As of 8 September 2022, 950 UK Armed Forces personnel and 410 non-UK Armed Forces personnel are involved in Operation Interflex.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4528", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for James Heappey"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Wells"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "James Heappey"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2022-09-13", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2022-09-13T15:02:28.683Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "11"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Defence"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Defence"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2022-09-07", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Ukraine: Military Aid"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) UK and (b) non-UK armed forces personnel are involved in Operation Interflex.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/400", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for John Healey"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Wentworth and Dearne"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "John Healey"} ], "uin" : "49065"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1505982", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Defence"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1505982/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
The table below shows the number of complaints relating to UK Service Family Accommodation in each month in 2022:<\/p>
<\/p>
Month<\/strong><\/p><\/td> No of Complaints<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Jan 22<\/p><\/td> 559<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Feb 22<\/p><\/td> 519<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Mar 22<\/p><\/td> 577<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Apr 22<\/p><\/td> 867<\/p><\/td><\/tr> May 22<\/p><\/td> 1,092<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Jun 22<\/p><\/td> 1,318<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Jul 22<\/p><\/td> 988<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Aug 22<\/p><\/td> 1,016<\/p><\/td><\/tr> As at 8 Sep 22<\/p><\/td> 319<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p>"}
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