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1313357

	registered interest
	date	11/05/2021
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Veterans
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to improve awareness of support for veterans.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	87
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/05/2021 answer text <p>The Government is committed to making access to support for veterans as easy as possible, including raising awareness of what support is available and how promoting it can be accessed. This support includes Veterans UK and NHS services, such as the recently launched Op Courage Mental Health pathway, as well as the charity sector and recently provided funding to the Veterans Gateway. HMG does this through the education and support the MOD provides to those leaving the Armed Forces, with enhanced support such as the Defence Transition Service for those with the most complex needs.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 19/05/2021 16:37:22 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1313358

	registered interest
	date	11/05/2021
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Office for Veterans' Affairs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to offer the Office for Veterans Affairs a physical office in which to operate.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	88
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2021 answer text <p>The Office for Veterans’ Affairs is currently established for 22 staff. Those numbers are kept under review to ensure it has sufficient capacity to lead the Government’s delivery of the Veterans Strategy, working in concert with the many Departments that contribute to this. The OVA has an office in the Cabinet Office estate. Staff are able to work from there, or other Cabinet Office buildings, in line with COVID safe working guidance.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty grouped question UIN 89 90 question first answered 17/05/2021 16:26:21 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1313361

	registered interest
	date	11/05/2021
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Office for Veterans' Affairs: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of staffing levels at the Office for Veterans Affairs.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	89
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2021 answer text <p>The Office for Veterans’ Affairs is currently established for 22 staff. Those numbers are kept under review to ensure it has sufficient capacity to lead the Government’s delivery of the Veterans Strategy, working in concert with the many Departments that contribute to this. The OVA has an office in the Cabinet Office estate. Staff are able to work from there, or other Cabinet Office buildings, in line with COVID safe working guidance.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty grouped question UIN 88 90 question first answered 17/05/2021 16:26:21 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1313363

	registered interest
	date	11/05/2021
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Office for Veterans' Affairs: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many full-time equivalent staff are employed by the Office for Veterans Affairs.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	90
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2021 answer text <p>The Office for Veterans’ Affairs is currently established for 22 staff. Those numbers are kept under review to ensure it has sufficient capacity to lead the Government’s delivery of the Veterans Strategy, working in concert with the many Departments that contribute to this. The OVA has an office in the Cabinet Office estate. Staff are able to work from there, or other Cabinet Office buildings, in line with COVID safe working guidance.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty grouped question UIN 88 89 question first answered 17/05/2021 16:26:21 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1313891

	registered interest
	date	12/05/2021
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Veterans: Mental Health Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps are being taken to support the mental health needs of veterans.
	tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton South West
	tabling member printed	Stuart Anderson
	uin	860
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/05/2021 answer text <p>The majority of veterans successfully access mental health services available to the general population. For those who require bespoke treatment, NHS England’s Op COURAGE brings together three NHS England veterans’ mental health services into a single pathway with a common point of access. £17.8m has been provided for these services this financial year, and an additional £10m has also been allocated to the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust to distribute to charitable projects supporting veterans’ mental health needs.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 19/05/2021 16:21:33 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	4742 label Biography information for Stuart Anderson

1344385

	registered interest
	date	06/07/2021
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Veterans: Zero Hours Contracts
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what information his Department holds on the number of veterans employed on zero hours contracts.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
	uin	28302
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2021 answer text <p>The Government does not hold this data centrally. We are committed to ensuring that veterans have the best possible opportunities to secure rewarding and sustainable employment after their service and have taken a number of steps to support this. These include making it easier for veterans to join the Civil Service, introducing a National Insurance contribution holiday for employers of veterans and establishing a network of dedicated Armed Forces champions in JobCentre plus.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 12/07/2021 16:48:16 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1353344

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2021
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Office for Veterans' Affairs: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what plans the Government has to increase the budget for the Office for Veterans' Affairs; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	44352
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2021 answer text <p>HMG has recently announced an additional £5 million in funding to assist veteran charities in addition to the £3 million already invested into mental health support through NHS England’s Op Courage. This additional funding is provided with the aim of ensuring that veterans are able to receive the support they may need. The OVA continues to engage with other departments and external stakeholders, including charities to deliver the Strategy for our Veterans and improve coordination of veterans’ work across Government.</p><p>We are not prepared to comment on ongoing budget discussions during this spending review period. However, the Office for Veterans' Affairs continues to increase in size and capability, and is making progress in delivering the Strategy for our Veterans. The Office for Veterans’ Affairs has all the necessary resources and support from the rest of government to continue its work making the UK the best place in the world to be a veteran.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 10/09/2021 13:26:15 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1353764

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2021
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Veterans: Charities
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the additional support for veterans and military charities announced by the Government on 6 September 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	45098
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2021 answer text <p>The Government is fully committed to helping our veterans receive the support they need. Last month, the Defence Secretary and the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care met service charities, academics and other relevant experts to discuss the impact of the withdrawal from Afghanistan on the mental health of veterans and their families. In response to this meeting, the Prime Minister announced an additional £5M for the service charity sector to improve the accessibility of services, and better signpost the range of statutory and charitable support available to veterans, including those affected by events in Afghanistan.</p><p><br>The Cabinet Office, Office for Veterans’ Affairs is working at pace with key partners and the sector to determine how to distribute and use this funding most effectively and efficiently. Charities will be asked to report on the impact of the additional funding they receive.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 20/09/2021 16:51:40 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1359854

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2021
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Veterans: Suicide
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to place new duties on coroners to ensure that they accurately report on veteran suicide.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	56821
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2021 answer text <p>The OVA has looked at how the frequency of suicide within the veteran community can best be measured and has identifed a robust methodology which does not require the placing of new duties on coroners. The new approach utilises data collected through the 2021 England and Wales census to compare the health of the veteran population with the health of the general population, including looking at suicide related deaths of veterans.</p><p>This new approach does not prevent coroners from seeking information about veteran status where it is felt that this is relevant to the suicide being investigated and the coroner has previously been informed by family members that the person was a veteran. There is a single point of contact at the MOD for coroners to obtain information on whether the suicide victim was a former member of the UK’s armed forces.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty grouped question UIN 56822 56826 question first answered 25/10/2021 09:49:19 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1359855

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2021
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Veterans: Suicide
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to provide (a) new codes of practice and (b) training to coroners for coroners to be able to discern whether the suicide of a veteran is attributable to their service.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	56822
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2021 answer text <p>The OVA has looked at how the frequency of suicide within the veteran community can best be measured and has identifed a robust methodology which does not require the placing of new duties on coroners. The new approach utilises data collected through the 2021 England and Wales census to compare the health of the veteran population with the health of the general population, including looking at suicide related deaths of veterans.</p><p>This new approach does not prevent coroners from seeking information about veteran status where it is felt that this is relevant to the suicide being investigated and the coroner has previously been informed by family members that the person was a veteran. There is a single point of contact at the MOD for coroners to obtain information on whether the suicide victim was a former member of the UK’s armed forces.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty grouped question UIN 56821 56826 question first answered 25/10/2021 09:49:20 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones