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1128816

registered interest
date	03/06/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	There but Not There: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment has she made of the impact of money from the public purse disbursed to There But Not There.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	259465
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2019 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 5 June 2019, to Question 257678.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 07/06/2019 11:21:07 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood attachment 1 file name Hansard Extract 5 June 2019, UIN 257678..docx title There But not There: Finance
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1129349

registered interest
date	03/06/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Medical Services: Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment her Department has made of the effect of the tapered annual allowance on the number of Defence Medical Service doctors leaving the armed forces.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South
tabling member printed	Stewart Malcolm McDonald
uin	259299
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2019 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Defence and Chancellor of the Exchequer have not yet discussed this particular issue. However, given concerns expressed by Defence Medical Services personnel and the well-publicised discussions in the NHS and the Department of Health and Social Care, the Ministry of Defence has consulted internally on pension taxation, including the issue of tapering.</p><p>We recognise the current situation with pension taxation (including tapered annual allowance) is a risk to retention and are monitoring any associated increase in the outflow of personnel. To date, monitoring suggests no apparent increase in the voluntary outflow of Medical Officers, but we accept this might change in the future.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood grouped question UIN 259301 question first answered 07/06/2019 11:22:49 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4461 label Biography information for Stewart Malcolm McDonald

1129350

registered interest
date	03/06/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Medical Services: Vacancies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment she has made of the effect of shortages in Defence Medical Service doctors on the ability to deploy forces.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South
tabling member printed	Stewart Malcolm McDonald
uin	259300
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2019 answer text <p>Against a backdrop of medical workforce shortfalls nationally and across the global health care sector, we also have a number of specialty areas where we are experiencing consultant shortfalls. These are being monitored and addressed through normal workforce control mechanisms. To date this has not affected our ability to deploy forces on any directed tasks or operations.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 07/06/2019 11:22:03 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4461 label Biography information for Stewart Malcolm McDonald

1129351

registered interest
date	03/06/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Medical Services: Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions she has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the effect of the tapered annual allowance on the retention of armed forces doctors.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South
tabling member printed	Stewart Malcolm McDonald
uin	259301
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2019 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Defence and Chancellor of the Exchequer have not yet discussed this particular issue. However, given concerns expressed by Defence Medical Services personnel and the well-publicised discussions in the NHS and the Department of Health and Social Care, the Ministry of Defence has consulted internally on pension taxation, including the issue of tapering.</p><p>We recognise the current situation with pension taxation (including tapered annual allowance) is a risk to retention and are monitoring any associated increase in the outflow of personnel. To date, monitoring suggests no apparent increase in the voluntary outflow of Medical Officers, but we accept this might change in the future.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood grouped question UIN 259299 question first answered 07/06/2019 11:22:49 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4461 label Biography information for Stewart Malcolm McDonald

1128596

registered interest
date	23/05/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	There but Not There: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what funding from the public purse her Department has allocated to the charity, There But Not There.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	257675
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2019 answer text <p>The sum of £1,255,365 was spent on the Armistice and Armed Forces Communities programme awarded by the independent, LIBOR-funded Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust. The awards funded the purchase from There But Not There of silhouettes of First World War soldiers. A full list of community groups that received awards is published at:</p><p>https://www.covenantfund.org.uk/armistice-and-armed-forces-communities-programme-awards/</p><p>The purchased silhouettes of First World War soldiers are the property of the community groups, and they will be able to display them in years to come.</p><p>A report has been produced by the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust, published at:</p><p>https://www.covenantfund.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Armistice.pdf</p><p>2,773 awards were made across the United Kingdom. An evaluation of the programme showed that 69% of projects had brought communities together more than they were expecting; and that 75% of projects planned to do follow up work as a result of their event. Communities were highly positive about the impact the soldier silhouettes had on their events, reporting that they encouraged engagement between children and veterans.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood grouped question UIN 257678 question first answered 05/06/2019 14:57:58 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1128598

registered interest
date	23/05/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what criteria her Department uses for making decisions on awarding money to charities through the Forces Covenant Fund.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	257677
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2019 answer text <p>The Armed Forces Covenant Fund has £10 million per year to support Armed Forces communities and has four broad funding themes: removing barriers to family life; extra support after service for those that need help; measures to integrate military and civilian communities and allow the Armed Forces community to participate as citizens; non-core healthcare services for veterans.</p><p>The Fund is delivered by the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust, and Trustees decide on programme recommendations which are submitted to the cross-government Covenant Reference Group (CRG). Following approval by the CRG, these are delivered as priorities. Open and transparent criteria is published in the programme guidance documents and interested organisations apply in line with the published criteria. Applications are assessed, and expert advice may be sought where appropriate. Decisions on grants are made by the Trustees, and when funding is limited, grants are awarded to those applications which are based on a national portfolio perspective.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 04/06/2019 15:03:28 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1128599

registered interest
date	23/05/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	There but Not There: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps her Department takes to assess the effectiveness of grants awarded to There But Not There.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	257678
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2019 answer text <p>The sum of £1,255,365 was spent on the Armistice and Armed Forces Communities programme awarded by the independent, LIBOR-funded Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust. The awards funded the purchase from There But Not There of silhouettes of First World War soldiers. A full list of community groups that received awards is published at:</p><p>https://www.covenantfund.org.uk/armistice-and-armed-forces-communities-programme-awards/</p><p>The purchased silhouettes of First World War soldiers are the property of the community groups, and they will be able to display them in years to come.</p><p>A report has been produced by the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust, published at:</p><p>https://www.covenantfund.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Armistice.pdf</p><p>2,773 awards were made across the United Kingdom. An evaluation of the programme showed that 69% of projects had brought communities together more than they were expecting; and that 75% of projects planned to do follow up work as a result of their event. Communities were highly positive about the impact the soldier silhouettes had on their events, reporting that they encouraged engagement between children and veterans.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood grouped question UIN 257675 question first answered 05/06/2019 14:57:58 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1128600

registered interest
date	23/05/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces Covenant: Charities
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if she will publish a list of all charities that have received support through the Forces Covenant Fund.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	257679
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2019 answer text <p>A list of all charities that have received support through the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust is available on the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Website, published at: https://www.covenantfund.org.uk/grants-weve-funded/</p><p>Additionally, full reports of funding by year and annual summaries are published at: https://www.covenantfund.org.uk/our-impact/</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 04/06/2019 15:08:45 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1128310

registered interest
date	22/05/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Loneliness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the prevalence of social isolation and loneliness in the armed forces community.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	257477
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) values the work of the Royal British Legion (RBL) and its report &quot;Loneliness and Social Isolation in the Armed Forces Community&quot;. Officials have engaged with the RBL on the recommendations of this report which is assisting us shape our work on the Strategy for our Veterans and the development of a new transition policy to better prepare our Service leavers for life after leaving the Armed Forces. This includes work on developing resilience for the future and identifying those who may need additional help.</p><p>The MOD continues to engage with the Service Families Federations and is actively engaged with the welfare and issues of families in isolated locations. A question on loneliness has been introduced into the annual Families Continuous Attitude Survey. This will give the Department a better understanding of the prevalence of loneliness, and whether there are any factors associated with the risk of loneliness. The data will also contribute to cross-Government understanding of the prevalence of loneliness across society.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood grouped question UIN 257478 question first answered 05/06/2019 14:56:00 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1128318

registered interest
date	22/05/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Loneliness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether her Department plans to respond to the recommendations made by the Royal British Legion in their report entitled Loneliness and social isolation in the armed forces community.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	257478
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) values the work of the Royal British Legion (RBL) and its report &quot;Loneliness and Social Isolation in the Armed Forces Community&quot;. Officials have engaged with the RBL on the recommendations of this report which is assisting us shape our work on the Strategy for our Veterans and the development of a new transition policy to better prepare our Service leavers for life after leaving the Armed Forces. This includes work on developing resilience for the future and identifying those who may need additional help.</p><p>The MOD continues to engage with the Service Families Federations and is actively engaged with the welfare and issues of families in isolated locations. A question on loneliness has been introduced into the annual Families Continuous Attitude Survey. This will give the Department a better understanding of the prevalence of loneliness, and whether there are any factors associated with the risk of loneliness. The data will also contribute to cross-Government understanding of the prevalence of loneliness across society.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood grouped question UIN 257477 question first answered 05/06/2019 14:56:00 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane