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1282169

registered interest
date	01/02/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Unemployment: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on taking steps to work together to help tackle youth unemployment.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	911613
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2021 answer text <p>Defence has a close relationship with the Department for Work and Pensions. Initiatives include the Armed Forces Employability Pathway Scheme, contributing to Job Centre Plus resources in support of Work Coaches and their clients, and Job Centre Plus support for online Armed Forces workshops. The Armed Forces continue to offer young people world class training through highly respected Apprenticeship schemes and a uniquely challenging and constructive career.</p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer question first answered 01/02/2021 16:37:55 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1282170

registered interest
date	01/02/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Integrated Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	When he plans to publish the Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
uin	911618
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2021 answer text <p>My right hon. Friend, the Prime Minister, expects to be able to publish the Review’s conclusions in the spring.</p><p> </p><p>In relation to the Defence elements of the Review in particular, I can tell the House that I intend to set out further details of our plans in the weeks after the Integrated Review’s publication.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 01/02/2021 16:39:39 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

1282171

registered interest
date	01/02/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment his Department has made of the potential effect on employment of the defence settlement.
tabling member constituency	Harrogate and Knaresborough
tabling member printed	Andrew Jones
uin	911619
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2021 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence already supports over 390,000 jobs in the UK and in 2019, the UK won £11billion worth of export orders. The multi-year defence settlement will protect this important contribution and build on it by investing in cutting edge capabilities, research and development.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 01/02/2021 16:40:12 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones

1282172

registered interest
date	01/02/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Addictions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of drug and alcohol addiction support services for (a) serving armed forces personnel and (b) veterans.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	911632
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2021 answer text <p>Drug and alcohol abuse is incompatible with the standards we expect of those who Serve in the Armed Forces. For those Serving Personnel needing help to overcome addiction, treatment is provided via the Defence Medical Establishment. Veterans’ healthcare, including treatment for drug and alcohol dependency, is the responsibility of the NHS in England and the Devolved Administrations.</p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer question first answered 01/02/2021 16:38:29 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1282173

registered interest
date	01/02/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Veterans: Civil Proceedings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What progress is being made with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland on bringing forward legacy legislation on tackling vexatious claims against veterans who have served in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	Carla Lockhart
uin	911634
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2021 answer text <p>This Government is committed to bringing an end to vexatious claims against the Armed Forces. We have introduced the Overseas Operations Bill to reduce the uncertainty faced by our Service personnel and veterans in relation to historical allegations and claims arising from overseas operations. We have also been clear that we will bring forward separate legislation to address the legacy of the past in Northern Ireland - including delivering on our commitment to Northern Ireland veterans - as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer question first answered 01/02/2021 16:39:02 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
tabling member	4857 label Biography information for Carla Lockhart

1282174

registered interest
date	01/02/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Climate Change
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment he has made of the effect of the international climate emergency on UK defence preparedness.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff North
tabling member printed	Anna McMorrin
uin	911639
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2021 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence recognises that climate change is already having an impact on Defence. A review is ongoing to assess the wider implications and to identify actions needed to enable defence to operate at full potential in an increasingly challenging security and physical environment.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 01/02/2021 16:37:29 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4632 label Biography information for Anna McMorrin

1282033

registered interest
date	29/01/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether there any ongoing investigations regarding maltreatment of recruits at any of the army training centres that host under-18s.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	145796
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2021 answer text <p>The recruitment of under 18 year olds by the Army meets all legal obligations. Both recruits and instructors are empowered to raise concerns where the maltreatment of an individual is suspected. There are a number of routes of investigations that can be undertaken, these usually interlink and can be captured multiple times when incidents involve more than one individual.</p><p> </p><p>The table below provides the total number of ongoing investigations at Army Training Centres that host under 18’s, but does not show the number of investigations involving under 18’s rather the whole establishment irrespective of the age of those involved.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Type of Investigation</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RMP Investigation</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Service Complaint</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Discipline/Admin Action Service Requests</p></td><td><p>80</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Notes/Caveats</p><ol><li>This data has been provided from a single service source rather than official statistics produced by Defence Statistics as they do not collate this information.</li><li>There can be multiple service requests relating to one incident (i.e. one incident may involve two or more perpetrators).</li><li>Investigation data includes reports of maltreatment by both other recruits and instructors, and other disciplinary matters.</li><li>Figures show incidents at any Army Training Centre that host under-18s. They include incidents involving recruits over and under 18 years of age.</li><li>Royal Military Police (RMP) investigations can run alongside Disciplinary Service Requests. Thus incidents in row one may also appear in the figure in row three. The table includes RMP investigations for offences such as Battery, Fighting, Disgraceful Act, Conduct Prejudicial to Good Order, Harassment, actual bodily harm (ABH).</li><li>Discipline/Service requests will remain open/ongoing until the conclusion of any Court Martial, Summary hearing or Admin Action. This could be several months following the conclusion of an RMP investigation.</li><li>Discipline/Admin Action Service Requests shown in this table reflect all open/ongoing JPA Discipline Service Law and Warning and Sanction Service Requests, looking at allegations of violence, bullying or other maltreatment/mistreatment towards Junior Soldiers, recruits or trainees.</li><li>Service Complaints can be made by all Serving or former members of the UK armed forces if they feel they have been wronged on a matter that arises when they are subject to service law.</li><li>“-” denotes zero or rounded to zero.</li><li>Figures have been rounded to 10 for presentational purposes. numbers ending in &quot;5&quot; have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent systematic bias.</li></ol> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 03/02/2021 16:11:22 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1281589

registered interest
date	28/01/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Veterans: Medical Records
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many veterans were provided with a summary of their medical records when they left the armed forces in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	145114
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2021 answer text <p>Primary Care Support England (PCSE) provide support services to primary care contractors on behalf of NHS England and NHS Improvement. When someone leaves the Armed Forces, a summary of their Service medical records (the FMed133) is provided by the Defence Medical Services (DMS) to PCSE. When the individual then registers with an NHS GP in the UK, the FMed133 is automatically provided directly to their new GP practice in England, or to the relevant Home Nation.</p><p>While it is not possible to provide data for each of the last five years, PCSE estimate that in this period they received approximately 31,000 FMed133 forms from the DMS. PCSE has recently made changes to ensure these forms can be tracked and reported on in more detail in future.</p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer question first answered 03/02/2021 09:53:33 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1281590

registered interest
date	28/01/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Annington Homes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent estimate he has made of the number of military homes owned by Annington Homes that are awaiting repairs.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	145115
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2021 answer text <p>As of 29 January 2021, 9,861 occupied Annington Homes properties in England and Wales were awaiting reported response repair action.</p><p> </p><p>Properties will be attended to in line with the contractual timeframes for repairs once categorised as Emergency, Critical, Urgent or Routine. The number of outstanding repairs per category is shown in the following table.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Repair Category</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Volume </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Emergency</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Critical</p></td><td><p>34</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Urgent</p></td><td><p>1,451</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Routine</p></td><td><p>8,375</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>9,861</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>In December 2020, 95.38% of all repairs reported were responded to within their required timeframes; this exceeded the required performance target.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Defence provides a prioritised response repair service for all Service Family Accommodation in the UK. Seasonal variation normally results in a repair spike during the winter months. This results from factors such as inclement weather causing issues to property and a higher rate of heating faults being reported.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 02/02/2021 17:04:57 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1281591

registered interest
date	28/01/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Annington Homes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 22 June 2020 to Question 60855 on Annington Homes, what progress has been made on resolving the issue of rent payable for the lease of the service family accommodation estate.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	145116
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2021 answer text <p>This matter is currently subject to a formal arbitration process chaired by Lord Neuberger. An initial determination on the first sites selected for arbitration was received in September 2020 with the next batch subject to Arbitration hearings during February 2021. The Ministry of Defence expect to have determination on all sites by autumn 2021.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 02/02/2021 10:29:20 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan