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1091252

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date	19/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	France: Military Decorations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many surviving British veterans who fought for the liberation of France during the second world war are waiting (a) to have their applications to receive the French Legion d'Honneur processed by his Department and (b) to receive the award of the Legion d'Honneur for which they have been certified as eligible by his Department.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	234103
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence currently has seven applications for the Legion d'Honneur that will be sent to the French authorities shortly. There are 14 Legion d'Honneur cases for which we are seeking clarification from the applicants. There are currently 68 cases for the award being processed by the French authorities.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 22/03/2019 12:10:07 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1091356

registered interest
date	19/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	RAF Valley: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many additional training flights are planned to be undertaken from RAF Valley, Ynys Mon as a result of the closure of (a) RAF Linton-on-Ouse, (b) RAF Scampton and (c) other RAF bases in each of the next three years.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
uin	234182
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2019 answer text <p>The RAF decision to conduct all Basic Fast Jet training at RAF Valley and to cease use of RAF Linton-on-Ouse, as part of wider Defence Estate rationalisation, will result in around 35 additional training sorties a day on the new Texan aircraft at RAF Valley.</p><p>None of the closures of the remaining RAF bases due to take place in the next three years will result in additional training flights at RAF Valley.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 26/03/2019 16:09:34 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

1091384

registered interest
date	19/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Department for Exiting the European Union: Secondment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many staff within his Department are seconded to the Department for Exiting the European Union and working on duties not related to matters of defence.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	234123
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2019 answer text <p>There are currently four employees on secondment/loan from the Ministry of Defence to the Department for Exiting the European Union.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 26/03/2019 16:08:07 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1091390

registered interest
date	19/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has paid out in compensation to service personnel and their families living in Service Family Accommodation due to poor housing conditions in each of the past five years.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	234125
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2019 answer text <p>No compensation has been paid to Service personnel due to poor housing conditions. The Ministry of Defence only allocates properties that meet the Decent Homes Standard as a minimum condition. In April 2017, a compensation scheme was introduced to provide recompense to Service families in two key areas – missed maintenance appointments and significant defects encountered at Move-In to a new property. Details of these payments are given below.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>2017-18</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>2018-19</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Value</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>No of Claims</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Value</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>No of Claims</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Missed Maintenance appointments</p></td><td><p>£102,920</p></td><td><p>3,058</p></td><td><p>£99,570</p></td><td><p>2,926</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Significant Defects at Move-In</p></td><td><p>£18,480</p></td><td><p>232</p></td><td><p>£9,300</p></td><td><p>121</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 22/03/2019 12:08:14 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones