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1058816

	registered interest
	date	11/02/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Pensions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to publish his Department's valuation of the Armed Forces Pension Scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
	uin	219525
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2019 answer text <p>The valuation reports of the Armed Forces Pension Scheme will be completed by the Government Actuary's Department and published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 14/02/2019 15:57:28 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1064397

	registered interest
	date	20/02/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust: Yorkshire and the Humber
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much funding the Armed Forced Covenant fund has granted to (a) Barnsley and (b) Yorkshire and the Humber in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
	uin	223922
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2019 answer text <p>The Armed Forces Covenant was officially launched in 2011 and was initially supported by the Community Covenant Grant Scheme which ran for four years between 2011 and 2015.</p><p> </p><p>The table below details the value of funds awarded to Yorkshire and Humberside in this period. It is not possible to break down the information requested between Financial Years 2011-12 and 2012-13 or to establish whether the organisation receiving funding was in Barnsley without incurring disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Community Covenant Grant Scheme - Yorkshire and Humberside</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>Value of Grants Awarded</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12 and 2012-13</p></td><td><p>£1,616,867</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>£624,441</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>£ 64,026</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>From April 2015, the Covenant Grant Fund was launched, with an allocation of £10 million per year. Allocation of grants to Yorkshire and Humberside are detailed in the table below. It is not possible to establish whether the organisation receiving funding was in Barnsley without incurring disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Covenant Grant Fund - Yorkshire and Humberside</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>Value of Grants Awarded</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>£99,177</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>£1,015,652</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>£827,782</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>£127,092</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>In addition, the 2018 ‘Armistice and the Armed Forces Community’ programme made non-monetary awards to small community groups and charities to support their community Armistice commemorations. 135 of these grants were awarded in Yorkshire and Humberside, five of which were in Barnsley.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 27/02/2019 15:14:14 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1127151

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Per Capita Costs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much her Department has spent per capita in each region of the UK in each of the last five years for which data is available.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
	uin	255365
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>Statistics on Ministry of Defence (MOD) expenditure per person, broken down by region is published in Tables 4 and 5 of the MOD regional expenditure with UK industry and supported employment 2017/18 bulletin, which can be found at the link below:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/mod-regional-expenditure-with-uk-industry-and-supported-employment-201718</p><p>Data for 2018/19 will be published in January 2020.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 21/05/2019 15:02:00 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1149533

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Private Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much funding his Department has allocated to the Continuity of Education Allowance to fund schools places (a) globally and (b) in England in each of the last five financial years.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
	uin	751
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2019 answer text <p>The aim of Continuity of Education Allowance (CEA) is to assist Service personnel to achieve continuity of education for their children that would otherwise be denied in the state-maintained day school sector, due to the mobility of families as result of consecutive assignments, both in the UK and overseas.</p><p> </p><p>CEA is an allowance claimed by qualifying Service personnel, within a strict governance framework, which is then paid to qualifying schools, all of which are in the United Kingdom (Great Britain and Northern Ireland). The total cost of CEA, and that paid to schools in England only, for the last five Financial Years (FY), is as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>FY</p></td><td><p>Total Cost £ million</p></td><td><p>England £ million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>84.5</p></td><td><p>76.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>80.9</p></td><td><p>72.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>80.0</p></td><td><p>72.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>79.8</p></td><td><p>72.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>80.2</p></td><td><p>72.6</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer question first answered 21/10/2019 10:56:46 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
	tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1150107

	registered interest
	date	16/10/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Private Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department spent from the Continuity of Education Allowance on placements at (a) Eton, (b) Charterhouse, (c) Harrow, (d) Rugby, (e) Shrewsbury, (f) Westminster, (g) Winchester, (h) St Paul's and (i) Merchant Taylors in the last financial year for which data is available.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
	uin	1129
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2019 answer text <p>The Continuity of Education Allowance (CEA) payments made by Service personnel to the schools in question during Financial Year 2018-19 were as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>School</p></td><td><p>£</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Eton College</p></td><td><p>184,592</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Charterhouse School</p></td><td><p>14,814</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Harrow School</p></td><td><p>249,726</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rugby School</p></td><td><p>155,547</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Shrewsbury School</p></td><td><p>355,978</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Westminster School</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Winchester College</p></td><td><p>60,925</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>St Paul’s School</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Merchant Taylor’s School</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Service personnel may select from a wide variety of schools across the UK from within the independent and state-maintained sectors. To qualify for the purposes of CEA, a school must: offer full boarding facilities; be registered with the appropriate UK education department; be subject to Ofsted inspection and, in the case of independent schools, be a member of an organisation affiliated to the Independent Schools Council or the Scottish Council for Independent Schools. Each claimant is required to contribute at least 10 per cent of the fees.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer question first answered 21/10/2019 10:57:20 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
	tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1151125

	registered interest
	date	21/10/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Private Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many serving military officers of each rank used the Continuity of Education Allowance for pay for UK-based school fees in the last 12 months for which data is available.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
	uin	2948
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2019 answer text <p>1,730 military officers claimed Continuity of Education Allowance for UK based schools during the period 1 October 2018 to 30 September 2019 inclusive.</p><p> </p><p>The breakdown by rank is detailed below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>UK military and NATO equivalent officer ranks</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>No of Claimants</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sub Lieutenant (RN)/Lieutenant (A)/Flying Officer/OF1</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lieutenant (RN)/Captain (A)/Flight Lieutenant/OF2</p></td><td><p>300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lieutenant Commander/Major/Squadron Leader/OF3</p></td><td><p>460</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander/Lieutenant Colonel/Wing Commander/OF4</p></td><td><p>570</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Captain (RN)/Colonel/Group Captain/OF5</p></td><td><p>260</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commodore/Brigadier/Air Commodore/OF6</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rear Admiral/Major General/Air Vice-Marshal/OF7</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Vice Admiral/Lieutenant General/Air Marshal/OF8</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p>1,730</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>In line with Defence Statistic Policy all figures have been rounded to the nearest 10, numbers ending in 5 have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to avoid systematic bias.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer question first answered 24/10/2019 14:21:25 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
	tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1179544

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Veterans: Compensation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to reduce waiting times for veterans that have been medically discharged from the armed forces to be informed of their compensation award.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
	uin	19058
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2020 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Dunfermline and Fife (Douglas Chapman) on 9 January 2020 to Question 138.</p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer question first answered 27/02/2020 15:04:03 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer attachment 1 file name 138 - Veterans Compensation.docx title 138 - Veterans Compensation
	tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1179546

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2020
	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, if he will commission an independent review and audit of the medical discharge process in the armed forces.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
	uin	19060
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2020 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 19 December 2019 to Question 140 to the hon. Member for Dunfermline and West Fife (Mr Chapman).</p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer question first answered 27/02/2020 15:07:41 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer attachment 1 file name Hansard Extract UIN 140.docx title 140 - Veterans
	tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1271768

	registered interest
	date	16/12/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Navy: Fisheries
	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 on UK defence capacity of directing increased Royal Navy resources towards potentially illegal fishing activity.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
	uin	130799
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>Defence has made contingency plans to increase support to DEFRA to cover any potential illegal fishing activity if requested. We balance any request for assistance against critical outputs and keep our support under constant review. In the short term, we have units at increased readiness to support DEFRA and they will continue with planned activity until called forward.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 11/01/2021 10:57:24 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
	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