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1645894

registered interest
date	20/06/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Veterans: Radiation Exposure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of the Government (a) issuing an official apology and (b) providing compensation to Britain's nuclear test veterans.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
uin	190324
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2023 answer text <p>The Government continues to recognise and be grateful to all Service personnel who participated in the British Nuclear testing programme. They contributed to keeping our nation secure during the Cold War and since, by ensuring that the UK was equipped with an appropriate nuclear capability</p><p> </p><p>A commemorative Nuclear Test Medal was announced by the Prime Minister in November 2022, to recognise Service veterans and civilian personnel who participated in the UK’s atmospheric nuclear test programme between 1952 and 1967.</p><p> </p><p>Since the 1980’s, the Ministry of Defence has commissioned and published four independently-conducted and analysed longitudinal studies of 20,000 Nuclear Test Veterans. These compared cancer and mortality rates between Nuclear Test Veterans and age- and gender-matched contemporary control groups, both within the UK Armed Forces and the general population. The results of these studies have consistently demonstrated that cancer and mortality rates for the Nuclear Test Veterans are similar to those serving contemporaneously in the UK Armed Forces who did not participate in the testing programme, and lower than for the general population.</p><p> </p><p>Any veteran, including those of the Nuclear Tests, who believes they have suffered ill-health due to service has the right to apply for no-fault compensation under the War Pension Scheme if they served before 6 April 2005. War pensions are payable in respect of illness or injury as a result of service in the Armed Forces, with the benefit of reasonable doubt always given to the claimant. Decisions are medically certified and follow consideration of available service and medical evidence and carry full rights of appeal to an independent Tribunal.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 27/06/2023 12:25:54 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson

1647616

registered interest
date	20/06/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Cost of Living
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to support armed forces personnel with increases in the cost of living.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
uin	905616
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2023 answer text <p>We have introduced a full range of measures to support our people coping with the cost of living, including capping subsidised accommodation charge increases to 1%; increasing travel allowances by 7% and over 32,000 Service personnel have received a Contribution in Lieu of Council Tax (CILOCT) rebate of £150. The Energy Bills Support Scheme (EBSS) also delivered a £400 non-repayable discount to eligible households, to help with energy bills and families can save around £3,400 per child per year through our wraparound childcare.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 26/06/2023 16:20:36 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson

1645652

registered interest
date	19/06/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Veterans: Radiation Exposure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what data his Department holds on the number and proportion of veterans who were involved in Britain’s nuclear testing programme in (a) Australia, (b) the South Pacific and (c) elsewhere between 1952 and 1967 who have been diagnosed as (i) being infertile and (ii) having fertility problems.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
uin	190106
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2023 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) does not collect or hold data monitoring the fertility of veterans. Since 1948, it has been the policy of successive Governments that the National Health Service in England and the Devolved Administrations is responsible for healthcare provision for veterans.</p><p>The MOD does hold War Disablement Pension files which are created when an individual is either medically discharged or submits a claim under the War Pension Scheme. These can contain discharge information, medical reports, service record documentation and various administrative papers. Case papers, for example additional medical reports and claims, are then added to the file when received. However, the information within these individual paper files is not stored centrally.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 27/06/2023 12:27:10 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson

1645653

registered interest
date	19/06/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Veterans: Radiation Exposure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will meet nuclear test veterans to discuss their concerns.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
uin	190107
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2023 answer text <p>I or the Secretary of State for Defence will meet with nuclear test veterans to discuss their concerns.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 27/06/2023 12:27:33 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson

1644618

registered interest
date	14/06/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Surveys
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to publish regional breakdowns of the armed forces continuous attitudes survey results 2023.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
uin	189613
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2023 answer text <p>The latest Armed Forces Continuous Attitude Survey (AFCAS) was published on 1 June 2023. The survey has held National Statistics status since 2013, which means it meets the highest standards of trustworthiness, quality, and value.</p><p>AFCAS utilises a stratified sample by Service and rank, which helps to ensure sufficient representation. Segmenting the data by different demographic variables other than Service or rank, such as by region, would mean we could not be as confident that the results are representative of that group. It would only be possible to construct a regional breakdown by combining AFCAS data with other existing databases. There are no plans to undertake such an exercise given the inherent issues with generating unrepresentative, and therefore unreliable, results.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 189674 question first answered 19/06/2023 15:22:56 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson

1644726

registered interest
date	14/06/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Surveys
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department holds the data in the UK Regular Armed Forces Continuous Attitude Survey at a (a) national and (b) regional level.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
uin	189674
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2023 answer text <p>The latest Armed Forces Continuous Attitude Survey (AFCAS) was published on 1 June 2023. The survey has held National Statistics status since 2013, which means it meets the highest standards of trustworthiness, quality, and value.</p><p>AFCAS utilises a stratified sample by Service and rank, which helps to ensure sufficient representation. Segmenting the data by different demographic variables other than Service or rank, such as by region, would mean we could not be as confident that the results are representative of that group. It would only be possible to construct a regional breakdown by combining AFCAS data with other existing databases. There are no plans to undertake such an exercise given the inherent issues with generating unrepresentative, and therefore unreliable, results.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 189613 question first answered 19/06/2023 15:22:56 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson

1625778

registered interest
date	03/05/2023
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, when his Department last conducted an assessment of the accommodation of (a) military and (b) civilian defence personnel.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
uin	183756
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2023 answer text <p>Full condition surveys of our circa 47,900 Service Family Accommodation (SFA) are carried out on a six-yearly cycle by qualified surveyors. On average, 8,000 SFA are assessed each year. Condition is assessed against the Decent Homes (DH) Standard. The DH standard is a technical standard for public housing, defined by the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 10/05/2023 14:46:47 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson

1625779

registered interest
date	03/05/2023
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 steps the Government is taking to improve the condition of military accommodation; and what progress his Department has made on that work to date.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
uin	183757
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2023 answer text <p>In the last seven years, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) has invested more than £936 million in Service Family Accommodation (SFA) improvements.</p><p>During financial year 2021-22, around £179 million (including £36 million of Government Fiscal Stimulus funding) was invested to improve the quality of SFA.</p><p>The 2022-23 investment of around £185 million focussed on modernising homes, tackling damp and mould, replacing kitchens and bathrooms and improving thermal efficiency to maintain/improve Decent Homes (DH) standard to an estimated 9788 SFA, which is 20% of the housing stock.</p><p>In financial year 2022-23, the MOD also invested £88 million to replace some of our poorer quality stock with 310 brand new homes. As a result of this investment, 96.75% of SFA are now assessed as meeting or exceeding DH Standard, up from 87% in 2016.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 10/05/2023 14:47:48 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson

1625780

registered interest
date	03/05/2023
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 the anual budget is for (a) maintaining and (b) upgrading military accommodation; and what that budget was in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
uin	183758
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2023 answer text <p>In the last seven years, the Ministry of Defence has invested more than £936 million in Service Family Accommodation (SFA) improvements. During financial year (FY) 2021-22, c£179 million (including £36 million of Government Fiscal Stimulus funding) was invested to improve the quality of SFA. The 2022-23 improvement programme was based on a funding level of £185 million.</p><p> </p><p>The expenditure for each of the last 10 years is shown below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>£million</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FY 2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FY 2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FY 2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FY 2016-17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FY 2017-18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FY 2018-19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FY 2019-20</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FY 2020-21</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FY 2021-22</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FY 2022-23</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Core (Maintenance)</strong></p></td><td><p>101.893</p></td><td><p>115.154</p></td><td><p>82.649</p></td><td><p>73.997</p></td><td><p>82.108</p></td><td><p>80.084</p></td><td><p>88.535</p></td><td><p>122.501</p></td><td><p>137.828</p></td><td><p>103.437</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Additional Works (Upgrades)</strong></p></td><td><p>106.636</p></td><td><p>74.455</p></td><td><p>66.788</p></td><td><p>87.747</p></td><td><p>82.424</p></td><td><p>115.580</p></td><td><p>123.437</p></td><td><p>152.824</p></td><td><p>179.265</p></td><td><p>185.448</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>In addition to the above the following was spent on Capital Purchases (new builds):</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>£million</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FY 2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FY 2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FY 2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FY 2016-17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FY 2017-18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FY 2018-19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FY 2019-20</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FY 2020-21</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FY 2021-22</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FY 2022-23</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Capital Purchases</strong></p></td><td><p>116.103</p></td><td><p>39.634</p></td><td><p>19.804</p></td><td><p>11.031</p></td><td><p>0.690</p></td><td><p>27.547</p></td><td><p>42.830</p></td><td><p>30.965</p></td><td><p>75.412</p></td><td><p>143.448</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 15/05/2023 16:36:36 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson

1625781

registered interest
date	03/05/2023
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, how the armed forces prioritise which military housing units are scheduled for (a) renovation and (b) replacement.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
uin	183759
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2023 answer text <p>Service Family Accommodation (SFA) renovation works and replacements are prioritised based on enduring need and current condition. As well as prioritising the most urgent cases for renovation or replacement, improvement programmes also seek to address thermal efficiency of homes to reduce energy bills for Service families, improve the comfort of their homes, help prevent the occurrence of damp and mould, and reduce the MOD’s carbon footprint.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 10/05/2023 13:30:14 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson