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156211

registered interest
date	18/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Decorations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, to whom honours for courage and gallantry have been posthumously awarded since 1984; and when (a) the incident to which each award relates occurred and (b) each such honour was granted.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	215024
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2014 answer text <p>Information on recipients of posthumous and gallantry awards is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 24/11/2014 17:11:00 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

156217

registered interest
date	18/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Film
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department's policy is on providing support or assistance for film or television projects.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	215025
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2014 answer text <p>The Ministry Of Defence (MOD) can provide support to film or television projects on a case by case basis. Each proposal is considered as to whether: the subject is a Defence communications priority; our Duty of Care to personnel and their personal security; operational security; the likely communications effect of participation or non-participation and the return on investment of Defence resources; and wider consequential relationships, including with other Government Departments and allies. The MOD can also assist film and programme makers under its income-generation scheme, whereby spare capacity is offered on a commercial payment basis in accordance with Treasury rules.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 21/11/2014 14:05:52 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

147467

registered interest
date	10/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Libya
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much the Government charged the government of Libya for training Libyan forces; and how much of that amount has been received.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	214166
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2014 answer text <p>The additional costs of the recent training programme for Libyan Armed Forces personnel is given in the attached table:</p><p> </p><p>The Libyan government has agreed to reimburse the Ministry of Defence for these costs. They have already paid £2.5 million, and we will continue to negotiate with them over paying the balance.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, small numbers of Libyan Armed Forces have been trained in UK staff colleges over the last three years and in Libya by the Defence Advisory Team. These activities cost approximately £0.5 million in financial year (FY) 2012-13 and approximately £1.7 million in FY 2013-14. The forecast for this activity in FY 2014-15 is £0.2 million.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois grouped question UIN 213247 213248 213336 213337 213404 213854 question first answered 21/11/2014 11:01:31 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois attachment 1 file name 213404 - Costs to UK for Training of Libyan Service Personnel.doc title Costs to UK of Training Libyan Service Personnel previous answer version 28361 answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

99718

registered interest
date	17/10/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Veterans: Visual Impairment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the number of veterans who have left the armed forces with visual impairment injuries in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	210998
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2014 answer text <p>Between 1 April 2004 and 31 March 2014, a total of 34 UK Regular Service personnel were medically discharged with a principal or contributory cause of an eye injury and a vision impairment. An additional 160 personnel were medically discharged with a principal or contributory cause of an eye injury or vision impairment.</p><p> </p><p>The attached table details the number of UK Regular Service personnel medically discharged with a principal or contributory condition of visual impairment injuries or disorders during the period 1 April 2004 and 31 March 2014.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 18/11/2014 17:35:51 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry attachment 1 file name HOC 210998 UK Regular personnel medically discharged.doc title UK Regular Service personnel medically discharged previous answer version 23791 answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

93144

registered interest
date	14/10/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Decorations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the policy on keeping the documentation of failed citations for military honours was last changed; and what the reasons were for that change.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	210594
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2014 answer text <p>It has for many years been the Department's protocol that unsuccessful citations are not retained. It is not possible to ascertain whether, and if so when and under what circumstances, that protocol was last changed.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 20/10/2014 15:53:18 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry previous answer version 22781 answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

91401

registered interest
date	10/09/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Veterans: Homelessness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the number of veterans who were homeless in each year since May 2010.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	208984
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) does not hold this information.<br><br>We attach considerable importance to minimising the risk of Service personnel becoming homeless on leaving the Armed Forces, and go to considerable lengths to prevent this, for example through the provision of targeted housing advice during resettlement and, since April of this year, the Forces Help to Buy scheme. <br><br>To date, the MOD has committed over £1.3 million of the £35 million LIBOR fines in support of homeless and vulnerable veterans, and hopes to announce further funding in support of homeless hostels, drawing on the £40 million Veterans Accommodation Fund.<br><br>For further information on this and the support available to veterans, I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 11 December 2013 (Official Report, columns 259-60W) to the hon. member for Colchester (Sir Bob Russell).</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 13/10/2014 16:58:20 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

91259

registered interest
date	09/09/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Reserve Forces: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average time between completing online application forms and successful applicants starting training is for each of the reserve forces.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	208824
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p>The new Maritime Reserves online application facility went live on 4 June this year. They have received more than 280 applications through this route to date but none of the applicants has yet been allocated to training. For the Royal Auxiliary Air Force, the average times are 109 days for Officer applicants and 134 days for other ranks. <br><br>For members of the Army Reserve who enlisted in August 2014, the average length of time between application and enlistment was 251 days. The Army aims to reduce this timescale considerably and has recently made changes to enable applicants to join the Army Reserve as quickly as possible. These include changes to the medical process; increasing capacity at assessment centres; and simplifying and streamlining applications by removing an interview stage for Reserve soldier candidates. It is the Chief of the General Staff's intention that units should have greater control of the process to minimise unnecessary delay.</p> answering member constituency Canterbury answering member printed Mr Julian Brazier question first answered 13/10/2014 15:58:43 answering member 77 label Biography information for Sir Julian Brazier previous answer version 19801 answering member constituency Canterbury answering member printed Mr Julian Brazier answering member 77 label Biography information for Sir Julian Brazier
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

90666

registered interest
date	04/09/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he and Ministers in his Department have had with Ministers in the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills on the proposed reform of apprenticeships; what effect those discussions will have on his Department's projects and the work of their supply chain; and whether officials in his Department sit on programme boards managing the reform.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	208209
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2014 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is pleased to be recognised as the single largest deliverer of apprenticeships in the UK. Apprenticeships are firmly embedded across Armed Forces initial training, with, for example, 95% of Army recruits enrolling in an apprenticeship each year, most of whom complete within two years. The MOD is also the largest deliverer of civilian apprenticeships across Government Departments.</p><p>The Government’s apprenticeship reform programme is aimed at ensuring apprenticeships in England become more rigorous and more responsive to the needs of employers. MOD officials do not sit on the programme boards, and this programme has not been the subject of Ministerial discussions between MOD and the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS). However, I can confirm that senior MOD officials are fully engaged with their BIS counterparts as we look to influence the implementation of this reform and to develop MOD policy in support of it.</p><p>It is in the MOD’s interests to ensure its supply chain contains personnel with the skills required to support defence interests. To that end the MOD seeks to reflect wider supply chain training requirements through bodies such as the Defence Growth Partnership (DGP).</p><p>MOD officials are engaged with BIS on the development of new Trailblazer apprenticeships to meet MOD and wider defence industry needs. In the context of the Aerospace Trailblazer Group the RAF has collaborated with major employers such as BAE and Airbus to produce apprenticeship standards for the manufacture of aircraft. Another example is the Supply Chain and Logistics Operations Trailblazer. This is divided into four main areas; Warehouse Operations, Specialist Driving, Specialist Operative and Port Operations. The MOD is represented on the committees responsible for the development of standards for each of these main areas.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 11/09/2014 15:09:24 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

66021

registered interest
date	07/07/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Cadets
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 25 June 2014, Official Report, column 221W, on Combined Cadet Force, if he will make an assessment of the effect of recruitment to existing community-based cadet forces.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	204145
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The community cadet forces and Combined Cadet Forces (CCFs) deliver different but complementary elements of the Ministry of Defence's youth engagement strategy. <br><br>Where the establishment of a new CCF unit under the Cadet Expansion Programme is proposed, there is an approval process involving the single Service cadet organisations and consideration is given on a case by case basis of any possible adverse affect on local community cadet force units.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 10/07/2014 13:50:59 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

65430

registered interest
date	02/07/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Combined Cadet Force
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to change funding for existing Combined Cadet Force detachments and to communicate those changes to schools.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	203660
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 25 June 2014 (Official Report, column 221W) to the hon. Member for North Wiltshire (Mr Gray).</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 07/07/2014 16:55:34 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry attachment 1 file name 20140625 Hansard extract on Cadets Mr Gray.doc title 20140625 Hansard extract on Cadets
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis