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To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when he plans to legislate for the closure of Osborne House convalescent home. - (Holding answer 11 December 2000).

Asked by

Peter Ainsworth (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

19 December 2000

Reference

360 c131W; 141536

House

House of Commons

Armed forces pension scheme resource accounts 1999/2000.

Type

House of Commons papers

Notes

Received 13.12.00

Date

13 December 2000

Reference

HC 4 2000/01

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans his Department has to identify the number of ex-servicemen who have been convicted of a criminal offence.

Asked by

Ruth Kelly (Labour)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

13 December 2000

Reference

359 c179W;359 c177W; 142140

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assistance his Department offers to current service personnel to assist their reintegration into civilian life; what assessment has been undertaken on the impact of this assistance; and what is the annual cost of providing this assistance. - Includes figures and fact...

Asked by

Ruth Kelly (Labour)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

6 December 2000

For answer on

13 December 2000

Answered on

13 December 2000

Ms Kelly: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assistance his Department offers to current service personnel to assist their reintegration into civilian life; what assessment has been undertaken on the impact of this assistance; and what is the annual cost of providing this assistance. [142034] Mr. Spellar: Resettlement and career transition services for those leaving the regular armed forces are core elements of the Armed Forces Overarching Personnel Strategy. The range of services which currently exist to assist service personnel with the process of re-entering civilian life includes housing and finance briefings, workshops, seminars, relevant training and job finding. The range of activities and the amount of time available to individuals to undertake them depends on length of time served in the regular armed forces. The most comprehensive assistance is available to those with at least five years reckonable service, although those who are medically discharged at any time after the completion of basic training are also eligible for the full service. This assistance is provided in the form of a partnership between my Department and Coutts Consulting Group, and is known as the Career Transition Partnership (CTP). The CTP also offers a job-finding service for those who have at least three years of reckonable service. A lesser level of support is available to those who have served less than three years in the armed forces. The CTP, which commenced operations on 12 October 1998, has its own dedicated website, www.ctp.org.uk. A Veterans Advice Unit also exists and provides a single point of contact for ex-service personnel seeking advice on where to obtain expert help on individual issues. The main assessment of the impact of resettlement assistance has been carried out against the CTP contract. Over the period from contract inception to March 2000, the CTP achieved a success rate of 54 per cent. of service leavers achieving employment immediately on discharge, with 93 per cent. achieving employment within six months of discharge. From the 15,000 or so discharged service leavers over the same period, complaints about the quality of service were running at a rate of less than 1 per cent. The total cost of MOD's resettlement support includes staff costs of personnel involved in resettlement matters; the cost of allowing service personnel to attend resettlement related events, including their Individual Resettlement Training Grants and associated travel and subsistence costs; the cost of the CTP contract with Coutts Consulting Group; the costs of running the MOD establishments were CTP services are offered; and the costs of providing the contractor, under Government Owned, Contractor Operated arrangements, with equipment to enable him to run certain types of training course. Much of this cost is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. The largest element of the cost, that of the CTP contract with Coutts Consulting Group, has cost (in the region of £13 million (VAT inclusive)), over the period from October 1998 to November 2000, but this does not represent the true cost to the Department of its resettlement activities.

Date

13 December 2000

Reference

359 c161-2W;359 c159-60W; 142034

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what arrangements exist to monitor the Career Transition Partnership; and if he will make a statement on its performance in securing civilian employment. - Includes figures.

Asked by

Joan Walley (Labour)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

13 December 2000

Reference

359 c164-5W;359 c160-1W; 142151

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what role the Royal British Legion has in respect of resettlement of ex-forces personnel; and if he will make a statement.

Asked by

Joan Walley (Labour)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

12 December 2000

Reference

359 c72W;359 c70W; 142152

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions his Department has had with homelessness charities on the issue of assisting homeless ex-servicemen; and what was the outcome of these discussions.

Asked by

Ruth Kelly (Labour)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

12 December 2000

Reference

359 c70-1W;359 c68-9W; 142035

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the findings of (a) his Department's Medical Assessment Programme and (b) independent scientists concerning the level of depleted uranium in the urine of some sick Gulf War veterans. - Including ref to Testing for the presence...

Asked by

Valerie Davey (Labour)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

6 December 2000

For answer on

12 December 2000

Answered on

12 December 2000

Valerie Davey: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment he has made of the findings of (a) his Department's Medical Assessment Programme and (b) independent scientists concerning the level of depleted uranium in the urine of some sick Gulf War veterans. [142032] Mr. Spellar: My Department's policy on testing Gulf veterans for uranium was set out in the paper: `Testing for the presence of depleted uranium in UK veterans of the Gulf conflict: The Current Position', dated 19 March 1999, a copy of which is in the Library of the House. The paper describes the possible health effects of exposure to depleted uranium and the circumstances that might lead to an individual being tested for the presence of uranium. Tests would be conducted only on the basis of clinical indications. Between one and five people examined by the Ministry of Defence's (MOD's) Gulf Veterans' Medical Assessment Programme physicians have exhibited symptoms that, in the judgment of the examining physicians, have indicated a clinical requirement for testing to detect uranium and have been tested. These test results show that uranium, in any form, is not a contributory factor to the patient's ill health. MOD is aware of the various testing work which has been undertaken in Canada and the United States. Despite numerous requests, we have still yet to see scientifically robust results from the work from Dr. Durakovic, Dr. Sharma and Dr. Horan. MOD will continue to make requests for such evidence so that we can move forward on a scientific basis. Recognising that this has caused veterans some concern, my Department has offered to arrange independent depleted uranium testing for those UK veterans who had their urine tested for depleted uranium in Canada. A draft protocol under which that testing might take place was sent to veterans' representatives on 1 November 1999 for comment. My officials are hoping to have further discussions on this protocol with veterans and their representatives early in the new year. Since 1993, a clinic based at the Baltimore Veterans Affairs Medical Center has run a depleted uranium follow-up programme for 33 US Gulf veterans (namely those whose records showed they had been hospitalised for wounds received in friendly fire incidents), which includes 15 who have embedded depleted uranium shrapnel in their bodies. To date, any health impairments among those being monitored appear to be related to their original injuries rather than to depleted uranium. Their scores on standard neuropsychological tests showed no divergence from the normally expected responses. None of the 33 is excreting higher than usual levels of uranium, except those with embedded shrapnel. We continue to monitor the work. My Department is keeping an open mind on the issue of depleted uranium, pending further research.

Date

12 December 2000

Reference

359 c69-70W;359 c67-8W; 142032

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will commission independent medical analysis of the health of Gulf War veterans, and their children born after 1991, based on clinical examination and assessed alongside comparable groups in the general population.

Asked by

Valerie Davey (Labour)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

6 December 2000

For answer on

12 December 2000

Answered on

12 December 2000

Valerie Davey: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will commission independent medical analysis of the health of Gulf War veterans, and their children born after 1991, based on clinical examination and assessed alongside comparable groups in the general population. [141952] Mr. Spellar: The Ministry of Defence announced in December 1996 that, on the recommendation of the Medical Research Council (MRC), it would fund two independent epidemiological studies of the health of Gulf veterans. One of the studies, being undertaken at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, is examining the reproductive health of Gulf veterans and the health of their children compared with a demographically similar group of personnel who were in the services at the time of the Gulf conflict, but did not serve there. This work is expected to be completed early next year. The other study at Manchester University examined Gulf veterans mortality and morbidity in comparison with service personnel who did not take part in the conflict. Results on mortality were published in The Lancet in July this year. Publication of a paper on morbidity is awaited. Once the results from these studies are published we will discuss the findings with the MRC and take advice on whether further research into the health of Gulf veterans' and their children is required. In addition to the epidemiological work which is questionnaire based, clinical examinations of over 3,000 Gulf veterans have taken place at the Ministry of Defence's Medical Assessment Programme. Independent clinical research into UK Gulf veterans has been undertaken at King's College, London funded by the US Department of Defense and the Ministry of Defence. Results are expected to be published in 2001.

Date

12 December 2000

Reference

359 c70W;359 c68W; 141952

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will set up an independent research project to evaluate the health effects of low dose radiation from insoluble particles of ceramic uranium trapped in the lungs and trachea bronchial lymph nodes.

Asked by

Valerie Davey (Labour)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

12 December 2000

Reference

359 c70W;359 c68W; 141951

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what research his Department has undertaken into the number of former and serving personnel suffering from severe cases of post-traumatic stress disorder; what assistance his Department offers to serving and former servicemen suffering from severe cases of post-traumatic stress disorder. - Will...

Asked by

Ruth Kelly (Labour)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

30 November 2000

Reference

357 c724-5W; 141217;141216

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reason former Gulf veterans are informed they can only obtain copies of their military medical records if they give a declaration that they do not intend to sue his Department; for what reasons Gulf veterans on incapacity and disablement living...

Asked by

Kevin McNamara (Labour)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

30 November 2000

Reference

357 c725-6W;357 c725W; 141079;141019;141080

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Gulf veterans have died since April 1995; how many of them (a) claimed to be suffering from Gulf War Syndrome and (b) claimed to be suffering from symptoms of a ill defined nature caused by service in the Gulf War;...

Asked by

Kevin McNamara (Labour)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

30 November 2000

Reference

357 c726W; 141017

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many ex-servicemen have been convicted of a criminal offence in the last five years; and how many of these have been homeless. - HO Court Proceedings Database does not identify offenders to the detail required.

Asked by

Ruth Kelly (Labour)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

30 November 2000

Reference

141218; 357 c930W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Social Security

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what studies his Department has undertaken on the funding of treatment for ex-servicemen suffering from a psychiatric disability.

Asked by

Ruth Kelly (Labour)

Answering body

Department of Social Security

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

30 November 2000

Reference

357 c858W;357 c853W; 141290

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on his policy towards the access to treatment by the NHS for war pensioners. - Inc ref to Health Service Guidance 97/31, in Library.

Asked by

Jacqui Lait (Conservative)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

30 November 2000

Reference

357 c893W; 141010

House

House of Commons

Dept of Social Security

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what recent discussions he has had on the issue of treatment for ex-servicemen suffering from severe post traumatic stress disorder; and if he will make a statement. - Inc ref to "Psychological Injury: Understanding and Supporting".

Asked by

Ruth Kelly (Labour)

Answering body

Department of Social Security

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

30 November 2000

Reference

141219; 357 c853W

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many civilian doctors were employed (a) in the hospital sector and (b) in primary care in the DMS in each month since April 1999; and how many of these were employed in civilian in lieu of military posts; how many (a)...

Asked by

Lord Campbell of Pittenweem (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

27 November 2000

Reference

357 c421W; 139701;139699

House

House of Commons

EQUALITY OF TREATMENT FOR VICTIMS

That this House commends Her Majesty's Government for its decision to grant support for the Far East prisoners of war, victims of Japanese cruelty; welcomes the recent announcement that additional financial support is to be allocated to the widows of murdered RUC officers and disabled officers; and calls upon Her...

Primary sponsor

Roy Beggs (Ulster Unionist Party)

Type

Early day motions

Date

22 November 2000

Reference

1174

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps are being taken to settle the applications for pensions for Gulf War Syndrome victims; what timescale was initially set for such applications; what timescale is now in effect for the remaining pension applications from Gulf War veterans; and if he...

Asked by

Mike Hancock (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

21 November 2000

Reference

357 c102W; 139000

House

House of Commons

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