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1252728

	registered interest
	date	17/11/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Charities
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will provide additional financial support for armed forces charities during the (a) autumn 2020 and covid-19 lockdown and (b) regional covid-19 restrictions.
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	uin	116426
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2020 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">On current plans, the three 17 Squadron UK F35-B Lightning aircraft, based at Edwards Air Force Base in California, will remain in the USA to conduct Test and Evaluation (T&amp;E) during the F35 Follow-on Modernisation (FoM) phase.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">They continue to deliver the rapid design, integration and flight test of critical operational and safety technology modernisation.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">As such, the 17 Squadron mission will continue to provide a critical contribution to the rapid development of Lightning capabilities, delivering significant operational benefits.</del><ins class="ministerial">The Government has been proactive in providing support to the charity sector in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Ministry of Defence (MOD) and the Office for Veterans’ Affairs (OVA) in the Cabinet Office have played a leading role in this effort by providing £6 million in funding for the Armed Forces community, through the COVID Impact Fund. The MOD and OVA work in partnership with Service charities to deliver support where needed and for the most vulnerable and have been working closely with them throughout the pandemic to ensure the important help and support they provide remains available to veterans.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Government has pledged £750 million to ensure voluntary community and social enterprise organisations can continue their vital work supporting the country during the coronavirus outbreak including £200 million for the Coronavirus Community Support Fund, along with an additional £150 million from dormant bank and building society accounts. This fund also includes £60 million for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to support thousands of charities on the frontline helping people affected by COVID-19. Other pre-existing funding streams are available to Armed Forces charities, including through the Armed Forces Covenant Fund, to which the Government provides £10 million annually. The Trust runs frequent and regularly updated funding streams for the Armed Forces Community for projects across the UK.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Charities also have access to other support packages made available by HM Treasury, including the Business Loan Interruption scheme and the Coronavirus Job Retention scheme. An overview of Government financial support for voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations is available here: <a href="https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fguidance%2Ffinancial-support-for-voluntary-community-and-social-enterprise-vcse-organisations-to-respond-to-coronavirus-covid-19&amp;data=04%7C01%7CMatthew.Aves243%40mod.gov.uk%7Cfbf1e95ecc93403460fa08d88ca6dc6d%7Cbe7760ed5953484bae95d0a16dfa09e5%7C0%7C0%7C637413995578811932%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=YbUNMYFBTO5keqIdTaDke6ZqiJ%2B7fIA%2FzlWVVaDEq0A%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/financial-support-for-voluntary-community-and-social-enterprise-vcse-organisations-to-respond-to-coronavirus-covid-19</a>. </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Government continues to monitor the financial health of charities and regularly meets with charities and their representative bodies to ensure that their views are heard and understood.</ins></p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 23/11/2020 14:07:19 question first ministerially corrected 24/11/2020 16:26:51 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin previous answer version 63200 answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

1196416

	registered interest
	date	18/05/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Charities
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish his Department’s plan to support armed forces charities during the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	uin	48313
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2020 answer text <p>Armed Forces charities play a significant role in supporting our serving personnel, veterans and their families, no more so than at this time. That is why I announced a £6 Million COVID-19 Impact Fund for the Armed Forces Charity Sector on 12 May 2020 (Official Report: Column 127). This Fund is being administered by the Armed Forces Covenant Trust Fund, on behalf of the Ministry of Defence and the Office for Veterans' Affairs within the Cabinet Office. Applications to it are now open with decisions on awards expected to be made on 15 June 2020.</p><p>Details on how to apply to the fund and the full eligibility criteria can be found on the Armed Forces Covenant Trust Fund website:</p><p>https://covenantfund.org.uk/2020/05/12/emergency-funding-for-frontline-armed-forces-charities-working-with-armed-forces-communities/.</p><p>In addition, Armed Forces charities are also able to apply to the £370 Million National Lottery Community Fund announced by the Chancellor on 8 April 2020 and utilise other COVID-19 financial support mechanisms including the Job Retention (Furlough) Scheme.</p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer grouped question UIN 48314 question first answered 21/05/2020 17:11:37 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

1196417

	registered interest
	date	18/05/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Charities
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when armed forces charities will receive Government funding during the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	uin	48314
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2020 answer text <p>Armed Forces charities play a significant role in supporting our serving personnel, veterans and their families, no more so than at this time. That is why I announced a £6 Million COVID-19 Impact Fund for the Armed Forces Charity Sector on 12 May 2020 (Official Report: Column 127). This Fund is being administered by the Armed Forces Covenant Trust Fund, on behalf of the Ministry of Defence and the Office for Veterans' Affairs within the Cabinet Office. Applications to it are now open with decisions on awards expected to be made on 15 June 2020.</p><p>Details on how to apply to the fund and the full eligibility criteria can be found on the Armed Forces Covenant Trust Fund website:</p><p>https://covenantfund.org.uk/2020/05/12/emergency-funding-for-frontline-armed-forces-charities-working-with-armed-forces-communities/.</p><p>In addition, Armed Forces charities are also able to apply to the £370 Million National Lottery Community Fund announced by the Chancellor on 8 April 2020 and utilise other COVID-19 financial support mechanisms including the Job Retention (Furlough) Scheme.</p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer grouped question UIN 48313 question first answered 21/05/2020 17:11:37 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

1254493

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Charities
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to Answer of 23 November 2020 to Question 116426 on Armed Forces: Charities, if he will correct his answer to that Question.
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	uin	119192
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2020 answer text <p>The correct response to the hon. Member's Question (116426) was submitted on 24 November 2020.</p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer question first answered 25/11/2020 08:23:36 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

1538874

	registered interest
	date	02/11/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Charities
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what financial support his Department is providing to service charities to help them assist Forces communities through the cost of living crisis.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	77293
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2022 answer text <p>Support for veterans is provided by a number of Government Departments and is overseen by the Office for Veterans’ Affairs (OVA) within the Cabinet Office. The OVA is working with other Government Departments that provide support to veterans and is engaged with the service charity sector to understand how the veterans’ community may be impacted, including in the forthcoming Veterans Survey, and in a recent Cobseo-led survey specifically relating to the cost of living.</p><p> </p><p>The Government provides support to the Armed Forces Community through the £10 million per annum Covenant Fund. The Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust distributes this funding to charities and community interest companies across the United Kingdom. Current funds, such as the Reaching and Supporting Armed Forces Communities programme, provide vital support to those who need it most.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to supporting all households, including serving personnel and veterans, with the current costs of living. Defence has implemented the independent Armed Forces’ Pay Review Body’s 2022 pay award recommendations in full, including a pay uplift of 3.75% for all Service Personnel up to and including 1-star rank; frozen the daily food charge for our Armed Forces personnel; capped subsidised accommodation charge increases to one per cent; increased Get You Home and Home to Duty rates by 7 per cent; ensured that the council tax rebate reaches those in military accommodation, and is saving military families up to £3,000 per child per year by extending the availability of free wraparound childcare.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition, my officials at Veterans UK will process Winter Fuel Payments for eligible veterans whose only government-paid income is from a War Disablement Pension. Through its Veterans Welfare Service, Veterans UK provides one-to-one welfare support and advice to veterans or anyone supporting a veteran, their families and dependants.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 09/11/2022 17:23:16 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1551130

	registered interest
	date	13/12/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Charities
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what services his Department procured from armed forces charities in (a) 2020, (b) 2021 and (c) 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Luton South
	tabling member printed	Rachel Hopkins
	uin	109762
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2022 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 109763 question first answered 19/12/2022 17:48:35 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4873 label Biography information for Rachel Hopkins

1551131

	registered interest
	date	13/12/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Charities
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what was the value of services his Department procured from armed forces charities was in (a) 2020, (b) 2021 and (c) 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Luton South
	tabling member printed	Rachel Hopkins
	uin	109763
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2022 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 109762 question first answered 19/12/2022 17:48:35 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4873 label Biography information for Rachel Hopkins