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1545692

registered interest
date	25/11/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Veterans Mobility Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Defence on reinstating the Veterans’ Mobility Fund.
tabling member constituency	Luton South
tabling member printed	Rachel Hopkins
uin	96669
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2022 answer text <p>The Government is committed to supporting all our veterans, and to ensuring that they continue to thrive after leaving the services.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2014, the Government has committed £773m of LIBOR fines to support Armed Forces and Emergency Service charities.</p><p> </p><p>As part of this package, the Chancellor awarded the Royal British Legion £3m to develop a Veterans Mobility Fund, designed to meet the wellbeing needs of veterans discharged with service-attributable serious physical injury. At the same time, the Chancellor also awarded £10m to develop a Veterans Hearing Fund, providing support to veterans who suffered hearing loss during service.</p><p> </p><p>In 2019, at the Royal British Legion’s request, the Treasury authorised the transfer of almost £1.5m from the Veterans Mobility Fund to the Veterans Hearing Fund, following dramatic increases in the rate of applications for the Hearing Fund and a comparatively static application rate for the Mobility Fund. Both the Veterans Hearing and Veterans Mobility Funds have now closed.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2020, we have announced a further £10m funding to support veterans’ mental health, £475k to support the development of a digital and data strategy for the sector, £5m to enable charities to address the impact of events in Afghanistan on veterans, and a £5m Veterans’ Health Innovation Fund.</p><p> </p><p>More than 100 service charities, including those who support veterans, also benefitted from £6m of the £750m to support the charity sector announced by the Chancellor in April 21 in support of COVID-19.</p><p> </p><p>The Chancellor engages with the Secretary of State for Defence routinely on defence matters.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 01/12/2022 13:34:26 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4873 label Biography information for Rachel Hopkins

1545693

registered interest
date	25/11/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Veterans: Disability Aids
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of changing his Department's policy to allow veterans regardless of how long they have spent out of the armed forces to access specialist wheelchairs and other orthotic equipment through the Defence Medical Services if their injuries are attributable to their service.
tabling member constituency	Luton South
tabling member printed	Rachel Hopkins
uin	96670
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2022 answer text <p>The responsibility for veterans' healthcare, including the provision of specialist wheelchairs and orthotic equipment, is primarily the responsibility of the National Health Service in England and the Devolved Administrations. The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has not made an assessment of changing MOD policy to allow veterans to access specialist wheelchairs and other orthotic equipment through the Defence Medical Services.</p><p> </p><p>Where injury is directly attributable to an individual's time in service (irrespective of how long since they left the Armed Forces), the Veterans Trauma Network is an NHS service that provides specialist care and support, so veterans are not waiting longer than necessary to access the treatment they need. This includes ensuring veterans have access to appropriate equipment to meet their clinical needs.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, in England, the NHS has a range of equipment available for those who need it, following an assessment of clinical need. The mobility equipment provided through the NHS is readily available and appropriate to meet the clinical needs experienced by veterans. There is an increasing amount of bespoke NHS support for veterans, such as Personal Health Budgets for Wheelchairs.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 02/12/2022 10:24:39 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4873 label Biography information for Rachel Hopkins

1545694

registered interest
date	25/11/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Discharges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he is taking steps to help ensure that people are not medically discharged from the Armed Forces for mental health reasons without first receiving (a) a formal diagnosis, (b) information on treatment and support options and (c) referral to appropriate services where clinically recommended.
tabling member constituency	Luton South
tabling member printed	Rachel Hopkins
uin	96671
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2022 answer text <p>Medical Discharge from the Armed Forces requires a diagnosis and an assessment of the individual service person’s deployability.</p><p> </p><p>Service personnel have a Structured Mental Health Assessment at their discharge medical examination, which identifies any previously undiagnosed mental health needs and enables signposting and referral where necessary.</p><p> </p><p>Where personnel leaving the Armed Forces have an enduring need for mental healthcare, the Defence Medical Services works in partnership with the NHS to ensure continuation of care. MOD’s Departments of Community Mental Health (DCMH) are accessible for up to six months after discharge to complete therapeutic work in progress and to provide continuity of care during the transition period until appropriate handover to other services can be completed as required.</p><p> </p><p>In England, the NHS Op COURAGE provides a complete mental healthcare pathway for service leavers, with similar services in other parts of the UK.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 96673 question first answered 05/12/2022 17:20:59 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4873 label Biography information for Rachel Hopkins

1545695

registered interest
date	25/11/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Discharges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if his Department will commission an independent review into the medical discharge process in the armed forces.
tabling member constituency	Luton South
tabling member printed	Rachel Hopkins
uin	96672
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2022 answer text <p>The medical discharge process is delegated to the single Services to afford each branch of the Armed Forces the necessary flexibility to respond effectively to the unique and varying environments in which their people are employed. While each of the single Services' medical discharge process is subject to regular review, Defence has no plans to commission an independent review.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 02/12/2022 10:24:17 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4873 label Biography information for Rachel Hopkins

1545701

registered interest
date	25/11/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Discharges
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 ensure that mental health assessments for people leaving the military with a physical injury are robust.
tabling member constituency	Luton South
tabling member printed	Rachel Hopkins
uin	96673
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2022 answer text <p>Medical Discharge from the Armed Forces requires a diagnosis and an assessment of the individual service person’s deployability.</p><p> </p><p>Service personnel have a Structured Mental Health Assessment at their discharge medical examination, which identifies any previously undiagnosed mental health needs and enables signposting and referral where necessary.</p><p> </p><p>Where personnel leaving the Armed Forces have an enduring need for mental healthcare, the Defence Medical Services works in partnership with the NHS to ensure continuation of care. MOD’s Departments of Community Mental Health (DCMH) are accessible for up to six months after discharge to complete therapeutic work in progress and to provide continuity of care during the transition period until appropriate handover to other services can be completed as required.</p><p> </p><p>In England, the NHS Op COURAGE provides a complete mental healthcare pathway for service leavers, with similar services in other parts of the UK.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 96671 question first answered 05/12/2022 17:20:59 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4873 label Biography information for Rachel Hopkins

1545702

registered interest
date	25/11/2022
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	Mental Health Services: Veterans
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 record how many veterans are seen by NHS commissioned services for mental health support.
tabling member constituency	Luton South
tabling member printed	Rachel Hopkins
uin	96674
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2022 answer text <p>NHS England records the numbers of veterans accessing the directly commissioned bespoke veterans' mental health service Op COURAGE, which is comprised of three services: the Transition, Intervention and Liaison Service (TILS); Complex Treatment Service (CTS); and the High Intensity Service (HIS). As at 30 September 2022, 21,687 veterans have been referred to TILS, with 2,728 referrals to CTS and 1,576 referrals to HIS.</p><p>Veteran status is also collected by mental health providers for veterans accessing Improving Access to Psychological Therapy services. Between April and June 2022, there were 4,919 referrals relating to veterans.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 01/12/2022 16:07:36 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4873 label Biography information for Rachel Hopkins

1543291

registered interest
date	17/11/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Veterans: Repossession Orders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 26 October to Question 68037 on Veterans: Repossession Orders, how many veterans moved from their settled home due to being evicted on a (a) fault and (b) no fault basis in each month since 1 January 2021.
tabling member constituency	Luton South
tabling member printed	Rachel Hopkins
uin	89936
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2022 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice does not collect or hold any data on the occupation or previous occupations of defendants at any stage of possession proceedings up to and including eviction, nor whether parties to possession proceedings have served in the armed forces.</p><p> </p><p>Official published statistics on possession volumes can be found here - <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/mortgage-and-landlord-possession-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/mortgage-and-landlord-possession-statistics</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities holds CORE Social Housing Lettings data on households in new social housing lettings in England. This includes how many veterans moved from their previous settled home into a new social housing letting due to being evicted on a (a) fault and (b) no fault basis. This data was provided in our previous response to PQs 68036 &amp; PQ68037. The Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities does not hold data on the reasons for leaving last settled home for veterans entering any other type of accommodation, outside of social housing.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 23/11/2022 15:15:44 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4873 label Biography information for Rachel Hopkins

1543309

registered interest
date	17/11/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Transition Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) veterans and (b) families of veterans have contacted the Defence Transition Services requesting housing support in each month of 2022.
tabling member constituency	Luton South
tabling member printed	Rachel Hopkins
uin	89937
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2022 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p><p>I can confirm that 435 referrals have been made to the Defence Transition Service between 1 January 2022 and 22 November 2022. Of these, six were for a service leavers spouse or partner.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 89938 89939 89940 question first answered 23/11/2022 17:22:16 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4873 label Biography information for Rachel Hopkins

1543310

registered interest
date	17/11/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Transition Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) veterans and (b) veterans' families have contacted the Defence Transition Services requesting mental health support in each month in 2022.
tabling member constituency	Luton South
tabling member printed	Rachel Hopkins
uin	89938
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2022 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p><p>I can confirm that 435 referrals have been made to the Defence Transition Service between 1 January 2022 and 22 November 2022. Of these, six were for a service leavers spouse or partner.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 89937 89939 89940 question first answered 23/11/2022 17:22:16 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4873 label Biography information for Rachel Hopkins

1543311

registered interest
date	17/11/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Transition Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) veterans and (b) veterans' families have contacted the Defence Transition Services requesting finance, debt and benefits support in each month of 2022.
tabling member constituency	Luton South
tabling member printed	Rachel Hopkins
uin	89939
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2022 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p><p>I can confirm that 435 referrals have been made to the Defence Transition Service between 1 January 2022 and 22 November 2022. Of these, six were for a service leavers spouse or partner.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 89937 89938 89940 question first answered 23/11/2022 17:22:16 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4873 label Biography information for Rachel Hopkins