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226641

registered interest
date	11/03/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Children: Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that Child Maintenance Service payments and Child Support Agency collections are made; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Colchester
tabling member printed	Sir Bob Russell
uin	227283
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2015 answer text <p>As an employer, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) takes its duties in recovering child support maintenance very seriously. The MOD has a Memorandum Of Understanding (MOU) with the Child Maintenance Service (CMS) to facilitate the direct deduction of child maintenance payments from the pay of non-resident parents who are Service personnel.</p><p>Where a parent asks the CMS to help obtain appropriate child support from a Service person, the MOD will assist the CMS in engaging with the Service person and will implement any Deduction from Earnings Request submitted by the CMS. This mechanism can also be applied to Service pensions and civilian pay.</p><p>The only exception is when the Service person is in an operational zone. Under the terms of the MOU, if a Service person is committed to operations, their Commanding Officer may delay any engagement with the CMS until the non-resident parent is in a position to consider any papers that the CMS may send them and respond appropriately.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 18/03/2015 16:48:06 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	35 label Biography information for Sir Bob Russell

177134

registered interest
date	02/02/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Falkland Islands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when a Defence Minister last visited the Falkland Islands.
tabling member constituency	Colchester
tabling member printed	Sir Bob Russell
uin	222935
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2015 answer text <p>In June 2007, the then Minister for the Armed Forces, Adam Ingram, visited the Falkland Islands.</p><p>In November 2011, Philip Dunne MP and I visited the Falkland Islands, during which time we visited the military base at Mount Pleasant. Whilst not in Ministry of Defence Ministerial positions at the time, we both subsequently joined the Department the following year.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 10/02/2015 17:55:18 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois previous answer version 43824 answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
tabling member	35 label Biography information for Sir Bob Russell

175231

registered interest
date	22/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Bases: WiFi
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reasons members of the armed forces stationed in the Falkland Islands do not receive free wifi; and if he will make it his policy to ensure that all UK bases overseas offer access to a free wifi connection.
tabling member constituency	Colchester
tabling member printed	Sir Bob Russell
uin	221766
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2015 answer text <p>It is not the case that Armed Forces personnel in the Falkland Islands do not receive free wifi. Cards providing 100 minutes of wifi internet access are issued at no cost to Armed Forces personnel. The number of cards received is dependent on tour length as follows:</p><p>up to nine months tour - one card a week</p><p>nine to 12 months tour - two cards a week</p><p>12 months plus unaccompanied - four cards a week</p><p>In addition to the cards, an internet cafe is available where personnel can access up to 45 minutes of Skype and internet browsing time per day.</p><p>Location, capability and security can provide challenges in the provision of the internet to Armed Forces Personnel based overseas.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 29/01/2015 16:40:08 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	35 label Biography information for Sir Bob Russell

172494

registered interest
date	07/01/2015
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, if he will make it his policy that a credit union be established for members of HM Armed Forces and their families.
tabling member constituency	Colchester
tabling member printed	Sir Bob Russell
uin	220062
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2015 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 8 December 2014 to Question 216988 to the hon. Member for Harrow West (Mr Thomas).</p><p>http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2014-12-03/216988/</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 14/01/2015 17:35:27 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	35 label Biography information for Sir Bob Russell

105886

registered interest
date	03/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many vacant army dwellings there were on 30 September 2014 in Colchester; and how many such properties had (a) three and (b) four bedrooms.
tabling member constituency	Colchester
tabling member printed	Sir Bob Russell
uin	213127
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>There are currently 926 Service Family accommodation properties in Colchester. On 30 September 2014, 124 of these were unoccupied.</p><p>Of these 124 unoccupied, 50 were three-bedroomed and 29 were four-bedroomed properties.</p><p>The Ministry of Defence always maintains a management margin of vacant properties, in order to ensure that properties are available for incoming families and to allow for essential maintenance.</p><p>36 of the 124 properties have since been allocated to families. They are due to move in these in the near future.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 17/11/2014 16:57:56 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	35 label Biography information for Sir Bob Russell

101812

registered interest
date	30/10/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Lighting
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make it his policy to implement a replacement programme to introduce LED lighting throughout his Department's buildings and sites; if he will estimate the proportion of lighting in his Department which is LED; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Colchester
tabling member printed	Sir Bob Russell
uin	212621
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2014 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is firmly committed to reducing its energy consumption across the Estate. Data about the proportion of lighting on the MOD estate which is LED is not held centrally. However, under the Energy Spend-to-Save programme, which was developed following the 2010 Strategic Defence and Security Review, £32.5 million was spent on lighting projects at approximately 160 sites. The majority of these projects were the replacement of existing lighting with LEDs. Altogther the projects are expected to generate an enduring saving of around £15 million each year.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 06/11/2014 17:44:39 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	35 label Biography information for Sir Bob Russell

90647

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	War Graves
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 14 May 2014, Official Report, column 613W, on war graves, what further progress has been made on discussions with the Commonwealth War Graves Commission on the transer of graves maintained by the Ministry of Defence to that Commissioner.
tabling member constituency	Colchester
tabling member printed	Sir Bob Russell
uin	208305
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2014 answer text <p>Discussions between Ministry Of Defence (MOD) and the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) are continuing regarding the transfer of maintenance responsibility for the graves of military personnel buried in the UK since 1945. Furthermore, during the most recent discussions the CWGC has indicated a willingness to take over the maintenance work. <br><br>The MOD is now in the process of compiling specific information to assist a detailed analysis by the CWGC and we are striving to reach a conclusion at the earliest possibility.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 11/09/2014 16:47:22 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	35 label Biography information for Sir Bob Russell

90027

registered interest
date	01/09/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Home Start
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much funding his Department provides to support the charity Homestart in (a) Germany, (b) Cyprus, (c) elsewhere abroad and (d) the UK.
tabling member constituency	Colchester
tabling member printed	Sir Bob Russell
uin	207738
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2014 answer text <p>Home-Start has received payments totalling £40,335 from the Armed Forces Community Covenant Grant Scheme for two projects in the UK. No funding has been awarded to the charity for any projects in Germany, Cyprus or elsewhere abroad.</p><p> </p><p>The Community Covenant Grant Scheme (CCGS) is a fund of £30 million designed to support projects at the local level that strengthen ties between members of the Armed Forces community and the wider community.</p><p> </p><p>An application for funding can be submitted by any part of the community (e.g. volunteer groups, charities and public bodies such as schools) firstly through the Community Covenant partnership and if endorsed at that level, to the regional panels up and down the country. Although this is the last year of the CCGS, from 2015 the Armed Forces Covenant fund will launch with £10 million per year made available to fund projects supporting the Armed Forces.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 16/10/2014 16:19:21 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry previous answer version 18971 answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	35 label Biography information for Sir Bob Russell

90028

registered interest
date	01/09/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Reserve Forces
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people were recruited to the Reserve forces in the last 12 months; how this figure compares to his Department's target figures; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Colchester
tabling member printed	Sir Bob Russell
uin	207735
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2014 answer text <p>The UK Armed Forces Quarterly Personnel report, which is published by Defence Statistics, shows Reserve trained and untrained strength figures, as well as movements into the Future Reserves 2020 population. It is available on the www.gov.uk website at the following link:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-armed-forces-quarterly-personnel-report-2014</p><p> </p><p>The trained strength of the Future Reserves 2020 population as at 1 April 2014 exceeded the target figures set out in the Written Ministerial Statement and paper that the former Defence Secretary, my right hon. Friend the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Mr Hammond) placed in the Library of the House on 19 December 2013, (Official Report, column 124WS), as shown below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>1 April 2014</strong></p><p><strong>Target</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1 April 2014 Actual</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p>21,780</p></td><td><p>22,480</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Maritime Reserve</strong></p></td><td><p>1,780</p></td><td><p>1,870</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Army Reserve</strong></p></td><td><p>18,800</p></td><td><p>19,400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>RAuxiliaryAF</strong></p></td><td><p>1,200</p></td><td><p>1,220</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>We are committed to achieving our target of 35,000 trained Reserves by the end of 2018-19.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Canterbury answering member printed Mr Julian Brazier question first answered 08/09/2014 15:53:26 answering member 77 label Biography information for Sir Julian Brazier attachment 1 file name 20131219 - Hansard Extract Future Reserves 2020.doc title Hansard extract - Future Reserves 2020
tabling member	35 label Biography information for Sir Bob Russell

90043

registered interest
date	01/09/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many nationals of which countries other than the UK serve in each service of the armed forces; and what proportion of each such service such foreign nationals represent.
tabling member constituency	Colchester
tabling member printed	Sir Bob Russell
uin	207803
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2014 answer text <p>The number of foreign nationals serving in our Armed Forces is shown in the table. The information is presented by the number of foreign personnel by nationality, the number and percentage serving in each of the Armed Forces and the number within the Armed Forces overall.The number of foreign nationals serving in our Armed Forces is shown in the table. The information is presented by the number of foreign personnel by nationality, the number and percentage serving in each of the Armed Forces and the number within the Armed Forces overall.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 10/09/2014 13:28:03 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry attachment 1 file name HOC 207803.doc title UK Regular Forces by Declared Nationality previous answer version 18970 answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	35 label Biography information for Sir Bob Russell