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1693862

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date	05/03/2024
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	Veterans: Mental Health Services
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 veterans are in receipt of specialist mental health support.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	17048
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2024 answer text <p>From 1 April 2023, a new integrated Op COURAGE service has been operational. This new service has brought together the three previously separate mental health services for veterans into a single service, to make it easier for veterans to access the support they need, when they need it. Between April 2023 and December 2023, there were 5,084 referrals into Op COURAGE.</p><p> </p><p>Veterans can also choose to use Talking Therapies and other National Health Service mental health services, commissioned by NHS England. Between April 2023 and December 2023, there were 14,595 veteran referrals into Talking Therapies services.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 13/03/2024 16:37:43 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1685965

registered interest
date	30/01/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Afghanistan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people who are eligible under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy are residing in hotels in the UK as of 30 January 2024.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	11947
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2024 answer text <p>The UK has made an ambitious and generous commitment to resettle.</p><p>Afghans fleeing persecution and those who served the UK. The latest published <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-system-statistics-year-ending-september-2023" target="_blank">Immigration system statistics - (www.gov.uk)</a> show that (up to the end of September 2023) we have brought around 24,600 people to safety from Afghanistan and the region.</p><p> </p><p>These statistics also show that:</p><ul><li>we have resettled 9,839 people under all three of the Afghan Citizens Resettlement scheme (ACRS) pathways;</li><li>we have relocated 11,684 under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP); and</li><li>1,674 people were living in interim accommodation (i.e. hotels/serviced accommodation) during this period (though this number changes frequently, and most of those within interim have now moved into settled accommodation) as of September 2023.</li></ul><p> </p><p>ACRS and ARAP arrivals correct as of around December 2023, and accommodation data will be reflected in the next release of the Immigration Statistics, which is due around 22 February 2024.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove grouped question UIN 11946 11987 question first answered 02/02/2024 11:09:22 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1679453

registered interest
date	05/01/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Refugees: Afghanistan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which Department is paying for housing ARAP personnel in Service Family Accommodation.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	7752
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2024 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence pays to house ARAP personnel in Service Family Accommodation.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 16/01/2024 12:38:02 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1677894

registered interest
date	13/12/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Afghanistan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Oral Statement from the Minister for Veteran Affairs of 13 December 2023 on Afghan Resettlement Update, Official Report, column 911, how many and what proportion of hotels will the Government extend contracts with to house Afghans beyond 31 December 2023.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	6727
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2023 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to ending the systemic use of hotels, and we do not plan to open new hotels to meet this increased demand.</p><p> </p><p>The information requested on hotel contracts is not publicly available, however, a small number of hotels with existing contracts will be extended for a limited time period to help accommodate ACRS arrivals who have yet to be matched to settled housing solutions in the United Kingdom.</p><p> </p><p>The latest published statistics on Afghan resettlement, up until the end of September, may be viewed at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release" target="_blank">Immigration system statistics quarterly release - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>. The next publication of Afghan resettlement data sets is due to be published around 22 February 2024.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove grouped question UIN 6730 question first answered 19/12/2023 12:39:12 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1677897

registered interest
date	13/12/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Afghanistan: Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Oral Statement from the Minister for Veteran Affairs of 13 December 2023 on Afghan Resettlement Update, Official Report, column 911, what estimate he has made of the number of (a) principals and (b) dependents under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy that will be housed in service accommodation in (i) December 2023, (ii) January 2024 and (iii) February 2024.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	6729
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2023 answer text <p>Based on current planning, we anticipate that over 1,000 ARAP eligible Afghans who have arrived in the UK since the resumption of flow in October 2023 will be housed in settled Service Family Accommodation properties by the end of February 2024.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 20/12/2023 15:23:16 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1677898

registered interest
date	13/12/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Afghanistan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to Oral Statement from the Minister for Veteran Affairs of 13 December 2023 on Afghan Resettlement Update, Official Report, column 911, what estimate he has made of the potential cost of extending contracts for temporary hotel accommodation beyond 31 December 2023.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	6730
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2023 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to ending the systemic use of hotels, and we do not plan to open new hotels to meet this increased demand.</p><p> </p><p>The information requested on hotel contracts is not publicly available, however, a small number of hotels with existing contracts will be extended for a limited time period to help accommodate ACRS arrivals who have yet to be matched to settled housing solutions in the United Kingdom.</p><p> </p><p>The latest published statistics on Afghan resettlement, up until the end of September, may be viewed at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release" target="_blank">Immigration system statistics quarterly release - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>. The next publication of Afghan resettlement data sets is due to be published around 22 February 2024.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove grouped question UIN 6727 question first answered 19/12/2023 12:39:12 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1671888

registered interest
date	21/11/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Homelessness: Veterans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many veterans were reported as being homeless in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	2768
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2023 answer text <p>DLUHC publishes statutory homelessness statistics for England which is available at - <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/homelessness-statistics" target="_blank">Homelessness statistics</a>. The most recent statistics (January to March 2023) shows 560 (0.7%) households owed a homelessness duty included a member with a support need due to service in HM Forces. Homelessness statistics for the next quarter (April to June 2023) will be published on 30 November. The Government is providing £33 million over the next 3 years to increase the service provided to veterans, which includes £20 million for the Veteran Housing Capital Fund which will be used to modernise, rebuild and expand our veteran housing network. This is in addition to £8.55 million funding announced last year for more than 900 veteran supported housing units with specialist help for former armed forces personnel.</p> answering member constituency Kensington answering member printed Felicity Buchan grouped question UIN 2767 2770 question first answered 29/11/2023 15:47:27 answering member 4821 label Biography information for Felicity Buchan
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1611814

registered interest
date	18/04/2023
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Afghanistan: Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many (a) principles and (b) dependents with confirmed eligibility for relocation to the UK from the (i) Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy and (ii) Afghan Citizen Resettlement Scheme are currently housed in hotel accommodation in (A) Pakistan and (B) other third countries.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	181358
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2023 answer text <p>As of 17 April there were approximately 218 principals and 968 dependents in UK-funded accommodation in Pakistan and other third countries assessed eligible under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy Scheme, and 74 principals and 230 dependents assessed eligible under the Afghan Citizen Resettlement Scheme. The Home Office and UK Visas and Immigration process cases to confirm eligibility to relocate to the UK.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 26/04/2023 11:04:14 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1611820

registered interest
date	18/04/2023
answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept id	216
answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
hansard heading	Research: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the Integrated Review, published in March 2021, whether it remains the Government's policy to spend 2.4 per cent of GDP on R&D by 2027.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	181364
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2023 answer text <p>In the 2017 Industrial Strategy, the Government committed to increasing UK economy-wide investment in Research and Development (R&amp;D) to 2.4% of GDP by 2027. Last year, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) updated its R&amp;D data methodology to better represent R&amp;D performed in small businesses and higher education institutions throughout the UK. The updated figures suggest that the UK’s total investment in R&amp;D reached 2.6-2.7% of GDP in 2019 and 2.9-3% in 2020, exceeding our “2.4% by 2027” target.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is now taking time to consider a range of options.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 26/04/2023 15:09:55 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1566453

registered interest
date	12/01/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Defence: Public Appointments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Prime Minister has appointed a Defence Industrial Adviser.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	122052
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2023 answer text <p>The Defence Industrial Adviser was a temporary role appointed in September 2022 which came to an end in December last year, and which was created under the previous administration. As planned, the responsibilities have reverted back to the previous office holders.</p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer question first answered 20/01/2023 11:07:35 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey