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1550411

registered interest
date	12/12/2022
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, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the Defence Accommodation Strategy.
tabling member constituency	Broadland
tabling member printed	Jerome Mayhew
uin	902722
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2022 answer text <p>Following the publication of the Defence Accommodation Strategy, the single Services and other enabling organisations are drafting plans that will underpin the delivery of the Strategy’s objectives in providing high-quality subsidised accommodation our Service personnel deserve. These plans will be refreshed annually, reported on quarterly and the single Services will be spending £1.6 billion over the next 10 years improving and building new Single Living Accomodation. Ongoing assessment of Armed Forces’ personnel satisfaction will be front and centre in judging the success of the strategy and guiding future plans.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 12/12/2022 16:28:43 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4739 label Biography information for Jerome Mayhew

1550412

registered interest
date	12/12/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Technology
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 help develop innovative defence technology.
tabling member constituency	Lincoln
tabling member printed	Karl McCartney
uin	902724
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2022 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence works closely with UK industry and academia, including Small and Medium Sized Enterprises, to identify and invest in innovative technologies that address our most pressing capability challenges as well as publishing our future priorities to incentivise investment. We are transforming processes to drive this at pace. We are already testing and deploying these technologies.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk grouped question UIN 902729 question first answered 12/12/2022 17:21:38 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	4028 label Biography information for Karl McCartney

1550413

registered interest
date	12/12/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department is taking steps to update defence plans following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
tabling member constituency	Swansea West
tabling member printed	Geraint Davies
uin	902725
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2022 answer text <p>I have always been clear that Defence should be threat led. The Ministry of Defence is always adapting its plans in response to emerging threats and responding to Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine has been no different. We are sharing these learnings through updates to the Integrated Review and Defence Command Paper in the new year.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 12/12/2022 17:56:12 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	155 label Biography information for Geraint Davies

1550414

registered interest
date	12/12/2022
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, what recent assessment he has made of the quality of housing accommodation for armed forces personnel.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	902728
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2022 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) fully recognises that the provision of safe, good quality and well-maintained accommodation is essential to treating our people properly and as well as to operational output it remains one of the MOD’s top priorities.</p><p>In the last seven years, MOD has invested more than £936 million in Service Family Accommodation (SFA) improvements and currently more than 98% of SFA meet or exceed the Government’s Decent Homes Standard. However, we are looking to go further and the 2022-23 improvement programme is based on a funding level of £176 million which will also improve the thermal efficiency of homes.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 12/12/2022 16:27:38 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1550415

registered interest
date	12/12/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Technology
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 help develop innovative defence technology.
tabling member constituency	Buckingham
tabling member printed	Greg Smith
uin	902729
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2022 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence works closely with UK industry and academia, including Small and Medium Sized Enterprises, to identify and invest in innovative technologies that address our most pressing capability challenges as well as publishing our future priorities to incentivise investment. We are transforming processes to drive this at pace. We are already testing and deploying these technologies.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk grouped question UIN 902724 question first answered 12/12/2022 17:21:38 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	4778 label Biography information for Greg Smith

1550416

registered interest
date	12/12/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ukraine: Defence Equipment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what defensive weaponry his Department is supplying to Ukraine.
tabling member constituency	Maldon
tabling member printed	Sir John Whittingdale
uin	902730
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2022 answer text <p>We have provided a range of weapons to Ukraine, including air defence systems with thousands of missiles to protect critical infrastructure, almost 100,000 artillery rounds, more than 10,000 anti-tank missiles, Multiple-Launch Rocket Systems and around three million rounds of small-arms ammunition. This financial year we expect to spend £2.3 billion on operations and support for Ukraine and we are prepared to deliver similar support next year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 12/12/2022 17:56:48 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale

1550417

registered interest
date	12/12/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ukraine: Armed Conflict
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the Ukrainian defence against Russian forces.
tabling member constituency	Clwyd South
tabling member printed	Simon Baynes
uin	902731
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2022 answer text <p>Ukrainian forces remain tenacious and have inflicted heavy losses in their defence against Russia’s illegal invasion. Its forces are better equipped, trained and have higher morale than their often tactically inept and incompetent enemy. Pressure by Ukrainian forces made Russia’s occupation of the west side of the Dnipro River untenable, whereas Russian forces have only made incremental and costly gains against Ukrainian defences in the Donbas.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 12/12/2022 17:57:24 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4800 label Biography information for Simon Baynes

1550198

registered interest
date	09/12/2022
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	Coronavirus: 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 the rates of covid-19 (a) vaccination and (b) booster uptake are for people in all age groups as of 9 December 2022.
tabling member constituency	Orpington
tabling member printed	Gareth Bacon
uin	107181
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2022 answer text <p>The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) publishes weekly data for COVID-19 vaccine uptake in England by age and gender. A table showing provisional data on the cumulative number of people vaccinated with any dose of COVID-19 vaccine in the last three months, three to to six months and vaccinated more than six months ago as of 15 December is attached.</p><p>The information on booster doses is not held in the format requested. However, the following table shows the provisional cumulative number of people vaccinated by age group with a booster dose of COVID-19 vaccine in England from 1 September 2022 to 15 December 2022. Data on the autumn booster programme is reported for those aged 50 years old and over, as those aged under 50 years old are only eligible if in a clinical risk group.</p><p /><p><br></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>People in the National Immunisation Management Service cohort who are living and resident in England</p></td><td><p>Vaccinated with an autumn booster since 1 September 2022</p></td><td><p>Percentage vaccine uptake %</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Over 80 years old</p></td><td><p>2,980,919</p></td><td><p>2,421,167</p></td><td><p>81.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>75 years old to under 80 years old</p></td><td><p>2,414,218</p></td><td><p>1,968,564</p></td><td><p>81.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>70 years old to under 75 years old</p></td><td><p>2,736,073</p></td><td><p>2,142,267</p></td><td><p>78.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>65 years old to under 70 years old</p></td><td><p>3,030,885</p></td><td><p>2,155,912</p></td><td><p>71.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>60 years old to under 65 years old</p></td><td><p>3,681,823</p></td><td><p>2,201,803</p></td><td><p>59.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>55 years old to under 60 years old</p></td><td><p>4,197,819</p></td><td><p>2,112,127</p></td><td><p>50.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>50 years old to under 55 years old</p></td><td><p>4,253,349</p></td><td><p>1,725,333</p></td><td><p>40.6</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p /><p>Sources:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/national-flu-and-covid-19-surveillance-reports-2022-to-2023-season" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/national-flu-and-covid-19-surveillance-reports-2022-to-2023-season</a></p><p><a href="https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk/details/vaccinations" target="_blank">https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk/details/vaccinations</a></p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 20/12/2022 17:33:32 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4798 label Biography information for Gareth Bacon

1550199

registered interest
date	09/12/2022
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	NHS and Care Workers: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) NHS and (b) social care workers took sick leave due to a covid-19 infection in the latest period for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Orpington
tabling member printed	Gareth Bacon
uin	107182
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2022 answer text <p>This information is not held in the format requested. However, data on the number of staff absent due to any COVID-19 related reasons, including the need to self-isolate, is available.</p><p> </p><p>As of 30 November 2022, there were 6,865 National Health Service hospital trust staff in England reporting absences for COVID-19 related reasons. As of 14 November 2022, there were 2,128 of directly employed care home staff and 2,043 of domiciliary care home staff with face-to-face contact absent due to COVID-19 related reasons in England.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 19/12/2022 17:00:37 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4798 label Biography information for Gareth Bacon

1550200

registered interest
date	09/12/2022
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	Health Services: Autism and Learning Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) autistic people and (b) people with learning disabilities were placed in an inpatient unit rated as inadequate by the Care Quality Commission in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
uin	107069
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2022 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally. However, as of 31 October 2022 there were 170 people with a learning disability and autistic people in hospital settings with a rating of inadequate listed by the Care Quality Commission. Many of these patients will have been placed in these sites prior to the inadequate rating.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 14/12/2022 09:54:42 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Baroness Keeley