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93512

registered interest
date	15/10/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Offenders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many complaints his Department has received relating to punishments administered within the service justice or discipline system following the receipt of a police caution were stayed within the service complaints system; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bridgend
tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
uin	210743
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2014 answer text <p>As I stated in my answer of 28 April 2014 (Official Report, columns 443-444W) the implications for Defence of changes made in 2011 to rehabilitation legislation relating to police cautions are complex and are the subject of advice to Minister being prepared by officials. <br><br>A total of five complaints arising from these changes were received from Service personnel in 2012. One was withdrawn and the remaining four complaints have been suspended pending the outome of Ministers' deliberation.<br><br>The initial exercise to determine the numbers of personnel affected by these legislative changes was undertaken to inform officials’ advice to Ministers. However, no detailed exercise to locate affected personnel has been undertaken.<br><br>When I have reached a decision, I will inform the House.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry grouped question UIN 210673 210744 question first answered 21/10/2014 16:37:43 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry previous answer version 23135 answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

93513

registered interest
date	15/10/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Offenders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what work Army Personnel Centre Glasgow has undertaken to identify and locate army personnel who have been disciplined after receiving a police caution; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bridgend
tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
uin	210744
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2014 answer text <p>As I stated in my answer of 28 April 2014 (Official Report, columns 443-444W) the implications for Defence of changes made in 2011 to rehabilitation legislation relating to police cautions are complex and are the subject of advice to Minister being prepared by officials. <br><br>A total of five complaints arising from these changes were received from Service personnel in 2012. One was withdrawn and the remaining four complaints have been suspended pending the outome of Ministers' deliberation.<br><br>The initial exercise to determine the numbers of personnel affected by these legislative changes was undertaken to inform officials’ advice to Ministers. However, no detailed exercise to locate affected personnel has been undertaken.<br><br>When I have reached a decision, I will inform the House.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry grouped question UIN 210673 210743 question first answered 21/10/2014 16:37:43 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry previous answer version 23137 answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

93517

registered interest
date	15/10/2014
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, if he will estimate the cost to the public purse of enabling all armed forces' widows to retain their pension in the event of later cohabiting or remarrying.
tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
tabling member printed	Thomas Docherty
uin	210696
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2014 answer text <p>We have decided to change both the Armed Forces Pension Scheme 75 (AFPS75) and the War Pension Scheme (WPS). The changes we have made will ensure that from 1 April 2015, widows, widowers and surviving civil partners of all members of the Armed Forces Pension Scheme will now retain their pensions for life, fulfilling the Government's ongoing commitment to the Armed Forces Covenant.</p><p>From 1 April 2015 the spouse or civil partner of all members of AFPS75 and any WPS widows will retain their pension for life if they have not already surrendered it due to remarriage or cohabitation.</p><p>For those who have already surrendered their pension due to remarriage or cohabitation, should that relationship end they can apply to have their pension restored for life.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry grouped question UIN 212562 question first answered 18/11/2014 17:35:21 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry previous answer version 23793 answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	3962 label Biography information for Thomas Docherty

93518

registered interest
date	15/10/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Suicide
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many cases of suicide by serving armed forces personnel resulted in a full service enquiry between 2002 and 2012.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	210678
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2014 answer text <p>Service inquiries were introduced on 1 October 2008, to replace the three single-Service systems of boards of inquiry. In the period from 1 October 2008 until 31 December 2012, the number of cases in which the death of a Service person was confirmed by a coroner (or the procurator fiscal for Scotland) as a suicide, and for which a service inquiry was held, is four.</p><p> </p><p>The number of cases in the Naval Service for which a board of inquiry was convened into a death confirmed as a suicide in the period from 1 January 2002 until 30 September 2008 is seven. Information about the number of boards of inquiry convened by either the Army or the RAF before October 2008 is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 28/10/2014 16:41:03 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry previous answer version 23792 answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

93532

registered interest
date	15/10/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Offenders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer of 28 April 2014 to Question 195819, what progress he has made on resolving the unlawful action undertaken by his Department in punishing service personnel given a police caution; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bridgend
tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
uin	210673
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2014 answer text <p>As I stated in my answer of 28 April 2014 (Official Report, columns 443-444W) the implications for Defence of changes made in 2011 to rehabilitation legislation relating to police cautions are complex and are the subject of advice to Minister being prepared by officials. <br><br>A total of five complaints arising from these changes were received from Service personnel in 2012. One was withdrawn and the remaining four complaints have been suspended pending the outome of Ministers' deliberation.<br><br>The initial exercise to determine the numbers of personnel affected by these legislative changes was undertaken to inform officials’ advice to Ministers. However, no detailed exercise to locate affected personnel has been undertaken.<br><br>When I have reached a decision, I will inform the House.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry grouped question UIN 210743 210744 question first answered 21/10/2014 16:37:43 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry previous answer version 23134 answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

93533

registered interest
date	15/10/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Land
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much land his Department has released under the Land Release Programme; what sites have been so released; and how many homes his Department expects to be built on those sites.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Moor View
tabling member printed	Alison Seabeck
uin	210641
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2014 answer text <p>Under the Land Release Programme, the Ministry of Defence has released over 3,250 ha of land and property, with the potential for the construction of 31,103 new homes.<br><br>A table listing those sites which have been released is attached.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 21/10/2014 16:34:48 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry attachment 1 file name Copy of 20141017 - MOD Consolidated Housing Sites(1).xls title Attachment to 210641 - MOD Consolidated Housing previous answer version 23132 answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1552 label Biography information for Alison Seabeck

93132

registered interest
date	14/10/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	MOD St Athan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, during what hours MOD St Athan is available for use by private companies.
tabling member constituency	Monmouth
tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
uin	210321
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2014 answer text <p>Private companies are afforded the same airfield hours that are available to all users. Currently, while the new airfield contractor completes work-up training, the airfield is available for take-offs and landings from Monday to Friday between 9 am and 5 pm and, with 24 hours notice, on Saturday and Sunday from 9 am to 5 pm. Arrangements to operate outside these hours may be made, subject to manpower availability, by prior request. The Welsh Government's intent is to provide airfield opening hours of 9 am until 5 pm every day of the week, from December 2014.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 20/10/2014 16:19:33 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry previous answer version 22773 answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

93133

registered interest
date	14/10/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Torbay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many visits were made by Ministers of his Department to Torbay constituency in the 12 months to 14 October 2014; whom the invitation for each such visit was issued by; and what the cost to the public purse was of each such visit.
tabling member constituency	Torbay
tabling member printed	Mr Adrian Sanders
uin	210476
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>There were no visits made by Defence Ministers to the Torbay Constituency in the last 12 months to 14 October 2014.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 27/10/2014 16:52:00 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry previous answer version 23537 answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	237 label Biography information for Mr Adrian Sanders

93138

registered interest
date	14/10/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Iraq
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the length of time that UK military forces will be engaged in Iraq.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	210383
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2014 answer text <p>The Government has been clear that dealing with this threat will take time and patience. Our intention is to provide support to the Iraqi government while we believe it to be both needed and the Iraqi government still requests it. The UK airstrikes and other military support shows the UK will play its part in standing against ISIL.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 20/11/2014 16:56:30 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry previous answer version 23530 answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

93141

registered interest
date	14/10/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	MOD St Athan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the automatic landing equipment at MoD St Athan is in full working order.
tabling member constituency	Monmouth
tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
uin	210448
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2014 answer text <p>I have taken the hon. Member's question to refer to the Ministry of Defence's (MOD) transition work with the Welsh Government initiative for the development of an Air Business Park at MOD St Athan. <br><br>I understand that the hon. Member's questions refer to the use of an Instrument Landing System at MOD St Athan. The airfield is operated under military regulations, which do not require the use of an Instrument Landing System. The Welsh Government has arranged for the installation of an Instrument Landing System for future use by their commercial customers. I understand that while the equipment is fully operational, it has not yet been cleared for aircraft use. MOD officials have been informed that, pending formal clearance the Welsh Government is applying for a limited clearance to use the Instrument Landing System, in order to facilitate interim use by its commercial customers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry grouped question UIN 210173 question first answered 20/10/2014 15:44:07 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry previous answer version 22774 answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies