million per annum along with an associated reduction in the numbers of claimants both in the UK and overseas. Work continues to further reduce the cost of the allowance.</p><br /><p>The table below shows the number of Service personnel who have received CEA since 2008 and where they were serving at the time of their claim.</p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>Academic</strong> <strong>Year</strong></p></td><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>Total Claimants*</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>UK</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Overseas</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td></td><td><p><strong>%</strong></p></td><td></td><td><p><strong>%</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008/09</p></td><td><p>5,080</p></td><td><p>4,256</p></td><td><p>84</p></td><td><p>824</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>5,203</p></td><td><p>4,377</p></td><td><p>84</p></td><td><p>826</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>5,135</p></td><td><p>4,356</p></td><td><p>85</p></td><td><p>779</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>4,588</p></td><td><p>3,820</p></td><td><p>83</p></td><td><p>768</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>3,858</p></td><td><p>3,232</p></td><td><p>84</p></td><td><p>626</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>3,409</p></td><td><p>2,824</p></td><td><p>83</p></td><td><p>585</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>3,201</p></td><td><p>2,602</p></td><td><p>81</p></td><td><p>599</p></td><td><p>19</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>* Number of claimants based on Joint Personnel Administration data relating to CEA payments made during the final term (i.e. Summer Term) of each Academic Year 2008/09 to 2014/15.</p><br /><p>The table below shows the number of Service personnel, by rank who have received CEA since 2008.</p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>Nato Rank</strong></p></td><td colspan="7"><p><strong>Academic Year*</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2008/09</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2009/10</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010/11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014/15</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other Rank 2</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>56</p></td><td><p>65</p></td><td><p>53</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>29</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other Rank 3</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>46</p></td><td><p>71</p></td><td><p>74</p></td><td><p>52</p></td><td><p>51</p></td><td><p>39</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other Rank 4</p></td><td><p>292</p></td><td><p>289</p></td><td><p>299</p></td><td><p>294</p></td><td><p>245</p></td><td><p>206</p></td><td><p>201</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other Rank 6</p></td><td><p>538</p></td><td><p>569</p></td><td><p>568</p></td><td><p>451</p></td><td><p>376</p></td><td><p>313</p></td><td><p>293</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other Rank 7</p></td><td><p>554</p></td><td><p>550</p></td><td><p>531</p></td><td><p>461</p></td><td><p>365</p></td><td><p>306</p></td><td><p>306</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other Rank 8</p></td><td><p>361</p></td><td><p>397</p></td><td><p>372</p></td><td><p>295</p></td><td><p>251</p></td><td><p>221</p></td><td><p>209</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other Rank 9</p></td><td><p>216</p></td><td><p>232</p></td><td><p>221</p></td><td><p>215</p></td><td><p>189</p></td><td><p>155</p></td><td><p>128</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Officer 1</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Officer 2</p></td><td><p>552</p></td><td><p>570</p></td><td><p>585</p></td><td><p>533</p></td><td><p>419</p></td><td><p>382</p></td><td><p>341</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Officer 3</p></td><td><p>877</p></td><td><p>884</p></td><td><p>892</p></td><td><p>796</p></td><td><p>679</p></td><td><p>591</p></td><td><p>562</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Officer 4</p></td><td><p>1,008</p></td><td><p>1,002</p></td><td><p>964</p></td><td><p>878</p></td><td><p>743</p></td><td><p>679</p></td><td><p>628</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Officer 5</p></td><td><p>420</p></td><td><p>418</p></td><td><p>397</p></td><td><p>374</p></td><td><p>338</p></td><td><p>325</p></td><td><p>320</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Officer 6</p></td><td><p>140</p></td><td><p>143</p></td><td><p>126</p></td><td><p>124</p></td><td><p>121</p></td><td><p>107</p></td><td><p>104</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Officer 7</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>31</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Officer 8</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Officer 9</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>5,080</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>5,203</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>5,135</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>4,588</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3,858</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3,409</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3,201</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>* Number of claimants based on Joint Personnel Administration data relating to CEA payments made during the final term (i.e. Summer Term) of each Academic Year 2008/09 to 2014/15.</p><p>An explanation of the Nato Rank Code system is available at this link:</p><br /><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 grouped question UIN 13988 14087 question first answered 06/11/2015 14:20:27 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman

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registered interest
date	28/10/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	RAF Waddington
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the costs of infrastructure improvements at RAF Waddington were in each year from 2010-11 to 2014-15.
tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
uin	13889
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2015 answer text <p>The costs of infrastructure improvements at RAF Waddington in each financial year from 2010-11 to 2014-15 are shown in the following table:</p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>Grand Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>£1,494,929.99</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>£2,794,486.46</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>£2,503,485.61</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>£1,044,565.26</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>£18,857,704.44</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grand Total</p></td><td><p>£26,695,171.76</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>The significant increase in Financial Year 2014-15 is due to the Waddington boiler replacement work, the upgrade of Single Living Accommodation, and the start of the construction phases of the reconstruction and resurfacing of the runway and hangar refurbishments.</p><br /> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 05/11/2015 15:28:13 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman

424540

registered interest
date	28/10/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	RAF Waddington
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many civilian staff support operations at RAF Waddington; and what their payroll costs were in each year from 2010-11 to 2014-15.
tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
uin	13890
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2015 answer text <br /><p>The table below shows the number of civilian staff supporting operations at RAF Waddington and their payroll costs for the previous five financial years (FY).</p><br /><p>The information for FY2010-11 is not held centrally, and can only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><strong>FY2011-12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FY2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FY2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FY2014-15</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td colspan="4"><p><strong>(£ million)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Average paid strength</p></td><td><p>200</p></td><td><p>150</p></td><td><p>130</p></td><td><p>130</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total Cost</p></td><td><p>£4.880M</p></td><td><p>£4.263M</p></td><td><p>£3.833M</p></td><td><p>£3.728M</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 03/11/2015 16:33:14 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman