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1721319

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date	17/07/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Veterans: Identity Cards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people have (a) applied for and (b) received a Veterans' ID Card in (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnshire.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	20
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2024 answer text <p>The HM Armed Forces Veteran Card has had a two-phase rollout.</p><p> </p><p>Phase 1 is complete; all Service leavers since December 2018 automatically receive a Veteran Card from MOD as part of their discharge process.</p><p>Phase 2 extended access to the Veteran Card to those who left before December 2018. The new digital application and verification service launched at 00:01 on 28 January 2024 allowing pre-2018 veterans to apply for the card.</p><p> </p><p>Under Phase 2, for South Holland and the Deepings, as at 17 July 2024, 127 applications have been received and 122 cards posted.</p><p>Under Phase 2, for Lincolnshire, as at 17 July 2024, 3,683 applications have been received and 3,637 cards posted.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Birmingham Selly Oak answering member printed Al Carns question first answered 25/07/2024 10:04:14 answering member 5235
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1721393

registered interest
date	17/07/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Expenditure
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 impact of the time taken to publish a timescale within which the UK will spend 2.5 per cent of its GDP on defence on the morale of armed forces personnel.
tabling member constituency	South Suffolk
tabling member printed	James Cartlidge
uin	120
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2024 answer text <p>This Government is totally committed to spending 2.5% of GDP on Defence as soon as possible. The Government will set out a clear path to 2.5% at a future fiscal event.</p><p> </p><p>Renewing the nation’s contract with those who serve is a priority for this Government. Morale of our Armed Forces is at a record low – the Armed Forces Continuous Attitude Survey published in May 2024 reported that satisfaction with Service life remained at the lowest reported level.</p><p> </p><p>In the King's speech the Government announced that we will establish an Armed Forces Commissioner as an independent champion for Service personnel and their families, as a first step to improving Service life.</p> answering member constituency Birmingham Selly Oak answering member printed Al Carns question first answered 25/07/2024 12:57:43 answering member 5235
tabling member	4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge

1721394

registered interest
date	17/07/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Visas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department's timetable is for ending visa fees for non-UK dependents who have served four or more years in the armed forces.
tabling member constituency	South Suffolk
tabling member printed	James Cartlidge
uin	121
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2024 answer text <p>This Government is committed to scrapping visa fees for non-UK veterans who have served our country for four or more years, and their dependants.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Defence has started work with the Home Office to deliver this manifesto commitment.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Birmingham Selly Oak answering member printed Al Carns question first answered 25/07/2024 12:59:46 answering member 5235
tabling member	4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge

1721401

registered interest
date	17/07/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Veterans: Public Sector
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department are taking to ensure veterans are effectively supported to access public services.
tabling member constituency	South Suffolk
tabling member printed	James Cartlidge
uin	128
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2024 answer text <p>This is a Government of service that will always stand up for those who serve our country. I am working across Government and with civil society to ensure veterans get access to the health, housing, employment and other support they need.</p><p><br> A range of support is in place to help veterans access services, including an accreditation scheme for NHS Trusts and Primary Care Networks across England to ensure they can best support veterans access health care; Government funded housing support for veterans; Armed Forces Champions across the UK’s Job Centre Plus network to help support members of the Armed Forces community into work; and the veterans’ railcard offering discounts on most rail travel.</p> answering member constituency Birmingham Selly Oak answering member printed Al Carns question first answered 25/07/2024 12:40:34 answering member 5235
tabling member	4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge

1721424

registered interest
date	17/07/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Forces Help to Buy Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether it is his policy to continue the Armed Forces Help to Buy Scheme.
tabling member constituency	South Suffolk
tabling member printed	James Cartlidge
uin	151
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2024 answer text <p>Yes.</p> answering member constituency Birmingham Selly Oak answering member printed Al Carns question first answered 26/07/2024 13:04:28 answering member 5235
tabling member	4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge

1721449

registered interest
date	17/07/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Mental Health
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 ensure that his Department is a psychologically safe place in which to work.
tabling member constituency	South Suffolk
tabling member printed	James Cartlidge
uin	174
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2024 answer text <p>This Government is committed to a safe working environment for all. The Secretary of State for Defence set out in his first address to staff that this will be a Government that respects all, will draw on all talents and will have zero tolerance for abuse.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Defence has launched a programme aimed at reaffirming the standards of behaviour that are expected across Defence. The Secretary of State has asked for an update on this work, and will consider what further action is needed across the Department.</p> answering member constituency Birmingham Selly Oak answering member printed Al Carns question first answered 26/07/2024 13:40:07 answering member 5235
tabling member	4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge

1721465

registered interest
date	17/07/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Housing
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 merits of introducing minimum standards for single living accommodation.
tabling member constituency	South Suffolk
tabling member printed	James Cartlidge
uin	190
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2024 answer text <p>Improving Service accommodation is a priority for this Government.</p><p> </p><p>The Armed Forces Continuous Attitude survey shows Service personnel have low levels of satisfaction with the standard of accommodation. Ministers will consider options on accommodation as part of departmental work to address low morale and recruitment and retention challenges in our Armed Forces.</p><p> </p><p>As a first step to improving service life the Government will establish an Armed Forces Commissioner as a direct point of contact for Service personnel and their families, to raise issues including housing.</p> answering member constituency Birmingham Selly Oak answering member printed Al Carns question first answered 29/07/2024 09:41:47 answering member 5235
tabling member	4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge

1721466

registered interest
date	17/07/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Conditions of Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to respond to the review entitled Agency and Agility: Incentivising people in a new era - a review of UK Armed Forces incentivisation, published on 19 June 2023.
tabling member constituency	South Suffolk
tabling member printed	James Cartlidge
uin	191
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2024 answer text <p>People form the core of our Defence capability and we recognise the urgent need to transform the way we support all Defence’s people and their families, from recruitment through to retirement and beyond.​ The new Government has met with Rick Haythornthwaite to explain our approach and emphasise our commitment to meeting the challenges set out in his generational review. The publication of a formal response to the report is now a priority.</p><p>The core principles and recommendations of the review will be central to the recently launched Strategic Defence Review. This will require a new and novel approach to determining the requirements for the UK’s Defence and the recommendations within the Haythornthwaite Review of UK Armed Forces Incentivisation (HRAFI) are already shaping how we deliver this.</p><p>As a core principle of the HRAFI report, the importance of developing a ‘People Value Proposition’ approach is fully accepted. Consequently, work is underway to map and articulate the ‘whole’ landscape of tangible and intangible elements of the ‘Offer’, ‘Reward’ and ‘Fulfilment’. Housing and Welfare are part of this work, as are all other areas that influence how valued and supported our people and their families feel.</p> answering member constituency Birmingham Selly Oak answering member printed Al Carns grouped question UIN 581 question first answered 25/07/2024 16:17:42 answering member 5235
tabling member	4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge

1721470

registered interest
date	17/07/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his policy is on the continuity of education allowance for service families.
tabling member constituency	South Suffolk
tabling member printed	James Cartlidge
uin	194
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2024 answer text <p>The Government is committed to access to high quality education for children of service families, and all children across the UK. The policy for Continuity of Education Allowance (CEA) remains extant. The Ministry of Defence will monitor the development of legislation to deliver a VAT increase policy.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Birmingham Selly Oak answering member printed Al Carns grouped question UIN 573 575 question first answered 29/07/2024 09:42:34 answering member 5235
tabling member	4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge

1721648

registered interest
date	17/07/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	DMRC Headley Court: Medical Equipment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what information his Department holds on the extent to which medical equipment that was used at Headley Court Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre has been repurposed since that centre's closure.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central and Headingley
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	363
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2024 answer text <p>The table below provides a breakdown of the medical equipment from Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre (DMRC) Headley Court that was either transferred to another Defence location, or relocated to DMRC Stanford Hall, as it was still serviceable.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Equipment transferred from DMRC Headley Court </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ice machine</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wet bulb globe test (WGBT)</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Continuous passive motion system</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sling suspension</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Standing frame</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Neuro stimulator</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Doppler</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dynamic compression system</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Functional electrical stimulation device (FES)</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FES bike</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES)</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Handheld NMES</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Infusion pump</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pressure testing system</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Socket tester</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Soft tissue mobiliser</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tilt table</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Water bath</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Parallel bars</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sitting scales</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Targeted negative pressure device</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Image intensifier</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Birmingham Selly Oak answering member printed Al Carns question first answered 25/07/2024 12:43:05 answering member 5235
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel