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1203515

registered interest
date	15/06/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Pay
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government when Armed Forces personnel will receive their annual pay rise. [T]
tabling member printed	Lord Touhig
uin	HL5732
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2020 answer text <p>The Government is currently considering the Armed Forces’ Pay Review Body’s (AFPRB) recommendations, taking into account the need to recruit, retain, and motivate personnel, as well as the long-term affordability of the Armed Forces. Once a decision has been reached, any pay rises will be backdated to 1 April 2020.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 22/06/2020 11:09:56 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	542 label Biography information for Lord Touhig

1203651

registered interest
date	15/06/2020
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, when he last met with the Secretary of State for International Development to discuss Official Development Assistance spending.
tabling member constituency	Putney
tabling member printed	Fleur Anderson
uin	59628
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2020 answer text <p>The Defence Secretary meets regularly with the Secretary of State for International Development to discuss matters of mutual interest, including Official Development Assistance.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 18/06/2020 07:09:36 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4788 label Biography information for Fleur Anderson

1203688

registered interest
date	15/06/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Energy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much energy his departmental buildings have used in (a) each of the last five years and (b) 2020 to date.
tabling member constituency	Kingston and Surbiton
tabling member printed	Sir Edward Davey
uin	59356
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2020 answer text <p>The Department does not hold information on the entirety of energy use by the buildings on its estate as a (relatively small) proportion are provided ‘off contract’, falling outside the frameworks and local contracts.</p><p> </p><p>However, the Department’s recorded energy consumption across its estate, falling under the frameworks and local contracts, for the previous 5 years and current year to date is shown in the table below:</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>5,229,447,046 kWh</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>5,213,898,631 kWh</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>5,090,803,519 kWh</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>4,974,891,458 kWh</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019-20</p></td><td><p>4,967,433,252 kWh</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020-21 (up to April 30)</p></td><td><p>384,641,178 kWh</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 23/06/2020 16:51:33 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	188 label Biography information for Ed Davey

1203702

registered interest
date	15/06/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Veterans UK: Email
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 4 June 2020 to Question 51724 on the Veterans UK Helpline, how many emails to the helpline were recorded in each month of 2020.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	59389
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2020 answer text <p>The number of emails to the Veterans UK Helpline recorded for each month in 2020 were:</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Month</p></td><td><p>Jan 20</p></td><td><p>Feb 20</p></td><td><p>Mar 20</p></td><td><p>Apr 20</p></td><td><p>May 20</p></td><td><p>1 Jun to 15 Jun 20</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Emails Received</p></td><td><p>2,577</p></td><td><p>2,006</p></td><td><p>2,419</p></td><td><p>3,975</p></td><td><p>3,781</p></td><td><p>2,087</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer question first answered 18/06/2020 07:38:36 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

1203703

registered interest
date	15/06/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Veterans UK: Telephone Services
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 4 June 2020 to Question 51724 on the Veterans UK Helpline, how many (a) calls and (b) emails were recorded by the Veterans UK Helpline service in each month of 2019.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	59390
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2020 answer text <p>The number of calls and e-mails received by the Veterans UK Helpline each month between 1 January 2019 and 31 December 2019 is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Month</p></td><td><p>Calls Received</p></td><td><p>Emails Received</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2019</p></td><td><p>13,291</p></td><td><p>1,990</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2019</p></td><td><p>11,284</p></td><td><p>2,382</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2019</p></td><td><p>11,291</p></td><td><p>1,909</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2019</p></td><td><p>13,522</p></td><td><p>1,933</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2019</p></td><td><p>11,644</p></td><td><p>1,568</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2019</p></td><td><p>10,308</p></td><td><p>1,919</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2019</p></td><td><p>11,825</p></td><td><p>2,020</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 2019</p></td><td><p>10,401</p></td><td><p>1,840</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2019</p></td><td><p>10,646</p></td><td><p>1,917</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October 2019</p></td><td><p>12,091</p></td><td><p>2,206</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 2019</p></td><td><p>11,098</p></td><td><p>1,976</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 2019</p></td><td><p>8,302</p></td><td><p>1,728</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer question first answered 18/06/2020 07:39:24 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

1203782

registered interest
date	15/06/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Bases: USA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, further to the Answer of 9 June 2020 to Question 55019, on Waste Disposal: Applications, whether US fire fighting services use fire fighting foam containing (a) PFBS, (b) PFHpA, (c) PFHxS, (d) PFOS and (e) PFOA materials on US bases in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	59590
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2020 answer text <p>The information needed to answer the hon. Member's question will take time to collate. I will write to him when it is available.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 23/06/2020 09:10:03 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1203854

registered interest
date	15/06/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many members of the armed forces have been deployed in each (a) local authority area and (b) parliamentary constituency part of the Government's covid-19 response.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
tabling member printed	Aaron Bell
uin	59643
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2020 answer text <p>The information is not held in the format requested. As of 15 June, our Armed Forces are deployed to support the work of 10 Joint Military Commands (JMCs) and three other teams across the UK, broken down as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>JMC East</p></td><td><p>447</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>JMC London</p></td><td><p>500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>JMC North East</p></td><td><p>414</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>JMC North West</p></td><td><p>145</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>JMC Northern Ireland</p></td><td><p>98</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>JMC Scotland</p></td><td><p>361</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>JMC South East</p></td><td><p>437</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>JMC South West</p></td><td><p>323</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>JMC Wales</p></td><td><p>467</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>JMC West Midlands</p></td><td><p>274</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Logistics Support Team</p></td><td><p>42</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Standing Joint Command Reserve</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Works Group (Engineers)</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3,538</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 22/06/2020 16:29:19 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4837 label Biography information for Aaron Bell

1203279

registered interest
date	12/06/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Combined Cadet Force
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 names of the schools that receive funding allocated by his Department for Combined Cadet Forces.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	59183
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2020 answer text <p>Every school hosting a Combined Cadet Force (CCF) unit receives funding from the Ministry of Defence. The majority of this support is provided indirectly through the supply of equipment, uniforms and stores, and the delivery of summer camps and training activities.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, a small monetary grant, with the amount dependant on the number of cadets within the school's unit, is given directly to the school to assist with administration. The list of CCF schools is provided in the attached table.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 22/06/2020 16:32:52 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey attachment 1 file name 59183 - CCF schools (1).xlsx title 59183 - Combined Cadet Forces Schools
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1203280

registered interest
date	12/06/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Cadets
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 Community Cadet Forces centres in each local authority.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	59184
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2020 answer text <p>There are approximately 3,000 community cadet units across the UK comprising Sea Cadets, the Volunteer Cadet Corps, the Army Cadet Force and the Air Training Corps. These units are administered and supported in various ways by the single Service cadet HQs. However, locations of cadet units are not recorded by local authority and to determine this data would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 22/06/2020 16:31:39 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1203017

registered interest
date	11/06/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Cadets
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Community Cadet Forces centres have closed from 2015 to date.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	58637
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2020 answer text <p>From 2015 to date, 125 community cadet units within the United Kingdom have closed across all Ministry of Defence sponsored cadet forces. Units close for a variety of reasons including insufficient numbers of adult volunteers and health and safety issues relating to buildings used. In some cases, two separate units may close and merge to form a single, larger unit which can allow cadets to participate in a greater range of activities.</p><p>During the same period, 64 new cadet units have opened in the community; there are approximately 3,000 such units in total.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 18/06/2020 07:11:25 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey