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1027560

registered interest
date	18/12/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Migrant Workers
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 merits of his Department paying the £65 application fee for settled or pre-settled status for EU nationals (a) employed by and (b) working as an outsourced worker in his Department; what estimate he has made of the total cost to his Department of paying those fees; and what assessment he has made of the risks that the EU Settlement Scheme poses to the retention of EU nationals (i) employed by or (ii) working as an outsourced worker in his Department.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	203249
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/12/2018 answer text <p>The UK Government currently does not plan to pay the Settled Status Fee for its non-UK EU citizen employees. The fee is set at an affordable rate (£65), less than the cost of an UK passport.</p><p> </p><p>Outsourced workers are not employees of the Department and therefore this would be a decision for their employers.</p><p> </p><p>The number of non-UK EU citizens employed across the Civil Service is not consistently collected across Government. It is therefore not possible to estimate the cost of paying the settled status fee for non-UK EU nationals employed directly by the Department.</p><p> </p><p>We value the significant contribution made by EU citizens working in the Civil Service and we want these colleagues to continue to play a full role in the work of the Civil Service. We are committed to supporting our EU citizen employees across the Civil Service, the important engagement with EU national networks across government will continue over the coming months.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 24/12/2018 11:52:04 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1027585

registered interest
date	18/12/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what requests his Department has received from other Government Departments for the use of service personnel as part of (a) the Modernising Defence Programme and (b) other programmes to improve the resilience and defence of the UK; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Lichfield
tabling member printed	Michael Fabricant
uin	203259
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/12/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) routinely works with other Government Departments to assure the resilience of the UK. The MOD holds forces, specialist capabilities and equipment ready to provide assistance to civil authorities if required.</p><p> </p><p>While programmes like the Modernising Defence Programme are used to agree the range of tasks that Defence fulfils for the Government, specific requests for Service personnel are made through the separate, routine process of cross-Government operational planning.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 28/12/2018 09:57:09 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	280 label Biography information for Michael Fabricant

1027680

registered interest
date	18/12/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Junior Doctors
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the work of the Medical Defence Services with the Royal College of Psychiatrists Choose Psychiatry campaign to encourage more junior doctors to start a career as a military psychiatrist.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Moor View
tabling member printed	Johnny Mercer
uin	203401
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>The Defence Medical Services are closely involved with the Royal College of Psychiatrists Choose Psychiatry campaign. A part of the campaign, focused on military recruitment, began in October 2018. Using channels including Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube, advertisements for military psychiatric positions are expected to attract significant interest.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 20/12/2018 15:09:11 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer

1027190

registered interest
date	17/12/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Aircraft
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Howe on 12 December (HL11984), what proportion of RAF Voyager aircraft flights have had as the principal passenger (1) a member of the Royal family, and (2) a current minister.
tabling member printed	Lord Stevens of Ludgate
uin	HL12372
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>The RAF operates a fleet of nine Voyager aircraft. One of these, Voyager ZZ336 has been adapted to operate in the long-range VIP transport role in addition to its primary role of air to air refuelling.</p><p>When operating in the VIP transport role, ZZ336 will carry Her Majesty The Queen or the Prime Minister. Additionally, on occasion other senior members of the Royal Family or Cabinet Ministers may travel on ZZ336 on official duties with the approval of either Her Majesty The Queen or the Office of the Prime Minister as appropriate.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL12373 question first answered 20/12/2018 15:14:45 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	2227 label Biography information for Lord Stevens of Ludgate

1027191

registered interest
date	17/12/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Aircraft
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Howe on 12 December (HL11984), what categories of people can be the principal passenger on RAF Voyager aircraft flights.
tabling member printed	Lord Stevens of Ludgate
uin	HL12373
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>The RAF operates a fleet of nine Voyager aircraft. One of these, Voyager ZZ336 has been adapted to operate in the long-range VIP transport role in addition to its primary role of air to air refuelling.</p><p>When operating in the VIP transport role, ZZ336 will carry Her Majesty The Queen or the Prime Minister. Additionally, on occasion other senior members of the Royal Family or Cabinet Ministers may travel on ZZ336 on official duties with the approval of either Her Majesty The Queen or the Office of the Prime Minister as appropriate.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL12372 question first answered 20/12/2018 15:14:45 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	2227 label Biography information for Lord Stevens of Ludgate

1027275

registered interest
date	17/12/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Veterans: North West
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 number of armed forces veterans that live in (a) St Helens North, (b) St Helens Metropolitan Borough, (c) the Liverpool City Region and (d) the North West.
tabling member constituency	St Helens North
tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
uin	202825
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>An estimated distribution of the UK Armed Forces veteran population residing in Great Britain can be found in the 'Annual Population Survey: UK Armed Forces Veterans Residing in Great Britain', the latest edition of which (2016) is published at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/annual-population-survey-uk-armed-forces-veterans-residing-in-great-britain" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/annual-population-survey-uk-armed-forces-veterans-residing-in-great-britain</a>. As at 2016, there were an estimated 2.5 million UK Armed Forces veterans residing in households across Great Britain and 279,000 veterans living in households in the North-West region of England.</p><p> </p><p>The total number of veterans in St Helens North, St Helens Metropolitan Borough (Local Authority of St Helens) and Liverpool City Region is not held. However, information held by the Department indicates that, as at 31 March 2018, the numbers of veterans in receipt of an Armed Forces occupational pension, a disablement pension under the War Pensions Scheme or compensation under the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme residing in each of these areas is as follows:</p><p> </p><p>338 veterans in the Parliamentary Constituency of St Helens North.</p><p>772 veterans in the St Helens Metropolitan Borough (Local Authority of St Helens).</p><p>7,105 veterans in the Liverpool City Region.</p><p> </p><p>As at 27 March 2011, from the responses provided in the Office for National Statistics 2011 Census, there were an estimated 2,780 working age veterans residing in the Local Authority of St Helens: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/census-2011-working-age-uk-armed-forces-veterans-residing-in-england-and-wales-index" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/census-2011-working-age-uk-armed-forces-veterans-residing-in-england-and-wales-index</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 20/12/2018 15:08:39 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn

1027276

registered interest
date	17/12/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Cadets
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 has allocated to the (a) Sea Cadets, (b) Army Cadet Force, (c) Air Training Corps and (d) Combined Cadet Force in each financial year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	St Helens North
tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
uin	202826
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. The Ministry of Defence does not directly allocate funding to Cadet forces, but instead funds are disaggregated to the single Services through the annual budget process. The single Services do not hold discrete cadet budgets and the cost of delivering and supporting cadet activity falls across a wide spread of different business areas, agencies and organisations.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 20/12/2018 15:32:27 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn

1027316

registered interest
date	17/12/2018
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: Grants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish the amount of funding each recipient has received under the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust's Local Grants Programme in each financial year since 2015-16.
tabling member constituency	Derby North
tabling member printed	Chris Williamson
uin	202754
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>This information is published online at:</p><p>http://www.covenantfund.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Local-grants-2015-16.pdf</p><p>http://www.covenantfund.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Local-grants-2016-17.pdf</p><p>http://www.covenantfund.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Local-grants-2017-18.pdf</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 20/12/2018 15:29:46 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	3976 label Biography information for Chris Williamson

1027380

registered interest
date	17/12/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Patrol Craft: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has plans to base River-class Offshore Patrol Vessels in Scottish ports. .
tabling member constituency	West Dunbartonshire
tabling member printed	Martin Docherty-Hughes
uin	202871
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/12/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence has recently announced Batch 1 Offshore Patrol Vessels will be retained to support Batch 2, so the Royal Navy can continue to play an important role in protecting the whole of the UK’s waters. There are currently no plans for the vessels to be stationed in Scottish ports.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 24/12/2018 11:46:40 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4374 label Biography information for Martin Docherty-Hughes

1027384

registered interest
date	17/12/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 14 December 2018 to Question 200133 on Armed Forces: Vehicles, whether Hexavalent Chromium is still being used in vehicle servicing by his Department; and on what date the decision was made to undertake that research.
tabling member constituency	West Dunbartonshire
tabling member printed	Martin Docherty-Hughes
uin	202874
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/12/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is committed to managing and reducing hazardous substances and restricted materials throughout the lifetime of equipment to reduce the risk of harm to both human health and the environment. However, Hexavalent Chromium is still used when necessary. The MOD has instigated testing and evaluation of chromate-free paint products since 2012. This research is due to finish in the first quarter of 2019.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 24/12/2018 11:47:33 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4374 label Biography information for Martin Docherty-Hughes