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1301357

	registered interest
	date	10/03/2021
	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, how many female service personnel had an abortion whilst serving between 2000 and 2020; and how many were subsequently discharged from service after the termination.
	tabling member constituency	South Shields
	tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
	uin	166450
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2021 answer text <p>Between 1 January 2010 and 31 December 2020, 1,275 Armed Forces personnel had a read code in their electronic medical record for a termination of pregnancy. Like for like data prior to 1 January 2010 is not held, as this preceded the roll-out of the Defence Medical Information Capability Programme, the source of electronic, integrated healthcare records of Armed Forces personnel.</p><p>Of the 1,275 personnel, 486 are no longer serving as at 1 January 2021. It is not possible to determine an association between their termination of pregnancy and subsequent discharge from service. However, between 1 January 2000 and 31 December 2020 there were no medical discharges officially recorded with a principal or contributory cause of termination of pregnancy.</p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer question first answered 15/03/2021 10:22:40 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
	tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1222066

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Complaints
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Service Complaints his Department received from armed forces personnel 15 to 18; and what the outcome was of those complaints.
	tabling member constituency	South Shields
	tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
	uin	71067
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2020 answer text <p>The Service Complaints (SC) procedure exists to provide recourse to members of the Armed Forces (or those who are subject to Service Law) who are aggrieved due to the actions of either individuals, or the Service as a whole. SCs can cover a range of issues, from allowances and promotions to bullying and harassment. I can confirm that in the last calendar year (1 Jan 2019 - 31 Dec 2019), less than five SCs were received from Service Personnel aged 16 - 18. As 16 is the lowest age a person can join the UK Armed Forces, there were no SCs from those aged 15. Due to the figure being less than five (this has been rounded to comply with data protection), the outcomes cannot be given, to protect the identities of those concerned.</p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer question first answered 14/07/2020 07:11:36 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
	tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1287908

	registered interest
	date	22/02/2021
	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, whether the new independent body proposed in the Armed Forces Bill will allow people and external organisations to review historical decisions made by the Military Police or Army Legal Services where the survivor thought the investigation into an alleged rape and/or sexual abuse case was unsatisfactory and unjust.
	tabling member constituency	South Shields
	tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
	uin	156410
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2021 answer text <p>The Armed Forces Bill will create a new regime for complaints against the Service Police. The proposal seeks to create a new statutory police complaints regime that mirrors the framework in place for independent oversight of the civilian police forces in England and Wales.</p><p>The Service Police Complaints Commissioner (SPCC) will oversee the new regime and will have an equivalent role to that carried out by the Director General of the Independent Office for Police Conduct in England and Wales. The Commissioner will carry out investigations into the most serious allegations against the Service Police and will also have overall responsibility for securing the maintenance of suitable arrangements for making complaints and dealing with other serious matters.</p><p>The new procedures will only relate to the Service Police forces. We are giving careful consideration to how the procedures will work in practice and how the new regime might apply to historic cases. These procedures will be detailed in a set of regulations that will undergo Parliamentary scrutiny before they are formalised.</p><p>The new regime will set out the role of the SPCC, as well as those already responsible for the three Service Police forces as well as the forces themselves. It will not give other people or organisations a role in the new complaints system.</p><p>Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire &amp; Rescue Services (HMICFRS) will be involved in super-complaints about the Service Police, as super-complaints about civilian forces in England and Wales are made to HMICFRS. Organisations who might be designated to make such a complaint will be detailed in the super-complaints regulations that will be made in due course.</p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer question first answered 25/02/2021 09:27:13 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
	tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1243461

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Army Foundation College: Abuse and Violence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many formal complaints of violent or abusive behaviour by staff at the Army Foundation College have been made by (a) Junior Soldiers or (b) their parents/guardians since 2014.
	tabling member constituency	South Shields
	tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
	uin	103539
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2020 answer text <p>The number of Service Complaints made by Junior Soldiers at the Army Foundation College (Harrogate) since 2014 is so low that to supply actual numbers would be considered disclosive. For this reason, the figure has been suppressed in order to preserve anonymity.</p><p> </p><p>I can confirm that fewer than five Service Complaints have been received from Junior Soldiers attending the College since 2014.</p><p> </p><p>All Serving or former members of the UK Armed Forces can make a Service Complaint if they feel they have been wronged on a matter that arises when they are subject to service law. A Service Complaint cannot be raised on behalf of another individual, therefore figures can only be provided in response to part (a) of the hon. Member's question.</p><p> </p><p>However, any allegation of unacceptable behaviour raised locally to the Chain of Command, either by serving personnel or from a parent/guardian is investigated accordingly. There are robust procedures in place to ensure all forms of unacceptable behaviour are handled appropriately.</p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer question first answered 19/10/2020 11:45:30 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
	tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1247137

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Army: Young People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the data recorded in the Joint Personnel Administration system, how many complaints have been made by Junior Soldiers or their parents or guardians about (a) violent behaviour by staff and (b) inappropriate relationships between Junior Soldiers and staff since 1 January 2014.
	tabling member constituency	South Shields
	tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
	uin	109376
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2020 answer text <p>Any reports of such behaviour are taken very seriously and investigated thoroughly. Anyone found to be not upholding the high standards that we expect of our personnel will be dealt with accordingly.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year Incident(s) Reported</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of cases</strong><strong>:</strong> <strong>a) violent behaviour by staff</strong><strong><br> </strong>(includes allegations of assault/battery/ill-treatment of subordinate)</p></td><td><p><strong>Number of cases</strong><strong>:</strong> <strong>b) inappropriate relationships between Junior Soldiers and staff</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>01 January 2014 – 31 October 2020</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Notes/Caveats</p><p> </p><ol><li>Figures have been rounded to the nearest ten. Rounding is used as a means of disclosure control and the preservation of anonymity.</li><li>Each case relates to one suspect but may include more than one alleged incident and/or victim. One suspect may have more than one case recorded.</li><li>JPA is a live system which is updated for retrospective complaints/allegations and therefore data can be subject to change.</li><li>In each case a judgement was made as to whether an allegation constituted violent behaviour.</li><li>These figures are single service estimates only and are not official statistics produced by Defence Statistics.</li></ol> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer question first answered 04/11/2020 16:58:27 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
	tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1250872

	registered interest
	date	11/11/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Army: Young People
	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 4 Nov 2020 to Question 109376 on Army: Young People, what the outcomes were of the 60 cases of violent behaviour by staff.
	tabling member constituency	South Shields
	tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
	uin	114199
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2020 answer text <p>It will take some time to gather the information required to answer the hon. Member's question and I will write to her shortly.</p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer question first answered 16/11/2020 11:06:50 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
	tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1144628

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Veterans: Females
	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 implications for his policies of the recommendations in Forward Assist's report on women veterans entitled No Man’s Land.
	tabling member constituency	South Shields
	tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
	uin	286766
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>While the figures in this report are from a small sample size and contrast with trends from our anonymous surveys, any incident of sexual assault is one too many.</p><p>Sexual harassment in any form is not tolerated in the Armed Forces and we urge any victim of abuse, whether serving or veteran, to come forward.</p><p>We are also implementing all the recommendations made by Air Marshal Wigston in his recent report on inappropriate behaviour, including establishing a new team to ensure complaints are dealt with quickly and effectively.</p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer question first answered 09/09/2019 16:01:33 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
	tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck