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416230

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date	04/09/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army: Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether army apprenticeships at Level 2 require students to study towards Level 2 qualifications in English and mathematics.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	8862
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2015 answer text <p>The Army is compliant with the Government policy requiring apprenticeships to offer learners training to Level 2 English and mathematics where that level has not already been achieved. Soldiers enrolled onto a Level 2 apprenticeship are expected to study towards Level 2 English and mathematics if they have already achieved English and mathematics at Level 1. When a soldier being enrolled on a Level 2 apprenticeship does not have any prior attainment in functional skills, they will be assessed on enrolment and will study English and mathematics at Level 1 or Level 2 depending upon an assessment of their current skill.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 10/09/2015 16:20:09 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

416231

registered interest
date	04/09/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many soldiers who enlisted in the army aged (a) under 18 and (b) 18 years and above dropped out before completing Phase Two training in each of the last five financial years.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	8863
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2015 answer text <p>The number of soldiers enlisting within the last five financial years who have since left the Army on voluntary or compulsory grounds before completion of their Phase Two training is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Regular Soldier Outflow</p><p>(by year of enlistment)</p></td><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>2014-15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Under 18</p></td><td><p>660</p></td><td><p>870</p></td><td><p>560</p></td><td><p>420</p></td><td><p>300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>18 and over</p></td><td><p>1,480</p></td><td><p>2,040</p></td><td><p>1,660</p></td><td><p>950</p></td><td><p>1,060</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Personnel may leave the Army for a number of reasons, including medical and fitness factors, disciplinary reasons, or voluntary withdrawal. Those who enlist under 18 years of age have a statutory right to discharge from the Armed Forces within six months if they feel they are unsuited to Service life.</p><p> </p><p>Some personnel who enlisted in the periods in question are still undertaking Phase Two training so totals for later years are not yet complete.</p><p> </p><p>The figures in the table exclude Gurkhas, Royal Gibraltar Regiment, Military Provost Guard Service, Full Time Reserve Service, Mobilised Reserves, Army Reserve and all other Reserves.</p><p> </p><p>Figures have been rounded to 10.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 10/09/2015 16:24:51 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

416232

registered interest
date	04/09/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army: Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether army apprenticeships at Level 3 require students to have achieved Level 2 qualifications in (a) English and (b) mathematics in order to complete the Level 3 apprenticeship.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	8797
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2015 answer text <p>All soldiers undertaking a Level 3 Apprenticeship must achieve Level 2 functional skills in English and mathematics during the apprenticeship programme or must demonstrate that they have achieved a valid equivalent Level 2 qualification, such as a GCSE at grade A-C, before enrolment.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 09/09/2015 16:12:30 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

416233

registered interest
date	04/09/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Education
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 7 July 2015 to Question 4788, why figures pertaining to the number of army and RAF visits to schools in the academic years from 2012 to 2015 are lower than figures for earlier years provided during the last Parliament by his Department; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	8831
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2015 answer text <p>The overall number of visits is dependent on a range of factors including the approach of the Army and RAF to engaging young people.</p><p>For the Army in particular, a more focused approach to engagement through the Army in Education programme may also have contributed to this reduction.</p><p>In addition, from 2012 to 2015 the RAF operated a system that sought to connect with pupils mainly through social media and marketing. This has changed and the emphasis is now on a return to personal contact and enhanced schools visits through the RAF 'Skills for Life' curriculum-based programme and its Schools Engagement Plan.</p><p>The Armed Forces will only ever visit a school by invitation from a teacher to support school activities.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 10/09/2015 16:29:06 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

416235

registered interest
date	04/09/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average time soldiers remained in the army after enlisting (a) under the age of 18 and (b) 18 or above was in the latest period for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	8796
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2015 answer text <p>Using the latest information available, as at 14 May 2014, the average time that soldiers remained in the Army, who enlisted under the age of 18 is 12 years and two months. Soldiers who enlisted at the age of 18 or above is nine years and three months.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 10/09/2015 16:31:32 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

416236

registered interest
date	04/09/2015
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Palestinians
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many times the Israeli military have opened fire into Gaza since August 2014; and what steps his Department is taking to prevent future such incidents.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	8503
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2015 answer text <p>We are aware of Israeli forces responding to illegal rocket fire from Gaza with 29 strikes since the 26 August 2014 Gaza ceasefire agreement. According to figures from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Israeli forces have opened fire into the Gaza Access Restricted Areas on land and sea on at least 696 occasions since then. Officials from our Embassy in Tel Aviv have raised our concerns over the Israel Defence Force’s use of live fire in Gaza with the Israeli Government. We are continuing to urge the parties to prioritise progress towards reaching a durable solution for Gaza.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 11/09/2015 10:49:30 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

416237

registered interest
date	04/09/2015
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Palestinians
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will estimate the number of Palestinian civilians killed by the Israeli military shooting into Gaza since August 2014; and what steps his Department is taking to prevent such fatalities.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	8504
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2015 answer text According to figures from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, there have been 2 Palestinian civilian fatalities in Gaza since August 2014 as a result of actions by Israeli forces. Officials from our Embassy in Tel Aviv have raised our concerns over the Israel Defence Force’s use of live fire in Gaza with the Israeli Government. We are also continuing to urge the parties to prioritise progress towards reaching a durable solution for Gaza. answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 11/09/2015 10:52:55 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

416238

registered interest
date	04/09/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Education
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 7 July 2015 to Question 4788, for what reasons figures pertaining to the number of RAF visits to schools is no longer collected in a disaggregated format for Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales and England; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	8447
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2015 answer text <p>From financial year 2015-16 the RAF has been collecting data for visits to schools which will identify individual schools by region and country. Prior to this we could not collect disaggregated figures because the information was not recorded in that format. Although further disaggregation was achievable, to do so would have incurred disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 10/09/2015 16:27:18 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

416245

registered interest
date	04/09/2015
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Palestinians
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with counterparts in the EU and elsewhere on the number of incidents of the Israeli military shooting at fishing boats off Gaza and the number of fishermen so killed since August 2014.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	8454
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2015 answer text <p>The UK has not discussed with counterparts in the EU the issue of the number of incidents of the Israeli military shooting at fishing boats off Gaza and the number of fishermen killed since August 2014. However, we have discussed the issue with Israeli contacts and with Palestinian and International Non-Governmental Organisations.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 11/09/2015 10:21:19 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

390913

registered interest
date	17/07/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Postal Services: Compensation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what discussions he has had with representatives of Royal Mail on the adequacy of the postal compensation scheme; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	7762
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>We have had no such discussions. Royal Mail is required by regulation to ensure that it maintains fair and reasonable remedies and redress.</p><p> </p><p>Ofcom, the postal regulator, monitors the effectiveness of compensation arrangements and, if necessary, can direct Royal Mail to modify its Postal Schemes which cover charges and terms and conditions for its universal service products and services.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 24/07/2015 14:20:40 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham