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151 records in UK in 2020
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 10 November 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the compliance of his Department’s rules on annual leave carry-over with the Working Time (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2020; and if he will make a statement.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 November 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 2 November 2020 to Question 107090 on Armed Forces: Surveillance, what the names are of the two specialist units of the armed forces trained to run covert human intelligence sources.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 November 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what guidance his Department has issued on the use by the Armed Forces of covert human intelligence sources who participate in crime; and if he will publish that guidance.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 November 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many British born Muslims applied to the armed services in (a) 2016, (b) 2017, (c) 2018 and (d) 2019.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 November 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of British-born Muslims who applied to the armed forces (a) successfully completed their training and (b) served in the (i) British Army, (ii) Royal Air Force, (iii) Royal Navy and (i
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 November 2020
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Goldie on 3 November (HL9441), what assessment they have made of the success of existing programmes within the military in reducing gambling-related harm among serving personnel.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 5 November 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 27 October 2020 to Question 106364 on Overseas Aid, how many projects were applied for by his Department under the Integrated Activity Fund; what the titles were of those projects; and h
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 4 November 2020
What steps his Department plans to take to help tackle vexatious claims made against (a) armed forces and (b) police personnel in Northern Ireland.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 4 November 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many projects were applied for by the Ministry of Defence under the Integrated Activity Fund in the (a) 2016-17, (b) 2017-18, (c) 2018-19 and (d) 2019-20 financial years;
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 4 November 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the effect of the Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill on service personnel’s ability to make civil claims against his Department.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 4 November 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment has he made of the effect of the covid-19 outbreak on the (a) financial viability and (b) operational effectiveness of defence charities.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 4 November 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the UK defence industry can supply the defence equipment required to meet future threats.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 3 November 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average time for (a) processing and (b) concluding medical assessments is for applicants to (i) the armed forces, (i) the Navy and (iii) the Army (A) before and (B) during the covid-19 outbreak.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 November 2020
In 1993 the Ministry of Defence (MOD) entered into a Government owned Contractor operated (GoCo) arrangement with Hunting-BRAE whereby Hunting-BRAE operated the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) on behalf of the Government. In 1999, following a competiti...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 November 2020
My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence (The Rt Hon Ben Wallace MP) has made the follwing Written Ministerial Statement.In 1993 the Ministry of Defence (MOD) entered into a Government owned Contractor operated (GoCo) arrangement with Hunti...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 November 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 2 November 2020 to Question 106907 on the Armed Forces Covenant, if he will place in the Library a copy of the letter and consultation proposals his Department sent to local authority Ch
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 November 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when he plans to publish the outcomes of the Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Foreign and Development policy; and what assessment he has made of the effect of the chan
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 November 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has made an assessment of the implications for the Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy of reducing Army personnel numbers by 7,000.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 November 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the effect on the adequacy of defence procurement over the next 12 months of the (a) suspension of the comprehensive spending review and (b) absence of a fixed multi-year defence bu
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 November 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment has he made of the effect on the progress of (a) the Tempest and (b) other defence projects for the next 12 months of the (a) suspension of the comprehensive spending review and (b) absence of a f
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 November 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the most recent Defence Equipment Plan, whether he is taking steps to reduce UK spending on US defence industry products.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 November 2020
To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to establish a working group reporting to the Committee on the Grant of Honours, Decorations and Medals to consider whether to introduce a special service medal for current and former submariners who ha
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 November 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) of his Department's civilian staff based in the UK, (b) of his Department's civilian staff based in Saudi Arabia, (c) military personnel based in the UK and (d) military personnel based in Saudi Arab
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 November 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much money from the public purse was spent on the (a) Saudi Arabian National Guard Communications Project and (b) his Department's Saudi Armed Forces Project in 2019-20; and what the budget is for those proje
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 30 October 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether there is a comprehensive list of UK armed forces personnel who died in service, by conflict, that includes their birthplace and final address in the UK.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 27 October 2020
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many former military sites are currently vacant in the UK.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 23 October 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy; and whether the Government plans to
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 23 October 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the Government's timescale is for publication of outcomes of the Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy; and what assessment he has made
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 23 October 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy will continue to be aligned with the 2020 Comprehensive Spending Review.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 23 October 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many companies or entities his Department (a) controls or (b) has significant influence over whose accounts are not audited by the National Audit Office.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 22 October 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to bring forward proposals to implement the Government’s policy on the further incorporation of the Armed Forces Covenant into law.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 22 October 2020
To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the implications of the decision to conduct a one-year spending review for the Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 22 October 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many criminal cases brought against a member of the armed forces received funding from the public purse on legal representation for the complainant from 2010 to 2020.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 22 October 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many civil cases relating to allegations of wrongdoing by a member of the armed forces received funding from the public purse for legal representation for the complainant from 2010 to 2020.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 22 October 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much has been spent from the public purse on legal representation for complainants on (a) criminal and (b) civil cases in relation to allegations of wrongdoing by members of the armed forces since 2010.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 21 October 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he plans to include an updated UK aid strategy in the Integrated Review.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 21 October 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the ways in which the provision for a presumption against prosecution in the Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill ensures the prevention of repeated cycles of r
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 21 October 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) present and (b) former armed forces personnel have been investigated more than once for allegations of human rights abuses where such investigations have resulted in (i) a prosecution and (ii) no pro
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 21 October 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with local authorities on the Government’s policy to further incorporate the Armed Forces Covenant into law.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 21 October 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which units of the armed forces are trained to run covert human intelligence sources (a) in the UK and (b) overseas.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 21 October 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many covert human intelligence sources have been run by the armed forces (a) in the UK and (b) overseas in the last five years.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 21 October 2020
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the existing syllabus for new recruits to the armed forces currently includes training on gambling related harm.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 21 October 2020
To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to enact legislation similar to the Gambling Addiction Prevention Act 2019 in the United States, which legally requires the development and implementation of policies and programmes to prevent and treat
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 October 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department last met, in person or virtually, with representatives of the each of the devolved Administrations to discuss the development and implementation of the Arme
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 October 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether as part of the integrated review of foreign policy, defence, security and development he has made an assessment of the implications for his policies of the findings o
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 19 October 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much funding his Department allocated to the Continuity of Education Allowance to fund school places (a) overseas and (b) in the UK in 2019-20; and how many school places that funding supported in total.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 19 October 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what estimate he has made of the number of investigations into deaths of British soldiers during Operation Banner which remain outstanding.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 October 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy; and if he will make a statement.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 14 October 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to review the outcomes achieved by the Defence Safety Authority in providing safe working environments for the armed forces.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 13 October 2020
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many cases of compensation for post-traumatic stress disorder have been awarded by his Department to armed forces personnel under the War Pensions Scheme in each year from 2000 to 5 April 2005.