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HANSARDArmed Forces Personal Accident Insurance Scheme: Contingent LiabilityI have today laid a departmental minute to advise that the Department has entered into an agreement with its subcontracted personal accident insurer to enable continuation of…28 Jun 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Gentleman will be aware that, in addition to pay, things such as wraparound childcare and subsidised healthcare and dental care are available to members of our armed…26 Jun 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am sorry that I was not in Devon on Saturday; I was next door in Cornwall, commemorating our armed forces, as my hon. Friend was. There is a range of welfare support services in…26 Jun 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Gentleman will be aware that the Armed Forces Pay Review Body has reported, and that will be released shortly. Pay is part of a wider remuneration package, which includes…26 Jun 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Gentleman will be aware of the range of mental health support services that are open to our veterans, particularly Op Courage and, he will be interested to note, Op…26 Jun 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI congratulate staff sergeant Mickle and his fellow instructors. Many of us were out and about for National Armed Forces Day on Saturday and saw some of our wonderful cadets. I…26 Jun 2023HANSARDService AccommodationI am grateful to my right hon. Friend for his comments. The important thing is that when my hon. Friend the Minister of State got to know about this, he acted immediately to put…26 Jun 2023HANSARDService AccommodationI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his question. On gas and electric safety, my hon. Friend the Minister of State for Defence Procurement was made aware of the issue on 2 May…26 Jun 2023HANSARDService AccommodationThe Ministry of Defence fully recognises the importance of safe, good-quality and well-maintained homes. In the last seven years, the MOD has invested more than £936 million in…26 Jun 2023HANSARDWar Widow PensionsI fully understand the point that my right hon. Friend is making. He will know that the payment was uplifted to take tax into account. I appreciate that it may not be taking care…26 Jun 2023HANSARDWar Widow PensionsI was delighted to announce the war widows ex gratia payment scheme last month. A specialist team is being stood up to deal with applications and assist and advise widows when the…26 Jun 2023HANSARDArmed Forces: SkillsIt was a great pleasure to see the hon. Gentleman in Falmouth for Armed Forces Day at the weekend. The armed forces continuous attitude survey was established in 2007 by the last…26 Jun 2023HANSARDArmed Forces: SkillsI entirely agree with the hon. Gentleman. I think that in future we will see much more zig-zagging between the armed forces and the industry and back again, and, indeed,…26 Jun 2023HANSARDArmed Forces: SkillsThe Ministry of Defence is deeply committed to supporting future engineers both inside and outside the armed forces, and is one of the largest deliverers of UK apprenticeships: we…26 Jun 2023HANSARDArmed Forces: SkillsWe are very proud of the wide-ranging make-up of our armed forces, which includes many neurodiverse people. The Haythornthwaite review recognises that tomorrow’s defence will be…26 Jun 2023HANSARDArmed Forces: SkillsLast week, the Ministry of Defence published the Haythornthwaite review of armed forces incentivisation. Rick Haythornthwaite and his team have done an absolutely brilliant job.…26 Jun 2023HANSARDNuclear Test MedalsOnce again I remind the hon. Lady that it is this Government who got on and made the announcement on 22 November last year. I very much hope that by 22 November the veterans will…26 Jun 2023HANSARDVeterans SupportIt was this Government who set up the review. This situation was going on from 1967 to 2000, and it was an appalling stain on all of us, so I am really pleased that, at long last,…26 Jun 2023HANSARDVeterans SupportI suspect I will be asked the same question on Saturday, when I attend London Pride. The Etherton report has been delivered. It is pretty magisterial, as we would expect from…26 Jun 2023HANSARDVeterans SupportUniversal credit is an in-work benefit that will affect a small number of service people. The hon. Gentleman will know that we have done everything we can to mitigate cost of…26 Jun 2023