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1194780

registered interest
date	12/05/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Mental Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps the Government is taking to improve mental health and well-being support for armed forces personnel and their families.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	Carla Lockhart
uin	902474
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2020 answer text <p>Our Defence People Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy launched in 2017 and it delivers education and training at appropriate points throughout Service life. Personnel and their families can access a 24hr helpline and Service Leavers are supported via the Veterans Gateway initiative. The incidence of mental health issues in Service Personnel and Veterans is comparable to the general population, a testament to the effectiveness of the support provided.</p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer question first answered 12/05/2020 13:43:12 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
tabling member	4857 label Biography information for Carla Lockhart

1194781

registered interest
date	12/05/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Veterans: Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment he has made of the effect on veteran welfare of closing the Veterans UK Helpline.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	902481
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2020 answer text <p>The Veterans UK helpline has not been closed.</p><p> </p><p>The COVID-19 situation has necessitated the delivery of services differently and veterans can still submit written enquiries in the normal manner via email. Call backs and referral to the Veterans Welfare Service are provided where urgent or vulnerable callers are identified.</p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer question first answered 12/05/2020 13:43:35 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1194173

registered interest
date	11/05/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	War Widow(er)s: Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what alternative methods to reinstating war widow's pensions for war widows who remarried between 1973 and 2005 his Department is assessing to mitigate the effect on those widows of changes to that pension.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	45160
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2020 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 24 March 2020 to Question 30112 to the hon. Member for Lanark and Hamilton East (Ms Crawley)</p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer question first answered 13/05/2020 10:50:51 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer attachment 1 file name Hansard Extract 24 March 2020 UIN 30112.docx title 30112 - War Widows Pensions
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1194258

registered interest
date	11/05/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces Day
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has in place to reschedule the national Armed Forces day 2020 event.
tabling member constituency	Scarborough and Whitby
tabling member printed	Mr Robert Goodwill
uin	45067
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2020 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence has no plans to reschedule Armed Forces Day/Week in 2020. This is a timely opportunity to pay tribute to all our Armed Forces at a time of particular challenge.</p><p>Whilst the majority of Armed Forces Day events have been cancelled, we will still be encouraging the nation to show their support for our Armed Forces from their homes on 27 June.</p><p>Although there can be no National Event in Scarborough this year, I hope that its people will continue to support the day, albeit not as originally planned. I am also pleased to announce that Scarborough will be the venue for the Armed Forces Day National Event in 2021.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 18/05/2020 11:29:54 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill

1194458

registered interest
date	11/05/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Iraq: Cluster Munitions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which munitions the RAF dropped on Iraq in April 2020; what the cost of each munition was; how many enemy combatants were killed from those munitions; whether and (d) whether any death or injury was caused to civilians from those munitions.
tabling member constituency	Ilford South
tabling member printed	Sam Tarry
uin	45504
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2020 answer text <p>In April 2020, fourteen Paveway IV and one GBU-12 munitions were released in Iraq by the RAF. The weapon release mission reports indicate an estimate of three enemy killed in action. There are no reports of civilian causalities associated with the weapon release events.</p><p>Missile procurement costs are dependent on the quantity of missiles being procured, customer priorities and market conditions at the time. Specific cost details are commercially sensitive and therefore are not disclosed by the Ministry of Defence.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 18/05/2020 13:41:02 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4829 label Biography information for Sam Tarry

1194459

registered interest
date	11/05/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Syria: RAF Akrotiri
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on how many occasions did RAF (a) C-17s, (b) C-130s and (c) A400M’s departing from RAF Akrotiri land in Syria in April 2020.
tabling member constituency	Ilford South
tabling member printed	Sam Tarry
uin	45505
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2020 answer text <p>The safety of military personnel on operations and UK assets in the Middle East is of great importance to Her Majesty's Government, which has a duty to protect sensitive information the release of which could jeopardise UK security. It is therefore Ministry of Defence, and wider Government, policy to not comment on or disclose details of operational movements, including the details which you have requested.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 18/05/2020 13:41:28 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4829 label Biography information for Sam Tarry

1193614

registered interest
date	06/05/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Veterans UK: Remote Working
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what (a) systems and (b) processes are required to be introduced to ensure that Veterans UK is able provide its full portfolio of benefit services while staff are working from home.
tabling member constituency	Totnes
tabling member printed	Anthony Mangnall
uin	44038
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2020 answer text <p>Officials have been working together with the Trades Union to ensure there is a safe system of work in place to enable as many staff as possible who are unable to work remotely to safely to return to the office. Protocols have been agreed and staff that need to be in the workplace are returning to work. These protocols are in accordance with Government guidelines.</p><p>Over the next three years, Veterans UK is undergoing a £30 million transformation and modernisation programme to digitise its pension and compensation schemes and to drive innovation and modernisation, including the development of self-serve systems for claimants. This transformation will enable staff to access the required information and work remotely without the need for hard copy files.</p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer question first answered 13/05/2020 11:02:57 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
tabling member	4762 label Biography information for Anthony Mangnall

1193615

registered interest
date	06/05/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Veterans: Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what support his Department provides to veterans that are waiting for pension decisions during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Totnes
tabling member printed	Anthony Mangnall
uin	44039
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2020 answer text <p>The Veterans UK website has been recently updated to make it easier and clearer for claimants to seek the help and assistance they require. Welfare Managers continue to provide advice, information and support to their respective client groups, in response to contact and referrals, utilising telephone calls, emails and Skype. Face-to-face visits are organised only where it is absolutely necessary to do so. Welfare Managers are proactively keeping in touch with known vulnerable veterans to offer support and reassurance and are working closely with local and national business partners in the 3rd sector and statutory providers of services, to ensure those in need of additional support are linked into services that they may require.</p><p>Where terminally ill veterans or those suffering particular hardship are identified, Veterans UK has in place a small team which is able to safely access the office to take action on urgent cases where the case evidence needed to do so is available.</p><p>In addition, the Veterans' Gateway, a 24-hour point of contact for veterans' support, launched a new app enabling any ex-Service personnel in need of support to get help using a smartphone or tablet. The new app, funded by the Ministry of Defence and the Armed Forces Covenant Trust Fund, helps veterans find organisations within their local area to help with issues such as finances, housing, employment, relationship, physical and mental health. The directory, which is intuitive and easy to use, groups all NHS facilities across the country, and over 2,000 charitable organisations, allowing veterans and their families to access local support quickly and easily.</p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer question first answered 13/05/2020 11:04:36 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
tabling member	4762 label Biography information for Anthony Mangnall

1193662

registered interest
date	06/05/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Rifles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Lee Enfield No.8 small bore target rifles his Department has destroyed in the last five years; and whether his Department plans to destroy any more of those rifles.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	43845
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2020 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) Warehouse Management System records that twelve Lee Enfield No.8 small bore target rifles were destroyed in the last five years. The MOD is examining possible disposal options for the remaining rifles, although no decisions have yet been made.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 12/05/2020 16:23:57 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1193747

registered interest
date	06/05/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Type 45 Destroyers: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost of the Type 45 Upkeep 2020 programme was (a) in total and (b) by sub-system (i) Sampson upgrade, (ii) LRR upgrade, and (iii) PIP project.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	43846
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2020 answer text <p>The total overall cost of the Type 45 Destroyer Upkeep programme in Financial Year 2019-20 was approximately £38.5 million. There were no upgrades to either the Sampson or Long Range Radar systems. However, the cost of planned routine overhaul of these systems amounted to some £400,000.</p><p> </p><p>The Power Improvement Project is not part of the Upkeep programme, but expenditure on the project during Financial Year 2019-20 amounted to some £11.6 million.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 12/05/2020 14:31:31 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones