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date	23/06/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Veterans: Suicide
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions he has had with local authority leaders on the sharing of coroner reports on suicide in relation to former members of the armed forces at (a) the UK and (b) local authority level.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	63419
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2020 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence has had no discussion with local authority leaders either at the UK and local authority level in relation to sharing of information from Inquests into the deaths of former members of the Armed Forces where the conclusion that the cause of death was suicide, and there are no plans to do so.</p><p>Her Majesty's Coroners are independent judicial officers and do not generally produce reports; the exception being where the Coroner has a concern of a preventable death in similar circumstances. In those specific circumstances where the Coroner might raise a Prevention of Future Deaths Report (PFDR or Regulation 28 report) the Ministry of Defence (MOD) may be asked, where relevant, if it can address any remaining concerns relating to the death. Both the PFDR and the MOD response to it are then usually published on the Chief Coroner for England and Wales website. The publishing of this report is down to the individual Coroner and the Chief Coroner's office.</p><p>The only other &quot;report&quot; produced by Coroners is known as a Record of Inquest (a one-page summary of the Inquest) will be offered to the Interested Persons at the conclusion of an Inquest. It is not a document that is publicly available, or shareable to persons not recognised by the Coroner as an Interested Person, unless the Coroner authorises it.</p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer question first answered 29/06/2020 08:06:42 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1216922

registered interest
date	23/06/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to prioritise British firms in the procurement of goods and services to increase employment and growth as the covid-19 lockdown eases.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Marco Longhi
uin	63514
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2020 answer text <p>Our intention is always to secure the best capability for the Armed Forces at best value for money for the taxpayer.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) recognises the vital contribution the UK defence industry makes to our prosperity. In 2018-19 the MOD spent £19.2 billion with UK industry and commerce, directly supporting 119,000 jobs across the country and indirectly supporting many thousands more. Our UK supply chain has a wide regional footprint and supports the prosperity of the UK across every region, stimulating high-value, high-skilled jobs. We have launched a number of activities to support the growth and competitiveness of the UK defence sector, including through the defence prosperity programme. More broadly, the MOD is leading a cross-Government review into the UK's defence and security sectors. This will identify how we can enhance our strategic approach to ensure we have competitive, innovative and world-class defence and security industries that drive investment and prosperity across the Union, now and in the future.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 30/06/2020 08:13:11 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4789 label Biography information for Marco Longhi

1216949

registered interest
date	23/06/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Development Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has allocated Official Development Assistance to any programmes that are targeted at supporting women and girls.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	63292
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2020 answer text <p>Only a very small proportion of Ministry of Defence expenditure counts as Official Development Assistance. The majority of this is spent on certain categories of Defence education. We have recently implemented measures to improve the representation of women on these educational programmes, in support of the UK National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 29/06/2020 10:19:09 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1216978

registered interest
date	23/06/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Sanitary Products
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure that female service personnel are provided with sanitary products when on operations.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	63249
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2020 answer text <p>The policy on provision of sanitary products to Service personnel overseas is currently under review.</p><p> </p><p>I will write to the hon. Member to update her once that review is completed.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 01/07/2020 15:50:14 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

1216979

registered interest
date	23/06/2020
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 financial support is available to female veterans who require child care when they access specialist support or therapy.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	63250
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2020 answer text <p>The requested information is not held by the Ministry of Defence. This type of support would be provided by the Local Authority in the specific geographical area that the female veteran resided.</p><p> </p><p>However, NHS England actively encourage all their providers to offer veterans flexible appointments that help them to access services (in terms of time or location) and have partnership arrangements with Armed Forces charities that can provide assessed childcare support and funding.</p><p> </p><p>The Government provides a significant package of childcare support to parents and carers, including our 30 hours offer for working parents of three and four year olds which has rolled out successfully, benefiting around 600,000 children in the first two years of delivery.</p><p> </p><p>All three and four year olds, and the most disadvantaged two year olds, are able to access 15 hours a week of early education. From September 2017, the Government doubled the childcare entitlement for working parents of three and four year olds to 30 hours per week.</p><p> </p><p>The Government also offers Tax-Free Childcare for every £8 parents pay their provider via an online account, the government will pay £2 up to a maximum contribution of £2,000 per child each year, for children under 12. There is also support available for parents with childcare costs outside of the free early education entitlements for lower income families. For example, eligible families can get help with 85% of their childcare costs through Universal Credit, subject to a monthly limit of £646 for one child or £1,108 for two or more children.</p><p> </p><p>Further information on all Government childcare offers can be found at the following link: <a href="https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </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 30/06/2020 11:19:02 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

1217076

registered interest
date	23/06/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Sick Leave
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the number of working days lost by each armed forces branch as a result of staff mental ill health in (a) 2010 and (b) 2019.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	63480
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2020 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) takes the health and wellbeing of its personnel very seriously. A Health and Wellbeing Strategy for all MOD employees, military and civilian, was published in mid-2015 (updated in August 2016) and is designed to provide guidance to the Chain of Command and civilian line managers on how to manage the health needs, both mental and physical, of their people. The aim is to maximise the number of people fit to work, managing people back to work after a period of sickness, so that they are fit and able to meet the requirements of Defence outputs, including operational effectiveness.</p><p>Whilst the MOD records the medical employability and deployability of Service personnel, more specific information about the level of sickness absence in the Armed Forces is not held centrally. As at 1 January 2020, medical employability for the trained UK Armed Forces was 98.4 per cent.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer question first answered 01/07/2020 11:28:46 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1216165

registered interest
date	22/06/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Afghanistan: War Crimes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what date was Operation Northmoor concluded by his Department.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	62289
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2020 answer text <p>On 15 July 2019, following consultation with the Director of Service Prosecutions and with the concurrence of the independent persons providing external assurance, the then Provost Marshal (Army) exercised his right as an independent authority to conclude the investigation phase of Operation Northmoor.</p><p> </p><p>In line with normal Service Police practice, anyone interviewed under caution and any affected units were notified, once appropriate, that they would not be referred to prosecutors.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace grouped question UIN 62290 62291 62292 question first answered 26/06/2020 15:45:57 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace previous answer version 32097 answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1216167

registered interest
date	22/06/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Afghanistan: War Crimes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what date he announced that Operation Northmoor had been concluded; and how that official announcement made.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	62290
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2020 answer text <p>On 15 July 2019, following consultation with the Director of Service Prosecutions and with the concurrence of the independent persons providing external assurance, the then Provost Marshal (Army) exercised his right as an independent authority to conclude the investigation phase of Operation Northmoor.</p><p> </p><p>In line with normal Service Police practice, anyone interviewed under caution and any affected units were notified, once appropriate, that they would not be referred to prosecutors.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace grouped question UIN 62289 62291 62292 question first answered 26/06/2020 15:45:57 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace previous answer version 32098 answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1216168

registered interest
date	22/06/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Afghanistan: War Crimes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish the conclusions of Operation Northmoor.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	62291
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2020 answer text <p>On 15 July 2019, following consultation with the Director of Service Prosecutions and with the concurrence of the independent persons providing external assurance, the then Provost Marshal (Army) exercised his right as an independent authority to conclude the investigation phase of Operation Northmoor.</p><p> </p><p>In line with normal Service Police practice, anyone interviewed under caution and any affected units were notified, once appropriate, that they would not be referred to prosecutors.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace grouped question UIN 62289 62290 62292 question first answered 26/06/2020 15:45:57 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace previous answer version 32099 answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1216169

registered interest
date	22/06/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Afghanistan: War Crimes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what communication Ministers in his Department have had with personnel under investigation as part of Operation Northmoor in relation to the conclusion of that investigation.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	62292
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2020 answer text <p>On 15 July 2019, following consultation with the Director of Service Prosecutions and with the concurrence of the independent persons providing external assurance, the then Provost Marshal (Army) exercised his right as an independent authority to conclude the investigation phase of Operation Northmoor.</p><p> </p><p>In line with normal Service Police practice, anyone interviewed under caution and any affected units were notified, once appropriate, that they would not be referred to prosecutors.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace grouped question UIN 62289 62290 62291 question first answered 26/06/2020 15:45:57 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace previous answer version 32100 answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey