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1359856

registered interest
date	15/10/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Veterans: Suicide
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department's plans to collect new forms of data on veteran suicide, whether retrospective studies will be undertaken by the Office for National Statistics to assess whether veteran suicides are attributable to their service.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	56823
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2021 answer text <p>The new methodology to measure the frequency of suicide within the veteran community will utilise data gathered through the 2021 England and Wales census to compare the health of the veteran population with the health of the general population. This will include suicide related deaths of veterans and we intend to include a breakdown by service as part of this analysis. This analysis will be undertaken in 2023, and in the interim the OVA will be working with ONS and the MOD to conduct a 10 year look back at veteran deaths by suicide. This work will inform us how many veterans have died through suicide and other causes including drug and alcohol misuse from 2011-2021, and to estimate the number that died homeless. Through the new methodology and our broader research programme we will explore data linking opportunities to understand veterans’ wider experiences, support needs and interaction with public services.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty grouped question UIN 56824 56825 question first answered 25/10/2021 09:48:53 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1359858

registered interest
date	15/10/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Veterans: Suicide
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department's plans to collect new forms of data on veteran suicide, whether that data will include information on what engagement veterans had with mental health services prior to their suicide.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	56824
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2021 answer text <p>The new methodology to measure the frequency of suicide within the veteran community will utilise data gathered through the 2021 England and Wales census to compare the health of the veteran population with the health of the general population. This will include suicide related deaths of veterans and we intend to include a breakdown by service as part of this analysis. This analysis will be undertaken in 2023, and in the interim the OVA will be working with ONS and the MOD to conduct a 10 year look back at veteran deaths by suicide. This work will inform us how many veterans have died through suicide and other causes including drug and alcohol misuse from 2011-2021, and to estimate the number that died homeless. Through the new methodology and our broader research programme we will explore data linking opportunities to understand veterans’ wider experiences, support needs and interaction with public services.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty grouped question UIN 56823 56825 question first answered 25/10/2021 09:48:54 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1359861

registered interest
date	15/10/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Veterans: Suicide
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department's plans to collect new forms of data on veteran suicide, what methodology the Government plans to use to collate those figures; and whether that will include a breakdown by service.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	56825
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2021 answer text <p>The new methodology to measure the frequency of suicide within the veteran community will utilise data gathered through the 2021 England and Wales census to compare the health of the veteran population with the health of the general population. This will include suicide related deaths of veterans and we intend to include a breakdown by service as part of this analysis. This analysis will be undertaken in 2023, and in the interim the OVA will be working with ONS and the MOD to conduct a 10 year look back at veteran deaths by suicide. This work will inform us how many veterans have died through suicide and other causes including drug and alcohol misuse from 2011-2021, and to estimate the number that died homeless. Through the new methodology and our broader research programme we will explore data linking opportunities to understand veterans’ wider experiences, support needs and interaction with public services.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty grouped question UIN 56823 56824 question first answered 25/10/2021 09:48:54 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1341878

registered interest
date	29/06/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Shipping: Energy Supply
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions officials of his Department have had with relevant stakeholders on investment in UK ports to develop shore power facilities.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	24105
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2021 answer text <p>Shore power has a role to play in immediately reducing emissions from vessels visiting port. I and my officials routinely engage with industry stakeholders such as port operators to discuss investment to develop lower emission infrastructure, including shore power facilities.</p><p>Shore-side low and zero carbon fuelling including bunkering of such fuels are in scope of the £20m Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition, which will fund feasibility studies and initial technology trials to support the transition to zero emission shipping and cleaner, greener ports.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 05/07/2021 11:12:31 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1338189

registered interest
date	18/06/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Physical Education: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of allocating additional funding for physical education and school sport to account for the period during which those activities were restricted during the covid-19 lockdown.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	18491
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2021 answer text <p>PE and school sport play an important part in supporting pupils to recover from the effects of school closures due to the COVID-19 outbreak. The Government has confirmed the overall funding for the Primary PE and sport premium will continue at £320 million for the 2021/22 academic year. Funding will be allocated according to a formula and details will be confirmed in the autumn as in previous years. Schools will be permitted to carry forward any unspent PE and sport premium funding from the current academic year to ensure that this is spent to benefit primary pupils’ physical education, school sport and physical activity recovery.</p><p><br> In June 2021, the Department announced £1.4 billion of additional funding for education recovery. This is in addition to the £1.7 billion already committed, bringing total investment announced for education recovery over the past year to over £3 billion. Schools have the flexibility to determine how they choose to spend some of this funding to support the needs of their pupils, including on activities to support health and wellbeing where needed. The Government has also provided £10.1 million of funding to support schools to reopen their sports facilities and increase the opportunity for children and young people to take part in extra-curricular and community sport.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 18487 18488 question first answered 25/06/2021 14:21:36 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1314112

registered interest
date	12/05/2021
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	Travel: Quarantine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Government plans to widen the scope of exemptions for quarantine on compassionate grounds to include people who have recently suffered a bereavement.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	627
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2021 answer text <p>We have no current plans to do so. However, it is possible to request permission to leave managed quarantine for a limited period if a close family member or member of an individual’s household is dying. It is also possible to request permission to attend a funeral.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 24/05/2021 10:06:21 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1271842

registered interest
date	16/12/2020
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: Screening
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress has been made on mass testing in tier 3 areas; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	130654
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2021 answer text <p>The community testing programme was launched in December 2020 with the aim of using asymptomatic testing to find and isolate positive cases within the community in order to help reduce the spread of the virus. The current focus of community testing is on those who have to leave home to work during lockdown, with local authorities able to focus on the right people in their areas and decide how the testing is best delivered. <br> Community led testing forms an important part of our overall asymptomatic testing programme in identifying and isolating cases to break the chains of transmission. We have expanded the eligibility of community led testing to all local authorities across England. As part of this expansion, all participating local authorities will be able to deliver testing over a longer period of time, moving away from a six-week intervals to constant delivery until the end of March.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 23/02/2021 12:38:14 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1247972

registered interest
date	02/11/2020
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	Universal Credit: Students
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason the money students receive through maintenance loans from Student Finance is being deducted from universal credit payments.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	110288
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2020 answer text <p>Students cannot normally satisfy the entitlement conditions for Universal Credit (UC). Exceptions are made where students have additional needs that are not met through the student support system. Primary financial support for students comes from this student support system which is designed for their needs, unlike the social security system. It is important that UC does not duplicate this support and UC broadly mirrors the treatment of most of the legacy benefits it replaces. This safeguards fairness whilst also ensuring simplification of the benefit system. Eligible claimants receiving legacy benefits whose circumstances remain the same will be considered for transitional protection to protect entitlement at the point of transition to UC.</p><p> </p><p>Where UC is paid to a student, any student loan or grant paid to meet living costs is subject to a £110 disregard in each Assessment Period where student income is taken into account, equivalent to that provided under Legacy Benefits. Any reduction is only for living costs as loans or grants for other things, such as tuition fees or books, are fully disregarded<em>. </em>Any Special Support loan/grant is also fully disregarded as this specifically covers the costs of the course</p><p> </p><p>Whilst it is acknowledged that maintenance loans are to be paid back, if they were not treated as income and were disregarded this would result in UC (and most legacy benefits) duplicating support already provided through the student finance system.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 10/11/2020 16:30:30 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1177995

registered interest
date	12/02/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Unmanned Air Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment his Department has made of the trends in the level of misuse of civilian drones; and whether he has plans to bring forward legislative proposals on civilian drone use.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	1176
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2020 answer text <p>In its Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Strategy, the Government has set out its ongoing commitment to building a comprehensive, up-to date risk picture, as well as horizon scanning to predict the future threat. The Government also introduced the Air Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Bill in the House of Lords on 9<sup>th</sup> January, which will provide the police with greater powers to tackle drone misuse.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 26/02/2020 10:43:33 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1156125

registered interest
date	24/10/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Office for Veterans' Affairs: Public Appointments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the criteria were for the appointment of the Director of the Office of Veterans' Affairs.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	4947
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2019 answer text <p>The appointment of the Director of the Office for Veterans’ Affairs was made in line with Civil Service recruitment practices.</p><p>The remuneration for the role has been set in line with the salary scale applicable for Senior Civil Service payband two.</p><p>The criteria for the role included: strong leadership skills; an ability to inspire confidence and work effectively with the charity sector, Ministers and senior officials; and, knowledge of veterans’ affairs and of relevant stakeholders.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden grouped question UIN 4946 4948 4949 question first answered 31/10/2019 15:36:46 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones