Asked by: Rachel Hopkins (Labour - Luton South)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many UK armed forces personnel are based in Estonia; and how many will be based in that country in (a) 2024 and (b) 2025.
Answered by James Heappey
There are currently 984 UK Service personnel deployed to Estonia as part of the UK's enhanced Forward Presence (eFP) (down from 1554 in May 2023 when Ex SPRING STORM 2023 was taking place). A baseline deployment of c.1,000 troops is planned to be deployed in both 2024 and 2025. However, as the eFP is a rotational deployment, the precise number of personnel deployed will vary at any one point during that period. For example, during peak training periods, such as exercise SPRING STORM 2024, these numbers are likely to rise to c.2,000 UK personnel. In addition to our eFP deployment, from February to July 2023 the UK has also deployed a Typhoon squadron and 100 personnel from 140 Expeditionary Air Wing (some 200 personnel in total), in support of NATO's enhanced Air Policing mission.
Asked by: Rachel Hopkins (Labour - Luton South)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to issue medals for nuclear test veterans.
Answered by Andrew Murrison - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)
The first Nuclear Test Medals are expected to be available in autumn 2023.
Asked by: Rachel Hopkins (Labour - Luton South)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people contacted the Veterans Gateway requesting employment support in (a) 2019, (b) 2020, (c) 2021 and (d) 2022.
Answered by Andrew Murrison - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)
I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 6 June 2023 to Question 186791.
Asked by: Rachel Hopkins (Labour - Luton South)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people requested mental wellbeing support from the Veterans Gateway in each year since 2019.
Answered by Andrew Murrison - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)
I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 6 June 2023 to Question 186791.
Asked by: Rachel Hopkins (Labour - Luton South)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people requested independent living support from the Veterans Gateway in each year since 2019.
Answered by Andrew Murrison - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)
I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 6 June 2023 to Question 186791.
Asked by: Rachel Hopkins (Labour - Luton South)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people requested financial support from the Veterans Gateway in each year since 2019.
Answered by Andrew Murrison - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)
I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 6 June 2023 to Question 186791.
Asked by: Rachel Hopkins (Labour - Luton South)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many veterans contacted the Veterans Gateway via live chat in each nation and region of the UK in each year since 2019.
Answered by Andrew Murrison - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)
I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave her on 6 June 2023 to Question 186791.
Asked by: Rachel Hopkins (Labour - Luton South)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people contacted the Veterans Gateway requesting employment support in each year since 2019.
Answered by Andrew Murrison - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)
I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave her on 6 June 2023 to Question 186791.
Asked by: Rachel Hopkins (Labour - Luton South)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people contacted the Veterans Gateway requesting housing support in each year since 2018.
Answered by Andrew Murrison - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)
I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave her on 6 June 2023 to Question 186791.
Asked by: Rachel Hopkins (Labour - Luton South)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many veterans have contacted the Veterans Gateway via phone call in each nation and region of the UK in (a) 2019, (b) 2020, (c) 2021 and (d) 2022.
Answered by Andrew Murrison - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)
I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave her on 6 June 2023 to Question 186791.