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1184323

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date	11/03/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Animal Experiments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department’s policy on animals in warfare testing.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	28009
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2020 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence does not conduct animal experiments for the development or testing of offensive weapons, and the Home Office does not grant licences for those purposes.</p><p>Where no alternative exists, the Ministry of Defence uses animals in experiments for the development of new vaccines, treatments or medical procedures. These are regulated by the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 and licensed by the Home Office.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 16/03/2020 13:16:51 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1184395

registered interest
date	11/03/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: National Security
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions his Department has had with representatives of the defence industry as part of its review of the UK's Defence and Security Industrial Strategy; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Filton and Bradley Stoke
tabling member printed	Jack Lopresti
uin	28057
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2020 answer text <p>The Department is engaging with industry throughout the review in order to seek views and inform the analysis. The Department is using its strong relationship with relevant trade associations and already established Government-Industry fora as much as possible to discuss the review. These include the Defence Suppliers Forum and the Defence Growth Partnership. We are also working alongside colleagues from other Government Departments to engage with industry through broader security focussed groups such as the Security &amp; Resilience Growth Partnership and the Cyber Growth Partnership.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 18/03/2020 15:04:33 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	3989 label Biography information for Jack Lopresti

1184400

registered interest
date	11/03/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Infrastructure Organisation and Reserve Forces' and Cadets' Association: Cost Effectiveness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what comparative assessment he has made of the cost efficiency of the (a) Reserve Forces and Cadets Association and (b) Defence Infrastructure Organisation working on small projects.
tabling member constituency	Gravesham
tabling member printed	Adam Holloway
uin	27975
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2020 answer text <p>At this time, no comparison of the cost efficiency of these organisations working on small projects has been undertaken.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 18/03/2020 15:05:33 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1522 label Biography information for Adam Holloway

1184401

registered interest
date	11/03/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Reserve Forces' and Cadets' Associations: Membership
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 skills available free of charge to the Reserve Forces and Cadets' Association through its active volunteer membership.
tabling member constituency	Gravesham
tabling member printed	Adam Holloway
uin	27976
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2020 answer text <p>We greatly value the contribution of the Reserve Forces and Cadets' Association's volunteer membership in support of the Reserve Forces and the Cadet organisations. Their continued contribution of their own free time to support our Armed Forces and affiliated youth organisations is laudable, and we hold them in the highest regard.</p><p>We do not currently hold any information on the skills, qualifications or experience of volunteer members outside of the Armed Forces. We recognise that our volunteers bring a wealth of experience and different ways of working, whilst concurrently being a fully integrated and integral part of our tri-service community and youth organisations.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 18/03/2020 15:01:20 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1522 label Biography information for Adam Holloway

1183873

registered interest
date	10/03/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Integrated Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Prime Minister's written statement of 26 February 2020 on Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy, if he will maintain the number of armed forces personnel at current levels for the next five years.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	27536
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2020 answer text <p>The Integrated Review is conducting a whole-scale reassessment of our foreign, defence, security and development policy. It is too early to discuss specific capabilities, but I can assure the hon. Member that this country will continue to have the world class Armed Forces that it needs and deserves.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 13/03/2020 09:06:22 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1183890

registered interest
date	10/03/2020
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, whether his Department has plans to publish an initial assessment of the results from the Future Accommodation Model pilots.
tabling member constituency	Llanelli
tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
uin	27548
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2020 answer text <p>The Future Accommodation Model (FAM) pilot was launched in September 2019 and will run for three years. The Ministry of Defence provides regular updates to the Public Accounts Committee and through the Armed Forces Covenant Annual Report on the status of the FAM. In addition, Defence Ministers will update the House as we consider the full business case for FAM in 2022, when a decision on whether to roll out the FAM across other UK bases will be made; we will not be in a position to judge the success of the pilot until we have a complete picture in 2022.</p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer question first answered 13/03/2020 11:05:38 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

1184035

registered interest
date	10/03/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Mental Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what (a) screening, (b) support and (c) treatment services are provided to armed forces personnel in relation to the effects of trauma.
tabling member constituency	Angus
tabling member printed	Dave Doogan
uin	27669
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2020 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) worked closely with King's College London on a study (funded by the US Department of Defense) into the use of a screening tool for mental health issues. The results of the study were published in 'The Lancet' in 2017[1] and found that screening was not effective in reducing symptoms of mental health disorders or encouraging personnel to seek help, compared to the general mental health advice which is the standard of care in the UK military.</p><p>The single Services have long standing welfare structures in place for supporting personnel. Personnel can use, and Commanders can call on, this wide range of resources as and when required. These resources are diverse and for example include welfare officers, padres and support provided by charities such as SSAFA. Both SSAFA and MOD's Veterans UK have general helplines, however, when required they will signpost individuals to the Combat Stress 24hour mental health helpline.</p><p>For those personnel requiring medical intervention, MOD has its own well-established mental health service. Our mental health services are configured to provide community-based mental health care in line with national best practice. We do this primarily through our 11 military Departments of Community Mental Health across the UK, which provide out-patient mental healthcare. A wide range of psychiatric and psychological treatments are available, including medication, evidence-based talking therapies, and environmental adjustment where appropria</p><p>[1] Rona, R et al (2017) Post-deployment screening for mental health disorders and tailored advice about help-seeking in the UK military: a cluster randomised controlled trial</p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer question first answered 18/03/2020 15:02:15 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
tabling member	4736 label Biography information for Dave Doogan

1184036

registered interest
date	10/03/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Domestic Abuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many cases of domestic abuse within armed forces families were reported in each year since 2000; and how many of those cases resulted in criminal proceedings.
tabling member constituency	Angus
tabling member printed	Dave Doogan
uin	27670
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2020 answer text <p>Domestic abuse is a very important issue and we treat allegations of domestic abuse very seriously. In July 2018, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) launched its first strategy to tackle domestic abuse within the Armed Forces and defence civilian communities. The strategy builds on existing work by the Armed Forces in this area, such as providing specialist training to welfare staff, and included the launch of a campaign to raise awareness of the issue. The MOD is a member of the cross-Government Violence against Women and Girls working group.</p><p> </p><p>In the UK, the Service Justice System does not normally have jurisdiction for investigating, or prosecuting cases of domestic abuse, as that is normally the responsibility of the domestic Criminal Justice System, and as such the data held by the MOD is limited. Additionally, the MOD does not hold centralised records of reported cases of domestic abuse which did not result in a prosecution or which may involve minor violence in a domestic setting which were dealt with at a Summary Hearing.</p><p> </p><p>The following table provides details of the number of Service personnel prosecuted for domestic abuse by the Service Prosecuting Authority (SPA) at a Court Martial:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Cases directed for Court martial</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>36</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong>Notes:</strong></p><p>Information before 2005 is not held.</p><p> </p><p>2005 to 2008 – these years were prior to the creation of the SPA and the data held on the SPA’s case database was derived from the unique case management systems of the Army, Navy and RAF Prosecuting Authorities. These systems held varying levels of data and detail on the individual cases. Therefore, these figures should be regarded as estimated.</p><p> </p><p>2007 – one case has yet to go to Court Martial – accused Absent Without Official Leave.</p><p> </p><p>2009 – This was the year that the SPA came into being and was also the year that a new cases management system entitled “AXXIA DNA” was trialled in SPA. This new system wasn’t compatible with the UK “AXXIA” system and data has been lost as a result. Figures should, therefore, be regarded as an estimate.</p><p> </p><p>2018 – one case has yet to go to Court Martial.</p><p> </p><p>2019 – five cases have yet to go to Court Martial.</p><p> </p><p> </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 18/03/2020 15:03:32 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
tabling member	4736 label Biography information for Dave Doogan

1184038

registered interest
date	10/03/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Death
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 in combat since 2000.
tabling member constituency	Angus
tabling member printed	Dave Doogan
uin	27672
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2020 answer text <p>In the period 1 January 2000 to 11 March 2020, 545 UK Armed Forces personnel have died as a result of hostile action.</p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer question first answered 18/03/2020 15:03:09 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
tabling member	4736 label Biography information for Dave Doogan

1184039

registered interest
date	10/03/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Suicide
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 from suicide (i) in service and (ii) after leaving the armed forces.
tabling member constituency	Angus
tabling member printed	Dave Doogan
uin	27673
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2020 answer text <p>The Government takes the welfare of Service personnel and veterans very seriously. As in society as a whole, the Armed Forces will never be able to eradicate the incidence of suicide, however we are not complacent; any suicide is one too many and a tragedy for the individual.</p><p> </p><p>Defence Statistics (Health) produce an annual National Statistic on suicide in the UK Armed Forces which is released at the end of March every year and is available at the following website: <a href="https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fcollections%2Fuk-armed-forces-suicide-and-open-verdict-deaths-index&amp;data=02%7C01%7CMatthew.Aves243%40mod.gov.uk%7C732fde7f22ce42ba40b108d7c6738ce9%7Cbe7760ed5953484bae95d0a16dfa09e5%7C0%7C0%7C637196071892778749&amp;sdata=HYazaCbPkoyb%2F%2Fw78TWYyWZuNsY96RyI%2BkflWYAfvis%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/uk-armed-forces-suicide-and-open-verdict-deaths-index</a>. Between 1999 and 2018 there have been 310 suicides among UK Regular Armed Forces personnel: 292 among males, and 18 among females. There were five coroner-confirmed suicides in 2018 with an additional 16 awaiting verdicts that may result in a suicide verdict once coroner inquests are held.</p><p> </p><p>Suicide data for all veterans of the UK Armed Forces is not captured by the Ministry of Defence (MOD). However, the MOD has commissioned a new study to investigate causes of death, including suicide, among all those who served in the UK Armed Forces from 2001, including those that deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan. The study will include personnel who are still in service and veterans, including recent Service leavers, and will be updated on an ongoing basis and will compare findings with the general population during the same period: <a href="https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fnews%2Fnew-study-into-iraq-and-afghanistan-veterans-launched&amp;data=02%7C01%7CMatthew.Aves243%40mod.gov.uk%7C732fde7f22ce42ba40b108d7c6738ce9%7Cbe7760ed5953484bae95d0a16dfa09e5%7C0%7C0%7C637196071892788750&amp;sdata=7MrxVuhHJmGCJslhvTPeVRRCKgoMg8lBztyVEMENFFs%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-study-into-iraq-and-afghanistan-veterans-launched</a></p><p> </p><p>The MOD also publishes studies on the causes of death, including suicide, of veterans from the 1982 Falklands Campaign (<a href="https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistics%2Fcauses-of-deaths-among-the-uk-armed-forces-veterans-of-the-1982-falklands-campaign&amp;data=02%7C01%7CMatthew.Aves243%40mod.gov.uk%7C732fde7f22ce42ba40b108d7c6738ce9%7Cbe7760ed5953484bae95d0a16dfa09e5%7C0%7C0%7C637196071892788750&amp;sdata=akTLLVmyJavAO6hSbL%2BZpOkcCEiPpnlroSLq1lWoDxI%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/causes-of-deaths-among-the-uk-armed-forces-veterans-of-the-1982-falklands-campaign</a>) and from the 1990/91 Gulf Conflict (<a href="https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistics%2Fcauses-of-deaths-that-occurred-among-the-uk-veterans-of-the-199091-gulf-conflict&amp;data=02%7C01%7CMatthew.Aves243%40mod.gov.uk%7C732fde7f22ce42ba40b108d7c6738ce9%7Cbe7760ed5953484bae95d0a16dfa09e5%7C0%7C0%7C637196071892798744&amp;sdata=qTEODeTVyaKaPp3ufDOiNxtGAdYZAz5qAPtgqQyJgWs%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/causes-of-deaths-that-occurred-among-the-uk-veterans-of-the-199091-gulf-conflict</a>). To date, both studies show that the suicide rates among veterans were lower than comparative rates in the general population when matched for age and gender.</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 18/03/2020 15:02:43 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
tabling member	4736 label Biography information for Dave Doogan