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1727909

registered interest
date	06/09/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Veterans
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to put the posts of the four Veterans Commissioners on a statutory footing; and on what timescale.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hoey
uin	HL844
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2024 answer text <p>Veterans' Commissioners are currently appointed by Ministers. The Ministry of Defence, through the Office for Veterans' Affairs, continues to work closely with the Veterans’ Commissioner for Wales (VCfW), and the Scottish Veterans’ Commissioner (SVC), who is appointed by and reports to the Scottish Government (SG). The Northern Ireland Office (NIO) is working through the next steps to appoint a new Northern Ireland Veterans’ Commissioner.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Coaker question first answered 20/09/2024 12:40:47 answering member 360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker
tabling member	210 label Biography information for Baroness Hoey

1662974

registered interest
date	13/10/2023
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, with reference to the all-party parliamentary group for veteran's survey findings, published in 2023, what steps he is taking to (a) strengthen the services provided by Veterans UK, (b) ensure that veterans receive high-quality (i) care, (ii) support and (iii) communication throughout the process of claiming compensation and (c) ensure that veterans' physical and mental health is taken into consideration during that process.
tabling member constituency	Ross, Skye and Lochaber
tabling member printed	Ian Blackford
uin	200828
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2023 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) welcomes the results of the all-party parliamentary group (APPG's) recent survey. The MOD also undertakes a variety of surveys and canvassing to ensure it is giving serving personnel, their families and veterans what they need to pursue their careers and ensure their lived experience is positive.</p><p>Many of the issues raised by veterans relate specifically to the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme (AFCS) which is subject to the Quinquennial Review. The latest Quinquennial Review was published on 17 July 2023. Its aim is to ensure that the AFCS remains fit for purpose and identify opportunities for improvement. Its recommendations are currently being considered, and a Government response will be published later this year.</p><p>We recognise delays do happen and we are always working to minimise these but the interaction and dependency on OGDs, in particular the NHS means some delays are outside our control. The need to obtain proper, full, comprehensive medical reports from claimant's medical practitioners being the most frequent reason for delay.</p><p>The Veterans Welfare Service (VWS) helps Veterans with form completion for MOD administered schemes and signposting to entitlements and support available from the wider public and voluntary sectors.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 19/10/2023 15:03:45 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4390 label Biography information for Ian Blackford

1661958

registered interest
date	19/09/2023
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, with reference to the APPG for Veteran's Survey Findings relating to respondents' awareness of activities undertaken by the Veterans Advisory and Pension Committee (VAPCS), what steps he plans to take to enhance awareness among (a) veterans and (b) military personnel of the role of in providing support to veterans.
tabling member constituency	Ross, Skye and Lochaber
tabling member printed	Ian Blackford
uin	200469
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2023 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) acknowledges the results of the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Veterans’ survey.</p><p> </p><p>The MOD has already taken steps towards raising awareness of the Veterans Advisory and Pensions Committees by delivering on its commitment to capture the breadth of their activities through a Private Member’s Bill that has now been passed into law. The passage of this Act has raised broader awareness of the role of the Committees and the support they provide to our Armed Forces community at a regional level.</p><p> </p><p>The issue of how the Committees communicate within their regions and with relevant stakeholders, forms part of both their public bodies independent review and the UK Government Welfare Services for Veterans, which were published in July 2023. The MOD and Office for Veterans' Affairs, along with other stakeholders, will now consider these reports and will develop an action plan to address findings and recommendations, with a focus on implementing meaningful change that will enhance service effectiveness and delivery. The Government’s response to these reports will be published later in the year.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 19/10/2023 15:05:36 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4390 label Biography information for Ian Blackford

1651619

registered interest
date	10/07/2023
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, whether the comments by the Minister for Veterans' Affairs in The Guardian and other media on 4 July 2023 resulted in complaints to his Department.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
uin	193207
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2023 answer text <p>The requested information is not held centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p><br> Complaints, from both internal and external parties, can be received at many levels within the Department, and at varying degrees of formality, which are not collated centrally. The exercise required to retrieve this information would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 18/07/2023 10:14:21 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson

1523544

registered interest
date	18/10/2022
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, what responsibilities his Department has retained for oversight of cross-government work on veterans’ issues following the recent machinery of government changes.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	65801
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2022 answer text <p>The right hon. Johnny Mercer MP was appointed Minister of State for Veterans’ Affairs at the Cabinet Office on 25 October 2022, and will work with the Office for Veterans’ Affairs in the Cabinet Office to co-ordinate cross-Government work to support our veterans.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Defence retains responsibility for those matters relating to veterans for which the Ministry of Defence is directly responsible for delivering, including Armed Forces pensions, compensation, transition, the Armed Forces Covenant, legacy support, medals, and Veterans Advisory and Pensions Committees.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 01/11/2022 16:37:16 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

1179530

registered interest
date	21/02/2020
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, what assessment he has made of trends in the number of medically discharged veterans that have experienced difficulties in finding adequate (a) housing, (b) employment and (c) healthcare.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	19051
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2020 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) takes the wellbeing of all veterans very seriously. MOD Ministers and officials have regular meetings with their counterparts in the Department for Health and Social Care and NHS England to ensure that the health needs of veterans in England, including those who are medically discharged, are properly considered.</p><p> </p><p>Within the UK, veterans, including those who are medically discharged, access public sector services in the same way as their fellow civilians, through a combination of UK Government, Devolved Government and local authority provision. The unique circumstances of each nation and region mean that in practice the level and method of service can, and should, be different as they are tailored to local needs, even if the principles and broad outcomes are consistent. The UK Government will continue to work with service deliverers across the UK who support veterans to collect and analyse data to ensure that appropriate support is provided for those veterans who need it most.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the ten-year vision articulated in the <em>Strategy for our Veterans</em>, in October 2019 the Ministry of Defence introduced a ‘Defence Holistic Transition’ policy. ‘Defence Transition Services’ (DTS) was established at the same time, to support those Service leavers who face the greatest challenges to making a successful transition to civilian life, including those who are medically discharged. The full-spectrum service is available to all Service leavers exiting the Armed Forces and is based on the needs of the individual, providing the specific support they may need and interventions to ensure issues are resolved. This support extends for two years after discharge and longer if necessary.</p><p> </p><p>The long-established Career Transition Partnership (CTP) provides guidance to Service leavers in their transition from military to civilian life through a range of career and employment support services including skills development workshops, seminars, resettlement training advice, vocational training courses, career consultancy, one-to-one sessions and job finding support. A bespoke service is provided for the most vulnerable leavers through the CTP resettlement pathway. This function is called CTP Assist and delivers an individualised, needs-based service to those Service personnel who face the greatest barriers to employment as a consequence of their medical conditions. This comprehensive employment support is made available to all Service personnel subject to medical discharge in order to maximise their successful transition to civilian life. All military personnel can access CTP two years before leaving and within two years of leaving; beyond that point they can access The Forces Employment Charity (RFEA) which provides support for life.</p><p> </p><p>Statistics on the estimated employment outcomes for ex-Service personnel who used the services provided by CTP, including those who have been medically discharged, can be accessed at the following link:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/career-transition-partnership-ex-service-personnel-employment-outcomes-statistics-index. The MOD also publishes annual statistical information on medical discharges among UK Regular Service personnel: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/medical-discharges-among-uk-service-personnel-statistics-index</p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer grouped question UIN 19052 19059 question first answered 02/03/2020 17:53:50 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1179532

registered interest
date	21/02/2020
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, what steps his Department is taking to support medically discharged veterans that are unable to access adequate (a) housing, (b) employment and (c) healthcare.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	19052
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2020 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) takes the wellbeing of all veterans very seriously. MOD Ministers and officials have regular meetings with their counterparts in the Department for Health and Social Care and NHS England to ensure that the health needs of veterans in England, including those who are medically discharged, are properly considered.</p><p> </p><p>Within the UK, veterans, including those who are medically discharged, access public sector services in the same way as their fellow civilians, through a combination of UK Government, Devolved Government and local authority provision. The unique circumstances of each nation and region mean that in practice the level and method of service can, and should, be different as they are tailored to local needs, even if the principles and broad outcomes are consistent. The UK Government will continue to work with service deliverers across the UK who support veterans to collect and analyse data to ensure that appropriate support is provided for those veterans who need it most.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the ten-year vision articulated in the <em>Strategy for our Veterans</em>, in October 2019 the Ministry of Defence introduced a ‘Defence Holistic Transition’ policy. ‘Defence Transition Services’ (DTS) was established at the same time, to support those Service leavers who face the greatest challenges to making a successful transition to civilian life, including those who are medically discharged. The full-spectrum service is available to all Service leavers exiting the Armed Forces and is based on the needs of the individual, providing the specific support they may need and interventions to ensure issues are resolved. This support extends for two years after discharge and longer if necessary.</p><p> </p><p>The long-established Career Transition Partnership (CTP) provides guidance to Service leavers in their transition from military to civilian life through a range of career and employment support services including skills development workshops, seminars, resettlement training advice, vocational training courses, career consultancy, one-to-one sessions and job finding support. A bespoke service is provided for the most vulnerable leavers through the CTP resettlement pathway. This function is called CTP Assist and delivers an individualised, needs-based service to those Service personnel who face the greatest barriers to employment as a consequence of their medical conditions. This comprehensive employment support is made available to all Service personnel subject to medical discharge in order to maximise their successful transition to civilian life. All military personnel can access CTP two years before leaving and within two years of leaving; beyond that point they can access The Forces Employment Charity (RFEA) which provides support for life.</p><p> </p><p>Statistics on the estimated employment outcomes for ex-Service personnel who used the services provided by CTP, including those who have been medically discharged, can be accessed at the following link:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/career-transition-partnership-ex-service-personnel-employment-outcomes-statistics-index. The MOD also publishes annual statistical information on medical discharges among UK Regular Service personnel: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/medical-discharges-among-uk-service-personnel-statistics-index</p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer grouped question UIN 19051 19059 question first answered 02/03/2020 17:53:50 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1168384

registered interest
date	19/12/2019
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, for what reasons veterans may be medically discharged from the armed forces before receiving a diagnosis for their condition.
tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
uin	139
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2020 answer text <p>Ordinarily, an individual would not be medically discharged from the Armed Forces prior to a diagnosis of their condition being made.</p><p>However, it is possible in a limited number of cases that an individual displays symptoms and reduced function that is incompatible with Service, where even specialist medical opinion has been unable to determine a diagnosis, and all appropriate investigation and management have failed to improve functional outcome to the level required. A medical discharge decision is based on functionality rather than the condition per se.</p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer question first answered 09/01/2020 14:36:29 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman

1168385

registered interest
date	19/12/2019
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, if he will commission an independent review and audit of the medical discharge process within the armed forces.
tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
uin	140
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2020 answer text <p>Armed Forces medical employment policy, which governs the process of medical discharge, is kept under continual review by our clinical experts, who take account of UK best practice in occupational medical policy, latest research and clinical information. This ensures that appropriate medical standards and medical boarding practice are maintained and are responsive to wider advances in medical practice and technology.</p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer question first answered 09/01/2020 14:37:24 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman

1142006

registered interest
date	25/07/2019
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 much funding his Department has allocated and what research his Department has commissioned to measure the subjective well-being of returning veterans in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	282211
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>For personnel returning from conflict, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) continues to fund the large scale, ongoing independent study from the King's Centre for Military Health Research (KCMHR), King's College London, which has become an important source of data on the impact of deployment on the overall health and wellbeing of military personnel and veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan. Since 2003 MOD have contributed over £9 million to this study.</p><p>A considerable number of research papers, relating to issues such as depression, alcohol abuse, and PTSD, can be accessed on the KCMHR area of the King's College London website at https://www1.kcl.ac.uk/kcmhr/pubdb/ This work continues to produce high quality evidence upon which we can make considered decisions about the way we manage and treat our personnel.</p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer question first answered 03/09/2019 13:32:44 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane