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227763

registered interest
date	17/03/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Gurkhas: War Memorials
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of Gurkha soldiers who fought in the First and Second World Wars are commemorated on war memorials.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	227893
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>The information requested is not held, as the Ministry of Defence (MOD) is not responsible for War Memorials. However, the UK National Inventory of War Memorials, maintained by the Imperial War Museum, lists over 50 memorials that are linked to the Gurkhas, including one which is situated outside the MOD headquarters building in Whitehall.</p><p>The Commonwealth War Graves Commission commemorate all those Gurkhas who died in the two World Wars and the names of those who have died since the end of World War II, whilst on duty, are inscribed upon the Armed Forces Memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 23/03/2015 16:45:10 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

227504

registered interest
date	16/03/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Casualties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many armed forces personnel have died on active service in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	227714
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2015 answer text <p>From 1 January 2010 to 16 March 2015, 211 UK Armed Forces personnel have died while on active service. The table below presents this figure by year and Operational theatre.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Operation </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Afghanistan</p></td><td><p>103</p></td><td><p>46</p></td><td><p>44</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Libya</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cyprus</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p>1. Figures include Regular and Reservist personnel.</p><p>2. Figures relate to all causes of death; hostile action, accidents, natural causes, assaults, coroner confirmed suicide or open verdicts and cause not known.</p><p>3. Figures include personnel who died of their injuries in the UK or other countries as a result of injuries sustained whilst deployed in an Operational theatre.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 19/03/2015 15:20:34 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

225988

registered interest
date	09/03/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army
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 spending on the regular army over the next five years.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	226840
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2015 answer text <p>The Army budget for 2015-16 is around £8 billion. Decisions on the Defence budget in subsequent years will be made as part of the next spending review.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 12/03/2015 17:04:27 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

224438

registered interest
date	02/03/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Cadets
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 his Department's properties containing asbestos which are available for use by the cadet forces.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	225886
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2015 answer text <p>The information requested could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne grouped question UIN 225884 question first answered 05/03/2015 17:25:40 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

224439

registered interest
date	02/03/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Cadets
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 (a) children and (b) instructors in the cadet forces that have been exposed to asbestos while utilising his Department's property.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	225884
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2015 answer text <p>The information requested could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne grouped question UIN 225886 question first answered 05/03/2015 17:25:40 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

178476

registered interest
date	09/02/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	D-Day Landings
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 5 December 2014 to Question 216388, if he will provide funding for Normandy Veterans to return to sites of Remembrance they choose rather than to sites chosen by the Royal British Legion as part of the D-Day Return scheme.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	223850
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2015 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) does not fund visits by veterans to return to sites of Remembrance. The long standing MOD policy on official commemorations is that only certain specific anniversaries of events of major importance receive MOD sponsorship at public expense.</p><p> </p><p>Funding is still available from the Big Lottery fund, Heroes Return 2 scheme, as long as veterans travel before 31 December 2015 and haven’t benefited from this scheme since 1 January 2013. This scheme allows veterans to return to the theatre in which they saw action, so travel is not limited to Normandy.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, and as advised by my hon. Friend the Treasury Minister (David Gauke) in his response to Question 216388, the Royal British Legion (RBL) has been chosen to run the D-Day return scheme on the Government’s behalf. As detailed on the RBL website, the D-Day return scheme will not fund independent travel.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry grouped question UIN 223851 question first answered 02/03/2015 16:35:39 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry previous answer version 45277 answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

178477

registered interest
date	09/02/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	D-Day Landings
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 5 December 2014 to Question 216388, if he will permit Normandy Veterans to apply for funding for independent travel to Normandy as part of the D-Day Return scheme.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	223851
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2015 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) does not fund visits by veterans to return to sites of Remembrance. The long standing MOD policy on official commemorations is that only certain specific anniversaries of events of major importance receive MOD sponsorship at public expense.</p><p> </p><p>Funding is still available from the Big Lottery fund, Heroes Return 2 scheme, as long as veterans travel before 31 December 2015 and haven’t benefited from this scheme since 1 January 2013. This scheme allows veterans to return to the theatre in which they saw action, so travel is not limited to Normandy.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, and as advised by my hon. Friend the Treasury Minister (David Gauke) in his response to Question 216388, the Royal British Legion (RBL) has been chosen to run the D-Day return scheme on the Government’s behalf. As detailed on the RBL website, the D-Day return scheme will not fund independent travel.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry grouped question UIN 223850 question first answered 02/03/2015 16:35:39 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry previous answer version 45276 answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

177459

registered interest
date	03/02/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Veterans: Postgraduate Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what support his Department offers to service leavers seeking to undertake postgraduate study.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	223252
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2015 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence promotes lifelong learning among members of the Armed Forces, and encourages this through the Learning Credits scheme.</p><p>The Enhanced Learning Credits (ELC) scheme provides help towards the cost of higher-level learning and is funded by the single Services. Eligible personnel make a personal contribution of 20% of total course fees and can receive a single payment, in each of a maximum of three separate financial years, of up to £1,000 or £2,000 (depending on qualifying scheme membership) to cover up to a maximum of 80% of course fees. The ELC scheme helps members of the Armed Forces to pursue their personal development, both during their Service and for up to ten years afterwards, subject to the qualifying criteria being met.</p><p>ELC claims must be for a course of study that is an integral part of, and results in, the cost effective achievement of a nationally recognised qualification at Level 3 (A level and equivalent) and above as defined by the Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF) (England and Wales), a Level 6 or above on the Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF) or, if pursued overseas, an approved international equivalent higher level qualification. Post graduate level qualifications would thus be admissible, providing that they are nationally recognised as such.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 09/02/2015 17:54:11 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

176057

registered interest
date	27/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Mental Illness
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 27 January 2015 to Question 221805, what estimate he has made of the number of service personnel who have suffered mental illness in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	222253
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>The following table shows the number of UK Armed Forces personnel who were assessed as having a mental health condition, either at one of the military Departments of Community Mental Health (DCMH) or one of the facilities contracted by Ministry Of Defence (MOD) to provide in-patient treatment, from 2007 to 2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year (FY)</p></td><td><p>Number of personnel assessed</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007-08</p></td><td><p>3,559</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008-09</p></td><td><p>3,199</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>3,753</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>3,894</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>3,927</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>4,943</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>5,159</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Up to the end of FY2011-12, data was sourced from DCMH returns. From FY 2012-13 onwards, additional figures were obtained from the electronic patient record held on the Defence Medical Information Capability Programme (DMICP). DMICP records include mental healthcare treatment provided at other facilities, such as local military primary health centres.</p><p> </p><p>The MOD has compiled central records of personnel with mental health conditions since 2007. To identify mental health assessments prior to 2007 would require a search of individual medical records and would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 02/02/2015 16:21:48 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

176060

registered interest
date	27/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Veterans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how his Department defines what constitutes a veteran.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	222342
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2015 answer text <p>A veteran is defined as someone who has served for at least one day in Her Majesty's Armed Forces, whether as a Regular or Reservist.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 04/02/2015 16:54:32 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry previous answer version 42447 answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis