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49668

registered interest
date	06/05/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people have been awarded a war disablement pension for mesothelioma since 1996.
tabling member constituency	Chatham and Aylesford
tabling member printed	Tracey Crouch
uin	197843
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>I refer the hon. Member to my answer of 7 May 2014 (Official Report, columns 165w-166w). The Ministry of Defence are unable to provide the number of individuals awarded a War Disablement Pension (WDP) for Mesothelioma since 1996 in the time scale requested. However, as at 31 March 2013, 50 individuals were in receipt of a WDP for a recorded condition of Mesothelioma.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry attachment 1 file name Armed Forces.doc 7 May.doc title Hansard Ref 7 May 2014.
tabling member	3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch

49669

registered interest
date	06/05/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Veterans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many veterans (a) were and (b) were not contacted by the Veterans Information Service one year after their departure from the armed forces in (i) 2010, (ii) 2011, (iii) 2012 and (iv) 2013.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	197754
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p>The number of veterans who were contacted/not contacted by the Veterans Information Service in 2012 and 2013 is:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>2012<sup>1</sup></strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013<sup>2</sup></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Contacted</strong></p></td><td><p>19,445</p></td><td><p>6,178</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Not Contacted</strong></p></td><td><p>3,544</p></td><td><p>951</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Notes </strong></p><p> </p><p>1. From May 2012 until December 2012.</p><p>2. From January 2013 until March 2013. (Contact is initiated one year after discharge.)</p><p> </p><p>This information is not available by year prior to May 2012. However, I can confirm that 56,653 veterans discharged between 1 September 2009 and 30 April 2012 have been contacted and 5,996 have not.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

49670

registered interest
date	06/05/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many veterans have bought a house through the Forces Help to Buy Scheme since its establishment in April 2014.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	197753
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p>The Forces Help to Buy Scheme launched on 1 April 2014 is designed to assist members of the Armed Forces in purchasing a home. The scheme is for serving personnel, but those being made redundant will be eligible.<br><br>For details on the support available to veterans, I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 28 April 2014 (Official Report, column 442W) to the hon. Member for Windsor (Adam Afriyie).</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry attachment 1 file name 20140428 - Armed Forces.doc title Hansard extract
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

49735

registered interest
date	06/05/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he expects Ministers of his Department to visit Northern Ireland establishments between now and the General Election in 2015.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	197918
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p>There are, at present, no planned visits by Ministry of Defence Ministers to establishments in Northern Ireland. The Secretary of State for Defence intends that his previously planned visit of 20 March 2014 to Northern Ireland, which had to be postponed, will be rescheduled.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

49851

registered interest
date	06/05/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to increase the number of Apache helicopter pilots for deployment in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	197958
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The final deployment of Apache helicopters to Helmand has sufficient pilots and crews to undertake the required tasks. <br><br>Sufficient personnel will continue to be trained to ensure future tasks can be met.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

49927

registered interest
date	06/05/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government which official, with what job title, is responsible and accountable for departmental management information in the Ministry of Defence.
tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
uin	HL6894
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p>Within the Ministry of Defence the official who holds responsibility for Departmental management information is David Williams, Director General Finance.</p> answering member printed Lord Astor of Hever question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3428 label Biography information for Lord Astor of Hever
tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

50002

registered interest
date	06/05/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to publish the remedial action plan for Dalgety Bay; and when he expects to begin a consultation on that plan.
tabling member constituency	Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath
tabling member printed	Mr Gordon Brown
uin	197890
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p>The right hon. Member will be aware that the Ministry of Defence remains committed to working alongside the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) and other interested parties as part of a coalition to address the issue of radioactive contamination at Dalgety Bay in the long term. <br><br>I am pleased to be able to report that the Department remains on track to define and deliver a proposal informed by the work of Public Health England and the more detailed risk assessment for SEPA to assess the wider implications of implementation on stakeholders and the local community from the end of June 2014.<br><br></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	591 label Biography information for Mr Gordon Brown

50494

registered interest
date	06/05/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Al-Sweady Public Inquiry
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the potential cost to the public purse of the Al-Sweady public inquiry.
tabling member constituency	Reigate
tabling member printed	Crispin Blunt
uin	903959
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p>The Al-Sweady Inquiry has cost the public purse £28.4 million to 31<sup>st</sup> March 2014. The potential cost of the Inquiry to its completion is £31.1 million.</p><p> </p><p>This includes costs for inquiry personnel, all legal and professional services, including paralegals, legal investigators, translation services, costs of the Inquiry hearing rooms and associated utilities, IT, and expenses incurred in obtaining witness evidence.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Runnymede and Weybridge answering member printed Mr Philip Hammond question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 105 label Biography information for Lord Hammond of Runnymede
tabling member	104 label Biography information for Crispin Blunt

50495

registered interest
date	06/05/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the effects on the defence and security of Scotland of being part of the UK.
tabling member constituency	Ilford North
tabling member printed	Mr Lee Scott
uin	903964
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave earlier today to the hon. Member for Central Devon (Mel Stride) and the hon. Member for Winchester (Steve Brine).</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison attachment 1 file name 903943.doc title Referred Answer
tabling member	1534 label Biography information for Mr Lee Scott