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date	21/11/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Forces Help To Buy Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much has been spent on the Forces Help To Buy scheme in each year since 2014.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	2774
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2023 answer text <p>The below table details the total number of claims, the proportion who applied and the total value loaned since 2014.</p><p> </p><p>Please note that to be eligible to apply for a Forces Help to Buy loan personnel as a minimum, must be in regular armed service, meet medical requirements and have at least six months left to serve. This list is not exhaustive and there are a number of other eligibility criteria they must meet under the rules of JSP464.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>FINANCIAL YEAR (FY)</p></td><td><p>TOTAL CLAIMS ALL ARMED FORCES BY FY</p></td><td><p>PROPORTION OF ELIGIBLE ARMED FORCES PERSONNEL (%)</p></td><td><p>TOTAL VALUE BY FY (£)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>3046</p></td><td><p>2.19</p></td><td><p>45,426,122.60</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>3596</p></td><td><p>2.68</p></td><td><p>55,640,967.19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>3891</p></td><td><p>2.96</p></td><td><p>58,181,144.62</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>3765</p></td><td><p>2.9</p></td><td><p>55,552,612.12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>3497</p></td><td><p>2.73</p></td><td><p>52,679,480.33</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019-20</p></td><td><p>3259</p></td><td><p>2.58</p></td><td><p>49,441,714.07</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020-21</p></td><td><p>3088</p></td><td><p>2.45</p></td><td><p>49,417,779.49</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021-22</p></td><td><p>2952</p></td><td><p>2.3</p></td><td><p>47,129,552.51</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022-23</p></td><td><p>1970</p></td><td><p>1.53</p></td><td><p>31,987,989.63</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 2773 question first answered 29/11/2023 13:06:21 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1150921

registered interest
date	21/10/2019
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Syria: British Nationals Abroad
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make it his policy to repatriate all British children and their mothers from North East Syria to the UK.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	2774
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>​The Foreign Secretary has made clear that the Government will seek to assist British unaccompanied minors and orphans in Syria, who are brought to our attention, subject to national security concerns. The UK has no consular presence within Syria from which to provide assistance, but we carefully consider all requests.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 28/10/2019 15:10:39 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

748297

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services: Combined Authorities
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Government plans to relax or amend the regulations relating to the introduction of bus franchising by non-mayoral combined authorities.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	2774
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>The Bus Services Act 2017 <del class="ministerial">permits combined</del> <ins class="ministerial">provides</ins> mayoral <ins class="ministerial">combined</ins> authorities <ins class="ministerial">with access to</ins> <del class="ministerial">to apply for</del> new franchising powers. Other authorities can also apply for franchising powers with approval from the Secretary of State, subject to the necessary regulations having been made under the new section 123A(4) of Part 2 of the Transport Act 2000. No such regulations have yet been made.</p><p>The Government wants to see better local bus services for passengers across the country and will assist any local authority seeking to use the powers available to them under the Bus Services Act 2017 to secure improvements. We would also encourage authorities to work closely with local bus operators and passenger representatives to determine how to use the Act’s new powers to serve their local communities better.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 10/07/2017 14:56:47 question first ministerially corrected 13/07/2017 14:49:45 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman previous answer version 2923 answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

381546

registered interest
date	16/06/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Hearing Impairment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what estimate she has made of the proportion of UK aid that supports projects for deaf people.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	2774
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2015 answer text <p>DFID funds a number of projects which support deaf people, including through Sense International and the Disability Rights Fund, which supports Deaf People’s Organisations in a number of countries including Rwanda and Uganda. DFID advocates for the use of the Washington Group Questions as a method of disaggregating data by disability. The questions can give policy makers a better understanding of the number and situation of deaf people as well as those with other impairments. DFID is implementing its disability framework, published in December 2014. The framework sets out how DFID will make its policies and programmes more inclusive of all people with disabilities.</p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps grouped question UIN 2775 question first answered 23/06/2015 12:34:32 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green