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1131788

	registered interest
	date	12/06/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to respond to the letter of 4 April 2019 from the hon. Member for Glasgow Central on behalf of veterans in Scotland.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
	tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
	uin	263889
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2019 answer text <p>The Rt Hon the Earl Howe responded to the hon. Member on 7 May 2019. A copy of the letter has been emailed to the hon. Member.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 17/06/2019 15:51:56 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

1137481

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Veterans UK: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the funding available to Veterans UK.
	tabling member constituency	Islwyn
	tabling member printed	Chris Evans
	uin	274507
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2019 answer text <p>Funding for Veterans UK is allocated through Defence Business Services (part of the Ministry of Defence) according to annual bids based on business forecast demand. Funding for additional in-year demand or business requirements may be made as required during the financial year.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 16/07/2019 15:18:48 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	4040 label Biography information for Chris Evans

1137482

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces Independence Payment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the armed forces independence payment in providing financial support to veterans.
	tabling member constituency	Islwyn
	tabling member printed	Chris Evans
	uin	274508
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) keeps all aspects of the support provided to injured Service personnel under continual review to ensure that the provision remains fit for purpose; this includes the Armed Forces Independence Payment (AFIP) which the MOD introduced in 2013, in conjunction with the Department for Work and Pensions, to simplify the financial support available for members of the Armed Forces who have been seriously injured as a result of Service since 6 April 2005. The AFIP provides eligible recipients with on-going payments to help with the additional costs associated with their injuries. Service personnel and veterans who are entitled to a Guaranteed Income Payment of 50% or higher through the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme are eligible for AFIP, which is tax-free and paid for life with no review. In addition to continual internal review, the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme (including AFIP) is subject to a formal quinquennial review, last conducted in 2017: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-armed-forces-compensation-scheme-quinquennial-review</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 16/07/2019 15:17:31 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	4040 label Biography information for Chris Evans

1137483

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	War Pensions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the war pensions scheme for injured veterans.
	tabling member constituency	Islwyn
	tabling member printed	Chris Evans
	uin	274509
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2019 answer text <p>The War Pension Scheme (WPS) is kept under continual review to ensure that the scheme is fit for purpose. War Pensions payments and associated allowances are uprated annually to protect against rising prices. In April 2019, rates for Financial Year 2019-20 increased by 2.4% in line with the September 2018 Consumer Price Index.</p><p>It remains the case that any veteran who believes they have suffered ill-health or injury due to service in the Armed Forces before 6 April 2005 is eligible to claim no-fault compensation under the WPS, which has no time limits and with the benefit of reasonable doubt always given to the claimant.</p><p>Decisions are medically certified and follow consideration of service and medical evidence and carry full rights of appeal to an independent tribunal. Where the evidence supports a causal link to service, entitlement will be given.</p><p>The WPS also includes dependant benefits, which can be substantial over a period of time.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 16/07/2019 15:18:17 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	4040 label Biography information for Chris Evans

1131765

	registered interest
	date	12/06/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Statistics
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on how many occasions her Department has received representations from the UK Statistics Authority on her Department's presentation and use of statistics in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	263736
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2019 answer text <p>Details on the UK Statistics Authority's interventions are published in the correspondence[1], publications[2], and issues log[3] sections of their website since 2010.</p><p>The Authority's Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) also carry out regular assessments and systemic reviews, details of which can also be found on the Authority's website[4].</p><p>In September 2018, the Authority published the first annual summary of its interventions for the financial year 2017-18[5]. The report for 2018-19 will be published in the autumn.</p><p>[1] https://www.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/correspondence-list/</p><p>[2] https://www.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/publications-list/</p><p>[3] https://www.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/reports-and-correspondence/issues-log/</p><p>[4] https://www.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/osr/</p><p>[5] https://www.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/publication/annual-casework-review-20172018/</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 17/06/2019 15:51:23 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1132783

	registered interest
	date	18/06/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Veterans: Prosthetics
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment she has made of the accuracy of recent reports that veterans participating in the osseointegration surgical pilot are not able to access treatment at DMRC Stanford Hall for rehabilitation purposes; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	266138
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2019 answer text <p>No veterans participating in the osseointegration surgical pilot, that was announced by the Government in November 2015, have been refused rehabilitation treatment at Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre Stanford Hall.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 20/06/2019 16:16:42 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1132785

	registered interest
	date	18/06/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Veterans: Prosthetics
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many veterans participating in the osseointegration surgical pilot have received treatment at DMRC Stanford Hall since that establishment opened; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	266140
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2019 answer text <p>Since Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre Stanford Hall opened in autumn 2018 fewer than five veterans have either received in-patient or out-patient rehabilitation following their osseointegration procedure.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 20/06/2019 16:15:50 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1134805

	registered interest
	date	26/06/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Pensions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if her Department will review the right to preserved pensions for members of the armed forces who retired before the introduction of the armed forces pension scheme 1975.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	269737
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2019 answer text <p>Before April 1975, there was no legal requirement for a pension scheme to preserve pension rights for those who left service before reaching the normal retirement age.</p><p>The issue of pre-1975 pensions does not just affect the Armed Forces but is common to all other public service schemes in existence prior to the Social Security Act 1973.</p><p>It has been the policy of successive Governments not to make retrospective changes to pension schemes.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 03/07/2019 14:36:08 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1131374

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Empty Property
	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 15 May 2019 to Question 252480, if he will publish the name and location of each of the 47 sites which are empty and being disposed of by his Department.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	263028
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2019 answer text <p>A copy of the list showing the names and locations of the 47 sites which are empty and being disposed of by the Ministry of Defence is attached.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 19/06/2019 15:14:20 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood attachment 1 file name Vacant Site List_F.xlsx title MOD sites by location being disposed off or empty
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1136033

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Credit Unions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if her department offers employees a payroll deduction service to enable staff to join a credit union; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	271346
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2019 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to him by my right hon. Friend, the then Minister for Defence Personnel, Welfare and Veterans (Mark Lancaster) on 11 January 2017 to Question 58448.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 04/07/2019 15:17:02 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood attachment 1 file name 20170111_58448_MOD_Credit_Unions.docx title 58448 - MOD Credit Unions
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas