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1198284

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date	01/06/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Veterans: Commonwealth
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many British Commonwealth personnel are in receipt of (a) a War Disablement Pension or (b) the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	51722
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2020 answer text <p>Information on the nationality of War Pension recipients is not recorded centrally.</p><p>As of 31 March 2019, approximately 209 British Commonwealth personnel, as defined by the British Nationality Act 1981, were in receipt of an ongoing payment under the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme.</p><p>Figures covering the period 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2020 will be published on the Gov.UK website within the next four weeks, at the link below:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/armed-forces-compensation-scheme-statistics-index</p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer question first answered 05/06/2020 10:58:39 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

1199096

registered interest
date	01/06/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Veterans UK: Telephone Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his oral contribution of 12 May 2020, Official Report, Column 122, when the Government plans to reopen the Veterans UK helpline.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	51724
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2020 answer text <p>The Veterans UK helpline never closed. The COVID-19 situation necessitated the delivery of services differently. The Veterans UK helpline was adapted to enable veterans to hear recorded service information on topics they may have needed help with, and written enquiries could still be submitted in the normal manner via email. Call backs and referral to the Veterans Welfare Service were provided where urgent or vulnerable callers were identified.</p><p>The Veterans UK helpline is now accepting a limited number of telephone calls and officials are working to restore as full a telephony service as soon as possible.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer question first answered 04/06/2020 07:21:05 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

1196416

registered interest
date	18/05/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Charities
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish his Department’s plan to support armed forces charities during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	48313
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2020 answer text <p>Armed Forces charities play a significant role in supporting our serving personnel, veterans and their families, no more so than at this time. That is why I announced a £6 Million COVID-19 Impact Fund for the Armed Forces Charity Sector on 12 May 2020 (Official Report: Column 127). This Fund is being administered by the Armed Forces Covenant Trust Fund, on behalf of the Ministry of Defence and the Office for Veterans' Affairs within the Cabinet Office. Applications to it are now open with decisions on awards expected to be made on 15 June 2020.</p><p>Details on how to apply to the fund and the full eligibility criteria can be found on the Armed Forces Covenant Trust Fund website:</p><p>https://covenantfund.org.uk/2020/05/12/emergency-funding-for-frontline-armed-forces-charities-working-with-armed-forces-communities/.</p><p>In addition, Armed Forces charities are also able to apply to the £370 Million National Lottery Community Fund announced by the Chancellor on 8 April 2020 and utilise other COVID-19 financial support mechanisms including the Job Retention (Furlough) Scheme.</p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer grouped question UIN 48314 question first answered 21/05/2020 17:11:37 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

1196417

registered interest
date	18/05/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Charities
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when armed forces charities will receive Government funding during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	48314
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2020 answer text <p>Armed Forces charities play a significant role in supporting our serving personnel, veterans and their families, no more so than at this time. That is why I announced a £6 Million COVID-19 Impact Fund for the Armed Forces Charity Sector on 12 May 2020 (Official Report: Column 127). This Fund is being administered by the Armed Forces Covenant Trust Fund, on behalf of the Ministry of Defence and the Office for Veterans' Affairs within the Cabinet Office. Applications to it are now open with decisions on awards expected to be made on 15 June 2020.</p><p>Details on how to apply to the fund and the full eligibility criteria can be found on the Armed Forces Covenant Trust Fund website:</p><p>https://covenantfund.org.uk/2020/05/12/emergency-funding-for-frontline-armed-forces-charities-working-with-armed-forces-communities/.</p><p>In addition, Armed Forces charities are also able to apply to the £370 Million National Lottery Community Fund announced by the Chancellor on 8 April 2020 and utilise other COVID-19 financial support mechanisms including the Job Retention (Furlough) Scheme.</p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer grouped question UIN 48313 question first answered 21/05/2020 17:11:37 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

1196308

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	Veterans: Suicide
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 veterans who have died from suicide in the (a) most recent year for which information is available and (b) last five years.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	47221
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 47222 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

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

168228

registered interest
date	05/12/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Directors
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many members of his Department's executive board are (a) male and (b) female.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	217351
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence does not have a formal Departmental executive board but the Head Office Management Group fulfils a similar function. This has 11 members, currently all male.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 05/01/2015 17:14:43 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon previous answer version 33762 answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

168229

registered interest
date	05/12/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Directors
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many members of his Department's executive board are disabled.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	217393
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>The Department does not monitor the gender, disability or ethnic composition of its executive board separately from monitoring the Department as a whole. Even if it did, gender, disability and ethnicity identity is sensitive personal data as defined by section 2 of the Data Protection Act 1998. Given the small numbers involved, we could not disclose the results of such general monitoring without infringing the rights of the individuals concerned.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon grouped question UIN 217372 question first answered 16/12/2014 17:24:55 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon previous answer version 33761 answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

168230

registered interest
date	05/12/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of (a) his Department's staff and (b) staff working for companies contracted by his Department are paid less than the Living Wage.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	217414
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>The table below shows the number of civilian staff, proportion and their gender, employed by the Ministry of Defence and its Agencies who are paid less than the rate defined by the Living Wage Foundation (LWF) as a living wage.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Department/Agency</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Numbers paid less than LWF London Rate of £9.15 per hour</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Numbers paid less than LWF National Rate of £7.85 per hour</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Female Staff </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Male staff</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of staff as a proportion of the civilian workforce</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ministry of Defence</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>900</p></td><td><p>420</p></td><td><p>530</p></td><td><p>2.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>United Kingdom Hydrographic Office</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>2.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Defence Support Group</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>1.79%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Defence Science &amp; Technology Laboratory</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>1.42%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10.</p><p>Figures are as at 8 December 2014.</p><p>~ = less than 5.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Contracted workers’ rates of pay, where paid by their parent company or recruitment agency, are not visible to the Department. Neither are the rates of staff working for companies contracted by my department or its agencies.</p><p> </p><p>The information in respect of ethnicity is not held centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry grouped question UIN 217435 217456 question first answered 15/12/2014 17:25:44 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

168231

registered interest
date	05/12/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Living Wage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of (a) his Department's staff and (b) staff working for companies contracted by his Department who are paid less than the Living Wage are (i) white British and (ii) from an ethnic minority background.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	217435
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>The table below shows the number of civilian staff, proportion and their gender, employed by the Ministry of Defence and its Agencies who are paid less than the rate defined by the Living Wage Foundation (LWF) as a living wage.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Department/Agency</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Numbers paid less than LWF London Rate of £9.15 per hour</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Numbers paid less than LWF National Rate of £7.85 per hour</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Female Staff </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Male staff</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of staff as a proportion of the civilian workforce</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ministry of Defence</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>900</p></td><td><p>420</p></td><td><p>530</p></td><td><p>2.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>United Kingdom Hydrographic Office</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>2.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Defence Support Group</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>1.79%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Defence Science &amp; Technology Laboratory</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>1.42%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10.</p><p>Figures are as at 8 December 2014.</p><p>~ = less than 5.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Contracted workers’ rates of pay, where paid by their parent company or recruitment agency, are not visible to the Department. Neither are the rates of staff working for companies contracted by my department or its agencies.</p><p> </p><p>The information in respect of ethnicity is not held centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry grouped question UIN 217414 217456 question first answered 15/12/2014 17:25:44 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson