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882637

	registered interest
	date	13/04/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Dstl: Chemical Weapons
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release, Defence Secretary boosts Britain's chemical defence capability as threat intensifies, published on 15 March 2018, how much of the £48m investment in a new Chemical Weapons Defence Centre is for (a) capital and (b) revenue spending.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
	uin	135699
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2018 answer text <p>The £48 million is the construction cost of the Chemical Weapons Defence Centre and will all be classified as capital expenditure.</p> answering member constituency Aberconwy answering member printed Guto Bebb question first answered 18/04/2018 15:07:02 answering member 3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb
	tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

894950

	registered interest
	date	30/04/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Dstl: Chemical Weapons
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 26 April 2018 to Question 136870, on Defence Science and Technology Laboratory: Finance, what estimate he has made of the expected annual running costs of the Chemical Weapons Defence Centre; and whether any additional funding has been allocated for this purpose to the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory for the financial year 2021-22.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
	uin	139580
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2018 answer text <p>Running costs of the Chemical Weapons Defence Centre are expected to be similar to the existing facilities.</p> answering member constituency Aberconwy answering member printed Guto Bebb question first answered 03/05/2018 15:27:11 answering member 3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb
	tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1328864

	registered interest
	date	27/05/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Foreign Nationals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many armed forces personnel with non-UK nationality left the armed forces in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
	uin	8695
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2021 answer text <p>The table below provides the number of Armed Forces Personnel with non-UK nationality who have left the Armed Forces in each of the last three years.</p><p> </p><p>Table 1: Outflow<sup>1</sup> of UK Regulars<sup>2</sup> and Gurkhas with a Non UK Nationality <sup>3, 4</sup></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Nationality</p></td><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>2020</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Non UK</p></td><td><p>480</p></td><td><p>360</p></td><td><p>300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Unknown<sup>5</sup></p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>130</p></td><td><p>250</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The table below shows the number of years members of the Armed Forces have served before leaving the Armed Forces in each of the last three years.</p><p> </p><p>Table 2: Outflow<sup>1</sup> of UK Regulars<sup>2</sup> and Gurkhas with a known Non UK Nationality <sup>3,4</sup> by Length of Service<sup>6</sup></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Length of Service (in years)</p></td><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>2020</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>0-3</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>110</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4-11</p></td><td><p>300</p></td><td><p>190</p></td><td><p>90</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>12+</p></td><td><p>140</p></td><td><p>120</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>480</p></td><td><p>360</p></td><td><p>300</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes and Caveats</p><ol><li>Outflow is derived by month-on-month comparisons of strength. These figures include outflow to specific populations including outflow to the Regular Armed Forces, or another reserve population not included in FR20. Personnel flowing from the Trained to the Untrained Strengths are not captured in this table. We capture individuals who intake and outflow within the same month. For example, if an individual joins on 3 March and leaves on 29 March they are counted as an intake and an outflow</li></ol><p>2. UK Regulars comprise Full time Service personnel, including Nursing Services, but excluding Full Time Reserve Service (FTRS) personnel, mobilised Reservists, Military Provost Guard Service (MPGS), Locally Engaged Personnel (LEP), Non Regular Permanent Staff (NRPS), High Readiness Reserve (HRR) and Expeditionary Forces Institute (EFI) personnel. Includes trained and untrained personnel.</p><ol start="3"><li>This applies to Commonwealth UK Regular Personnel, Gurkhas and those Nepalese who have transferred out of the Brigade of Gurkhas to serve in the wider Armed Forces. Non-UK has therefore been defined as comprising those nationalities. Irish and other nationalities are not included. This will differ from nationality data in the Biannual Diversity Statistics, which do not include Gurkha personnel or the full list of other nationalities.</li></ol><p>4. Nationality at outflow as declared in the Joint Personnel Administration (JPA). This may differ from Nationality at Birth.</p><p>5. Unknown refers to those with no known nationality recorded on the Joint Personnel Administration system.</p><p>6.Length of service has been calculated using entry date. There are known problems with the entry date information extracted from JPA. If personnel have transferred between Services, have served under an alternative assignment type (e.g. Reserve Forces), are re-entrants or have transferred from Other Ranks to Officers, their entry date may correspond to any of these events. The resulting LoS may reflect their current period of service, include previous service, or it may be the time that has elapsed since they first joined the Armed Forces, irrespective of any break in service. It will invariably include time spent on untrained strength.</p><p>7. Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10 in line with disclosure control policy. Figures ending in 5 are rounded to the nearest 20 to avoid bias.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty grouped question UIN 8696 question first answered 07/06/2021 16:40:24 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1328865

	registered interest
	date	27/05/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Foreign Nationals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many armed forces personnel with non-UK nationality left the armed forces after having served (a) less than four years, (b) four to 12 years and (c) 12 or more years in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
	uin	8696
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2021 answer text <p>The table below provides the number of Armed Forces Personnel with non-UK nationality who have left the Armed Forces in each of the last three years.</p><p> </p><p>Table 1: Outflow<sup>1</sup> of UK Regulars<sup>2</sup> and Gurkhas with a Non UK Nationality <sup>3, 4</sup></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Nationality</p></td><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>2020</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Non UK</p></td><td><p>480</p></td><td><p>360</p></td><td><p>300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Unknown<sup>5</sup></p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>130</p></td><td><p>250</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The table below shows the number of years members of the Armed Forces have served before leaving the Armed Forces in each of the last three years.</p><p> </p><p>Table 2: Outflow<sup>1</sup> of UK Regulars<sup>2</sup> and Gurkhas with a known Non UK Nationality <sup>3,4</sup> by Length of Service<sup>6</sup></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Length of Service (in years)</p></td><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>2020</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>0-3</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>110</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4-11</p></td><td><p>300</p></td><td><p>190</p></td><td><p>90</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>12+</p></td><td><p>140</p></td><td><p>120</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>480</p></td><td><p>360</p></td><td><p>300</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes and Caveats</p><ol><li>Outflow is derived by month-on-month comparisons of strength. These figures include outflow to specific populations including outflow to the Regular Armed Forces, or another reserve population not included in FR20. Personnel flowing from the Trained to the Untrained Strengths are not captured in this table. We capture individuals who intake and outflow within the same month. For example, if an individual joins on 3 March and leaves on 29 March they are counted as an intake and an outflow</li></ol><p>2. UK Regulars comprise Full time Service personnel, including Nursing Services, but excluding Full Time Reserve Service (FTRS) personnel, mobilised Reservists, Military Provost Guard Service (MPGS), Locally Engaged Personnel (LEP), Non Regular Permanent Staff (NRPS), High Readiness Reserve (HRR) and Expeditionary Forces Institute (EFI) personnel. Includes trained and untrained personnel.</p><ol start="3"><li>This applies to Commonwealth UK Regular Personnel, Gurkhas and those Nepalese who have transferred out of the Brigade of Gurkhas to serve in the wider Armed Forces. Non-UK has therefore been defined as comprising those nationalities. Irish and other nationalities are not included. This will differ from nationality data in the Biannual Diversity Statistics, which do not include Gurkha personnel or the full list of other nationalities.</li></ol><p>4. Nationality at outflow as declared in the Joint Personnel Administration (JPA). This may differ from Nationality at Birth.</p><p>5. Unknown refers to those with no known nationality recorded on the Joint Personnel Administration system.</p><p>6.Length of service has been calculated using entry date. There are known problems with the entry date information extracted from JPA. If personnel have transferred between Services, have served under an alternative assignment type (e.g. Reserve Forces), are re-entrants or have transferred from Other Ranks to Officers, their entry date may correspond to any of these events. The resulting LoS may reflect their current period of service, include previous service, or it may be the time that has elapsed since they first joined the Armed Forces, irrespective of any break in service. It will invariably include time spent on untrained strength.</p><p>7. Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10 in line with disclosure control policy. Figures ending in 5 are rounded to the nearest 20 to avoid bias.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty grouped question UIN 8695 question first answered 07/06/2021 16:40:24 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1328866

	registered interest
	date	27/05/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Immigration
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate the Government has made of the net cost of the implementation of his proposal relating to settlement fees applicable to non-UK Service Personnel leaving the UK armed forces and wishing to remain in the UK, published on 26 May 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
	uin	8697
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2021 answer text <p>The policy proposal outlined in the public consultation seeks to waive the current settlement application cost of £2,389 for Service personnel who have served a minimum of their initial engagement period of 12 years when they leave the UK Armed Forces. The number of non-UK Service personnel leaving at this point in their service varies each year.</p><p>Until the public consultation closes and a decision is made regarding the final policy, it is too early to know exactly how many non-UK Service personnel may be eligible for a fee waiver if they choose to settle in the UK on discharge and what the associated costs are likely to be.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 07/06/2021 10:51:40 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1328869

	registered interest
	date	27/05/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Foreign Nationals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many armed forces personnel with non-UK nationality have died as a result of a medal-earning operation in the last 20 years.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
	uin	8700
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2021 answer text <p>From 1 January 2001 to 31 May 2021, a total of 692 UK Armed Forces personnel have died as a result of a medal earning operation. Of these 39 had a non-UK nationality recorded on the Joint Personnel Administration or Legacy systems. 50 deaths had no nationality recorded therefore the figure presented is a minimum.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 07/06/2021 10:56:39 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1329284

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Veterans: Identity Cards
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to roll out phase 2 of the Veterans' ID card.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
	uin	10558
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2021 answer text <p>A veteran does not require a recognition or ID card to prove their status; there are a number of ways an individual veteran, or service provider, can verify someone’s Service and facilitate access to support or discounts such as the Veterans’ Railcard which was made available in November 2020. In addition, a wide range of benefits and discounts provided by the commercial sector can be accessed via the Defence Discount Service, which veterans are entitled to join and register for the official Veterans’ Discount Card, the Defence Privilege Card.</p><p>The Government remains committed to developing an online digital verification tool which will make it as easy as possible for veterans to verify their Service. A delivery date will be confirmed in due course, along with details of the next phase of the Veterans’ ID card roll-out. Closer to the launch date, information will be released at the following website: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-veterans-id-cards-rolled-out-to-service-leavers" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-veterans-id-cards-rolled-out-to-service-leavers</a></p><p>If veterans are unclear on what they are entitled to, they can contact the Veterans Welfare Service through the gov.uk website (<a href="https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fgroups%2Fveterans-welfare-service&amp;data=02%7C01%7CMatthew.Aves243%40mod.gov.uk%7Ca1db78cbef294c3b97f708d84f11a116%7Cbe7760ed5953484bae95d0a16dfa09e5%7C0%7C0%7C637346284412961419&amp;sdata=CYVtDWhA8Y8PJX6L4MigwP5zWUNo2IC44F2sCcdcW2s%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/veterans-welfare-service</a>), using the UK freephone number 0808 1914 2 18 (overseas +44 1253 866043) or using <a href="mailto:veterans-uk@mod.gov.uk" target="_blank">veterans-uk@mod.gov.uk</a></p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty grouped question UIN 10460 10461 question first answered 09/06/2021 12:02:50 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1344620

	registered interest
	date	07/07/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Sexual Offences
	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 ensure (a) understanding and (b) acknowledgement of the term Military Sexual Trauma (MST) by (i) his Department and (ii) the Office of Veterans Affairs.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
	uin	29127
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2021 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) does not accept the term ‘Military Sexual Trauma'. What we have done is make it absolutely clear we have zero-tolerance of unacceptable behaviour. All allegations are thoroughly investigated, and all victims supported appropriately. We recognise the great courage it takes to come forward and report a sexual offence. Personnel can have full confidence that allegations are thoroughly investigated; Commanding Officers must always refer any allegations which have a sexual element to the Service Police. Anyone found to fall short of our high standards or to have committed an offence is dealt with appropriately, up to and including imprisonment and dismissal.</p><p>The Armed Forces are addressing sexual assault and harassment through a range of actions, including awareness campaigns and training on consent. In 2020 we published a leaflet on sexual harassment and how to report it, and started a 24-hour bullying, harassment and discrimination helpline to offer support and advice. In June 2021 we introduced new and updated policies on behaviour and complaints, making them easier to understand, more accessible and reinforcing our zero-tolerance policy. The MOD will also assess the findings of the Services’ sexual harassment surveys to plan interventions.</p><p>The Government plans to make the United Kingdom the best place to be a veteran anywhere in the world, including for those whose service was affected by sexual violence. We recognise that such experiences can have profound and enduring impacts on an individual both during their service and as a veteran. Veterans, and their families, are offered a gold standard of tailored support, such as Op COURAGE: The Veterans Mental Health and Wellbeing Service. This Government is continuously working to identify and draw upon lessons from other countries for both our serving and veteran populations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 12/07/2021 14:19:48 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1384321

	registered interest
	date	02/12/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Diversity and Inclusion Directorate: Complaints
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many complaints of (a) bullying, (b) sexism, (c) sexual assault, (d) physical abuse and (e) emotional abuse has the Diversity and Inclusion Directorate received since April 2021; and how many complaints have resulted in (i) dismissal or (ii) discharge.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
	uin	86165
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2021 answer text <p>Complaints of this nature are not dealt with by the Diversity and Inclusion Directorate. For members of the Armed Forces, complaints of this nature can be raised and investigated in the form of a Service Complaint. Criminal allegations are referred to the Service Police for investigation. For Defence civilian staff, complaints of this nature can be raised and investigated by Defence Business Services' Civilian Human Resources. Where a complaint relates to an incident which may constitute a criminal offence, the matter is referred to the police.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 08/12/2021 17:54:17 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1384323

	registered interest
	date	02/12/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Diversity and Inclusion Directorate: Telephone Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many calls to the Diversity and Inclusion Directorate’s Bullying, Harassment and Discrimination helpline have been received since it was established.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
	uin	86166
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2021 answer text <p>The wholeforce bullying, harassment and discrimination helpline was established in September 2020. Since opening, it has received 489 calls.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 08/12/2021 17:54:35 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock