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528001

registered interest
date	20/06/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the out-turn cost was of (a) Army Foundation College, Harrogate and (b) Infantry Training Centre, Catterick in the most recent financial year for which figures are available; and what proportion of that cost was attributable to the army's initial training programme.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	40973
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2016 answer text <p>The out-turn costs attributable to the Army for financial year 2015-16 are as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Unit</p></td><td><p>2015-16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>(£ million)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Army Foundation College</p></td><td><p>62.877</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Infantry Training Centre</p></td><td><p>100.386</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>All of these costs are attributable to the Army’s initial training programme and include military and civilian manpower, as well as running costs.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 29/06/2016 15:10:12 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

528002

registered interest
date	20/06/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Sixth Form College
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of sponsored students at the Defence Sixth Form College, Welback become either officers in the armed forces or employees of his Department after graduating from university.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	40974
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2016 answer text <p>The current proportion of Sponsored students at Welbeck who enter Initial Officer Training (IOT) with one of the three Armed Services, or a career in the Ministry of Defence (MOD), after graduating from university is over 70%.</p><p>The information provided is based on a rolling cycle of figures using the 2007-2009 school entry figures set against the numbers in the same years who passed into IOT with the Armed Services or the MOD. The figures are 74, 71 and 73% respectively. Whilst we have Welbeck entry figures from 2010 onward, the final figures moving on from university are not yet available as not all students have completed their education yet, with most of the 2010 entry completing this year.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 29/06/2016 15:07:37 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

528003

registered interest
date	20/06/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Veterans: Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of early service leavers is in employment (a) six months and (b) one year after discharge.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	40975
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2016 answer text <p>This information is not held in the format requested. Resettlement Provision in the Ministry of Defence is delivered through the Career Transition Partnership (CTP) which was expanded in autumn 2015 to include Early Service Leavers (ESL). We will publish a CTP Official Statistic in January 2017 which will include the six month post-discharge employment outcomes for ESL.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 29/06/2016 15:08:19 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

525730

registered interest
date	15/06/2016
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Assistance Animals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what information his Department holds on the number of (a) assistance dogs that are in service and (b) people who are waiting for assistance dogs; and if he will take steps to ensure that demand for assistance dogs is met.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	40692
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2016 answer text <p>We do not hold any information on either the number of assistance dogs in service or the number of people waiting to receive an assistance dog. Assistance dogs are trained and provided to those that need them, primarily through assistance dog charities. I will shortly be hosting a round table event with assistance dog charities and users, to discuss a variety of issues they have raised.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 27/06/2016 10:53:40 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

522500

registered interest
date	03/06/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Married Quarters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, (a) how many and (b) what proportion of properties in the Married Quarters Estate (i) nationally and (ii) in Greater London are unoccupied; and what rent is paid annually for those properties.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	38976
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2016 answer text <p>As at 6 June 2016, there are 10,187 void properties across the UK, 7,680 of which are owned by Annington Homes Ltd, out of a total stock of 49,699. This gives a proportion of 20.5% of properties void nationally.</p><p>If the 7,680 properties owned by Annington Homes Ltd remained void for the whole year, then the Ministry of Defence (MOD) would pay £32.8 million in maintenance and rent.</p><p>In Greater London (within the M25 corridor), there are 328 void properties out of a total of 2,245, which gives a proportion of 14.6%.</p><p>If the 314 properties owned by Annington Homes Ltd in Greater London remained void for the whole year then the MOD would pay £1.3 million.</p><p>Departmental policy is for 10% of properties to be void, and we will reduce the existing 20% to 10% from a combination of disposals, demolitions, leasing and housing of Service personnel returning from Germany.</p> answering member constituency Canterbury answering member printed Mr Julian Brazier question first answered 08/06/2016 15:06:32 answering member 77 label Biography information for Sir Julian Brazier
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

522501

registered interest
date	03/06/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Air Force: Foreign Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many non-UK airforce personnel were trained by the Royal Air Force in (a) 2014-15 and (b) 2015-16; which countries those personnel were from; what the cost to the RAF of such training was; and whether those costs were reimbursed.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	39271
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2016 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. However, it has been possible to provide a list of countries from which non-UK personnel were trained by the Royal Air Force. The list is attached.</p><p>International Defence Training is an important part of our International Defence Engagement Strategy, which seeks to use our national capabilities to extend the influence of the UK in the world.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 08/06/2016 16:04:41 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt attachment 1 file name List of countries from which non-UK personnel were trained by the RAF.docx title 39271 - Annex A - RAF Training
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

522049

registered interest
date	26/05/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Veterans: Military Decorations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Second World War veterans who have applied through his Department to receive the Légion d'Honneur have not yet received medals.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	38675
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2016 answer text <p>In order to help the French authorities, who are ultimately responsible for the awarding of the Legion d'Honneur, we have developed improved administrative procedures whereby the UK is submitting Legion d'Honneur applications to the French in a steady flow in approximately the order that they were received by the Ministry of Defence.</p><p>Some 3,300 applications were received by the Department between June 2014 and March 2015. After forwarding these to the French authorities, the majority of these veterans have now received their award; exceptions are those where no contact information has been provided. Since April 2015 another 1,500 (approximately) applications have been received, and they are still arriving on a weekly basis. These cases are being processed and sent to the French authorities at the agreed rate of 100 per week.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 06/06/2016 15:21:48 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

522050

registered interest
date	26/05/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Married Quarters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much rent his Department has paid in each financial year on properties within the Married Quarters Estate that have been unoccupied for the majority of the years (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12, (c) 2012-13, (d) 2013-14, (e) 2014-15 and (f) 2015-16.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	38682
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2016 answer text <p>The information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 06/06/2016 15:00:47 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

522051

registered interest
date	26/05/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Married Quarters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many properties within the Married Quarters Estate have been unoccupied for the majority of (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12, (c) 2012-13, (d) 2013-14, (e) 2014-15 and (f) 2015-16.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	38683
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2016 answer text <p>The number of properties within the Married Quarters Estate that have been unoccupied for the majority of the years since 2010-11 are as follows:</p><p> </p><p>2010-11 1,865</p><p>2011-12 14,168</p><p>2012-13 12,240</p><p>2013-14 9,884</p><p>2014-15 8,342</p><p>2015-16 7,675</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 06/06/2016 15:09:50 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

522052

registered interest
date	26/05/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Married Quarters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has spent on dilapidation payments in respect of properties within the Married Quarters Estate in the years (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12, (c) 2012-13, (d) 2013-14, (e) 2014-15 and (f) 2015-16.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	38684
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2016 answer text <p>The costs for dilapidations in Service Family Accommodation are as follows:</p><p>2010-2011 £1.4 million</p><p>2011-2012 £8.5 million</p><p>2012-2013 £1.5 million</p><p>2013-2014 £1.6 million</p><p>2014-2015 £2.2 million</p><p>2015-2016 £3.5 million</p><p>Dilapidation payments are paid as properties are handed back from the Ministry of Defence (MOD) to Annington Homes when the MOD no longer requires them. This accounts for the fluctuation in the figures quoted.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 06/06/2016 15:05:43 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell