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1125675

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Veterans: Prosecutions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether her Department plans to introduce new protections to safeguard veterans from prosecution in relation to historic killings.
	tabling member constituency	Nuneaton
	tabling member printed	Mr Marcus Jones
	uin	252557
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) intends to undertake a public consultation on legal protections measures for personnel deployed on operations overseas, including a statutory presumption against prosecution of current or former personnel for alleged offences committed in the course of duty abroad more than 10 years previously. Prosecutions in such circumstances would not be considered to be in the public interest, except in “exceptional circumstances”. The presumption measure would not apply to historical alleged offences in Northern Ireland. The Secretary of State for Defence will continue to work with the Northern Ireland Secretary on the proposals for addressing Northern Ireland legacy issues. The MOD provides veterans, including those who served in Northern Ireland, who are subject to investigation and potential prosecution with legal, welfare and pastoral support.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 252559 254180 question first answered 17/05/2019 13:46:38 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones

1125679

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Veterans: Limitation of Actions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if her Department will introduce a statute of limitations covering potential offences committed by veterans.
	tabling member constituency	Nuneaton
	tabling member printed	Mr Marcus Jones
	uin	252559
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) intends to undertake a public consultation on legal protections measures for personnel deployed on operations overseas, including a statutory presumption against prosecution of current or former personnel for alleged offences committed in the course of duty abroad more than 10 years previously. Prosecutions in such circumstances would not be considered to be in the public interest, except in “exceptional circumstances”. The presumption measure would not apply to historical alleged offences in Northern Ireland. The Secretary of State for Defence will continue to work with the Northern Ireland Secretary on the proposals for addressing Northern Ireland legacy issues. The MOD provides veterans, including those who served in Northern Ireland, who are subject to investigation and potential prosecution with legal, welfare and pastoral support.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 252557 254180 question first answered 17/05/2019 13:46:38 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones

1125681

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Veterans: Criminal Investigation
	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 adequacy of the pastoral support provided to veterans subject to historic investigations.
	tabling member constituency	Nuneaton
	tabling member printed	Mr Marcus Jones
	uin	252560
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2019 answer text <p>Within the Army's Personnel Services Group (APSG), the Operational Legacy team coordinates welfare and pastoral support to Army veterans and serving personnel who are subject to historical investigations. APSG has drawn together all stakeholders (Including those in the Ministry of Defence, the appropriate Regimental Headquarters and Associations, the Confederation of Service Charities and 'ABF - The Soldiers' Charity') to ensure coherent pastoral support to veterans, under the primacy of the MOD's Veterans UK. This is incorporated into the recently announced UK-Wide Veterans' Strategy and is supported by £10 million of funding overall. I am confident that this demonstrates that the Department has a clear strategy and is meeting its obligations to veterans subject to historical investigations, whilst also protecting the Army's reputation for future generations of soldiers.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 14/05/2019 15:23:40 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones

1125685

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Veterans: Criminal Investigation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if her Department will ensure that all veterans who are under investigation in relation to historic cases in Northern Ireland are made aware of her Department's welfare and pastoral support.
	tabling member constituency	Nuneaton
	tabling member printed	Mr Marcus Jones
	uin	252561
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2019 answer text <p>It is a very high priority for Defence to ensure that all personnel involved in Northern Ireland Legacy matters are offered, free, appropriate legal and pastoral support, taking account of individual circumstances, including health and wellbeing. For both inquests and criminal investigations, we contact every veteran as soon as we have been made aware of their potential involvement. This contact will signpost points of contact within the Ministry itself, (including the MOD's 'Veterans UK'); the Army, including the Army Personnel Services Group and Regimental Associations or equivalent organisations and relevant charities and third sector bodies. In addition, MOD officials are in frequent contact with veterans' organisations and other interested bodies and make every effort to publicise this support through appropriate channels, to ensure that the wider veterans' community has a channel through which they can contact the Department if appropriate. We also have appropriate points of contact so that those of whom we are not initially aware, can initiate contact with the right people.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 14/05/2019 15:26:39 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones

1126471

	registered interest
	date	14/05/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Veterans: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans she has to bring forward legislative proposals to protect veterans accused of historic allegations relating to service in Northern Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	Nuneaton
	tabling member printed	Mr Marcus Jones
	uin	254180
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) intends to undertake a public consultation on legal protections measures for personnel deployed on operations overseas, including a statutory presumption against prosecution of current or former personnel for alleged offences committed in the course of duty abroad more than 10 years previously. Prosecutions in such circumstances would not be considered to be in the public interest, except in “exceptional circumstances”. The presumption measure would not apply to historical alleged offences in Northern Ireland. The Secretary of State for Defence will continue to work with the Northern Ireland Secretary on the proposals for addressing Northern Ireland legacy issues. The MOD provides veterans, including those who served in Northern Ireland, who are subject to investigation and potential prosecution with legal, welfare and pastoral support.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 252557 252559 question first answered 17/05/2019 13:46:38 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones

228118

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Military Decorations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to introduce a post-nominal decoration for long service in the Reserve Forces.
	tabling member constituency	Nuneaton
	tabling member printed	Mr Marcus Jones
	uin	228040
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>I am pleased to announce that Reservists who complete 10 years service will be rewarded for their commitment with the introduction of a new post-nominal &quot;Volunteer Reserve&quot;, to be indicated by the letters (VR). The post nominal will be for all members of the Reserves, regardless of rank or service, and will be backdated to 1999.</p><p>In addition, subject to agreement from Her Majesty The Queen, the Ministry of Defence plans to introduce a new Long Service Medal for Regular personnel of all ranks which would be awarded after 15 years service.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 26/03/2015 10:07:49 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
	tabling member	4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones

58473

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much was spent on improvements to the railways in England and Wales in Control Period 4; and what estimate he has made of how much will be spent in Control Period 5.
	tabling member constituency	Nuneaton
	tabling member printed	Mr Marcus Jones
	uin	199233
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p>Over Control Period 4, the total amount spent on enhancements on the railways in England and Wales, as set out in Network Rail's delivery plan update, was £7.557 billion (2012/13 prices).</p><p> </p><p>Over Control Period 5, it is estimated that £11.446 billion.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 12/06/2014 14:38:15 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones

58474

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Cycling
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what funding his Department allocated to projects relating to cycling between (a) 2005 and 2010 and (b) 2010 to 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Nuneaton
	tabling member printed	Mr Marcus Jones
	uin	199232
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p>During the five financial years 2005/6 to 2009/10, the Department for Transport (DfT) provided funding for cycling through Cycling England, an arm's length organisation set up in 2005; in that period, Cycling England received £105m from the DfT.</p><p> </p><p>During the five financial years 2010/11 to 2014/15, the DfT allocated a final £63m to Cycling England, and has allocated direct funding of £224m for cycling projects, comprising: the £94m Cycling Cities and National Parks fund, £28.5m for Links to Schools / Linking Communities, the £35m cycle safety fund, £14.5m for Cycle Rail, £4.8m to the Highways Agency and £46.8m for Bikeability. In addition, the DfT's Local Sustainable Transport Fund is providing £540m for local authorities to prioritise sustainable transport projects, of which 28% or £151m is being allocated to cycling projects. So total investment by this government in cycling in the five financial years 2010/11 to 2014/15 is £438m.</p><p> </p><p>DfT funding for the LSTF and its Cycling Ambition, Cycle-Rail, and Linking Communities funds is often used to lever matching local contributions. When these other sources are included, spend on cycling in England is equal to £5 per person a year, whilst spend in the eight cycling ambition cities is around £10 per person a year. From 2015/16, the LSTF forms part of the Local Growth Fund, a long-term funding commitment of £2bn a year.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 12/06/2014 14:36:06 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones

885376

	registered interest
	date	17/04/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Nuneaton
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information holds on the number of passenger (a) arrivals and (b) departures at Nuneaton railway station in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Nuneaton
	tabling member printed	Mr Marcus Jones
	uin	136239
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2018 answer text <p>Estimates of the number of passengers travelling to and from Nuneaton railway station as estimated by the Office of Rail and Road are as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Station entries</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Station exits</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Interchanges</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>643,010</p></td><td><p>643,010</p></td><td><p>599,545</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>618,246</p></td><td><p>618,246</p></td><td><p>423,978</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>569,041</p></td><td><p>569,041</p></td><td><p>440,061</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>560,276</p></td><td><p>560,276</p></td><td><p>562,930</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>520,499</p></td><td><p>520,499</p></td><td><p>277,659</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em> </em></p><p><em>Source: Office of Rail and Road, Estimates of Station Usage</em></p><p> </p><p>Station entries and exits are an estimation of the number of passenger journeys with an origin or final destination of Nuneaton respectively. The methodology applied makes an assumption that the number of station entries and exits are equal.</p><p> </p><p>Journeys in which a passenger changes from one train to another at Nuneaton are included as interchanges. Passengers on trains serving Nuneaton who do not board or alight at this station are not included in these statistics.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 25/04/2018 10:47:57 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
	tabling member	4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones

985572

	registered interest
	date	11/10/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What assessment he has made of the potential effect of High Speed Two on the economies of the (a) Midlands and (b) North of England.
	tabling member constituency	Nuneaton
	tabling member printed	Mr Marcus Jones
	uin	906934
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2018 answer text <p><strong>HS2 will transform the UK economy with construction supporting up to 30,000 new jobs, as set out in the HS2 Skills, Employment and Education Strategy, launched last month. 70 percent of construction jobs supported over the entire HS2 programme will be outside of London. It will directly link 8 of the UK’s 10 largest cities and provide a step change in the country’s railway capacity. </strong></p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 11/10/2018 12:46:08 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones