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To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many members of the parachute battalions are in receipt of parachute pay.

Asked by

Lindsay Hoyle (Labour)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

24 February 2005

For answer on

7 March 2005

Answered on

7 March 2005

Mr. Hoyle: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many members of the parachute battalions are in receipt of parachute pay. [219049] Mr. Caplin: Figures for the members of parachute battalions in receipt of parachute pay are as follows: Number of members of the three parachute battalions in receipt of parachute pay as at the 1 January 2005 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Parachute battalion Number receiving parachute pay 1st Battalion the Parachute Regiment 540 2nd Battalion the Parachute Regiment 515 3rd Battalion the Parachute Regiment 505 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Notes: 1. The figures quoted are as at 1 January 2005 and are for UK Regular Trained Army Officers and Soldiers only and therefore exclude TA, Mobilised Reserves, Full Time Reserve Service, Gurkhas and Home Battalions of the Royal Irish Regiment. 2. The figures do not include officers and soldiers in the Parachute Regiment that are serving outside the battalion, or personnel from other cap badges that are attached to the battalion. The officer element excludes personnel with the rank of colonel and above. 3. All figures have been rounded to the nearest 5.

Date

7 March 2005

Reference

431 c1544W;431 c1538W; 219049

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place a moratorium on the deduction of Gibraltar Service Police salaries until discussions between the Gibraltar Service Police Association and the Association's solicitor have been concluded; and if he will make a statement. - (Holding answer 19 January 2005).

Asked by

Andrew Mackinlay (Labour)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

25 January 2005

Reference

209695; 430 c243W

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what occasions in (a) the joint negotiating machinery between his Department and the Gibraltar Service Police Association and (b) other fora his Department formally raised its intention to deduct monies from police officers' pay in relation to rent and other allowances;...

Asked by

Andrew Mackinlay (Labour)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

25 January 2005

Reference

209693; 430 c242-3W

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Government pays fees for (a) schooling and (b) board and lodging for children of servicemen and servicewomen serving outside the UK.

Asked by

Ian Lucas (Labour)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

28 October 2004

Reference

425 c1367W; 191215

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to make changes to boarding school allowances; and if he will make a statement.

Asked by

Desmond Swayne (Conservative)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

23 February 2004

Reference

418 c41W; 155183

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how compulsory mobilisation of the Territorial Army affects eligibility for annual training bounty; whether the Territorial Army's annual training bounty is payable in the respect of compulsory mobilisation service.

Asked by

James Gray (Conservative)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

22 January 2004

Reference

416 c1397W; 149281;149282

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many children currently benefit from boarding school allowance; and what the cost of the scheme is in 2003-04. - Table given.

Asked by

Desmond Swayne (Conservative)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

15 January 2004

Reference

416 c824W;416 c821-2W; 147138

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his Answer of 3rd December, Official Report, column 68W, on school places, in what format his Department holds information on the proportion of funding spent by his Department on school places for service personnel which was spent on the independent...

Asked by

Lord Foulkes of Cumnock (Labour)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

17 December 2003

Reference

143871; 415 c947W

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost to his Department was of providing school places for children of Service personnel under the Service Education Allowance Scheme in each of the past 10 years. - Inc ref to 3 December 2003, 415 c66-8W.

Asked by

Lord Foulkes of Cumnock (Labour)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

15 December 2003

Reference

142991; 415 c651W

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of the money his Department spent on school places for children of service personnel was spent in the independent sector in each year since 1996; and what he estimates the proportion will be in 2003; what the average cost to...

Asked by

Lord Foulkes of Cumnock (Labour)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

26 November 2003

For answer on

3 December 2003

Answered on

3 December 2003

Mr. Foulkes: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what proportion of the money his Department spent on school places for children of service personnel was spent in the independent sector in each year since 1996; and what he estimates the proportion will be in 2003; [140563] (2) what the average cost to his Department was of the school places provided for the children of service personnel in independent and private schools in each year since 1996. [140564] Mr. Caplin: The information is not held in the format requested. The various annual rates of Service Education Allowances per child, from 1996 onwards are shown in the following table: Allowance (£) _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 Boarding Junior 5,943 6,243 6,507 7,314 7,554 8,034 8,700 9,525 Senior 7,050 7,407 7,707 8,649 9,216 10,146 11,166 12,060 Day Junior -- 3,606 3,954 4,263 4,482 4,797 5,163 5,742 Senior -- 4,578 4,845 5,550 5,871 6,375 6,900 7,494 Special Educational Needs -- -- -- -- 18,000 18,000 18,000 18,000 (SENA) SENA(Day) -- -- -- -- 12,000 12,000 12,000 12,000 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Junior rates are usually paid for Service children aged eight to 11. Senior rates are usually paid for Service children aged 11 to 18.

Date

3 December 2003

Reference

415 c68W; 140563;140564

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make it his policy to provide (a) discounted telephone calls and (b) discounted air fares to Commonwealth servicemen and women and their families for communication with their friends and family in their country of origin; and if he will...

Asked by

Paul Keetch (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

15 September 2003

For answer on

6 October 2003

Answered on

6 October 2003

Mr. Keetch: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make it his policy to provide (a) discounted telephone calls and (b) discounted air fares to Commonwealth servicemen and women and their families for communication with their friends and family in their country of origin; and if he will make a statement. [130851] Mr. Caplin: There are currently no plans to provide discounted air fares or discounted telephone calls for personnel from Commonwealth countries, whose Terms and Conditions of Service (TACOS) are the same as for all other personnel. However, under the "Leave to Countries Abroad" (DOMCOL) scheme, a Service individual normally domiciled abroad may accumulate part of their Annual Leave Allowance each year over a period not exceeding five years for the purpose of visiting the country of their domicile. Under the scheme, which is subject to specific qualifying conditions, personnel are entitled to travel at public expense once in five years after five years service to the country of normal domicile. Requirements for the DOMCOL scheme include that the individual be single, but married personnel whose family are resident abroad and have been separated from their family for the whole of the five-year qualifying period may also register under the scheme. The Ministry of Defence is aware that current TACOS vary between the Services and consequently do not offer all Commonwealth personnel the same opportunities for compassionate leave and travel arrangements as for those ordinarily domiciled in the United Kingdom, and is reviewing TACOS accordingly. For those personnel on deployed operations the Operational Welfare Package (OWP) provides 20 minutes of publicly funded telephone calls per week for all personnel, regardless of nationality or country of origin and allows them to maintain telephone contact with their families and friends overseas.

Date

6 October 2003

Reference

130851; 410 c1156-7W

House

House of Commons

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