To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many single servicemen and servicewomen
based at or near Catterick, North Yorkshire, are currently accommodated in (a) single
living accommodation provided for his Department by a contractor and (b) other private
rented accommodation; and what the average cost per month per person is to his Department
for each such type of accommodation.
<p>No Single Living Accommodation at Catterick is provided by a contractor.</p><p>The
Ministry of Defence (MOD) has nearly 6,000 bedspaces at Catterick which the MOD owns.</p><p>Where
Single Living Accommodation is not available, the MOD may rent accommodation from
the local private market, known as Substitute Service Single Accommodation. This is
only ever used as a last resort where no other option is available.</p><p>There are
currently 25 Service personnel posted to Catterick living in 19 Substitute Service
Single Accommodation properties at an average monthly cost per person of £468.</p>
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps have been taken by the Scientific
Advisory Group on Emergencies to implement recommendations arising from the 2011 Exercise
Senator on nuclear accident emergencies.
<p>The Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) is convened only during an
emergency, to coordinate and conduct peer reviews of scientific and technical advice
in order to inform decision-making at the cross Government, national level.</p><p>National
level recommendations and lessons identified from Ministry of Defence nuclear accident
exercises such as SENATOR 2011, including any related to the SAGE, are drawn up through
the Department of Energy and Climate Change-led Nuclear Emergency Planning and Response
Programme.</p>
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how his Department has implemented the
recommendations from Exercise Senator in 2011 on nuclear accident emergencies.
<p>The Defence Nuclear Safety Regulator's (DNSR) assessment concluded that Exercise
Senator 2011 achieved its stated objectives.</p><p>The DNSR assessment report contains
five findings, three of which have been formally closed out. Work is in hand to address
the remaining two findings.</p>
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many allegations of (a) sexual assault,
(b) exposure, (c) voyeurism, (d) sexual activity in a public lavatory, (e) rape and
(f) other forms of sexual misconduct have been recorded by the Crime Statistics and
Analysis Cell in each month since April 2014 relating to the (i) Army, (ii) Navy,
(iii) RAF and (iv) reservists; and if he will make a statement.
<p>The table shows the number of allegations of rape, sexual assault, exposure, voyeurism,
and other forms of sexual misconduct, recorded by the Service police in each month
since April 2014 up to 24 October 2014, broken down by Service.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>
</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Month/Service</p></td><td><p>April 2014</p></td><td><p>May
2014</p></td><td><p>June 2014</p></td><td><p>July 2014</p></td><td><p>August 2014</p></td><td><p>September
2014</p></td><td><p>October 2014</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><p><strong>Number
Of Rape Allegations</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>British Army</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal
Navy</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal
Air Force</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td
colspan="8"><p><strong>Number Of Sexual Assault (By Penetration) Allegations</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Month/Service</p></td><td><p>April
2014</p></td><td><p>May 2014</p></td><td><p>June 2014</p></td><td><p>July 2014</p></td><td><p>August
2014</p></td><td><p>September 2014</p></td><td><p>October 2014</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>British
Army</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td
colspan="8"><p><strong>Number Of Sexual Assault (No Penetration) Allegations</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Month/Service</p></td><td><p>April
2014</p></td><td><p>May 2014</p></td><td><p>June 2014</p></td><td><p>July 2014</p></td><td><p>August
2014</p></td><td><p>September 2014</p></td><td><p>October 2014</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>British
Army</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal
Navy</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal
Air Force</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td
colspan="8"><p><strong>Number of Exposure Allegations</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>British
Army</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td
colspan="8"><p><strong>Number Of Voyeurism Allegations</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Month/Service</p></td><td><p>April
2014</p></td><td><p>May 2014</p></td><td><p>June 2014</p></td><td><p>July 2014</p></td><td><p>August
2014</p></td><td><p>September 2014</p></td><td><p>October 2014</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>British
Army</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal
Air Force</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td
colspan="8"><p><strong>Number Of Other Sexual Offences Under The Sexual Offences Act
2003 Allegations</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Month/Service</p></td><td><p>April
2014</p></td><td><p>May 2014</p></td><td><p>June 2014</p></td><td><p>July 2014</p></td><td><p>August
2014</p></td><td><p>September 2014</p></td><td><p>October 2014</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>British
Army</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Notes:
The table only details investigations where the appropriate Service police have jurisdiction
and investigative lead.</p><p>The allegation recorded against each Service is that
of the victim.</p><p> </p><p>No such allegations have been reported to the Service
police in respect of sexual activity in public lavatory or from any of the Reserve
Forces for the period detailed in the above tables.</p><p> </p>
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service leavers resident in Northern
Ireland have received further and higher educational support under the Service Leavers
Scheme funded by his Department.
<p>No service leavers who reside in Northern Ireland have benefitted from the Scheme
as Northern Ireland was classified as an overseas location.</p><p> </p><p>However,
I am pleased to say that action is in hand to amend the legislation governing the
Scheme to extend provision to Northern Ireland service leavers. We anticipate this
coming into effect from September 2015.</p>
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he has taken to address the
issues raised with him by the First Minsiter of Northern Ireland concerning the transfer
of the former St Lucia barracks in Omagh to the Northern Ireland Executive.
<p>The majority of St Lucia Barracks has been transferred to the Office of First Minister/Deputy
First Minister as part of the Hillsborough agreement. The remainder is in the process
of being transferred.</p>
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reason Northern Ireland is defined
as an overseas location for the purposes of offering further and higher educational
support under the Service Leavers Scheme.
<p>No service leavers who reside in Northern Ireland have benefitted from the Scheme
as Northern Ireland was classified as an overseas location.</p><p> </p><p>However,
I am pleased to say that action is in hand to amend the legislation governing the
Scheme to extend provision to Northern Ireland service leavers. We anticipate this
coming into effect from September 2015.</p>
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress his Department has made in
assessing the systems used by (a) his Department, (b) the Army, (c) the Navy and (d)
the RAF for recording service complaints; and if he will make a statement.
<p>Accurate data is clearly important for assessing the efficiency and effectiveness
of the complaints process. Service complaints data is captured by all three Services
on the Joint Personnel Administration (JPA) system. The system and the supporting
guidance for users have been refined following internal audits of JPA's effectiveness
and extent of its use in 2008 and 2012.</p><p>A third audit is being carried out to
review the adequacy and effectiveness of actions taken in response to the audit in
2012. The Service Complaints Commissioner is fully involved in the audit.</p>
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many reports of allegations of (a)
sexual assault, (b) exposure, (c) voyeurism, (d) sexual activity in a public lavatory
and (e) other forms of sexual misconduct were made by commanding officers to each
of the service police forces in (i) 2013 and (ii) 2014 to date; and if he will make
a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress he has made on the
adaptation of the Brimstone Launch missile system onto the Typhoon fleet of aircraft.
<p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 28 October 2014 to Question UIN
211340, available on the Parliament Written Answers website at the following link:</p><p>http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2014-10-21/211340/</p><p>
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