Tag: Steven Paterson

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Steven Paterson on 2016-03-02.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the cost of integrating the Common Combat System onto Astute and Vanguard-class submarines.

Mr Philip Dunne

I am withholding information on plans for fitting the Common Combat System (CCS) to Vanguard and Astute Class submarines for the purpose of safeguarding national security.

I am also witholding cost estimates for integrating the CCS onto the Astute and Vanguard-class submarines as to do so would prejudice commercial interests.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Steven Paterson on 2016-06-07.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) army, (b) navy and (c) RAF personnel have registered with a doctor in Scotland in each of the last five years.

Mark Lancaster

The following table provides the number of UK Armed Forces personnel with a Defence Medical Services registration at a Ministry of Defence (MOD) medical practice in Scotland at various points in time since 1 July 2013:

As at	Naval Service	Army	RAF	Total
1 July 2013	4,170	3,840	3,080	11,080
1 July 2014	4,190	3,790	2,580	10,560
1 July 2015	4,260	3,410	1,190	9,650
1 April 2016	4,820	3,890	1,920	10,640

It should be noted that due to rounding, subtotals by Service will not always add up to the total.

The MOD does not hold records of all Armed Forces personnel and Veterans who are registered with an NHS medical practice in Scotland.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Steven Paterson on 2015-10-27.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the effect of benefit sanctions on levels of poverty.

Priti Patel

The current employment rate of 73.6% is a record high.

Work is the best route out of poverty, and the system of conditionality that underpins the welfare system is the most effective way to support jobseekers into work.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Steven Paterson on 2015-10-09.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many places of residence his Department has owned in each of the last five years.

Mark Lancaster

The total numbers of Service Family Accommodation properties owned by Ministry of Defence (MOD), has increased between April 2013 and October 2015 largely due to newly built homes in Wiltshire, Aldershot and Catterick in support of the moves back from Germany through the Army Basing Programme. We estimated we would provide around 1,200 new homes in the 2013 announcement. Properties owned by MOD are shown below.

As of	Total
October 2015	8,113
April 2014	7,480
April 2013	7,016
April 2012	6,697
April 2011	6,541
April 2010	6,570