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1695889

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Warships
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to prevent the mothballing of Royal Navy ships.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
	uin	18592
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2024 answer text <p>The Royal Navy (RN) is allocated resources and tasked at a Departmental level. The RN then generates the Fleet as necessary to meet the readiness profile it has been tasked with and use its people and resources in the most efficient manner.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 22/03/2024 13:37:48 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1351346

	registered interest
	date	18/08/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Voyager Aircraft: Ministers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what hourly rate his Department charges (a) the Cabinet Office and (b) other Government departments for ministerial flights on RAF Voyager ZZ336, Vespina.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
	uin	41191
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2021 answer text <p>The amount charged to the Cabinet Office and other Government Departments for ministerial flights on RAF Voyager ZZ336 vary for each use and do not equate to any set hourly charge. Charging includes the cost of fuel uplift, aerodrome landing handling and parking fees and catering. These costs vary significantly dependent on location and duration of use. These costs are captured by the Ministry of Defence, collated and invoiced to the relevant Department after the completion of the tasking.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 07/09/2021 12:26:21 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1204768

	registered interest
	date	17/06/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Voyager Aircraft
	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 cost of repainting RAF Voyager; and which Department will fund it.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
	uin	60852
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2020 answer text <p>The total forecast cost for completing the repaint of the RAF Voyager VIP aircraft (including related costs) is approximately £900,000. The project will be carried out by Marshall Aerospace Defence Group (MADG) in Cambridge.</p><p> </p><p>The decision to repaint the VIP Voyager - and approval of a design that best projected Global Britain - was taken on a cross-Government basis, to be funded by the Ministry of Defence.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin grouped question UIN 60776 60814 60842 60853 60864 question first answered 22/06/2020 16:23:21 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1204769

	registered interest
	date	17/06/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Voyager Aircraft
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which company he plans to contract to re-paint RAF Voyager.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
	uin	60853
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2020 answer text <p>The total forecast cost for completing the repaint of the RAF Voyager VIP aircraft (including related costs) is approximately £900,000. The project will be carried out by Marshall Aerospace Defence Group (MADG) in Cambridge.</p><p> </p><p>The decision to repaint the VIP Voyager - and approval of a design that best projected Global Britain - was taken on a cross-Government basis, to be funded by the Ministry of Defence.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin grouped question UIN 60776 60814 60842 60852 60864 question first answered 22/06/2020 16:23:21 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1225986

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Veterans: Suicide
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of recording veteran suicide on the ability to track the wellbeing of troops who have served in specific theatres.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
	uin	76111
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2020 answer text <p>The Government takes the welfare of Service personnel and veterans very seriously. Whilst we recognise that suicide affects wider society, not just the Armed Forces, any such death is one too many and a tragedy for all concerned.</p><p> </p><p>Suicide data for veterans of the UK Armed Forces is not currently captured by the Government. However, the Ministry of Defence (MOD), alongside the Office for Veterans Affairs within the Cabinet Office, are working to improve data collection of the veteran community, as envisioned by the ‘<em>Strategy for our Veterans</em>’. While suicide remains a rare event in the UK Armed Forces, a better understanding of suicide in the veteran community has the potential to provide insights into the wellbeing of serving personnel who served in specific theatres.</p><p> </p><p>The MOD has commissioned a new study to investigate causes of death, including suicide, amongst all those who served in the UK Armed Forces between 2001 and 2014, covering combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, encompassing veterans and those still serving:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-study-into-iraq-and-afghanistan-veterans-launched" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-study-into-iraq-and-afghanistan-veterans-launched</a>. MOD officials are continuing to work with colleagues in NHS Digital, the Health Research Authority and National Records Scotland and are hopeful that the initial report will be published later this year. In 2019 the then Secretary of State for Defence directed that this study be extended to include all veterans who served after 2014, now and into the future. The MOD will, therefore, be able to track the impact of future deployments on the health of Service personnel both whilst serving and as veterans:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/defence-secretary-calls-for-veteran-led-support-to-be-at-the-heart-of-mental-health-services" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/defence-secretary-calls-for-veteran-led-support-to-be-at-the-heart-of-mental-health-services</a></p><p> </p><p>The MOD also publishes studies on the causes of death, including suicide, of veterans from the 1982 Falklands war: (<a href="https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistics%2Fcauses-of-deaths-among-the-uk-armed-forces-veterans-of-the-1982-falklands-campaign&amp;data=02%7C01%7CMatthew.Aves243%40mod.gov.uk%7C2665b395cc4e4b73ca2608d82c9ef018%7Cbe7760ed5953484bae95d0a16dfa09e5%7C0%7C0%7C637308408421117815&amp;sdata=x543IaQwBjBoaDS4E0Ax6TQ4Y8EKHTbjw0%2Bnoh7G2XM%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/causes-of-deaths-among-the-uk-armed-forces-veterans-of-the-1982-falklands-campaign</a>) and from the 1990/91 Gulf war: (<a href="https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistics%2Fcauses-of-deaths-that-occurred-among-the-uk-veterans-of-the-199091-gulf-conflict&amp;data=02%7C01%7CMatthew.Aves243%40mod.gov.uk%7C2665b395cc4e4b73ca2608d82c9ef018%7Cbe7760ed5953484bae95d0a16dfa09e5%7C0%7C0%7C637308408421127771&amp;sdata=AvmyZRZEvY%2FSq1%2BkXQ%2BLG4YN2N6J3GrTQyDp8%2Bv7q6g%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/causes-of-deaths-that-occurred-among-the-uk-veterans-of-the-199091-gulf-conflict</a>). Both studies show that the suicide rates amongst veterans were lower than comparative rates in the civilian population.</p><p> </p><p>Annual statistics on suicides among the UK Regular Armed Forces are published at the following link: <a href="https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fcollections%2Fuk-armed-forces-suicide-and-open-verdict-deaths-index&amp;data=02%7C01%7CMatthew.Aves243%40mod.gov.uk%7C2665b395cc4e4b73ca2608d82c9ef018%7Cbe7760ed5953484bae95d0a16dfa09e5%7C0%7C0%7C637308408421127771&amp;sdata=daV3ZLDh0U6h8Vjbp1q7y1DMFsdTRROF990qlDRZDyo%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/uk-armed-forces-suicide-and-open-verdict-deaths-index</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer question first answered 24/07/2020 14:07:21 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1148854

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Veterans: Railways
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending the eligibility criteria for the HM Forces Railcard to include armed forces veterans.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
	uin	320
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government recognises the commitment which the Armed Forces Community has made to our country and will continue to strive to look after their best interests. There are eight available national railcards, including the Disabled Person Railcard and 26-30 Railcard, which veterans are eligible to apply for if they meet the relevant criteria. All of them offer discounted travel. Transport for London also offers free or discounted travel for veterans in receipt of ongoing payments under the War Pensions Scheme and those who receive Guaranteed Income Payments under the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme.</p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer grouped question UIN 321 question first answered 22/10/2019 15:12:53 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1148855

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Veterans: Railways
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the merits of introducing a separate railcard for those veterans who do not qualify for existing railcards.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
	uin	321
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government recognises the commitment which the Armed Forces Community has made to our country and will continue to strive to look after their best interests. There are eight available national railcards, including the Disabled Person Railcard and 26-30 Railcard, which veterans are eligible to apply for if they meet the relevant criteria. All of them offer discounted travel. Transport for London also offers free or discounted travel for veterans in receipt of ongoing payments under the War Pensions Scheme and those who receive Guaranteed Income Payments under the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme.</p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer grouped question UIN 320 question first answered 22/10/2019 15:12:53 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1588141

	registered interest
	date	22/02/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Veterans: Radiation Exposure
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when his Department plans to publish the eligibility criteria for the Nuclear Test Veterans' commemorative medal.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
	uin	150598
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2023 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 23 February 2023 to Question 148519 to the hon. Member for New Forest East (Sir Julian Lewis).</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 150599 question first answered 27/02/2023 16:59:05 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison attachment 1 file name UIN 148519.docx title Veterans: Radiation Exposure
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1588142

	registered interest
	date	22/02/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Veterans: Radiation Exposure
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when his Department plans to open the application process for the Nuclear Test Veterans' commemorative medal.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
	uin	150599
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2023 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 23 February 2023 to Question 148519 to the hon. Member for New Forest East (Sir Julian Lewis).</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 150598 question first answered 27/02/2023 16:59:05 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison attachment 1 file name UIN 148519.docx title Veterans: Radiation Exposure
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1665063

	registered interest
	date	16/10/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Veterans: Radiation Exposure
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many applications his Department has received for the Nuclear Test Medal.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
	uin	202756
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2023 answer text <p>The total number of Nuclear Test Medal (NTM) applications received as at 16 October 2023 was 3,198 and 1,060 awards have been issued so far.</p><p>The initial priority was given to veterans who had applied prior to 18 September 2023 with applications from those over 90 and/or the terminally ill reviewed first. The MOD is now starting to issue medals to widows who had applied prior to 18 September 2023, whilst continuing to process new cases from veterans. Once widow applications have been processed this will be followed by the processing of applications from other next of kin.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 202757 question first answered 24/10/2023 10:10:43 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan