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date	10/09/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Veterans: Mental Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assistance the Government is providing to armed forces veterans with post-traumatic stress syndrome and depression.
tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
tabling member printed	Ronnie Cowan
uin	9865
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2015 answer text <p>The provision of veterans' healthcare, including for those affected by post-traumatic stress disorder and depression, is primarily the responsibility of the National Health Service in England and the Devolved Administrations. Veterans in England, Scotland and Wales are entitled to priority access to secondary healthcare for conditions suspected to be due to their service in the Armed Forces, subject to the clinical needs of others.</p><p>In his March 2015 Budget, my right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced that the Government would provide £8.4 million over the next five years to expand mental health services for veterans in England. This follows investment of over £7 million in the last Parliament. In addition, over £13 million from the LIBOR fund has been awarded to support mental health programmes in the Armed Forces Community.</p><p>The Ministry of Defence is determined to ensure that veterans who require help are provided with appropriate support including through the Veterans UK helpline; Veterans Welfare Service and the Veterans and Reserves Mental Health Programme (VRMHP) which provides mental health assessments for veterans with operational Service since 1982.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 15/09/2015 15:06:31 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4465 label Biography information for Ronnie Cowan

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date	10/09/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many disputes on armed forces veterans' pensions entitlements Veterans UK and its predecessor organisations has dealt with in (a) Scotland and (b) the UK in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
tabling member printed	Ronnie Cowan
uin	9863
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2015 answer text <p>The breakdown of information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. However, the total number of disputes and complaints for the Armed Forces Pension Scheme, including all disputes not just those specific to entitlement, in each of the last five years is provided below.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>Year Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015 (to date)</p></td><td><p>414</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>556</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>577</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>392</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>372</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>459</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,770</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 16/09/2015 14:06:51 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4465 label Biography information for Ronnie Cowan

381964

registered interest
date	17/06/2015
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Funerals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will estimate the number of people who are unable to afford a low-cost funeral; and what steps his Department is taking to assist such people with funeral costs.
tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
tabling member printed	Ronnie Cowan
uin	2971
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The Government does not collect data on total numbers of people unable to afford a low-cost funeral.</p><p> </p><p>The Social Fund Funeral Expenses Payment scheme provides help towards funeral costs. In 2013/14 over 33,000 awards were made to people in Great Britain. These payments were worth £44.7 million with an average award of £1,347. Social Fund Budgeting Loans are also available to help those on income related benefits to cover the costs relating to funeral expenses.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 23/06/2015 14:30:43 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4465 label Biography information for Ronnie Cowan