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1404020

	registered interest
	date	18/01/2022
	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, if he will list the budget for the Office for Veterans Affairs for each year from 2019-20 to 2024-25.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	106626
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2022 answer text <p>The Office for Veterans’ Affairs (OVA) was set up in October 2019 and annual spending has been as follows:</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>2019/20: £50k (actual spend)</p><p>Represents initial set-up costs following the OVA’s establishment in October 2019, part-way through the financial year.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>2020/21: £1.6m (actual spend)</p><p>Reflects expenditure on building OVA capability and capacity during this period, and the impact of the COVID pandemic on delivery.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>2021/22: £4.4m (forecast spend)</p><p>In addition to full year expenditure, the OVA is working with the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust to distribute a further £5 million through the Afghanistan Veterans Fund, as announced by the Prime Minister in September 2021.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The budgets for 2022-23 and future years are not yet confirmed and will be set in accordance with the department's annual process of business planning. The OVA will also deliver the £5m Veterans Health Innovation Fund in 2022/23, as announced at the Budget in October 2021.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The budget allocated to the OVA represents only part of the Government's wider support for veterans. The Veterans’ Strategy Action Plan, launched on 19 January 2022, outlines over 60 commitments funded by over £70 million from departments across Government, including initiatives on health and wellbeing, employment opportunities, digitalisation of services, and enhanced research and data. These commitments build on recent progress and support including the National Insurance contribution holiday for employers of Service leavers, and the introduction of the Veterans Railcard.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 21/01/2022 16:18:40 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1404384

	registered interest
	date	19/01/2022
	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, when the independent review into the historic treatment of LGBT armed forces personnel will (a) open and (b) publish its findings.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	107448
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2022 answer text <p>The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Secretary of State for Defence have commissioned an independent Review into the impact of the pre 2000 ban on homosexuality in the Armed Forces. The Review will look at the experiences of former LGBT service personnel, and make evidence-based recommendations, including on how the Government can better tailor support to the LGBT veteran community. An independent Chair will be announced shortly, after which the full terms of reference will be published and the Review can commence. As the Review is independent, we cannot comment on potential findings and recommendations that it may make.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty grouped question UIN 107449 107450 107451 question first answered 24/01/2022 17:41:06 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1404422

	registered interest
	date	19/01/2022
	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, when the chair of the independent review into the historic treatment of LGBT of armed forces service personnel will be announced.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	107449
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2022 answer text <p>The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Secretary of State for Defence have commissioned an independent Review into the impact of the pre 2000 ban on homosexuality in the Armed Forces. The Review will look at the experiences of former LGBT service personnel, and make evidence-based recommendations, including on how the Government can better tailor support to the LGBT veteran community. An independent Chair will be announced shortly, after which the full terms of reference will be published and the Review can commence. As the Review is independent, we cannot comment on potential findings and recommendations that it may make.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty grouped question UIN 107448 107450 107451 question first answered 24/01/2022 17:41:06 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1404424

	registered interest
	date	19/01/2022
	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 the independent review into the historic treatment of LGBT armed forces service personnel will consider appropriate compensation for those affected.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	107450
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2022 answer text <p>The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Secretary of State for Defence have commissioned an independent Review into the impact of the pre 2000 ban on homosexuality in the Armed Forces. The Review will look at the experiences of former LGBT service personnel, and make evidence-based recommendations, including on how the Government can better tailor support to the LGBT veteran community. An independent Chair will be announced shortly, after which the full terms of reference will be published and the Review can commence. As the Review is independent, we cannot comment on potential findings and recommendations that it may make.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty grouped question UIN 107448 107449 107451 question first answered 24/01/2022 17:41:06 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1404425

	registered interest
	date	19/01/2022
	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, if he will publish the terms of reference for the independent review into the historic treatment of LGBT armed forces service personnel.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	107451
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2022 answer text <p>The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Secretary of State for Defence have commissioned an independent Review into the impact of the pre 2000 ban on homosexuality in the Armed Forces. The Review will look at the experiences of former LGBT service personnel, and make evidence-based recommendations, including on how the Government can better tailor support to the LGBT veteran community. An independent Chair will be announced shortly, after which the full terms of reference will be published and the Review can commence. As the Review is independent, we cannot comment on potential findings and recommendations that it may make.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty grouped question UIN 107448 107449 107450 question first answered 24/01/2022 17:41:06 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1404471

	registered interest
	date	19/01/2022
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Employment: 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 his Department has taken to (a) implement the Great Place to Work for Veterans initiative and (b) help ex-service men and women secure employment.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	107496
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2022 answer text <p>We have successfully piloted the Great Place to Work scheme across six government Departments and have commenced the roll out of this initiative across Departments for all Civil Service roles, including Senior Civil Servant positions by the end of March 2022. During the pilot phase, the scheme received 3,000 applications, made 155 appointments to roles and saw 180 successful applicants placed on a reserve list.</p><p> </p><p>The new Veterans’ Strategy Action Plan outlines over 60 commitments funded by over £70 million from departments across Government, including initiatives to make sure veterans are able to find quality employment after leaving service.</p><p> </p><p>These commitments build on recent progress and support to encourage employers to recruit veterans, such as the National Insurance contribution holiday for employers of Service leavers and the Defence Employer Recognition scheme. We have committed to promoting pathways into careers in public service for veterans, such as teaching and in the uniformed and health services and introduced a fast-track recruitment scheme for veterans wishing to become prison officers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 24/01/2022 17:45:16 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1404476

	registered interest
	date	19/01/2022
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Veterans Advisory Board: Disclosure of Information
	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, for what reasons published minutes of a meeting of the Veterans Advisory Board might be permitted to be edited retrospectively.
	tabling member constituency	Midlothian
	tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
	uin	107632
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2022 answer text <p>I recognise the importance of transparency in government and, for that reason, I opt to routinely publish minutes from my expert committee on veterans issues - The Veterans Advisory Board. Once published, minutes may only be amended to correct factual errors.</p><p><strong><br></strong>The Veterans Advisory Board provides valuable insight into issues affecting the veteran community, helping to develop appropriate policy interventions. At the meeting of 24 November, the board offered insight into the perspective of veterans accessing services provided by Veterans UK. A summary of this meeting and all others may be found on <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/veterans-advisory-board" target="_blank">GOV.UK</a>.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty grouped question UIN 107633 question first answered 24/01/2022 17:43:29 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson

1404480

	registered interest
	date	19/01/2022
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Veterans: Medical Examinations
	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 discussions (a) Ministers and (b) his officials had at the meeting of the Veterans Advisory Board on 24 November 2021 about veteran UK medical assessors.
	tabling member constituency	Midlothian
	tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
	uin	107633
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2022 answer text <p>I recognise the importance of transparency in government and, for that reason, I opt to routinely publish minutes from my expert committee on veterans issues - The Veterans Advisory Board. Once published, minutes may only be amended to correct factual errors.</p><p><strong><br></strong>The Veterans Advisory Board provides valuable insight into issues affecting the veteran community, helping to develop appropriate policy interventions. At the meeting of 24 November, the board offered insight into the perspective of veterans accessing services provided by Veterans UK. A summary of this meeting and all others may be found on <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/veterans-advisory-board" target="_blank">GOV.UK</a>.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty grouped question UIN 107632 question first answered 24/01/2022 17:43:29 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson

1415877

	registered interest
	date	24/01/2022
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Veterans: Leicestershire
	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 ensure that the views of veterans in (a) Leicestershire and (b) Bosworth are taken into account in the (a) execution of the Veterans Action Plan and (b) work of the Veterans Commissioner for England.
	tabling member constituency	Bosworth
	tabling member printed	Dr Luke Evans
	uin	110604
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2022 answer text <p>Understanding our veteran community is one of the three key areas of action set out in the 2022-2024 Veterans Strategy Action Plan.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The plan contains a range of commitments aiming to improve our insights on veterans’ needs and experiences to inform how we deliver the Strategy for our Veterans. As well as commitments including continued engagement with Local Authorities and analysis of data collected during the 2021 Census in England and Wales, I will introduce a Veterans Survey. The Survey will provide an opportunity for veterans, including those in Leicestershire and Bosworth, to give us their views and inform policy delivery and development. The Independent Veterans Advisor will continue to draw on his extensive network, across the entirety of the UK, to shape delivery of the Strategy.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 01/02/2022 17:40:32 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	4781 label Biography information for Dr Luke Evans

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