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765208

	registered interest
	date	06/10/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Gulf War Syndrome
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Health on Gulf War Syndrome.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	David Linden
	uin	105529
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>No recent discussions have taken place with the Secretary of State for Health regarding Gulf War Syndrome.</p><p>We have already undertaken a substantial amount of research which has indicated there is no illness which is specific to 1990/91 Gulf Veterans.</p><p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) continues to keep a watching brief on Gulf Veterans illness but in line with the Medical Research Council review of 2003 has no plans to institute further research either on causation or clinical management.</p><p>However we have long accepted that some veterans from the 1990/91 Gulf conflict are ill and that some of this ill health is related to their Gulf service. Financial support is available to such veterans through the War Pensions Scheme administered by the MOD's Veterans UK organisation. In addition the Veterans Welfare Service provide a caseworker approach that offers advice and guidance.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 16/10/2017 16:53:56 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

768916

	registered interest
	date	11/10/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Gulf War Syndrome
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he has taken to invest in research on rehabilitation, health and social care models to improve the quality of life for Gulf War veterans who are experiencing ill health.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	David Linden
	uin	107153
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2017 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my hon. Friend the Minister of State for the Armed Forces (Mr Lancaster) on 21 January 2016 to Question 22264 to the hon. Member for Bridgend (Mrs Moon).</p><p>http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2016-01-13/22264/</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 19/10/2017 14:29:06 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood attachment 1 file name 20160121_22264_WQnA_extract_on_Gulf_War_Syndrome.docx title 22264 - WQnA extract on Gulf War Syndrome
	tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

997705

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Apprentices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many apprentices are employed in his Department.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	David Linden
	uin	185738
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>As of 31 October 2018, there were 964 Ministry of Defence civilian personnel employed on apprenticeship schemes. In addition, there are around 20,000 Armed Forces personnel undertaking apprenticeships at any one time.</p><p>The recently published data detailing the Civil Service performance against the first year of Public Sector Apprenticeship Targets can be found at the following link:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-apprenticeship-data-2017-to-2018</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 05/11/2018 17:07:06 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

997734

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many staff in his Department are paid less than £8.75 per hour.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	David Linden
	uin	185757
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) pays over and above the National Living Wage, which was increased to £7.83 per hour in April 2018. The MOD has not formally signed up to the Living Wage Rates of £8.75 (National) and £10.20 (London), as defined by the Living Wage Foundation. In 2015 the then Secretary of State for Defence agreed that all London-based staff should be paid at least the equivalent of the Living Wage Foundation's London Living Wage rate. The MOD continues to pay above that rate.</p><p>As at 31 October 2018, a total of 9,965 MOD civilian staff were paid less than £10.20 per hour, of which a total of 1,757 were paid less than £8.75 per hour.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood grouped question UIN 185777 question first answered 05/11/2018 17:07:51 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

997773

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many staff in his Department are paid less than £10.20 per hour.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	David Linden
	uin	185777
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) pays over and above the National Living Wage, which was increased to £7.83 per hour in April 2018. The MOD has not formally signed up to the Living Wage Rates of £8.75 (National) and £10.20 (London), as defined by the Living Wage Foundation. In 2015 the then Secretary of State for Defence agreed that all London-based staff should be paid at least the equivalent of the Living Wage Foundation's London Living Wage rate. The MOD continues to pay above that rate.</p><p>As at 31 October 2018, a total of 9,965 MOD civilian staff were paid less than £10.20 per hour, of which a total of 1,757 were paid less than £8.75 per hour.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood grouped question UIN 185757 question first answered 05/11/2018 17:07:51 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden