{ "format" : "linked-data-api", "version" : "0.2", "result" : {"_about" : "http://eldaddp.azurewebsites.net/answeredquestions.text?answeringDeptId=11&min-date=2014-09-26&max-questionFirstAnswered.=2017-06-29T11%3A06%3A20.94Z", "definition" : "http://eldaddp.azurewebsites.net/meta/answeredquestions.text?answeringDeptId=11&min-date=2014-09-26&max-questionFirstAnswered.=2017-06-29T11%3A06%3A20.94Z", "extendedMetadataVersion" : "http://eldaddp.azurewebsites.net/answeredquestions.text?answeringDeptId=11&min-date=2014-09-26&_metadata=all&max-questionFirstAnswered.=2017-06-29T11%3A06%3A20.94Z", "first" : "http://eldaddp.azurewebsites.net/answeredquestions.text?_page=0&answeringDeptId=11&min-date=2014-09-26&max-questionFirstAnswered.=2017-06-29T11%3A06%3A20.94Z", "hasPart" : "http://eldaddp.azurewebsites.net/answeredquestions.text?answeringDeptId=11&min-date=2014-09-26&max-questionFirstAnswered.=2017-06-29T11%3A06%3A20.94Z", "isPartOf" : "http://eldaddp.azurewebsites.net/answeredquestions.text?answeringDeptId=11&min-date=2014-09-26&max-questionFirstAnswered.=2017-06-29T11%3A06%3A20.94Z", "items" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/731943", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Defence"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/731943/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The number of soldiers and officers who have joined the Regular Army and Army Reserves in the last two financial years (FY), broken down by Regiment/Corps is shown in the attached tables.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The figures are for total (trained and untrained) intake to the Regular Army and Army Future Reserves 2020 (FR20), excluding Gurkhas and Non-FR20 Reserve populations.<\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1544", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton"}
        }
        , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Milton Keynes North"}
        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mark Lancaster"}
        , "attachment" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/731943/answer/attachment/1", "fileName" : {"_value" : "PQ06024.docx"}
          , "title" : "855 - Recruited Army Regulars and Reserves"}
        , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2017-06-27", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
        , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
        , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2017-06-27T16:07:08.037Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
        ]}
      , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "11"}
      , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Defence"}
      , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Defence"}
      , "date" : {"_value" : "2017-06-22", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Armed Forces: Recruitment"}
      , "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 soldiers and officers have been recruited to the (a) army and (b) reserve forces in the last two years, broken down by regiment.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4264", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Stephen Doughty"}
      }
      , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Cardiff South and Penarth"}
      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Stephen Doughty"}
      ], "uin" : "855"}
    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/731997", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Defence"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/731997/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>This information is not held in the format requested. However, details of all grants made by the Armed Forces Covenant Fund since 2015 are available on the Covenant Fund website:<\/p><p>https://www.armedforcescovenant.gov.uk/covenant-fund-awards-2015-2016/<\/p><p>https://www.armedforcescovenant.gov.uk/covenant-fund-large-grants-2015-2016/<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1487", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood"}
        }
        , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Bournemouth East"}
        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mr Tobias Ellwood"}
        , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2017-06-27", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
        , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
        , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2017-06-27T15:08:25.03Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
        ]}
      , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "11"}
      , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Defence"}
      , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Defence"}
      , "date" : {"_value" : "2017-06-22", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Veterans"}
      , "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, if he will list the Department's funding for projects supporting Armed Forces veterans by local authority area in each year since 2010.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4458", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Conor McGinn"}
      }
      , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "St Helens North"}
      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Conor McGinn"}
      ], "uin" : "767"}
    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/731222", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Defence"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/731222/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence visited the Falklands Islands in February 2016, and met with members of the Falkland Islands Government to discuss a range of issues. The joint Ministry of Defence and Foreign and Commonwealth Office funded Falkland Islands demining programme is making significant progress towards meeting the UK's obligations under the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The current demining phase began in October 2016, tackling the most remote, environmentally-sensitive and complex minefields on the Islands, has already recovered over 3,000 anti-personnel mines and over 150 anti-tank mines, releasing over 3.5 million square metres back to the Islanders. The UK continues to keep the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention informed of its progress.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1544", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton"}
        }
        , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Milton Keynes North"}
        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mark Lancaster"}
        , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2017-06-28", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
        , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
        , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2017-06-28T15:24:18.24Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
        ]}
      , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "11"}
      , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Defence"}
      , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Defence"}
      , "date" : {"_value" : "2017-06-21", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Falkland Islands: Land Mines "}
      , "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, what discussions he has had with the Government of the Falkland Islands on support for mine-clearing operations; and what the timetable is for all mine-fields in the Falkland Islands to be cleared.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4131", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Jim Shannon"}
      }
      , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Strangford"}
      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Jim Shannon"}
      ], "uin" : "272"}
    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/731277", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Defence"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/731277/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>We have made no strategic or tactical changes to Coalition operations during the period in question because the military campaign against Daesh is going well. Significant progress has been made in liberating territory formerly held by the terrorists, and although the fight is not yet over, millions of people across Iraq and Syria have been able to resume normal life.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/88", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon"}
        }
        , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Sevenoaks"}
        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Sir Michael Fallon"}
        , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2017-06-28", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
        , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
        , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2017-06-28T15:24:56.037Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
        ]}
      , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "11"}
      , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Defence"}
      , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Defence"}
      , "date" : {"_value" : "2017-06-21", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Islamic State"}
      , "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, with reference to the Answer of 28 March 2017 to Answer 69549, what strategic and tactical changes have been made to coalition operations against Daesh since the (a) Ministerial Plenary for the Global Coalition Working to Defeat ISIS on 22 March 2017 and (b) inauguration of President Trump.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/151", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Tom Brake"}
      }
      , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Carshalton and Wallington"}
      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Tom Brake"}
      ], "uin" : "33"}
    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/731420", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Defence"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/731420/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to her by my hon. Friend the then Minister for Defence Veterans, Reserves and Personnel (Mark Lancaster) on 24 April 2017 to Question 70761.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1487", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood"}
        }
        , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Bournemouth East"}
        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mr Tobias Ellwood"}
        , "attachment" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/731420/answer/attachment/1", "fileName" : {"_value" : "20170424_WQnQ_Extract_on_RAF_St_Athan.pdf"}
          , "title" : "70761 - WQnA extract on RAF St Athan"}
        , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2017-06-27", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
        , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
        , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2017-06-27T15:40:41.593Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
        ]}
      , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "11"}
      , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Defence"}
      , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Defence"}
      , "date" : {"_value" : "2017-06-21", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "MOD St Athan"}
      , "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, with reference to the Answer of 24 April 2017 to Question 70761, what estimate his Department has made of the costs of (a) staff relocation, (b) movement of equipment and (c) upgrading of buildings associated with transferring No. 4 School of Technical Training to Cosford; and if he will make a statement.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1490", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon"}
      }
      , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Bridgend"}
      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Mrs Madeleine Moon"}
      ], "uin" : "400"}
    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/731431", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Defence"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/731431/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>As announced in November 2016, as part of the estate optimisation strategy &quot;A Better Defence Estate&quot;, the Ministry of Defence intends to release the Forthside Barracks site in 2022.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1487", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood"}
        }
        , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Bournemouth East"}
        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mr Tobias Ellwood"}
        , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2017-06-26", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
        , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
        , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2017-06-26T15:17:51.897Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
        ]}
      , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "11"}
      , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Defence"}
      , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Defence"}
      , "date" : {"_value" : "2017-06-21", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Forthside Barracks"}
      , "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, what plan and timetable his Department has for the sale of the Forthside Barracks site.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4604", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Stephen Kerr"}
      }
      , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Stirling"}
      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Stephen Kerr"}
      ], "uin" : "407"}
    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/731442", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Defence"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/731442/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Any offence motivated by hate or prejudice against the Armed Forces is very concerning, and the courts are already fully empowered to take such factors into account when deciding on the appropriate sentence.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1487", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood"}
        }
        , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Bournemouth East"}
        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mr Tobias Ellwood"}
        , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2017-06-27", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
        , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
        , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2017-06-27T15:41:22.773Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
        ]}
      , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "11"}
      , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Defence"}
      , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Defence"}
      , "date" : {"_value" : "2017-06-21", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Armed Forces: Discrimination"}
      , "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, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to make it a specific offence to discriminate against and abuse members of the armed forces.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3973", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Grahame Morris"}
      }
      , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Easington"}
      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Grahame Morris"}
      ], "uin" : "343"}
    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/731443", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Defence"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/731443/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has no plans to create a register of veterans.<\/p><p>The Department has, however, sponsored the inclusion of questions about veterans in the Office for National Statistics' Annual Population Survey (APS) in order to provide the evidence base required by Government, third parties and the private sector to aid policy development in support of the Armed Forces Covenant and to better understand the UK Armed Forces veteran population in Great Britain. The APS has enabled analysis of veterans by socio-demographic characteristics including: gender, age, location, health, smoking status, employment and accommodation (housing). The latest publication for 2015 is available at the following website: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/annual-population-survey-uk-armed-forces-veterans-residing-in-great-britain-2015.<\/p><p>The vast majority of Service leavers make a smooth transition from military to civilian life. Support for veterans, like all other members of the general population, is provided by the wider Government including local authorities and the Devolved Administrations. The MOD is determined to ensure that veterans who require help are provided with appropriate support including through the Veterans UK helpline and website, the Veterans Welfare Service and the Veterans Information Service which contacts veterans 12 months after their discharge.<\/p><p>Most recently, the launch of the Veterans Gateway on 20 June provided by a consortium of charities led by the Royal British Legion provides extra support in the form of a staffed, 24-hour, one-stop-shop offering guidance on accessing public, private and charitable services in the UK.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1487", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood"}
        }
        , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Bournemouth East"}
        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mr Tobias Ellwood"}
        , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2017-06-27", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
        , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
        , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2017-06-27T15:46:59.75Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
        ]}
      , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "11"}
      , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Defence"}
      , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Defence"}
      , "date" : {"_value" : "2017-06-21", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Veterans"}
      , "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, if he will create a veterans register to help identify and support the needs of veterans (a) generally and (b) during the transition back into civilian life.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3973", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Grahame Morris"}
      }
      , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Easington"}
      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Grahame Morris"}
      ], "uin" : "344"}
    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/731446", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Defence"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/731446/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>This information is not held as support for veterans, including those injured on active service, is the responsibility of the Government as a whole, including the NHS, local authorities and the Devolved Administrations. The Ministry of Defence provides support to veterans through the Veterans UK helpline and website, the Veterans Welfare Service and the Veterans Information Service which contacts veterans 12 months after their discharge. In addition, the recent launch of the Veterans Gateway on 20 June (provided by a consortium of charities led by the Royal British Legion) provides extra support in the form of a staffed, 24-hour, one-stop-shop offering guidance on accessing public, private and charitable services in the UK.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1487", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood"}
        }
        , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Bournemouth East"}
        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mr Tobias Ellwood"}
        , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2017-06-27", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
        , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
        , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2017-06-27T15:11:31.113Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
        ]}
      , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "11"}
      , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Defence"}
      , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Defence"}
      , "date" : {"_value" : "2017-06-21", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Veterans"}
      , "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 much has been spent on supporting veterans injured on active service in each of the last five years.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3973", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Grahame Morris"}
      }
      , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Easington"}
      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Grahame Morris"}
      ], "uin" : "345"}
    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/731448", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Defence"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/731448/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Ministry of Defence does not have primary responsibility for homeless veterans but works closely with the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG), other Government Departments, veterans' organisations and other service providers to ensure a coordinated and structured approach to homelessness amongst a small minority of veterans. Our aim is both to prevent new Service leavers becoming homeless and to provide an effective safety net for existing homeless veterans. Current measures to achieve this include enhanced housing advice and assistance to all Service personnel, and an extension of the Forces Help to Buy Scheme until 2018. In addition, the DCLG has extended the period within which veterans are given priority for Government funded shared ownership schemes, from 12 to 24 months after service. Support to our veterans, including the homeless, is provided through the Veterans UK helpline and website, the Veterans Welfare Service and the Veterans Information Service which contacts veterans 12 months after their discharge. The Veterans Gateway, launched on 20 June by a consortium of charities led by the Royal British Legion, provides a 24 hour advice service to help with issues such as finance, housing and health.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1487", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood"}
        }
        , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Bournemouth East"}
        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mr Tobias Ellwood"}
        , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2017-06-27", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
        , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
        , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2017-06-27T15:08:57.103Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
        ]}
      , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "11"}
      , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Defence"}
      , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Defence"}
      , "date" : {"_value" : "2017-06-21", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Veterans: Homelessness"}
      , "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, what support he plans to make available to homeless veterans in the next five years.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3973", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Grahame Morris"}
      }
      , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Easington"}
      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Grahame Morris"}
      ], "uin" : "346"}
    ], "itemsPerPage" : 10, "next" : "http://eldaddp.azurewebsites.net/answeredquestions.text?_page=1&answeringDeptId=11&min-date=2014-09-26&max-questionFirstAnswered.=2017-06-29T11%3A06%3A20.94Z", "page" : 0, "startIndex" : 1, "totalResults" : 6626, "type" : ["http://purl.org/linked-data/api/vocab#ListEndpoint", "http://purl.org/linked-data/api/vocab#Page"]}
}