Asked by: Sarah Atherton (Conservative - Wrexham)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of service personnel have received (a) trauma treatment and (b) orthopedic from a private healthcare provider via the NHS fast-track pathway as of 24 November 2023.
Answered by Andrew Murrison - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)
Further to the answer I gave on 16 November 2023 to Question 1407 to the hon. Member for Wrexham (Ms Atherton), the number of regular service personnel in England who have received intervention under the Fast Track Surgery Contract, which is currently provided by SPIRE Healthcare, is set out by financial year in the table below:
Financial Year(FY) | Orthopedic and Spinal Patients | Imaging Referrals |
FY2020-21 | 203 | 2,670 |
FY2021-22 | 299 | 3,341 |
FY2022-23 | 472 | 3,376 |
FY2023-24 (prediction) | 540 | 3,230 |
The figures provided include the predicted requirement for the current financial year, should referral criteria and surgical intervention types remain unchanged.
The Department does not hold data on the proportion of service personnel who have received treatment under the Fast Track Surgery Contract.
Asked by: Sarah Atherton (Conservative - Wrexham)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) reserve and (b) regular service personnel are on a waiting list for orthopaedic surgery.
Answered by Andrew Murrison - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)
The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is not responsible for reserves healthcare, except when mobilised and does not hold data on how many reserve service personnel are awaiting orthopaedic surgery.
For regular service personnel, the number on a waiting list for the combined trauma and orthopaedic service is 1,447 in England. This figure is provided by NHS England and is the most recent data held by MOD. This figure does not include the number of regular Service personnel who have been referred through the fast-track contract with a private healthcare provider.
The number of regular Service personnel currently on a waiting list for orthopaedic surgery is 18 in Scotland. This includes five on NHS waiting lists and 13 who have been referred through the fast-track contract with a private healthcare provider. In Northern Ireland the number of regular service personnel currently on a waiting list for orthopaedic surgery is six. Wales has a total of seven regular service personnel awaiting orthopaedic surgery or an orthopaedic appointment.
Asked by: Sarah Atherton (Conservative - Wrexham)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many female service personnel (a) joined and (b) left the (i) army, (ii) navy, (iii) air force and (iv) marines since September 2022.
Answered by Andrew Murrison - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)
The requested information is published in the UK Armed Forces Biannual Diversity Statistics, available at the following link:
Asked by: Sarah Atherton (Conservative - Wrexham)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many male service personnel (a) joined and (b) left the (i) army, (ii) navy, (iii) air force and (iv) marines since September 2022.
Answered by Andrew Murrison - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)
The requested information is published in the UK Armed Forces Biannual Diversity Statistics, available at the following link:
Asked by: Sarah Atherton (Conservative - Wrexham)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many trainee pilots in each phase of the military flying training system resigned from the Armed Forces in each year since 2015.
Answered by James Heappey
Information required to answer the question is not held in the format requested and will take time to collate. I will write to the hon. Member as soon as the information is available.
Asked by: Sarah Atherton (Conservative - Wrexham)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average number of task lines (a) available and (b) utilised per aircraft was in the (i) C-17 Globemaster, (ii) C-130J Hercules and (iii) A400M Atlas fleets in each year since 2017.
Answered by James Cartlidge - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
This information is not held in the format requested and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
Asked by: Sarah Atherton (Conservative - Wrexham)
Question to the Wales Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether he has had discussions with the Welsh Government on the adequacy of healthcare service provision in Wales.
Answered by David T C Davies - Secretary of State for Wales
Healthcare is devolved to the Welsh Government, who have received record levels of funding.
Recent analysis from Cardiff University showed that the Welsh Government has not prioritised healthcare spending in the way the UK Government has in England.
Asked by: Sarah Atherton (Conservative - Wrexham)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has for funding the Victim and Witness Care Unit of the Defence Serious Crime Unit from April 2024.
Answered by Andrew Murrison - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)
The Ministry of Defence will continue to fund the Defence Serious Crime Command’s Victim Witness Care Unit (VWCU) from April 2024.
The VWCU provides a single point of contact to victims and witnesses of serious crimes committed by persons subject to Service law in the UK and overseas. The VWCU is independent of the Chain of Command and provides holistic care and support to victims and witnesses, ensuring that each victim is afforded their rights in accordance with the code of practice for victims of crime.
Asked by: Sarah Atherton (Conservative - Wrexham)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many men serving in the (a) Army, (b) Navy, (c) Royal Air Force and (d) Royal Marines (i) made a complaint and (ii) received medical help following alleged sexual violence perpetrated in service in each of the last five years.
Answered by Andrew Murrison - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)
The requested information is not held in the format requested and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.
Defence has made it absolutely clear there is zero tolerance for any form of sexual violence. Should such an incident occur against a Service person support pathways include unit welfare officers, the chain of command, and pastoral support via the chaplaincy. Further assistance is also available via external pathways such as Togetherall, an independent digital mental health support tool operated by the NHS in partnership with the Ministry of Defence, through which Service personnel, veterans, and their family members can anonymously access tailored self-help courses.
Asked by: Sarah Atherton (Conservative - Wrexham)
Question to the Wales Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent discussions he has had with the Welsh Government on childcare provision in Wales.
Answered by David T C Davies - Secretary of State for Wales
As announced at budget, working parents in England will be entitled to 30 hours of free childcare a week from once their child is 9 months old, backed by over £4 billion.
Childcare provision in Wales is a matter for the Welsh Government.