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867114

registered interest
date	19/03/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Modernisation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to report on progress with the Modernising Defence Programme.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	133232
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2018 answer text <p>I am pleased to say that the Modernising Defence Programme is under way and progressing across all four workstreams. I will give colleagues a more substantial update when I am in a position to do so.</p> answering member constituency South Staffordshire answering member printed Gavin Williamson question first answered 22/03/2018 16:16:14 answering member 4108 label Biography information for Sir Gavin Williamson
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

858601

registered interest
date	09/03/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Navy: Deployment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish all current standing Royal Navy deployments.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	131856
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2018 answer text <p>The Royal Navy continues to meet all their standing commitments including: Continuous at Sea Deterrent; Fleet Ready Escort; Towed Array Patrol Ship; marine enforcement; mine countermeasures support; Atlantic Patrol Tasking North and South; Gibraltar Squadron; operations East of Suez; contributing to the Joint Expeditionary Force (Maritime) and Standing NATO Naval Forces; supporting EU and NATO counter-migration operations in the Mediterranean. In addition to these, HMS SUTHERLAND is currently conducting operations and exercises in Australia and HMS ARGYLL will deploy to Asia Pacific later this year.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 15/03/2018 16:22:32 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

857732

registered interest
date	08/03/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army Air Corps
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the current liability is of 661 Squadron Army Air Corps.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	131633
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2018 answer text <p>For the liability of 1 Regiment Army Air Corps, of which 661 Squadron is a sub unit, I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 14 March 2018 to Question 131578. The Department does not release details for sub units as to do so would, or would be likely to, prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the Armed Forces.</p> answering member constituency Aberconwy answering member printed Guto Bebb question first answered 16/03/2018 14:56:22 answering member 3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb attachment 1 file name 131578 - WQnA extract.docx title 131633 - WQnA extract on MOD Army
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

857042

registered interest
date	07/03/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Dogs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many military working dogs that were re-homed at the end of their service lives were subsequently reported as destroyed in each of the last two years.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	131554
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2018 answer text <p>This information is not held by the Ministry of Defence.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 12/03/2018 15:41:44 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

857043

registered interest
date	07/03/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Dogs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether each of the military working dogs he instructed his Department in December 2017 to save has now been re-homed.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	131555
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2018 answer text <p>One of the dogs has been rehomed and the other is in the process of being rehomed.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 14/03/2018 15:32:26 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood previous answer version 46689 answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

857044

registered interest
date	07/03/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Dogs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the locations were for the re-homing of retired military working dogs in each of the last two years.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	131556
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2018 answer text <p>Military Working Dogs (MWDs) provide an invaluable service to our troops and every effort is made to rehome them at the end of their service life. Decisions are taken following an extensive assessment of the dogs and any potential new home.</p><p>Information on the location of rehomed MWDs contains personal data which cannot be released.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 12/03/2018 16:05:02 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

857048

registered interest
date	07/03/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Social Services: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the effect of changes to social care funding on the mental health of social care recipients.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	131560
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2018 answer text <p>Social care is vital to enable people to live healthy and independent lives. This is why, against the context of tough public sector finances; we have taken steps to protect social care services.</p><p> </p><p>At the spring budget we announced an additional £2 billion will be given to councils over the next three years for social care from 2017/18.</p><p> </p><p>In total, we have given councils access to £9.4 billion more dedicated funding for social care over the next three years from 2017/18. More recently the Local Government Finance settlement announced a further £150 million for social care.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has set out plans to publish a Green Paper by summer 2018 presenting its proposals to reform care and support.</p><p> </p><p>More broadly, the Care Act 2014 creates a ‘well-being principle’ to underpin the care and support system, meaning that people’s well-being, and the outcomes which matter to them will be at the heart of every decision that is made – this applies equally to carers.</p><p> </p><p>Overall spend on mental health was £11.6 billion last year. We are also making available £1.4 billion on children and young people's mental health and eating disorders over the course of this Parliament. In January 2016, we announced an additional £1 billion over the five years to 2021 to improve mental health liaison services in accident and emergency, 24/7 crisis care and home treatment teams, and perinatal mental health, with this funding starting to hit the National Health Service front line from last April.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 131562 question first answered 15/03/2018 14:18:33 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

857049

registered interest
date	07/03/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Home Care Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of home-care visits for personal care that last for 15 minutes or less.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	131561
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2018 answer text <p>The Care Act 2014 is clear that commissioning services without properly considering the impact on people’s wellbeing is unacceptable. However, it would be inappropriate to introduce a blanket ban on 15 minute homecare visits. They may be appropriate in certain circumstances, for instance, checking medication has been taken.</p><p> </p><p>Ultimately, local authorities are responsible for the commissioning of services. We are supporting local authorities to improve commissioning of care.</p><p> </p><p>The Department worked with the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services and the Local Government Association to produce a framework of standards, ‘Commissioning for Better Outcomes’ which explicitly states that inappropriate use of short visits is not compatible with best practice.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has also worked with local government and the care sector to develop and encourage good practice in commissioning and managing local markets. A suite of guidance is now available at the on-line Hub on GOV.UK.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is working with organisations from across the adult social care sector to implement Quality Matters – a commitment to improving quality.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 14/03/2018 15:32:01 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

857050

registered interest
date	07/03/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Social Services: Mental Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of causal links between inadequate social care and poor mental health.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	131562
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2018 answer text <p>Social care is vital to enable people to live healthy and independent lives. This is why, against the context of tough public sector finances; we have taken steps to protect social care services.</p><p> </p><p>At the spring budget we announced an additional £2 billion will be given to councils over the next three years for social care from 2017/18.</p><p> </p><p>In total, we have given councils access to £9.4 billion more dedicated funding for social care over the next three years from 2017/18. More recently the Local Government Finance settlement announced a further £150 million for social care.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has set out plans to publish a Green Paper by summer 2018 presenting its proposals to reform care and support.</p><p> </p><p>More broadly, the Care Act 2014 creates a ‘well-being principle’ to underpin the care and support system, meaning that people’s well-being, and the outcomes which matter to them will be at the heart of every decision that is made – this applies equally to carers.</p><p> </p><p>Overall spend on mental health was £11.6 billion last year. We are also making available £1.4 billion on children and young people's mental health and eating disorders over the course of this Parliament. In January 2016, we announced an additional £1 billion over the five years to 2021 to improve mental health liaison services in accident and emergency, 24/7 crisis care and home treatment teams, and perinatal mental health, with this funding starting to hit the National Health Service front line from last April.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 131560 question first answered 15/03/2018 14:18:34 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

857054

registered interest
date	07/03/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent steps his Department is taking to raise public awareness of opportunities available to women in ground close combat roles.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	131566
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2018 answer text <p>Following the announcement in July 2016 that the exclusion on women serving in Ground Close Combat (GCC) roles had been lifted, the Army opened the Royal Armoured Corps from November 2016 and the Royal Air Force Regiment was opened from September 2017. The Infantry and the Royal Marines are due to open from the end of this year.</p><p> </p><p>Marketing and recruiting material continues to be updated to show women in those roles now open to them.</p><p>The number of female officers and other ranks in GCC roles as of 12 March 2018 is shown below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Army</p></td><td><p>RAF Regt</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Officers</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other Ranks</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p> </p><p>Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10 to limit disclosure and ensure confidentiality.</p><p>~ denotes numbers less than 5.</p><p>Numbers represent Regular and Reserve personnel.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 131569 question first answered 14/03/2018 15:29:16 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones