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1702179

registered interest
date	18/04/2024
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text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many young people had their continuity of education allowance withdrawn as a result of the death of a service member in each of the last five years broken down by key stage of education.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	22650
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2024 answer text <p>In the last five years, no young person has had their continuity of education allowance withdrawn as a result of the death of a claiming Service person.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 26/04/2024 10:14:20 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1470725

registered interest
date	15/06/2022
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, how many British armed forces personnel who served in the (a) Gulf war in 1991, (b) Iraq war in 2003 and (c) Operation Herrick (i) died on active service during those conflicts or (ii) subsequently took their own lives due to (A) post-traumatic stress disorder and (B) other causes.
tabling member constituency	Reigate
tabling member printed	Crispin Blunt
uin	18758
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2022 answer text <p>The number of UK Armed Forces personnel who died during active service in each of the specified conflicts is presented in the following table:</p><p> </p><p><strong>UK Armed Forces deaths as a result of operations in Gulf 1, Iraq and Afghanistan, as of 28 February 2022</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Conflict</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Date</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of deaths</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Gulf 1</strong></p></td><td><p>2 August 1990 to 7 March 1991</p></td><td><p><strong>45</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Iraq (Op TELIC)</strong></p></td><td><p>20 January 2003 to 22 May 2011</p></td><td><p><strong>178</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Afghanistan<sup>1,2</sup></strong></p></td><td><p>11 September 2001 to 28 August 2021</p></td><td><p><strong>457</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong>Table Notes:</strong></p><ol><li>As part of an ongoing commitment to report deaths for all operations overseas led by the Permanent Joint Headquarters, deaths as a result of these operations are published biannually: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/uk-armed-forces-and-uk-civilian-operational-casualty-and-fatality-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/uk-armed-forces-and-uk-civilian-operational-casualty-and-fatality-statistics</a>.</li><li>Includes deaths on Operation VERITAS, Operation HERRICK and Operation TORAL.</li></ol><p> </p><p>The number of UK Armed Forces personnel who served during Gulf 1 who subsequently took their own lives was 216 as of 31 December 2015 (source: 1990/1991 Gulf Conflict UK Gulf Veterans Mortality Data: Causes of Death). This includes both coroner-confirmed suicides and open verdict deaths, in line with the definition used by the Office for National Statistics. Information is not held on the numbers of former serving personnel who deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan who subsequently took their own lives. However, Defence Statistics are in the process of setting up a new project to understand the long-term consequences of military service (including all deaths) for all personnel who have served since 2001, including recent conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.</p><p> </p><p>In 2018, the then Secretary of State for Defence directed that, going forward, the study should include all personnel to understand the impact of continued deployments overseas, and it should provide near real time surveillance of causes of death in Serving personnel and veterans. The study is currently going through MOD Ethics and the NHS Health Research Authority Confidentiality Advisory Group ahead of the data flows starting between NHS Digital and MOD. Defence Statistics expect to start reporting for England and Wales later this year with data for Scotland and Northern Ireland following. The first report is expected in 2022.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Information is not held by the Ministry of Defence (MOD) on whether subsequent deaths for former serving personnel were due to post-traumatic stress disorder or other causes. Cause of death information is collated from the death certificate; this source of information does not provide any insight into the life factors and medical conditions that may have resulted in individuals taking their own lives.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 22/06/2022 16:43:04 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	104 label Biography information for Crispin Blunt

1415945

registered interest
date	24/01/2022
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, how many armed service personnel who have served in the armed forces since 2001 have died as a result of (a) suicide and (b) another cause of death.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Kirsten Oswald
uin	110426
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2022 answer text <p>Statistical information for suicide in the Armed Forces, from 1984 to present, is available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/972333/20210325_UK_AF_Suicide_National_Statistic_Accessible_Web_ready_2021_O.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/972333/20210325_UK_AF_Suicide_National_Statistic_Accessible_Web_ready_2021_O.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>Statistical information and cause of deaths in Service in general is available at the following link from 2010 to present, this includes the period 2001-2010 in the 2010 report: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/uk-armed-forces-deaths-in-service-statistics-index" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/uk-armed-forces-deaths-in-service-statistics-index</a></p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 01/02/2022 15:43:28 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4413 label Biography information for Kirsten Oswald

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

1310190

registered interest
date	19/04/2021
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, whether there is a backlog of requests for records of deceased service personnel.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	183097
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 185318 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

1254834

registered interest
date	24/11/2020
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, how many accidental deaths there have been in the (a) Royal Air Force, (b) Royal Navy and (c) British Army in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	120046
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2020 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence takes the health and wellbeing of our personnel extremely seriously.</p><p> </p><p>The establishment of the Defence Safety Authority in 2015 was followed by a review and strengthening of Head Office’s governance of Health, Safety, and Environmental Protection (HS&amp;EP). The Defence Secretary has set out his commitment to HS&amp;EP in a Policy Statement requiring the Department to minimise work-related fatalities.</p><p> </p><p>The table below provides a breakdown of deaths due to accidents in the Royal Navy, Army, and Royal Air Force in each of the last five years.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Year</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Deaths due to accidents by Service</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Navy</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td><td><p>Royal Air Force</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Notes:</p><ol><li>Data is for regular armed forces personnel only.</li><li>These figures are provisional and may be subject to change following coroners’ inquests into 11 deaths currently awaiting verdicts.</li></ol><p>3. Royal Navy includes the Royal Navy and Royal Marines.</p><p>4. This information is available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/uk-armed-forces-deaths-in-service-statistics-index" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/uk-armed-forces-deaths-in-service-statistics-index</a></p><p> </p><p>The information provided includes all deaths that occurred both on and off duty among regular personnel. It does not identify those deaths that were work related that may or may not have been the result of health and safety failures.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 30/11/2020 13:20:47 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1247487

registered interest
date	30/10/2020
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, whether there is a comprehensive list of UK armed forces personnel who died in service, by conflict, that includes their birthplace and final address in the UK.
tabling member constituency	North West Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Richard Holden
uin	109735
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2020 answer text <p>Information on deaths in the UK Armed Forces including birthplace and conflict, is held in the Departments centralised database from 1984 to present. Data prior to 1984 including birthplace and conflict, is held on the Armed Forces Memorial database. Neither database holds information on an individual's final address in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>Information on an individual's final address is held separately in the Joint Personnel Administration (JPA) system from April 2007 onwards and is not currently linked to either death database. Prior to 2007, this information is held in individual personnel files.</p><p> </p><p>A roll of honour is available in the public domain and can be found at the following website: <a href="https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fveterans.mod.uk%2F&amp;data=04%7C01%7CChristopher.Campbell510%40mod.gov.uk%7Ce283fb9abd9043e8cfe108d884d5d1e2%7Cbe7760ed5953484bae95d0a16dfa09e5%7C0%7C0%7C637405401161738500%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=FI2VugEd1vS9V8hpAOP9os8BvwSMrrBr7azCtwKZEfU%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">http://veterans.mod.uk/</a>. Whilst the roll of honour lists all of the individuals whose names are inscribed on the National memorial in Staffordshire, it does not confirm the individual's birthplace or whether they died in conflict.</p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer question first answered 09/11/2020 17:43:32 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
tabling member	4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden

1196309

registered interest
date	15/05/2020
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, when his Department plans to publish the preliminary findings of the study into causes of death of military personnel who were deployed to conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan between 2001 and 2014.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	47222
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2020 answer text <p>The Government takes the welfare of Service personnel and veterans very seriously. Whilst we recognise that suicide affects wider society, not just the Armed Forces, any such death is one too many and a tragedy for all concerned.</p><p> </p><p>Suicide data for veterans of the UK Armed Forces is not currently captured by the Government. However, the Ministry of Defence (MOD), alongside the Office for Veterans Affairs within the Cabinet Office, are working to improve data collection of the veteran community, as envisioned by the ‘Strategy for our Veterans’.</p><p> </p><p>The MOD has commissioned a new study to investigate causes of death, including suicide, amongst all those who served in the UK Armed Forces between 2001 and 2014, covering combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, encompassing veterans and those still serving:</p><p><a href="https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fnews%2Fnew-study-into-iraq-and-afghanistan-veterans-launched&amp;data=02%7C01%7CMatthew.Aves243%40mod.gov.uk%7Cfa55b46a6081487ce14208d7fbf23653%7Cbe7760ed5953484bae95d0a16dfa09e5%7C0%7C0%7C637254890018349035&amp;sdata=8hzxqvhox%2F%2BHZh2u7%2Bxn%2BfJX4vWwV%2Fg1UUCmjor%2B8YI%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-study-into-iraq-and-afghanistan-veterans-launched</a>. MOD officials are continuing to work with colleagues in NHS Digital, the Health Research Authority and National Records Scotland to overcome challenges and are hopeful that the initial report will be published later this year.</p><p> </p><p>The MOD also publishes studies on the causes of death, including suicide, of veterans from the 1982 Falklands war: (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/causes-of-deaths-among-the-uk-armed-forces-veterans-of-the-1982-falklands-campaign" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/causes-of-deaths-among-the-uk-armed-forces-veterans-of-the-1982-falklands-campaign</a>) and from the 1990/91 Gulf war: (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/causes-of-deaths-that-occurred-among-the-uk-veterans-of-the-199091-gulf-conflict" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/causes-of-deaths-that-occurred-among-the-uk-veterans-of-the-199091-gulf-conflict</a>). Both studies show that the suicide rates amongst veterans were lower than comparative rates in the civilian population.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer grouped question UIN 47221 question first answered 21/05/2020 09:19:57 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

1184038

registered interest
date	10/03/2020
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, how many armed forces personnel have died in combat since 2000.
tabling member constituency	Angus
tabling member printed	Dave Doogan
uin	27672
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2020 answer text <p>In the period 1 January 2000 to 11 March 2020, 545 UK Armed Forces personnel have died as a result of hostile action.</p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer question first answered 18/03/2020 15:03:09 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
tabling member	4736 label Biography information for Dave Doogan