Tag: Madeleine Moon

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Madeleine Moon on 2016-01-04.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether local record management instructions exist to augment paragraph 2.11.2 of JSP441 Defence Records Management Policy and Procedures at (a) MOD Grantown-on-Spey, (b) MOD Llanrwst, (c) MOD Fairbourne and (d) MOD Crickhowell.

Mark Lancaster

In accordance with JSP441, para 2.11.2, the Senior Information Officer (SIO) is to ensure that local management instructions exist to augment those contained in JSP 441 and that they are to be reviewed to ensure consistency with JSP 441. At all of the establishments listed the relevant SIO provides guidance and all staff undertake annual IT training.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Madeleine Moon on 2016-04-08.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what value of (a) support contracts and (b) all defence contracts placed by the US administration with UK-based companies has been placed (i) with each company and (ii) for each product since May 2010; and if he will make a statement.

Mr Philip Dunne

During the period from 1 May 2010 to 11 April 2016, the US Department of Defense issued 669 defence support contracts to UK-based companies for a total value of $786,781,916.

During the same period, the US Department of Defense issued 5,372 contracts for goods and services with UK-based companies for a total value of $5,017,778,595.

In total, contracts were issued to more than 700 different UK companies during the period, for a wide range of services and hardware. The detail of individual contracts by company and product is available in the public domain, through the US Government’s Federal Procurement Data System at https://www.fpds.gov/fpdsng_cms/index.php/en

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Madeleine Moon on 2016-05-18.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people with Parkinson’s disease who leased a Motability vehicle under disability living allowance were assessed as being ineligible for that vehicle under personal independence payment prior to any subsequent appeal.

Justin Tomlinson

The Department does not hold this information. Motability is an independent charitable organisation that is wholly responsible for the administration of the Motability scheme, including collating its own management information and client statistics. Whilst the Department meets regularly with Motability to discuss scheme performance, questions relating to the details of the scheme’s operation should be directed to Motability itself.

We recognise that the transition from Disability Living Allowance to Personal Independence Payment (PIP) can be challenging for some individuals, which is why the Department worked closely with Motability as we developed our plans for the introduction of PIP. The Motability charity provides a one-off package of transitional support and advice to support customers who no longer meet the eligibility criteria for the Motability Scheme. For most of these customers who entered into their first lease agreement with Motability before January 2013, Motability will provide transitional support of £2,000. This will enable many former Scheme customers to continue to meet their mobility needs by purchasing a used car.

For customers who entered into their first lease agreement with the scheme during 2013, Motability will supply transitional support of £1,000 to assist with mobility costs. Motability is also providing help with the cost of adaptations made to non-scheme vehicles and information on non-scheme motoring and insurance. The Scheme also offers customers an opportunity to purchase their vehicle after the end of the lease.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Madeleine Moon on 2016-09-12.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure that apprenticeships and training programmes are adequately supported through current and future defence procurement (a) guidance and (b) programmes; and if he will make a statement.

Mark Lancaster

The Ministry of Defence is proud to be the single largest provider of quality apprenticeships in the UK, having delivered more than 150,000. We therefore play an important role in helping the Government meet its commitment to reaching three million apprenticeship starts in England by 2020.

We work closely with colleagues across Government and industry to help maintain and develop the essential skills needed to deliver defence outputs. That includes working with industry partners to develop new world-class apprenticeship standards. Where we know that specific skills are needed for the effective delivery of defence capability, our procurement policies allow for consideration of these skills in our tendering activity, and their continued development through the life of relevant contracts.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Madeleine Moon on 2015-10-27.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of the army’s (a) Junior Entrants and (b) Standard Entrants were medically discharged due to an injury during initial training in each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement.

Mark Lancaster

The proportion of Junior and Standard Entrant Regular Army Personnel, Medically Discharged during initial training for 2012/13, 2013/14 and 2014/15 is shown below:

Entry Type	2012-13	2013-14	2014-15
Junior Entry	6.3%	8.6%	6.8%
Standard Entry	4.2%	5.1%	5.1%

Initial training has been defined as all personnel either in Phase 1 or Phase 2 training.

Junior Entry is defined as trainees under 18 years old at the Army Foundation College (Harrogate) on Junior Entry courses. Figures for under 18s who follow the standard entry route are recorded with the standard entry total and cannot be separated out.

Officer Designates have been excluded from this response as they do not enter the UK Army via Junior or Standard Entry.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Madeleine Moon on 2015-11-25.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) civilian personnel, (b) uniformed personnel and (c) civil servants were employed at (i) MOD Grantown-on-Spey, (ii) MOD Llanwrst, (iii) MOD Fairbourne and (iv) MOD Crickhowell in each of the last 10 years; and if he will make a statement.

Mark Lancaster

Information available on the number of personnel at each of the locations requested is provided in the tables below. The number of military personnel and civil servants is as at 1 October for each year. Data for military personnel can only be provided for the last nine years as prior to this information is not held centrally. The number of contractors can only be provided by financial year.

The data has been rounded in accordance with data protection principles where ~ denotes less than 5.

Military Personnel as at 1 October
	Grantown-on-Spey	Llanwrst	Fairbourne	Crickhowell
2007	0	~	20	20
2008	0	~	20	20
2009	0	~	20	30
2010	~	10	20	30
2011	10	10	20	30
2012	10	10	20	30
2013	10	10	20	10
2014	10	10	10	10
2015	20	0	10	20

Civil Servant Personnel as at 1 October
	Grantown-on-Spey	Llanwrst	Fairbourne	Crickhowell
2006	10	10	20	10
2007	10	10	20	20
2008	10	10	20	20
2009	10	10	10	20
2010	10	10	10	20
2011	~	10	10	10
2012	~	10	10	10
2013	~	~	10	10
2014	~	10	10	10
2015	~	~	10	10

Contractors by Financial Year
	Grantown-on-Spey	Llanwrst	Fairbourne	Crickhowell
2007-08	~	0	0	~
2008-09	~	0	0	~
2009-10	~	0	0	~
2010-11	~	0	0	~
2011-12	~	10	10	~
2012-13	~	10	10	~
2013-14	~	10	10	10
2014-15	~	10	10	10

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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Madeleine Moon on 2015-12-09.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Type 45 destroyers are in Portsmouth dockyards; and if he will make a statement.

Mr Philip Dunne

All six Type 45 Destroyers are based in HM Naval Base Portsmouth. One is currently in refit, while the remaining five are in the operational cycle.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Madeleine Moon on 2016-01-13.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the 2010 contract for £15 million with BAE Systems for the replacement of propulsion systems in the eight Hunt-class mine countermeasures vessels is still to be completed by October 2016; and if he will make a statement.

Mr Philip Dunne

To date, work to replace the propulsion system on four of the Hunt Class mine countermeasures vessels has been completed with the fifth due for completion later this year. Due to changes applied to the ships upkeep programme combined with the need to address emerging engineering issues, work on the remaining three vessels is now scheduled for completion by late 2019.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Madeleine Moon on 2016-04-08.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what value of munitions and sonobuoys he expects his Department to purchase for use on the P-8A aircraft (a) in each year of the life of that aircraft, (b) from each country of manufacture and (c) of each product name; and if he will make a statement.

Mr Philip Dunne

I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 13 April 2016 to Question 33059 to the hon. Member for Barrow and Furness (John Woodcock).

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Madeleine Moon on 2016-05-18.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average cost is of a personal independence payment tribunal hearing.

Mr Shailesh Vara

The First-tier Tribunal (Social Entitlement Chamber) is administered by HM Courts & Tribunals Service. The Tribunal hears appeals against decisions of the Department for Work and Pensions on a range of benefits including personal independence payment (PIP).

HM Courts & Tribunals Service cannot isolate cost data relating to specific benefit types.