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1378288

registered interest
date	15/11/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Warships: Deployment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of Carrier Strike Group’s ongoing deployment.
tabling member constituency	Broadland
tabling member printed	Jerome Mayhew
uin	904139
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2021 answer text <p>The carrier strike group has not only visited and worked with over 44 nations on its tour, but has had visits from 63 Ministers. It is great convenor and a great presence that, made in Britain, definitely does go around the world showing that Britain can do both soft and hard power, and do it with quality.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace grouped question UIN 904140 question first answered 15/11/2021 17:10:12 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4739 label Biography information for Jerome Mayhew

1378289

registered interest
date	15/11/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Veterans: Education and Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What progress his Department has made on supporting education and reskilling opportunities for former service personnel.
tabling member constituency	Gower
tabling member printed	Tonia Antoniazzi
uin	904141
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2021 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) promotes lifelong learning.</p><p> </p><p>Eligible Service personnel and veterans can access three schemes which can help individuals pursue their personal and professional development through education, both during their Service and, for two of the schemes, up to ten years after discharge.</p><p> </p><p>In 2019, the MOD introduced Holistic Transition support, building on the highly successful Career Transition Partnership, which has provided employment support and job finding services for the last 20 years.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 15/11/2021 17:23:56 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4623 label Biography information for Tonia Antoniazzi

1378290

registered interest
date	15/11/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Public Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment he has made of the impact on armed forces personnel and their families of the decrease in average annual real-term growth from 2021 to 2025 in day-to-day spending of his Department, as a result of the Autumn Budget and Spending Review 2021.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Wendy Chamberlain
uin	904142
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2021 answer text <p>Defence’s budget is growing year on year over the spending review period. We received a record settlement for Defence in 2020 of £16.5 billion. From 2019-20, the total Defence budget’s annual growth is 1.5% in real terms, with CDEL increasing from £10.3 billion in 2019-20 to £16.2 billion in 2024-25, and RDEL increasing from £30.6 billion to £32.4 billion.</p><p>This year Defence also received over £2 billion additional funding for running costs to counteract costs arising from the Health and Social Care Levy and expected increases in inflation in the wider economy.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 08/12/2021 12:45:15 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace previous answer version 32245 answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4765 label Biography information for Wendy Chamberlain

1378291

registered interest
date	15/11/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to (a) monitor and (b) reduce carbon emissions from UK military activities.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	904143
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2021 answer text <p>We monitor our carbon emissions from UK military activities and publish them in our Annual Report.</p><p>The Climate Change and Sustainability Strategic Approach we published in March 2021 sets out our route to making Defence more sustainable and reducing emissions.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 15/11/2021 16:55:57 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1378292

registered interest
date	15/11/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to support defence jobs throughout the UK.
tabling member constituency	Banff and Buchan
tabling member printed	David Duguid
uin	904144
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2021 answer text <p>Last year the Ministry of Defence invested over £20 billion in industry and commerce across the UK directly and indirectly supporting many thousands of jobs.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 15/11/2021 16:56:29 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4606 label Biography information for David Duguid

1378293

registered interest
date	15/11/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment he has made of the strength of the armed forces.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Mr Toby Perkins
uin	904145
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2021 answer text <p>The total strength of the Armed Forces is 168,880.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 15/11/2021 17:41:11 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

1377840

registered interest
date	12/11/2021
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Dairy Farming
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to support the development of value-added operations within the diary sector.
tabling member constituency	North West Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Richard Holden
uin	73997
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2021 answer text <p>Dairy is the largest agricultural sector playing a vital role in the British economy and we want to see it produce, sell, and export more of our great British dairy products. The sector is world renowned with a strong reputation for quality, built on high animal welfare standards, strong environmental protection, traceability, and sustainability. This is a strong basis on which to sell more of our produce at home and abroad, increasing overall value in the sector.</p><p> </p><p>Our new £27 million Farming Investment Fund also opened on 16 November. This will provide grants to farmers so that they can invest in the equipment, technology and infrastructure that will help their businesses to prosper, while improving their productivity and further enhancing the environment. The Fund will help them to focus on more efficient production methods, to reduce resource costs, to improve yields, and to provide a better return. We intend future rollout of the Fund will support producers who want to process and add value to their products, to create new products, or to sell their produce directly to consumers.</p><p> </p><p>More information on the Fund is available at the following link.</p><p><a href="https://defrafarming.blog.gov.uk/2021/11/16/the-farming-investment-fund-launches-today/" target="_blank">The Farming Investment Fund launches today - Future Farming (blog.gov.uk)</a></p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 19/11/2021 15:35:53 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden

1377841

registered interest
date	12/11/2021
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	Social Security Benefits: Rents
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he make an assessment of the potential merits of allocating the payment of rent arrears directly from benefits.
tabling member constituency	North West Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Richard Holden
uin	73998
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2021 answer text <p>Landlords can apply for rent arrears to be deducted from Universal Credit. Rent arrears deductions can only be made when certain criteria are met – the claimant must receive the housing element of Universal Credit or housing benefit, the amount of arrears accrued must be equal to the amount of two months’ rent, and it must relate to the property where the claimant currently resides.</p><p> </p><p>Rent arrears have a minimum deduction rate each month of 10 per cent of the claimant’s Universal Credit standard allowance and a maximum deduction rate of up to 20 per cent per month.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 17/11/2021 16:17:10 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden

1377842

registered interest
date	12/11/2021
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	Human Papillomavirus: Vaccination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what is his assessment of the impact of the covid-19 (a) outbreak and (b) vaccine rollout on the delivery of HPV vaccines in schools for 2021-22.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Yardley
tabling member printed	Jess Phillips
uin	73853
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2021 answer text <p>Routine childhood immunisation programmes continued to be delivered in primary care during the early stages of the pandemic. However, the closure of schools from 23 March 2020 disrupted the delivery of all school-aged immunisation programmes, including human papillomavirus (HPV).</p><p>Providers have adopted a flexible and transformative delivery model to address this and ensure that those who are eligible can receive their vaccinations. This includes prioritisation of immunisations based on the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation’s advice, digitalising consent processes and utilising a range of alternative community settings to deliver vaccines where appropriate. The Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England are working with the Department for Education to ensure that schools facilitate the continuation of vaccinations and improve uptake rates.</p><p>Providers are currently focussed on delivering the flu vaccine in schools as well as the COVID-19 vaccine. The prioritisation of the flu vaccine is usual for this time of year and school providers will recommence work on routine vaccinations and those outstanding in the new year.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 17/11/2021 09:36:36 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4370 label Biography information for Jess Phillips

1377843

registered interest
date	12/11/2021
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	Human Papillomavirus: Vaccination
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 he has taken to progress the delivery of HPV vaccination, following the Minister's response to HC Deb, 25 March 2021, who stated that missed school aged vaccinations would be delivered no later than August 2021.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Yardley
tabling member printed	Jess Phillips
uin	73854
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2021 answer text <p>The closure of schools from 23 March 2020 interrupted the delivery of school-aged immunisation programmes, including human papillomavirus (HPV). NHS England and its commissioned school aged providers continue to implement the advice from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation regarding HPV vaccinations. The National Health Service is therefore prioritising the first dose of HPV vaccine for all those eligible whilst working to recover those school aged immunisations which have been previously missed. The Department and NHS England are working closely with the Department for Education to ensure that schools facilitate the continuation of vaccinations and improving uptake rates for school-aged vaccinations.</p><p>Providers are currently focussed on delivering the flu vaccine in schools, as is usual for this time of year, as well as the COVID-19 and expanded flu immunisation programme. School providers will recommence work on routine and outstanding vaccinations in the new year.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 17/11/2021 17:24:07 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4370 label Biography information for Jess Phillips