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91402

registered interest
date	10/09/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when his Department expects to reply to the letter dated 1 April 2014 from the hon. Member for York Outer to the Minister of State for Defence Personnel, Welfare and Veterans concerning the Justice for Forces Widows Campaign.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	209028
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2014 answer text <p>I responded to the hon. Member on 12 November 2014.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 26/11/2014 16:07:05 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry previous answer version 22166 answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

91588

registered interest
date	10/09/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	War Widow(er)s: Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if the Government will change regulations to provide a war widow's pension for life for those who were awarded war widows' pensions between 31 March 1973 and 5 April 2005.
tabling member constituency	Derby North
tabling member printed	Chris Williamson
uin	208933
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2014 answer text <p>There are no current plans to amend the War Pensions Scheme. We are currently considering the representations that have been made to us including by the Royal British Legion and the War Widows' Association.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 20/10/2014 15:49:41 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry previous answer version 22417 answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	3976 label Biography information for Chris Williamson

90978

registered interest
date	08/09/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces Covenant
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Armed Forces Covenant Annual Report 2013, page 67, what progress has been made on the review of public transport issues affecting service families living in remote areas; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
uin	208502
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Since the Armed Forces Covenant Annual Report 2012, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) has systematically been reviewing the public transport arrangements in place for all locations where there is Defence housing. Where the location of Service family accommodation does not have reasonable access to essential amenities, including public transport, this is reflected in reduced charges for accommodation. Furthermore, when setting charges in the future we plan to look in more detail at the location of Service accommodation based on the Department for Transport’s (DfT) accessibility indicators, which also consider travel time to health and education services and food stores, and also modern requirements such broadband speed. <br><br>Separately, the MOD is working with DfT and The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) to improve transport links at Defence sites. Work has been undertaken to highlight the importance of considering the needs of service personnel and their families in setting local transport provisions in line with the commitment that those who serve in the Armed Forces and their families should face no disadvantage compared to other citizens in the provision of public or commercial services.<br><br>In 2013, DfT Engagement Teams who are responsible for engaging with local authorities on transport matters in England met with authorities to highlight the importance of supporting the Armed Forces Covenant. Engagement meetings with local authorities across England were used to raise awareness of the many armed forces establishments located in isolated areas and the lack of choice military families have over the location of their Service accommodation which means that some families face transport difficulties and also struggle to maintain employment as a result of their mobility. <br><br>Similarly, DCLG published advice on provisions for locations where there is Defence housing in their Guidance on Travel Plans, Transport Assessments and Statements in decision-taking. This publication contains guidance for local authorities on the special consideration owed to service personnel and their families particularly in setting local transport strategies and plans that should consider the particular requirements of any Armed Forces families in their area.<br><br>The MOD will continue to monitor the issue through the Families Federations.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 15/09/2014 15:13:51 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry previous answer version 19641 answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

90979

registered interest
date	08/09/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces Covenant
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Armed Forces Covenant Annual Report 2013, page 25, when his Department plans to publish the initial findings of its study of the causes of death of veterans of operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
uin	208503
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Ministry of Defence hopes to publish the first report on deaths amongst veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts in 2015-16. The work to link the cohort of over 500,000 personnel records with the deaths register held by the Health and Social Care Information Service (HSCIC) is in the early stages and a release schedule for the results is still being finalised but we hope that the information will be available for publication in the next financial year.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 15/09/2014 15:12:25 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry previous answer version 19640 answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

90980

registered interest
date	08/09/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces Covenant
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Armed Forces Covenant Annual Report 2013, page 7, what progress has been made on the introduction of pupil information profiles to help with the transfer of key information when service children move from one school to another; and whether he plans to introduce that programme on a nationwide basis.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
uin	208504
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2014 answer text <p>The Pupil Information Profile was developed by North Yorkshire County Council with the Ministry of Defence (MOD), schools and the Department for Education (DfE) and its devolved equivalents using funding from the MOD’s Education Fund.</p><p>The Pupil Information Profile is a standard document used to assist the transfer of pupil information when a Service child moves schools. The document contains key information, such as their educational background, learning requirements and next learning steps.</p><p>The MOD has promoted its use in a number of ways. For example through discussions with the various education forums within the Devolved Administrations. By informing the military community of the Pupil Information Profile through articles in the Families Federations magazines and by its use in MOD schools overseas.</p><p>Whether to role the Pupil Information Profile out on a national basis is a matter for the DfE (and its devolved equivalents).</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 11/09/2014 16:44:53 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry previous answer version 19639 answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

90826

registered interest
date	05/09/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Submarines
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many suitably qualified and experienced personnel staff are currently required and how many such positions are vacant in (a) Astute, (b) Vanguard and (c) Trafalgar class submarine crews.
tabling member constituency	Moray
tabling member printed	Angus Robertson
uin	208440
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The information requested, as at 8 September 2014, is shown in the following table:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p>REQUIRED POSITIONS</p><p>(LIABILITY)</p></td><td><p>VACANT POSITIONS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>A Class (Astute, Ambush only)</p></td><td><p>280</p></td><td><p>25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>T Class (Torbay, Trenchant, Talent, Triumph only)</p></td><td><p>620</p></td><td><p>65</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>V Class (Vanguard, Victorious, Vigilant only)</p></td><td><p>1,080</p></td><td><p>120</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Note: All figures are rounded in accordance with the Defence Statistics rounding policy. All numbers over 100 are rounded to the nearest 10 with numbers ending in 5 rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to avoid bias. Numbers under 100 are rounded to the nearest 5.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>None of the existing vacancies is in a post categorised as safety critical and no submarine would go to sea without the minimum required complement of suitably qualified and experienced personnel.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 12/09/2014 13:02:18 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry previous answer version 19384 answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1433 label Biography information for Angus Robertson

90642

registered interest
date	04/09/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) required and (b) actual number of Regular Army recruits in the (i) Household Cavalry and Royal Armoured Corps, (ii) Royal Artillery, (iii) Royal Engineers, (iv) Royal Signals, (v) Infantry and (vi) Army Air Corps was in each year between 2010-11 and 2013-14.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	208243
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The information is provided in the attached table. These figures relate to those joining the trained strength of the Army having completed initial training.</p><p> </p><p>Senior Soldier Continuity posts, the Small Arms School Corps and the Royal Army Physical Training Corps are manned from members of other Corps and do not recruit externally, and are not listed in the table.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Canterbury answering member printed Mr Julian Brazier grouped question UIN 208232 208233 question first answered 15/09/2014 15:10:08 answering member 77 label Biography information for Sir Julian Brazier attachment 1 file name 208232 208233 208243 Army Trained Strength.doc title Army Trained Strength table previous answer version 19663 answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

90643

registered interest
date	04/09/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) highest and (b) lowest full-time equivalent salary paid by (i) his Department and (ii) its public bodies was in (A) 2010-11, (B) 2011-12, (C) 2012-13, (D) 2013-14 and (E) 2014-15; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Mr Gareth Thomas
uin	208278
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2014 answer text <p>The tables show the highest and lowest salaries for each of the requested years for the Ministry of Defence and each of its non-departmental public bodies, which include trading funds and museums. The highest salaries relate to a small number of individuals within the organisation. In line with Cabinet Office guidance on publishing information, highest salaries are shown in £5,0000 bands.</p><p> </p><p>Pay scales for the highest and lowest Armed Forces Personnel salaries can be found in Armed Forces’ Pay Review Body (AFPRB) and Senior Salaries Review Body (SSRB) Reports. The AFPRB and SSRB Reports are published annually and copies are placed in the Library of the House. Alternatively, the Reports can be found on the gov.uk website at the following link:</p><p> </p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/office-of-manpower-economics</p><p> </p><p>Further details on MOD senior salaries and non-departmental public bodies can be found on the gov.uk website at the following link:</p><p> </p><p>http://data.gov.uk/dataset/organogram-and-staff-pay-data-for-ministry-of-defence</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 23/10/2014 15:30:15 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry attachment 1 file name 20141023 Pay Statistics for MOD Officials and Public Bodies - 208278 Gareth Thomas.doc title MOD Pay Statistics 2011-2015 - 208278 previous answer version 19660 answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

90644

registered interest
date	04/09/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Credit Unions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress he has made on establishing a credit union for military personnel; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Mr Gareth Thomas
uin	208271
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/10/2014 answer text <p>The hon. Member will be aware that we met on 15 July 2014 to discuss this very issue. The formation of an Armed Forces Credit Union is not considered to be core Ministry Of Defence (MOD) business, however we fully endorse existing, strong credit unions expanding their membership to include members of the Armed Forces community. <br><br>The MOD is currently exploring the support it can offer those unions and that includes investigating how we can facilitate payroll deductions for Credit Unions.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 06/10/2014 15:29:12 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry previous answer version 19662 answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

90649

registered interest
date	04/09/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) required and (b) actual number of Regular Army recruits was for the (i) Royal Logistic Corps, (ii) Royal Army Medical Corps, (iii) Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, (iv) Adjutant General's Corps (Provost), (v) Adjutant General's Corps (Staff and Personnel Support) and (vi) Royal Army Veterinary Corps in each year between 2010-11 and 2013-14.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	208233
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The information is provided in the attached table. These figures relate to those joining the trained strength of the Army having completed initial training.</p><p> </p><p>Senior Soldier Continuity posts, the Small Arms School Corps and the Royal Army Physical Training Corps are manned from members of other Corps and do not recruit externally, and are not listed in the table.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Canterbury answering member printed Mr Julian Brazier grouped question UIN 208232 208243 question first answered 15/09/2014 15:10:08 answering member 77 label Biography information for Sir Julian Brazier attachment 1 file name 208232 208233 208243 Army Trained Strength.doc title Army Trained Strength table previous answer version 19668 answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching