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To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much funding from the public purse was for charities which support veterans in Scotland in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much funding from the public purse was for charities which support veterans in Scotland in each of the last five years.
The Ministry of Defence holds information on grants made to units and charities undertaking projects with, for, and including veterans in Scotland from Legacy Funds, the Covenant Fund and the Aged Veterans Fund for the years 2012-13 to 2016-17, as broken down below.
Financial Year | £30 million Community Covenant Grant Scheme | £35 million Armed Forces Libor Fund | Aged Veteran's Fund | Covenant Fund | Veterans Accommodation Fund | Grand Total |
2012-13 | £5,171,422 | £240,236 |
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| £5,411,658 |
2013-14 | £975,587 | £204,000 |
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| £1,179,587 |
2014-15 | £967,869 | £110,000 |
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| £1,101,190 | £2,179,059 |
2015-16 |
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| £1,139,118 |
| £1,139,118 |
2016-17 |
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| £3,981,756 | £692,982 |
| £4,674,738 |
Total | £7,114,878 | £554,236 | £3,981,756 | £1,832,100 | £1,101,190 | £14,584,160 |
That this House remembers the heroic campaign that followed the landings of allied forces at Anzac Cove, Gallipoli on 25 April 1915; joins with all Australians and New Zealanders in commemorating the bravery of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps who, together with their British colleagues and others, sacrificed so much in defence of freedom; expresses its pride at the close association that exists between the people of the three nations, bound together by language, history, culture and in sharing Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II as Head of State and Sovereign; and commends all those involved in the organisation of 2017's Anzac Day commemorations in London.
That this House remembers the heroic campaign that followed the landings of allied forces at Anzac Cove, Gallipoli on 25 April 1915; joins with all Australians and New Zealanders in commemorating the bravery of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps who, together with their British colleagues and others, sacrificed...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will estimate how many former service men and women were homeless in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will estimate how many former service men and women were homeless in each of the last five years.
The Government has committed to preventing and reducing homelessness for everyone, including armed forces veterans. That is why we have supported the Homelessness Reduction Bill, which will reform England’s homelessness legislation and ensure that more people get the help they need to prevent a homelessness crisis in the first place.
In addition, our £50 million Homelessness Prevention Programme has supported 84 projects across 205 district and unitary local authorities to deliver an end-to-end approach to prevention and rough sleeping.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many former service men and women were in receipt of jobseeker’s allowance in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many former service men and women were in receipt of jobseeker’s allowance in each of the last five years.
When claiming Jobseeker’s Allowance a person is only asked about their last job if it ended in the last 6 months. The data about their last job, if they had one, is recorded but could only be provided at disproportionate cost.
From April 2014 Individuals have also been asked by their Work Coach if they were formerly in HM Forces to ensure they are offered the most appropriate support. A marker recording their response is placed on their labour market account. The data available is not sufficiently robust to be published and will only provide a partial picture, as it is voluntarily provided information.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total amount of Government funding was to charities which support veterans in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total amount of Government funding was to charities which support veterans in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years.
The Ministry of Defence holds information on grants made to units and charities undertaking projects with, for, and including veterans in Northern Ireland from Legacy Funds, the Covenant Fund and the Aged Veterans Fund for the years 2012-13, 2015-16 and 2016-17, broken down below.
2012-13 Organisation | Project | Grant | Fund |
Ulster Defence Regiment & Royal Irish Aftercare Service | Welfare support network and advisory service for veterans and their dependants in Northern Ireland | £50,000 | LIBOR Funds 2013-2016 |
2015-16 Organisation | Project | Grant | Fund |
Ballymacanallen Community Association | Mrs Sergeant's Boys | £4,715 | Covenant Fund |
38 (Irish) Brigade | Horse-assisted coaching for empowerment, leadership | £20,000 | Covenant Fund |
NI Veterans Therapeutic Gardening Project | Horticultural Therapy | £37,000 | Covenant Fund |
Combat Stress | Mental Health services for Veterans in Northern Ireland | £466,400 | Covenant Fund |
The Royal British Legion | Somme Nursing Home | £600,000 | Aged Veterans Fund |
2016-17 Organisation | Project | Grant | Fund |
Families Acting for Innocent Relatives | Remembrance | £10,000 | Covenant Fund |
Rathfriland Royal British Legion Branch | Hilltop to Over the Top | £19,478 | Covenant Fund |
Reserve Forces & Cadets Association for Northern Ireland (RFCA NI) | Horse-assisted coaching for confidence, leadership, anxiety reduction and communication. | £20,000 | Covenant Fund |
Department of Community Mental Health at Thiepval Barracks | Green Care | £20,000 | Covenant Fund |
AA Veterans Support | Counselling and Holistic Support Service | £20,000 | Covenant Fund |
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of treatment and care for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and other mental health problems.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of treatment and care for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and other mental health problems.
Last year NHS England conducted an audit of their veterans’ mental health services to capture and build on best practice. They sought the views and experiences of the people that access these services first hand, through a national engagement exercise.
NHS England launched the new transition, intervention and liaison veterans’ mental health service on 1 April. This new service has been designed specifically to support and treat both veterans and also service personnel who are approaching discharge.
Further information can be found on the NHS Choices website:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many former service men and women were diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many former service men and women were diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder in each of the last five years.
This information is not collected centrally.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many former service men and women were in receipt of personal independence payments in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many former service men and women were in receipt of personal independence payments in each of the last five years.
The Department does not hold this information.
However, in 2015/16 1000 former Servicemen and woman were receiving Armed Forces Independence Payment.
The Information can be found in the following link - Outturn and forecast: Spring Budget 2017 (ODS) Table 1c
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of service leavers making use of the Career Transition Partnership were early service leavers in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of service leavers making use of the Career Transition Partnership were early service leavers in each of the last five years.
Following the 'Veterans' Transition Review' conducted by Lord Ashcroft KCMG PC in 2014, the Ministry of Defence implemented initiatives to ensure Early Service Leavers (ESLs) were offered resettlement support from the Career Transition Partnership Future Horizons (CTPFH) programme to tackle barriers to employment, education or further training.
The Department does not hold information on the number of ESLs who used CTP services between 1 October 2013 and 1 October 2015. Between 1 October 2015 and 31 March 2016, a total of 956 ESLs used the CTPFH programme (from a total of 1,144 eligible ESLs) which equates to a take-up rate of 84%.
During financial year 2015-16, 11,163 Service Leavers (SLs) used CTP services, which includes the 956 ESLs who used the CTPFH programme between October 2015 and March 2016. Of the 599 SLs who used the CTPFH in this period and who had their employment information recorded, 449 (74%) were employed six months post-discharge.
The vast majority of SLs who used the CTPFH were ESLs, although these figures also include some SLs who were eligible to access the Core Resettlement Programme or the Employment Support Programme but instead opted to use the CTPFH programme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of early service leavers made use of the Career Transition Partnership in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of early service leavers made use of the Career Transition Partnership in each of the last five years.
Following the 'Veterans' Transition Review' conducted by Lord Ashcroft KCMG PC in 2014, the Ministry of Defence implemented initiatives to ensure Early Service Leavers (ESLs) were offered resettlement support from the Career Transition Partnership Future Horizons (CTPFH) programme to tackle barriers to employment, education or further training.
The Department does not hold information on the number of ESLs who used CTP services between 1 October 2013 and 1 October 2015. Between 1 October 2015 and 31 March 2016, a total of 956 ESLs used the CTPFH programme (from a total of 1,144 eligible ESLs) which equates to a take-up rate of 84%.
During financial year 2015-16, 11,163 Service Leavers (SLs) used CTP services, which includes the 956 ESLs who used the CTPFH programme between October 2015 and March 2016. Of the 599 SLs who used the CTPFH in this period and who had their employment information recorded, 449 (74%) were employed six months post-discharge.
The vast majority of SLs who used the CTPFH were ESLs, although these figures also include some SLs who were eligible to access the Core Resettlement Programme or the Employment Support Programme but instead opted to use the CTPFH programme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of early service leavers were in employment six months after discharge in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of early service leavers were in employment six months after discharge in each of the last five years.
Following the 'Veterans' Transition Review' conducted by Lord Ashcroft KCMG PC in 2014, the Ministry of Defence implemented initiatives to ensure Early Service Leavers (ESLs) were offered resettlement support from the Career Transition Partnership Future Horizons (CTPFH) programme to tackle barriers to employment, education or further training.
The Department does not hold information on the number of ESLs who used CTP services between 1 October 2013 and 1 October 2015. Between 1 October 2015 and 31 March 2016, a total of 956 ESLs used the CTPFH programme (from a total of 1,144 eligible ESLs) which equates to a take-up rate of 84%.
During financial year 2015-16, 11,163 Service Leavers (SLs) used CTP services, which includes the 956 ESLs who used the CTPFH programme between October 2015 and March 2016. Of the 599 SLs who used the CTPFH in this period and who had their employment information recorded, 449 (74%) were employed six months post-discharge.
The vast majority of SLs who used the CTPFH were ESLs, although these figures also include some SLs who were eligible to access the Core Resettlement Programme or the Employment Support Programme but instead opted to use the CTPFH programme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many personnel presently serving in the (a) Navy, (b) Army and (c) RAF have a spouse or family member who is a veteran, serving personnel or a reservist.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many personnel presently serving in the (a) Navy, (b) Army and (c) RAF have a spouse or family member who is a veteran, serving personnel or a reservist.
This information is not held in the format requested. However, the Department does hold information on the number of Regular Service personnel who have chosen to declare that they are either married to, or in a registered civil partnership with, another Regular Service person. These figures are provided below, broken down by Service as at 1 February 2017:
Service | No of Regular Service Personnel |
Royal Navy/Royal Marines | 1,090 |
Army | 2,370 |
Royal Air Force | 2,210 |
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 29 February 2016 to Question 28086, when the decision on whether to grant the right of abode to former British-Hong Kong servicemen is expected to be made.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 29 February 2016 to Question 28086, when the decision on whether to grant the right of abode to former British-Hong Kong servicemen is expected to be made.
We have received representations on behalf of former members of the Hong Kong Military Service Corps. These are being given full consideration.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the initiative by Cheltenham Borough Council to build homes for veterans; and whether they will encourage other local authorities to take similar action to house those who have left the armed forces.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the initiative by Cheltenham Borough Council to build homes for veterans; and whether they will encourage other local authorities to take similar action to house those who have left the armed forces.
The Government commends Cheltenham Borough Council for the steps they have taken which are in line with the Armed Forces Covenant and measures which we have put in place to ensure that serving members of the Armed Forces and veterans are given appropriate priority for social housing.
In 2012 we introduced regulations to ensure that seriously injured and disabled Service personnel and former members of the Armed Forces with urgent housing needs are always given high priority for social housing.
At the same time, we introduced regulations to ensure that serving personnel, and veterans who are within 5 years of having been discharged, do not lose their qualification rights for social housing because of the necessity to move from base to base.
Our 2012 statutory social housing allocations guidance goes further and also strongly encourages councils to take into account the needs of all serving or former Service personnel when framing their housing allocation schemes. It gives examples of how councils can do this, including setting aside a proportion of properties for former members of the Armed Forces under a local lettings policy, which is what Cheltenham Borough Council have done.
I have a 28-year-old constituent who was injured in the line of duty in 2010. He was awarded a tier 3 military pension, which is reserved only for the most severely injured, but he is due to lose his Motability vehicle and that decision was upheld on mandatory reconsideration. Is that seriously the type of person the Government wish to leave housebound?
I have a 28-year-old constituent who was injured in the line of duty in 2010. He was awarded a tier 3 military pension, which is reserved only for the most severely injured, but he is due to lose his Motability vehicle and that decision was upheld on mandatory reconsideration. Is that seriously the type of person the Government wish to leave housebound?
I would say two things in response to that question. First, we have been considering particular issues around our armed forces in the Green Paper, which gives opportunities not just for ESA but for PIP. We are also looking at being able to passport information that may be in someone’s war pension record or medical history into our benefits system. I am quite happy to look at the case the hon. Lady raises with regard to Motability.
I would say two things in response to that question. First, we have been considering particular issues around our armed forces in the Green Paper, which gives opportunities not just for ESA but for PIP. We are also looking at being able to passport information that may be in someone’s war pension record or medical history into our benefits system. I am quite happy to look at the case the hon. Lady raises with regard to Motability.
I would say two things in response to that question. First, we have been considering particular issues around our armed forces in the Green Paper, which gives opportunities not just for ESA but for PIP. We are also looking at being able to passport information that may be in someone’s war pension record or medical history into our benefits system. I am quite happy to look at the case the hon. Lady raises with regard to Motability.
I have a 28-year-old constituent who was injured in the line of duty in 2010. He was awarded a tier 3 military pension, which is reserved only for the most severely injured, but he is due to lose his Motability vehicle and that decision was upheld on mandatory reconsideration. Is that seriously the type of person the Government wish to leave housebound?