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To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how much Government funding school combined cadet forces have received in each year since 2005; and if he will make a statement.

Asked by

Lembit Opik (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

6 April 2010

Reference

508 c1356W; 323634

House

House of Commons

Armed Forces: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much funding his Department has allocated for the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder in soldiers returning from active duty to (a) England and (b) Wales in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement.

Asked by

Lembit Opik (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

26 March 2010

For answer on

30 March 2010

Answered on

6 April 2010

Financial information is not held in the format requested. Owing to the number of different internal budgets to which costs would be attributable, any detailed analysis of Departments of Community Mental Health (DCMH) finances would therefore incur disproportionate costs. The majority of mental healthcare for service personnel is provided through MOD's 15 military-run DCMHs in the UK (with additional centres in Germany, Cyprus and Gibraltar), which have since 2004 provided out-patient mental healthcare for members of the armed forces.In-patient care, when necessary, is provided in specialised Mental Health units under contract with an external provider. Between April 2004 and March 2009, this was provided by the Priory Healthcare Group, and costs in each financial year are contained in the following table:

	Contract value (£ million)
1 December 2003 to 31 March 2004	0.4
1 April 2004 to 31 March 2005	4.2
1 April 2005 to 31 March 2006	4.5
1 April 2006 to 31 March 2007	3.4
1 April 2007 to 31 March 2008	3.9
1 April 2008 to 31 March 2009	3.3

These figures take into account the cost of assessing patients as well as any in-patient treatment programmes provided; the individual care needs of each patient will vary depending on their particular medical circumstances. They also include services provided by the Priory Group between 1 December 2003 and April 2004 prior to the formal contract start date.The contract with the Priory Group has been replaced by one awarded in November 2008 to a partnership of seven NHS trusts led by South Staffordshire and Shropshire NHS Foundation Trust. They admitted their first patients under this contract in February 2009. Costs for its first year of operation will be available in summer 2010. Prior to April 2004, in-patient care was provided at MOD's Duchess of Kent psychiatric hospital at Catterick; full historic costs back to 1997 are not available.The Ministry of Defence takes the mental health of its personnel very seriously. While post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a serious issue, and one we are making every effort to address, PTSD itself makes up only around 5 per cent. of the mental health burden of the armed forces. The majority of service personnel who do develop a mental health condition will suffer from less serious conditions, such as neurotic or adjustment disorders. But we offer assessment and treatment to individuals who might be concerned about any aspect of their mental health.The DCMHs are located to be convenient for major centres of military population, and support the provision of healthcare that is available through service primary care facilities. Many of the less serious mental health disorders are managed by primary care providers; sometimes cases are co-managed by DCMH staff and primary care staff.While there are no DCMHs located in Wales itself, we nevertheless have arrangements in place to ensure that mental healthcare can be provided conveniently and flexibly, while reflecting the number of service personnel in the principality and their wide dispersion. Staff from the DCMH at Donnington in Shropshire run regular clinics in locations which cover all the major concentrations of personnel in Wales, namely Valley, St. Athan, Brawdy and Brecon, as well as at locations on the Welsh border such as Chepstow and Hereford. They will additionally visit individual patients as required at their home or other location. Personnel based in Wales who do need to attend a DCMH will usually be referred to that at Donnington, although other units, such as those in Portsmouth and Plymouth, may be used if more convenient.

Date

6 April 2010

Reference

508 c1196-7W; 325311

House

House of Commons

Princess Royal Barracks

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will provide copies of the report of Devon and Cornwall police on the handling by Surrey Police of the deaths of young recruits at Deepcut Army Barracks to the parents of the deceased; and if he will make a statement.

Asked by

Lembit Opik (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

18 March 2010

Reference

507 c987W; 320831

House

House of Commons

Army: Counselling

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will investigate the reason for the increase in spending by his Department between 2003 and 2008 on counselling services for new recruits or Phase 1 trainees to the Army; and if he will make a statement.

Asked by

Lembit Opik (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

8 March 2010

Reference

507 c20W; 320833

House

House of Commons

Iraq Committee of Inquiry

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will (a) make available to the Iraq Inquiry and (b) place in the Library a copy of all legal advice given by his Department to military personnel prior to the beginning of the Iraq war; and if he will make...

Asked by

Lembit Opik (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

25 February 2010

Reference

506 c677W; 318459

House

House of Commons

Military Aircraft: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence for what reasons the simulation of the 1994 Chinook accident by test pilot Squadron Leader Robert Burke was abandoned prior to its completion; and if he will make a statement.

Asked by

Lembit Opik (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

23 February 2010

Reference

506 c411W; 309997

House

House of Commons

Anniversaries

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what preparations he has made for the commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Britain; and if he will make a statement.

Asked by

Lembit Opik (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

25 January 2010

Reference

504 c517W; 312567

House

House of Commons

Military Aircraft: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether further attempts will be made to simulate possible full authority digital engine-related causes of the 1994 Chinook accident; and if he will make a statement.

Asked by

Lembit Opik (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

13 January 2010

Reference

503 c998-9W; 309996

House

House of Commons

Military Aircraft: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether the circumstances surrounding the Chinook accident in Scotland on 2 June 1994 have been the subject of a completed simulation using test pilots; and if he will make a statement.

Asked by

Lembit Opik (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

13 January 2010

Reference

503 c998W; 309995

House

House of Commons

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