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106257

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Discharges
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his policy is on discharging a soldier aged under 18 if parental consent to enlistment is withdrawn; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	North Devon
	tabling member printed	Sir Nick Harvey
	uin	213312
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2014 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my right hon. Friend the then Minister of State for the Armed Forces (Mr Robathan) on 7 February 2011, (Official Report, columns 26-7W) to the hon. Member for Leeds North East (Fabian Hamilton).</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 10/11/2014 17:38:25 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry attachment 1 file name 20110207 - Hansard extract Armed Forces[1].doc title 20110207 - Hansard extract
	tabling member	231 label Biography information for Sir Nick Harvey

106258

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Discharges
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the policy is of the Army Foundation College, Harrogate on providing a discharge form to any trainee soldier aged under 18 who asks to leave the army; and if he will place in the Library a copy of that policy.
	tabling member constituency	North Devon
	tabling member printed	Sir Nick Harvey
	uin	213315
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text <p>A trainee soldier under the age of 18 wishing to exercise their statutory right to discharge from Army Foundation College Harrogate does so in accordance with standard procedures.</p><p>Once a recruit has expressed such an intent to their Platoon Commander, they complete, with appropriate guidance, an Application for Premature Voluntary Release Form, supported by a letter. They are interviewed by their Platoon and Company Commanders, with confirmation that their parent or guardian has been informed of the pending discharge and is content to take over responsibility for the individual. The recruit is given a one-day Career Guidance Workshop, where a team of qualified guidance counsellors help early leavers decide on their next steps.</p><p>The recruit receives an Early Service Leaver Resettlement Brief and has a final interview with the Commanding Officer before the administrative process is finalised and completed.</p><p>I am attaching a copy of the Flow Diagram which shows the steps taken during this process, together with Army Form B 132A, Application For Premature Voluntary Release.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne attachment 1 file name 20140929-Discharge_Resettlement-Adjt_Flow_Diagram-R[1][1][1].doc title 213315 - Flow Diagram Early Service Leaver 2 file name 20131203-AFB_132_A_Example[1][1].pdf title 213315 - Army Form B 132A question first answered 11/11/2014 17:46:48 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
	tabling member	231 label Biography information for Sir Nick Harvey

106260

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Discharges
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether all new trainees aged under 18 at all army training establishments are informed on arrival (a) orally and (b) in writing that they have a right of discharge at any point up until their 18th birthday.
	tabling member constituency	North Devon
	tabling member printed	Sir Nick Harvey
	uin	213316
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2014 answer text <p>All Army recruits under the age of 18 are repeatedly informed both verbally and in writing of their statutory right of discharge, during enlistment and training.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 10/11/2014 17:27:58 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	231 label Biography information for Sir Nick Harvey

106261

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Army Foundation College
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the policy is of the Army Foundation College, Harrogate on allowing all soldiers to access welfare services on their own initiative at any time during their training; and if he will place in the Library a copy of all written policies concerning access to welfare services in that college.
	tabling member constituency	North Devon
	tabling member printed	Sir Nick Harvey
	uin	213317
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2014 answer text <p>The essential role that welfare services play in the training, development and retention of recruits under 18 is emphasised in the Army Foundation College Supervisory Care Directive. Every effort is made to ensure that access to welfare and pastoral care is available to recruits at all times. The Supervisory Care Directive is currently being reviewed. Once the review is complete the document will be placed in the Library of the House.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 10/11/2014 17:28:33 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	231 label Biography information for Sir Nick Harvey

174381

	registered interest
	date	19/01/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Mental Health Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what research his Department has (a) commissioned, (b) funded and (c) undertaken on the mental health needs of service personnel and veterans since 2010; and what his most recent estimate is of the number of service personnel and veterans with such needs.
	tabling member constituency	North Devon
	tabling member printed	Sir Nick Harvey
	uin	221166
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2015 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) commissions and funds a wide range of research into the mental health of Armed Forces personnel. This work continues to produce high quality evidence upon which we can make considered decisions about the way we manage and treat our personnel.</p><p>In particular, we continue to fund the large-scale, ongoing independent study (initially commissioned by the MOD in 2003) from the King's Centre for Mental Health Research (KCMHR), which has become an important source of data on the impact of deployment on the overall health and wellbeing of military personnel who served in Iraq and Afghanistan. Specific work commissioned under this contract since 2010 includes research into mental health disorders in Reservists; evaluation of a Post-Operational Stress Management programme tailored to Reservists; mental health stigma in the Armed Forces; and a US-funded study into a possible screening tool for mental health issues. Another significant piece of work commissioned and funded by the MOD has been a study of alcohol use disorders, conducted by Cranfield University.</p><p>It is not possible to provide the number of serving personnel or veterans with mental health needs at any single point in time. However, statistics show that in financial year 2013-14, 5,040 UK Armed Forces personnel had a new episode of care for a mental disorder at one of the MOD's Departments of Community Mental Health, the majority of whom will have already been successfully treated and returned to work. The medical treatment of ex-service personnel is the responsibility of the UK Departments of Health, and the MOD continues to work closely with them to improve the mental healthcare available.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 26/01/2015 17:05:32 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	231 label Biography information for Sir Nick Harvey

174382

	registered interest
	date	19/01/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Injuries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average length of time taken by Veterans UK and its predecessors to deal with cases relating to (a) war disablement pensions and (b) compensation for injuries or illness incurred during service in the armed forces was in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	North Devon
	tabling member printed	Sir Nick Harvey
	uin	221164
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2015 answer text <p>The average length of time taken by Veterans UK and its predecessors to deal with War Disablement Pensions (WDP) and Armed Forces Compensation Scheme (AFCS) claims are detailed in the table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td colspan="5"><p>Average Processing Time (Working Days)</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>2014-15<sup>1</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>AFCS</p></td><td><p>93</p></td><td><p>125</p></td><td><p>164</p></td><td><p>109</p></td><td><p>89</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WDP</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>51</p></td><td><p>82</p></td><td><p>110</p></td><td><p>104</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Note:</p><p><sup>1</sup>As at 31 December 2014</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 23/01/2015 13:48:03 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	231 label Biography information for Sir Nick Harvey

174708

	registered interest
	date	20/01/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Veterans
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what cross-departmental work his Department is undertaking on veterans' welfare.
	tabling member constituency	North Devon
	tabling member printed	Sir Nick Harvey
	uin	221427
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2015 answer text <p>A very feature of the Armed Forces Covenant is the Covenant Reference Group (CRG), which is chaired by the Cabinet Office Minister for Government Policy and includes representatives from all of the main Government Departments. The CRG meets regularly to guide and direct work on the Armed Forces Covenant, including support for the veteran community. Other members of the CRG include the three Service Family Federations, COBSEO (the Confederation of Service Charities) and other charities.</p><p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is represented at cross-Departmental groups, such as the DCLG Working Group for Homeless Veterans. In addition, the MOD co-chairs with the Department of Health the MOD/UK Departments of Health Partnership Board, which is responsible for ensuring that the MOD and UK Health Departments work together to meet the requirements of the Armed Forces Covenant (an obligation which the NHS in England is mandated to deliver), and to improve the health and healthcare of the Armed Forces, their families and veterans.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 26/01/2015 16:51:53 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	231 label Biography information for Sir Nick Harvey

46232

	registered interest
	date	01/04/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when RAF enlistment papers and information given to prospective recruits will be updated to reflect the extended discharge as of right for recruits enlisting under the age of 18 years old, as introduced in the Armed Forces (Terms of Service) (Amendment) Regulations 2011.
	tabling member constituency	North Devon
	tabling member printed	Sir Nick Harvey
	uin	194725
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The RAF's enlistment paperwork was updated immediately after the Amendment in 2011 and continues correctly to reflect the rights for discharge of airmen under 18 years of age.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 07/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	231 label Biography information for Sir Nick Harvey