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1600727

	registered interest
	date	02/03/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Veterans UK
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many veterans and their family members have contacted Veterans UK in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Halton
	tabling member printed	Derek Twigg
	uin	156930
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2023 answer text <p>It is not possible to establish the number of individual contacts for the different services provided by Veterans UK.</p><p> </p><p>However, I can confirm the number of calls the Veterans UK helpline received and they are detailed in the table below. Data prior to 2017 is not held.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Calendar year</p></td><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>2023 to date</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Calls offered</p></td><td><p>142,806</p></td><td><p>143,954</p></td><td><p>123,805</p></td><td><p>53,863</p></td><td><p>34,949</p></td><td><p>57,376</p></td><td><p>11,857</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Calls answered</p></td><td><p>130,225</p></td><td><p>128,373</p></td><td><p>129,428</p></td><td><p>48,074</p></td><td><p>33,977</p></td><td><p>54,932</p></td><td><p>10,851</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>In 2022 The Veterans Welfare Service has had 40,276 client interactions to date, and these include calls, emails and written correspondence.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 07/03/2023 17:54:41 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	429 label Biography information for Derek Twigg

1600748

	registered interest
	date	02/03/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Veterans: Military Decorations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many veteran's badges have been issued in each year since 2004.
	tabling member constituency	Halton
	tabling member printed	Derek Twigg
	uin	156932
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2023 answer text <p>The attached table details the number of veterans badges which have been issued in each year since 2004.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 07/03/2023 17:57:01 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk attachment 1 file name 20230306- PQN_22-23_2023_02815 (156932)- Twigg- Supporting table.xlsx title Numbers of Veterans Badges
	tabling member	429 label Biography information for Derek Twigg

100348

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Gurkhas: Pensions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what information his Department holds on the number of former Gurkhas who left service on or after 1 July 1997 and transferred to Armed Forces Pension Scheme who are receiving less benefit than if they had remained in the Gurkha Pension Scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Halton
	tabling member printed	Derek Twigg
	uin	211427
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2014 answer text <p>The information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 04/11/2014 17:31:58 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry previous answer version 24595 answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	429 label Biography information for Derek Twigg

1600728

	registered interest
	date	02/03/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces Compensation Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much money has the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme paid out in each year since 2005.
	tabling member constituency	Halton
	tabling member printed	Derek Twigg
	uin	156931
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2023 answer text <p>This information is already in the public domain available at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/armed-forces-compensation-scheme-statistics-financial-year-202122" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/armed-forces-compensation-scheme-statistics-financial-year-202122</a></p><p> </p><p>The attached table has been copied from Table 19: Armed Forces Compensation Scheme Expenditure, by financial year, 6 April 2005 to 31 March 2022.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 09/03/2023 11:24:02 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison attachment 1 file name Copy of 20230306- PQW_22-23_2023_02795 (156931)- Twigg- Supporting table.xlsx title Armed Forces Compensation Scheme Expenditure
	tabling member	429 label Biography information for Derek Twigg

1644594

	registered interest
	date	14/06/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Defence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Defence Strategic Operating Concept has been published.
	tabling member constituency	Halton
	tabling member printed	Derek Twigg
	uin	189489
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2023 answer text <p>The Integrated Operating Concept (IOpC). It was originally published in Sep 20 and updated in Sep 21. A copy of the IOpC can be found here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fthe-integrated-operating-concept-2025&amp;data=05%7C01%7CSimon.Kinsey630%40mod.gov.uk%7C3062c262a8434e6f3c5f08db70c5084b%7Cbe7760ed5953484bae95d0a16dfa09e5%7C0%7C0%7C638227763762421868%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=udf7eKjHy01xXut4ivSnS6AxJ3QhkorSgNuzFru6BaM%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-integrated-operating-concept-2025</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 19/06/2023 14:51:03 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	429 label Biography information for Derek Twigg

1690846

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Defence: Artificial Intelligence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to engage with small and medium-sized enterprises that express interest in developing defence-related AI technologies.
	tabling member constituency	Halton
	tabling member printed	Derek Twigg
	uin	15017
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2024 answer text <p>Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) make a significant contribution to the defence AI supply chain and we are pursuing several initiatives to more clearly communicate our AI requirements, address barriers to frictionless collaboration, and incentivise engagement and co-creation with small and medium-sized enterprises.</p><p>In addition, MOD published its SME Action Plan in 2022 outlining specific commitments to improve engagement with smaller businesses including improving visibility of opportunities and simplifying our procurement approach. We are also encouraging our major suppliers to publish their own sub-contract opportunities through the Defence Sourcing Portal, making it easier for SMEs to find and bid for defence work.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 26/02/2024 17:51:42 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	429 label Biography information for Derek Twigg

1690847

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Artificial Intelligence: Expenditure
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much and what proportion of his Department's budget was spent on AI development in each year since 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Halton
	tabling member printed	Derek Twigg
	uin	15018
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2024 answer text <p>The Defence AI Centre is monitoring over 250 projects and programmes that are exploring the use of AI technologies as part of a capability or system. However, it is difficult to calculate the Department’s overall spend on AI as cost data for these component elements is typically integrated within broader programme costs. Work is underway to better delineate this investment across MOD and improve our understanding over time.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 26/02/2024 17:40:54 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	429 label Biography information for Derek Twigg

1691749

	registered interest
	date	26/02/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Defence: Artificial Intelligence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many meetings ministers in his Department have had with representatives of SMEs that are developing (a) defence-related artificial intelligence and (b) artificial intelligence with potential defence capacity in each year since 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Halton
	tabling member printed	Derek Twigg
	uin	15583
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/02/2024 answer text <p>The information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 29/02/2024 14:04:19 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	429 label Biography information for Derek Twigg

1303363

	registered interest
	date	17/03/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Officers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of officer cadets entering Sandhurst in the last 10 years attended (a) state and (b) private school.
	tabling member constituency	Halton
	tabling member printed	Derek Twigg
	uin	170544
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2021 answer text <p>The table below shows the proportion of officer cadets entering Sandhurst in the last 10 years who attended independent and state schools:</p><p>This data has been provided from a single service source rather than official statistics produced by Defence Statistics as they do not collate this information.</p><table><tbody><tr><td>Teaining Year</td><td>Independent Schools %</td><td>State Schools %</td></tr><tr><td>2011-12</td><td>44</td><td>56</td></tr><tr><td>2012-13</td><td>47</td><td>53</td></tr><tr><td>2013-14</td><td>43</td><td>57</td></tr><tr><td>2014-15</td><td>40</td><td>60</td></tr><tr><td>2015-16</td><td>40</td><td>60</td></tr><tr><td>2016-17</td><td>42</td><td>58</td></tr><tr><td>2017-18</td><td>43</td><td>57</td></tr><tr><td>2018-19</td><td>48</td><td>52</td></tr><tr><td>2019-20</td><td>43</td><td>57</td></tr><tr><td>2020-21</td><td>44</td><td>56</td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 26/03/2021 09:44:21 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
	tabling member	429 label Biography information for Derek Twigg

1306289

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Recruitment
	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 22 March 2021 to Question 170542, whether the Defence Recruiting System records the school or college of applicants; and if he will he publish the number of successful applicants by school or college for the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Halton
	tabling member printed	Derek Twigg
	uin	175718
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2021 answer text <p>As part of the application process to the Armed Forces, the Defence Recruiting System records the names of schools attended by applicants. However, the requested information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 13/04/2021 10:55:01 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
	tabling member	429 label Biography information for Derek Twigg