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1416998

	registered interest
	date	26/01/2022
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Veterans: LGBT+ People
	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 bring forward legislative proposals to ensure the removal of wrongful dismissal from employment records for LGBT people who have been dismissed from the armed forces.
	tabling member constituency	Aberavon
	tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
	uin	112573
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2022 answer text <p>As part of the new Veterans' Strategy Action Plan 2022-24, the Defence Secretary and I announced that we will commission an Independent Review into the impact of the pre-2000- ban on homosexual personnel in the Armed Forces. The Government will consider any further action in response to that Independent Review.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 01/02/2022 16:57:52 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

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

1386930

	registered interest
	date	10/12/2021
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Veterans: Recruitment
	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 estimate he has made of the number of veterans who have received (a) an interview and (b) a job through the Great Place to Work scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
	uin	90932
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2021 answer text <p>I am committed to ensuring that veterans enter appropriate employment post service. The Great Place to Work for Veterans Scheme is an example of one of the initiatives we have brought in to support veteran employment. A successful trial phase ran in six departments for nine months.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>1,524 veterans who applied through the scheme received an interview and 344 received a job offer.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Given this was just a trial phase rolled out in six early adopter departments, it is not appropriate to measure the proportion of jobs filled through the scheme across the whole Civil Service.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty grouped question UIN 90933 90934 question first answered 17/12/2021 09:34:21 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1386931

	registered interest
	date	10/12/2021
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Civil Service: 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, with reference to the announcement entitled Detail of the Great Place to Work for Veterans initiative published in October 2020, how many and what proportion of civil service vacancies were filled through this initiative in (a) January to March, (b) April to June and (c) July to September 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
	uin	90933
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2021 answer text <p>I am committed to ensuring that veterans enter appropriate employment post service. The Great Place to Work for Veterans Scheme is an example of one of the initiatives we have brought in to support veteran employment. A successful trial phase ran in six departments for nine months.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>1,524 veterans who applied through the scheme received an interview and 344 received a job offer.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Given this was just a trial phase rolled out in six early adopter departments, it is not appropriate to measure the proportion of jobs filled through the scheme across the whole Civil Service.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty grouped question UIN 90932 90934 question first answered 17/12/2021 09:34:21 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1386932

	registered interest
	date	10/12/2021
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Civil Service: 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, how many veterans were employed by the Civil Service in (a) February 2020 and (ii) November 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
	uin	90934
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2021 answer text <p>I am committed to ensuring that veterans enter appropriate employment post service. The Great Place to Work for Veterans Scheme is an example of one of the initiatives we have brought in to support veteran employment. A successful trial phase ran in six departments for nine months.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>1,524 veterans who applied through the scheme received an interview and 344 received a job offer.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Given this was just a trial phase rolled out in six early adopter departments, it is not appropriate to measure the proportion of jobs filled through the scheme across the whole Civil Service.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty grouped question UIN 90932 90933 question first answered 17/12/2021 09:34:21 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1387535

	registered interest
	date	13/12/2021
	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, what recent progress his Department has made on its review of veteran deaths through suicide in the last ten years.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
	uin	92050
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2021 answer text <p>The Office for Veterans’ Affairs has been working with the Office for National Statistics to further develop plans for a ten year retrospective study looking at suicides within the veteran community. We are working with the MoD to access the data required for this study, and this analysis will look at issues including the frequency of suicide within the veteran community since 2011 and how this rate has changed. This study is expected to be conducted with results published next year.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Office for Veterans’ Affairs also continues to engage with the Office for National Statistics as analysis plans are put in place for the veterans data collected in the 2021 England and Wales census, which will be used to produce a measure of the number of veterans who take their own lives each year. It is expected that the first annual statistic on this will be published in 2023.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty grouped question UIN 92051 question first answered 16/12/2021 18:04:55 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1387536

	registered interest
	date	13/12/2021
	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, what recent progress his Department has made on developing new ways to measure loss of veteran lives through suicide.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
	uin	92051
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2021 answer text <p>The Office for Veterans’ Affairs has been working with the Office for National Statistics to further develop plans for a ten year retrospective study looking at suicides within the veteran community. We are working with the MoD to access the data required for this study, and this analysis will look at issues including the frequency of suicide within the veteran community since 2011 and how this rate has changed. This study is expected to be conducted with results published next year.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Office for Veterans’ Affairs also continues to engage with the Office for National Statistics as analysis plans are put in place for the veterans data collected in the 2021 England and Wales census, which will be used to produce a measure of the number of veterans who take their own lives each year. It is expected that the first annual statistic on this will be published in 2023.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty grouped question UIN 92050 question first answered 16/12/2021 18:04:55 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1417645

	registered interest
	date	28/01/2022
	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 budget will be allocated to the Office for Veterans Affairs for the financial year 2022-23.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
	uin	113803
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2022 answer text <p>The 2022-23 budget allocation for the Office for Veterans’ Affairs has not yet been confirmed as the Cabinet Office's business planning process is still ongoing.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 02/02/2022 17:08:45 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1418235

	registered interest
	date	31/01/2022
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Civil Servants: 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, how many veterans applied using the civil service great place to work scheme over the nine month pilot; and how many of those applicants (a) received an interview, (b) were offered a job, (c) were placed on reserve lists and (d) went on to accept a role and begin work.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
	uin	114869
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2022 answer text <p>During the early adopter phase, 3,126 applications were submitted by veterans through the Great Place to Work for Veterans initiative. Of the applications, 1,063 were offered an interview, with 310 subsequent job offers. These numbers suggest the initiative has been successful in providing greater opportunities to veterans to pursue a career in the Civil Service. Feedback from Civil Service and Veterans’ organisations agreed the scheme helps break down negative perceptions of veterans within society and among employers.</p><p>Following the success of the early adopter phase, we are currently rolling the Great Place to Work for Veterans initiative out across the Civil Service with all departments expected to have implemented the initiative by 31 March 2022.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty grouped question UIN 114878 question first answered 03/02/2022 18:05:17 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1418236

	registered interest
	date	31/01/2022
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Cabinet Office: 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, how many veterans applied to his Department using the civil service great place to work scheme over the nine month pilot; and how many of those applicants (a) received an interview, (b) were offered a job and (c) went on to accept a role and begin work.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
	uin	114870
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2022 answer text <p>During the early adopter phase, Cabinet Office received 255 applications from veterans through the Great Place to Work for Veterans initiative. Of the applications, 48 were offered an interview, with 10 subsequent job offers. These numbers suggest the initiative has been successful in providing greater opportunities to veterans to pursue a career in the Civil Service.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The number of veterans employed in the Cabinet Office since 2010 is not held.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty grouped question UIN 114871 question first answered 07/02/2022 17:55:47 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock