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1311440

registered interest
date	22/04/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Navy: Radiation Exposure
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 6 December 2018 to Question 197642, how many submariners have received radiation doses in excess of safe limits in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	185923
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2021 answer text <p>No submariners have received radiation doses in excess of safe limits in any of the last ten years.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 26/04/2021 13:07:26 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1311441

registered interest
date	22/04/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Nuclear Weapons
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress his Department made on meeting the target in the Strategic Defence and Security Review, published in 2010, to reduce the UK's nuclear warhead stockpile ceiling from not more than 225 to not more than 180 by the mid 2020s.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	185924
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2021 answer text <p>As announced in the Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy, published on 16 March 2021, the UK will move to an overall nuclear weapon stockpile of no more than 260 warheads. I am withholding further details on the size of the stockpile for the purposes of safeguarding national security.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 26/04/2021 14:53:10 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1310955

registered interest
date	21/04/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Death
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department has taken to expedite requests for records of deceased service personnel during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	185318
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2021 answer text <p>Across all three Services of the Armed Forces there is currently approximately a six month backlog of requests for Service records of deceased personnel. The administration work associated with officials providing these records, which are primarily in hardcopy, can only be undertaken if physically present in the office. This has been impacted by reduced staffing levels because of Government Covid-19 restrictions requiring social distancing, local Tier restrictions, and staff shielding. Additionally, there has been an increase in applications received during the lockdown periods in the last 12 months, which has further contributed to a backlog forming. It is anticipated that as soon as restrictions are lifted, in line with the Government’s roadmap out of lockdown, the backlog should start to reduce.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty grouped question UIN 183097 185319 question first answered 26/04/2021 10:02:01 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

1310956

registered interest
date	21/04/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Death
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent estimate he has made of the number of outstanding requests for records of deceased service personnel.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	185319
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2021 answer text <p>Across all three Services of the Armed Forces there is currently approximately a six month backlog of requests for Service records of deceased personnel. The administration work associated with officials providing these records, which are primarily in hardcopy, can only be undertaken if physically present in the office. This has been impacted by reduced staffing levels because of Government Covid-19 restrictions requiring social distancing, local Tier restrictions, and staff shielding. Additionally, there has been an increase in applications received during the lockdown periods in the last 12 months, which has further contributed to a backlog forming. It is anticipated that as soon as restrictions are lifted, in line with the Government’s roadmap out of lockdown, the backlog should start to reduce.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty grouped question UIN 183097 185318 question first answered 26/04/2021 10:02:01 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

1310536

registered interest
date	20/04/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of paid Colonels in the British Army are stationed in Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Angus
tabling member printed	Dave Doogan
uin	184545
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2021 answer text <p>Regular Trade Trained Strength of Paid Rank of Colonel stationed in Scotland as at 1 January 2021</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>1 January 2021</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Number of Colonels in the British Army stationed in Scotland</strong></p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Proportion of Colonels in the British Army stationed in Scotland</strong></p></td><td><p>1.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Source: Analysis (Army)</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Notes/Caveats:</p><p> </p><ol><li>The figures are for the Trade Trained Regular Army only and therefore exclude Gurkhas, Full Time Reserve Service, Mobilised Reserves, Army Reserve and all other Reserves, but includes those personnel that have transferred from GURTAM to UKTAP.</li></ol><p> </p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 26/04/2021 09:34:43 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4736 label Biography information for Dave Doogan

1310616

registered interest
date	20/04/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Veterans: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans are in place to ensure that in-person veteran support services are able to reopen as soon as possible during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
tabling member printed	Dr Lisa Cameron
uin	184490
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2021 answer text <p>As lockdown restrictions ease, Veterans UK will be able to undertake more face to face work, in line with appropriate guidance to ensure the safety of all involved. Veterans UK continue to review the position and any changes in service delivery will be implemented as soon as is practically possible. Details will be publicised on the Veterans UK web pages on GOV.UK.</p><p>Face to face contact with clients is not always the default position for assisting or managing casework. Requirements are assessed at the initial point of client contact and the most appropriate method of assisting is agreed with clients and implemented. This will continue to be the delivery model going forward.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 26/04/2021 12:18:49 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4412 label Biography information for Dr Lisa Cameron

1310617

registered interest
date	20/04/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Families
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what additional support has been offered to the families of members of the armed forces during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
tabling member printed	Dr Lisa Cameron
uin	184491
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2021 answer text <p>Service families are an integral part of the Armed Forces community, and Ministers and senior officials have communicated directly with them to provide updates on the support available, and to offer personal thanks for their continued commitment to the Armed Forces.</p><p>Financial support has been provided through additional flexibility on allowances and entitlements, for example, for Service Family Accommodation. Costs incurred for COVID-19 testing can also be reclaimed. Safeguarding guidance and safety planning for those facing domestic abuse has been issued, and mental wellbeing support provided through the launch of the online tool HeadFIT. In addition, the Partner Career Support Programme has been launched and the application period extended until March 2021, in recognition of the impact of the pandemic.</p><p>Specific guidance has been issued by the Department internally and externally, working alongside the Armed Forces Families Federations, information hubs such as HIVES, and the British Forces Broadcasting Service. Organisations such as X-Forces Enterprise, Milspo Business Network, RBLI Lifeworks and Military Coworking Network have also provided support and signposting.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 26/04/2021 13:06:59 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4412 label Biography information for Dr Lisa Cameron

1310638

registered interest
date	20/04/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Decorations: Ethnic Groups
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many armed forces personnel from a BAME background have been nominated for a military honour which was not awarded in the last 10 years; and what representations his Department has received on posthumously awarding Walter Daniel Tull a military honour in recognition of his service in World War One.
tabling member constituency	Bury North
tabling member printed	James Daly
uin	184580
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2021 answer text <p>Nominations for military honours which are subsequently unsuccessful are not retained by the Government.</p><p>The Government has received many representations requesting that Lieutenant Walter Tull be awarded an honour in recognition of his bravery. Although his actions were no doubt courageous, it is a longstanding principle of our national honours and awards system not to make retrospective awards. This policy dates back to an Army Order of 1919 that stated that no further awards would be given for services in First World War. This principle remains in force today.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 26/04/2021 13:05:48 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4854 label Biography information for James Daly

1310651

registered interest
date	20/04/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Veterans: Radiation Exposure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to correspondence (ref D/Min(Lords)/AGMC2021/01429e) between the Rt Hon Baroness Goldie DL and the hon Member for Salford and Eccles, what research studies have been reviewed by or on behalf of his Department demonstrating that the health and well-being of British Nuclear Test Programme 1952 -1991 Veterans is comparable with the age and sex matched population of both their Service peers and the general community.
tabling member constituency	Salford and Eccles
tabling member printed	Rebecca Long Bailey
uin	184479
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2021 answer text <p>The position of this, and previous Governments, is that there is no published peer-reviewed evidence of excess illness or mortality among Nuclear Test Veterans (NTVs) as a group that could be linked to participation in the tests or to exposure to radiation as a result of that participation. Formal and well-documented procedures were in place to ensure the health and safety of those participating in the testing programme.</p><p> </p><p>In response to health concerns of some NTVs in the 1980s, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) commissioned epidemiological studies into the mortality and cancer incidence among nuclear test participants. These were conducted by the independent National Radiological Protection Board (NRPB), now part of Public Health England (PHE). Three analyses were carried out, of which the latest report published in 2003 concluded that overall levels of mortality and cancer incidence in NTVs have continued to be similar to those in a matched Service control group and lower than in the general population. That report is available from the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/mortality-and-cancer-incidence-1952-1998-uk-nuclear-weapons-tests" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/mortality-and-cancer-incidence-1952-1998-uk-nuclear-weapons-tests</a></p><p> </p><p>To provide further reassurance, the MOD commissioned a fourth study in the NRPB series in order to bring the evidence completely up to date. The study was carried out by PHE and commenced in December 2018. The study will extend the analysis by a further almost 20 years, again considering overall mortality and cancer incidence and mortality, and comparing veterans present at the tests with a control group of age matched veterans serving at the same time, but who were not NTVs, and with the UK general population. The Department's understanding is that the study has been completed and the researchers are preparing a paper for submission to a mainstream scientific/medical journal. This will then be peer reviewed. Further details about the study are available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nuclear-weapons-test-participants-study/plan-for-the-fourth-analysis-of-the-nuclear-weapons-test-participants-study" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nuclear-weapons-test-participants-study/plan-for-the-fourth-analysis-of-the-nuclear-weapons-test-participants-study</a></p><p> </p><p>Analysis of the international published peer-reviewed evidence to date provides no support for increased rates of congenital defects in children born to parents at risk of exposure to ionising radiation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty grouped question UIN 184480 184481 question first answered 26/04/2021 10:51:06 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4396 label Biography information for Rebecca Long Bailey

1310652

registered interest
date	20/04/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Veterans: Radiation Exposure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the results will be published of the fourth follow up study carried out by the National Radiological Protection Board (Public Health England) considering overall mortality and cancer incidence in Nuclear Testing Veterans, comparing veterans present at the tests with a control group of age matched veterans serving at the same time but who were not nuclear test veterans, and with the UK general population.
tabling member constituency	Salford and Eccles
tabling member printed	Rebecca Long Bailey
uin	184480
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2021 answer text <p>The position of this, and previous Governments, is that there is no published peer-reviewed evidence of excess illness or mortality among Nuclear Test Veterans (NTVs) as a group that could be linked to participation in the tests or to exposure to radiation as a result of that participation. Formal and well-documented procedures were in place to ensure the health and safety of those participating in the testing programme.</p><p> </p><p>In response to health concerns of some NTVs in the 1980s, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) commissioned epidemiological studies into the mortality and cancer incidence among nuclear test participants. These were conducted by the independent National Radiological Protection Board (NRPB), now part of Public Health England (PHE). Three analyses were carried out, of which the latest report published in 2003 concluded that overall levels of mortality and cancer incidence in NTVs have continued to be similar to those in a matched Service control group and lower than in the general population. That report is available from the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/mortality-and-cancer-incidence-1952-1998-uk-nuclear-weapons-tests" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/mortality-and-cancer-incidence-1952-1998-uk-nuclear-weapons-tests</a></p><p> </p><p>To provide further reassurance, the MOD commissioned a fourth study in the NRPB series in order to bring the evidence completely up to date. The study was carried out by PHE and commenced in December 2018. The study will extend the analysis by a further almost 20 years, again considering overall mortality and cancer incidence and mortality, and comparing veterans present at the tests with a control group of age matched veterans serving at the same time, but who were not NTVs, and with the UK general population. The Department's understanding is that the study has been completed and the researchers are preparing a paper for submission to a mainstream scientific/medical journal. This will then be peer reviewed. Further details about the study are available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nuclear-weapons-test-participants-study/plan-for-the-fourth-analysis-of-the-nuclear-weapons-test-participants-study" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nuclear-weapons-test-participants-study/plan-for-the-fourth-analysis-of-the-nuclear-weapons-test-participants-study</a></p><p> </p><p>Analysis of the international published peer-reviewed evidence to date provides no support for increased rates of congenital defects in children born to parents at risk of exposure to ionising radiation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty grouped question UIN 184479 184481 question first answered 26/04/2021 10:51:06 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4396 label Biography information for Rebecca Long Bailey