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1006007

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date	13/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Cadets
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when (a) he and (b) a Minister in his Department last visited a cadet detachment in the north west of Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	190807
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>As Minister with responsibility for Cadets, I commend the good work Cadet forces do in Northern Ireland and welcome invitations to visit its Cadet establishments. I met with Cadets in East Londonderry on 23 June 2018. I also met Cadets in Belfast on 11 November 2018. The Secretary of State for Defence has not visited Cadets in north west Northern Ireland, although he did meet with Cadets on 8 September 2018 in Enniskillen.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 19/11/2018 16:47:46 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1005818

registered interest
date	12/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Waste Disposal
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the effect of burn pits used to dispose of military waste on the health of people who served in the British armed forces in Iraq and Afghanistan.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	190543
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence has not made any assessment of the effect of burn pits used by the US to dispose of military waste on the health of members of the UK Armed Forces who served in Iraq and Afghanistan. Where burn pits are used on military operations the UK regularly monitors air quality levels.</p><p>If Serving personnel consider that their health has been affected they should seek medical advice from Joint Medical Group, previously Defence Medical Services. For veterans, their healthcare is provided by the National Health Service in England and the Devolved Administrations. Individuals who believe that they are ill as a result of their service are able to claim compensation through the War Pensions Scheme for the period up to 6 April 2005 and Armed Forces Compensation Scheme for illnesses and injuries on or after 6 April 2005</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 15/11/2018 15:34:48 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1005820

registered interest
date	12/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Iraq Conflict: Waste Disposal
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what health guidance was issued to armed forces personnel who were exposed to military burn pits during their service in the 2003 Iraq War.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	190545
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>On current operations, armed forces personnel receive briefings, including health guidance, at all stages of an operational deployment. This includes pre-deployment, on arrival in theatre during Reception Staging and Onward Integration and during decompression. Written guidance is also provided at unit level.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 15/11/2018 15:34:02 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1005821

registered interest
date	12/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Waste Disposal
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what support his Department provides to former armed forces personnel who have health concerns relating to their exposure to military burn pits during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	190546
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>Any Armed Forces veteran who believes they have suffered ill health due to their Service is eligible to claim compensation under the War Pensions Scheme (WPS) or the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme (AFCS). The WPS covers illness or injury due to Service before 6 April 2005 and the AFCS covers illnesses and injuries on or after 6 April 2005. Both schemes carry full rights of appeal to an independent tribunal.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 15/11/2018 15:32:59 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1005830

registered interest
date	12/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Mesothelioma
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) service personnel and (b) veterans have been awarded (i) a War Disablement Pension and (ii) lump sum compensation for mesothelioma in each year since December 2015.
tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
tabling member printed	Jamie Stone
uin	190551
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>On 16 December 2015, it was announced that a change would be made to the War Pension Scheme legislation to enable the payment, on or after 11 April 2016, of a lump sum to veterans diagnosed with diffuse mesothelioma.</p><p> </p><p>The number of veterans who have been awarded a War Disablement Pension for mesothelioma is:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>11 April 2016 to 31 March 2017</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 April 2017 to 31 March 2018</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 April 2018 to 13 November 2018</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The number of veterans who have been awarded a lump sum payment for mesothelioma under the War Pension Scheme:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>11 April 2016 to 31 March 2017</p></td><td><p>119</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 April 2017 to 31 March 2018</p></td><td><p>85</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 April 2018 to 13 November 2018</p></td><td><p>38</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>There have been no compensation claims made by Service personnel for mesothelioma.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 19/11/2018 16:46:59 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4612 label Biography information for Jamie Stone

1003693

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Physiotherapy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department plans to increase the pay of civilian physiotherapists employed by his Department in line with the enhanced terms being introduced in the NHS.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	189552
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2018 answer text <p>Physiotherapists employed in the Ministry of Defence (MOD) are paid in accordance with the NHS Agenda for Change (England) pay arrangements. The 2018 pay award to MOD physiotherapists, as with all other Agenda for Change grades, is aligned with the pay agreement implemented in the NHS. The award will be paid in the November pay roll.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 14/11/2018 16:07:44 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1002680

registered interest
date	06/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Weeton Barracks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress his Department is making on plans to redevelop Weeton Barracks into HQ North West by 2022 as part of the 2016 Strategic Defence Estate Review; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Fylde
tabling member printed	Mark Menzies
uin	188798
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence's plan for Weeton Barracks remains as stated in the <em>&quot;A Better Defence Estate&quot;</em> announcement of November 2016. The Defence Estate Optimisation Programme has been mobilised to deliver this strategy. We will provide further updates as plans develop.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 12/11/2018 15:51:46 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	3998 label Biography information for Mark Menzies

999566

registered interest
date	01/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) armed forces widows and widowers and (b) war widows and war widowers have had their pensions reinstated following the removal of the means tested application process and other changes to widows’ pension rights since April 2015.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
tabling member printed	Alex Norris
uin	187129
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2018 answer text <p>The information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 06/11/2018 15:54:51 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

999685

registered interest
date	01/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army Foundation College: Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many medical appointments by type of appointment were made by Junior Soldiers at AFC Harrogate medical facilities in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	187101
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2018 answer text <p>Information on medical appointments at Army Foundation College Harrogate is not held in the format requested.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 09/11/2018 14:17:33 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

999686

registered interest
date	01/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Mental Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) veterans and (b) serving armed forces personnel that enlisted aged 18 or under have sought mental health support in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	187102
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) does not hold information on the number of veterans who were diagnosed with a mental disorder after leaving Service.</p><p> </p><p>The number of serving UK Armed Forces personnel, who enlisted aged 18 or under, and had an initial assessment at MOD Specialist Mental Health Services is provided in the following table. Figures include only those patients referred to a MOD Department of Community Mental Health or admitted to a MOD in-patient provider. Some patients can be treated wholly within the primary care setting by their GP or medical officer and are not captured in MOD management information.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>UK Armed Forces personnel, who enlisted aged 18 years or under, with an initial assessment at MOD Specialist Mental Health Services, by Financial Year</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>Numbers</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008-09</p></td><td><p>2,060</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>2,370</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>2,370</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>2,200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>2,660</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>2,520</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>2,400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>2,460</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>2,320</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>2,240</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Notes:</strong> <br> 1. Patients may not have been aged 18 or under when they were assessed at MOD Specialist Mental Health Services.</p><p>2. Some patients seen at MOD Specialist Mental Health Services may have been assessed as having no mental disorder present.</p><p>3. Numbers are rounded</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 09/11/2018 14:23:14 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts