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57542

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Medical Certificates
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the average time taken by general practitioners to complete the medical forms required by candidates for the Territorial Army and Army Reserve; and what is the number presently outstanding.
tabling member printed	Lord Trefgarne
uin	HL15
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2014 answer text <p>The average time taken by General Practitioners to complete medical forms for Army Reserve applicants is 29 days. This includes the time taken by the candidate to provide the documents to their General Practitioner as well as the time taken by General Practitioners to process the forms. This has reduced from 37 days which was the average prior to the implementation of the improved medical process for recruits in February 2014.<br><br>As at 6 June 2014, 1,315 sets of Army Reserve medical declaration documents were outstanding.</p> answering member printed Lord Astor of Hever question first answered 18/06/2014 15:43:32 answering member 3428 label Biography information for Lord Astor of Hever
tabling member	1813 label Biography information for Lord Trefgarne

57567

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Gibraltar: Spain
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government why Royal Air Force aircraft flying to Gibraltar cannot fly over Spain; what cost that adds to the flight; and what representations they have made to the government of Spain about the restriction.
tabling member printed	Lord Hoyle
uin	HL40
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>All requests to Spanish authorities by any nation for a military over flight that has Gibraltar as a departure or arrival airfield, is routinely denied by Spanish authorities. We make clear to the Spanish government that this is not the sort of arrangement close allies should have to manage.<br><br>The military aircraft that routinely fly to Gibraltar are the Hercules C130 and C17 Globemaster. The difference in cost of a direct flight to Gibraltar from, for example, RAF Brize Norton and a route not overflying Spain is as follows.<br><br>C130 - £2,600 each way<br>C17 - £4,900 each way<br><br>It should be noted that Spanish authorities are swift and cooperative in allowing our military aircraft to pass through Spanish airspace to any other destination. The refusal to use their airspace to access Gibraltar is an irritant that we have managed since the 1980s, and is set against an otherwise productive defence relationship between our two countries.</p> answering member printed Lord Astor of Hever question first answered 18/06/2014 16:49:24 answering member 3428 label Biography information for Lord Astor of Hever
tabling member	1000 label Biography information for Lord Hoyle

57747

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Veterans
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 potential costs and benefits of bringing forward legislative proposals similar to those in the US Servicemen's Readjustment Act 1944.
tabling member constituency	Derby North
tabling member printed	Chris Williamson
uin	198839
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>We have made no assessment of legislative proposals along these lines. We have robust measures in place to prepare our Service personnel for civilian employment as well as addressing any accommodation, welfare, health and domestic needs and concerns. As Lord Ashcroft highlighted in his recent review of transition arrangements, these measures ensure that the vast majority of Service leavers make a successful transition to civilian life.<br><br>All Service leavers are entitled to resettlement assistance from the Ministry of Defence funded Career Transition Partnership (CTP), and around 85% of those who use the CTP are employed within six months of leaving. In addition, all Service leavers are entitled to housing and financial advice and, through the Officers Association or the Regular Forces Employment Association, lifetime job finding support.<br><br>While in Service, our personnel can receive skills, qualifications and experience accredited to nationally recognised standards to ease the transition back into the civilian work place. In addition, we provide financial support to conduct vocational as well as professional advancement. <br><br>We also support a range of schemes to help veterans and their families secure appropriate accommodation. For information about the guidance and support the Department provides, I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 28 April 2014, (Official Report, columns 442-3W) to the hon. Member for Windsor (Mr Afriyie).</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 18/06/2014 16:10:43 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry attachment 1 file name 20140428 -Armed Forces.doc Adam Afriyie[1].doc title Hansard extract 28 April 2014
tabling member	3976 label Biography information for Chris Williamson

57985

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many cases funded by legal aid against his Department where public interest lawyers have represented clients were won by his Department in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
tabling member printed	Mr Michael McCann
uin	198663
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>It is not possible to give a definitive answer to this question, since in a number of cases where there were multiple issues before it, the Court found for the claimant on some issues and for the defendant on others.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 18/06/2014 16:13:51 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	3963 label Biography information for Mr Michael McCann

57986

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, in how many cases against his Department funded by legal aid public interest lawyers represented clients in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
tabling member printed	Mr Michael McCann
uin	198664
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>All of the judicial review proceedings relating to Iraq and Afghanistan brought by the firm Public Interest Lawyers (PIL) in the last ten years have been publicly funded through the legal aid budget. According to available records PIL has represented approximately 200 clients in issued judicial review proceedings. It is not possible to provide a meaningful annual breakdown as some claims made in one year have had further claimants joined to them in subsequent years.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 18/06/2014 16:06:42 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	3963 label Biography information for Mr Michael McCann

58114

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
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 he plans to reply to the letters to him of 2 April and 9 May 2014 from the hon. Member for Poplar and Limehouse.
tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
tabling member printed	Jim Fitzpatrick
uin	199043
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/10/2014 answer text <p>I replied to the hon. Member on 25 September 2014.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 06/10/2014 15:29:51 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
tabling member	197 label Biography information for Jim Fitzpatrick

58177

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Unmanned Air Vehicles
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 10 February 2014, Official Report, column 474W, on unmanned air vehicles: guided weapons, if he will take steps to receive parliamentary approval before the deployment of the armed forces to the redeployment of armed drones abroad.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Mr Tom Watson
uin	198710
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p>There is no intention for Parliamentary approval to be sought before decisions on deployment or redeployment of individual items of equipment are made, though the Ministry of Defence may of course notify Parliament of significant deployments, as it does at present.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 23/06/2014 15:38:52 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

58229

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Travel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many staff in his Department were in receipt of excess fare allowance in each year for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	198840
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The following table provides the numbers of Ministry of Defence civilian staff in receipt of Excess Fares Allowance (EFA) by financial year, from the earliest date that figures are available;</p><table><tbody><tr><td>Financial Year</td><td>MOD Civilian Staff in Receipt of EFA</td></tr><tr><td>2007-08</td><td>4,735</td></tr><tr><td>2008-09</td><td>4,792</td></tr><tr><td>2009-10</td><td>4,438</td></tr><tr><td>2010-11</td><td>5,072</td></tr><tr><td>2011-12</td><td>5,098</td></tr><tr><td>2012-13</td><td>4,552</td></tr><tr><td>2013-14</td><td>3,987</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br><br></p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 18/06/2014 16:19:00 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

58230

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Conflict Resolution: Females
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 26 March 2014, Official Report, column 318W, on conflict resolution: females, if he will publish in the Library the minutes of the meetings on this matter on (a) 24 February, (b) 5 March, (c) 20 March, (d) 18 March, (e) 19 March and (f) 13 March 2014.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	198842
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2014 answer text <p>None of the meetings mentioned were convened by the Ministry of Defence (MOD). They were convened by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) as the lead Department, or by the Department for International Development on behalf of the FCO and thus it is they who may have a record of the meetings, the MOD has no record of any formal minutes. However the real output of these meetings was in the development of the UK's National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security which was published by the Foreign Secretary on 12 June at the Global Summit on Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict. This document is available from the FCO.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 19/06/2014 16:00:07 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry previous answer version 2380 answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

58233

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Clyde Naval Base
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many civilian personnel are employed at HMNB Clyde by (a) his Department, (b) Babcock, (c) ABL Alliance, (d) Serco, (e) Rolls Royce, (f) Thales and (g) other main contractors.
tabling member constituency	North Ayrshire and Arran
tabling member printed	Katy Clark
uin	198730
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>As at 9 June 2014, 1,285 Ministry of Defence civilian personnel are employed at Her Majesty's Naval Base Clyde. Additionally there are approximately 1,900 people employed in the Naval Base by contractors. The precise number is a matter for the contractors and will fluctuate, depending on the tasks and the number of sub-contractors employed.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 23/06/2014 15:25:35 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	1590 label Biography information for Baroness Clark of Kilwinning