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251 records in UK in 2015
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 26 October 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which events held by his Department were sponsored by Raytheon in the last 12 months.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 26 October 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reason he included previously excluded expenditure such as war pensions in the latest UK response to NATO's defence spending requirement.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 26 October 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what hospitality was provided to (a) Ministers and officials of his Department and (b) members of the armed forces by Raytheon in the last 12 months.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 26 October 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to encourage other NATO member states to honour their commitment to spend two per cent of GDP on defence.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 26 October 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to promote the use of credit unions in the work of his Department; and if he will make a statement.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 26 October 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answers of 15 April 2013, Official Report, column 56W, 7 July 2015 to Question 4788, 10 September 2015 to Question 8831 and 17 September 2015 to Question 10215, for what reasons figures on the num
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 26 October 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's contract with Veolia for the disposal of hazardous, non-hazardous and special waste which expired on 31 March 2015, when the new tendering process will begin; and what weight wi
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 23 October 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much was paid in (a) year end and (b) in-year bonuses to officials of his Department in each of the last three years.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 23 October 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will undertake a feasibility study on establishing a credit union open to British military personnel; and if he will make a statement.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 22 October 2015
I am pleased to place in the Library of the House the annual publication of the Defence Equipment Plan. Building on the progress outlined in the previous three equipment plans, we again have a stable and realistic programme of work that sets out a strong ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 22 October 2015
My hon. Friend the Minister of State for Defence Procurement (Mr Philip Dunne) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. I am pleased to place in the Library of the House the annual publication of the Defence Equipment Plan. Building on the pr...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 22 October 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department has taken to ensure the healthcare chapter of the Armed Forces Covenant has been implemented.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 22 October 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to make any further changes to the definition of defence expenditure in calculating the proportion of GDP spent on defence in (a) 2016-17, (b) 2017-18, (c) 2018-19 and (d) 2019-20.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 22 October 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 73 of his Department's Defence Equipment Plan 2015, what the reasons are for the increase in planning spending on information systems and services; and on what items that additional fu
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 22 October 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 11 of his Department's Defence Equipment Plan 2015, what the reasons are for the decrease in unallocated headroom; and how that decrease will be achieved.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 22 October 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 11 of his Department's Defence Equipment Plan 2015, what the reasons are for the decrease in contingency provision; and how that decrease will be achieved.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 22 October 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 11 of his Department's Defence Equipment Plan 2015, what the reasons are for the increase in spending on support for existing in-service equipment; and on what items that additional fu
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 22 October 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 11 of his Department's Defence Equipment Plan 2015, what the reasons are for the increase in spending on support arrangements for new equipment; on what items that additional funding w
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 22 October 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 11 of his Department's Defence Equipment Plan 2015, what the reasons are for the increase in centrally-held provision; and on what items that additional funding will be spent.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 22 October 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 53 of his Department's Defence Equipment Plan 2015, what the reasons are for the increase in planned spending on the Weapons Programme; and on what items that additional funding will b
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 22 October 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 49 of his Department's Defence Equipment Plan 2015, what the reasons are for the increase in planned spending on land equipment; and on what items that additional funding will be spent
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 22 October 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether any of her Department's spending will be counted towards the target of spending 2 per cent of gross national income on defence.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 22 October 2015
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many serving members of each branch of the armed forces are in receipt of (a) child and (b) working tax credits.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 22 October 2015
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many serving members of each branch of the armed forces are in receipt of (a) child and (b) working tax credits.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 22 October 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which pieces of equipment included in his Department's Defence in Numbers publication of August 2015 are used only for training or ceremonial use.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 22 October 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reasons retired and out-of-date equipment, including FH70 howitzers and Jet Provost aircraft, were included in his Department's Defence in Numbers publication of August 2015; and if he will make a statem
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 21 October 2015
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent progress his Department has made on the Strategic Defence and Security Review.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 21 October 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to publish the Armed Forces Covenant Report 2015; and if he will make a statement.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 21 October 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department's policy is on ensuring that UK-produced steel is used in items being procured by his Department; and if he will make a statement.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 October 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he plans to take to ensure that (a) UN membership of the European Convention on Human Rights and (b) other human rights measures do not adversely affect the ability of service personnel to discharge th
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 October 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of legal costs to his Department in defending service personnel in relation to actions carried out in the course of duty; what estimate he has made of the proportion of such costs which
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 19 October 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department has taken to prepare for the implementation of the proposed General Data Protection Regulation; which non-departmental public bodies (NDPBs) and agencies overseen by his Department will
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 19 October 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether all UK service personnel deployed to malarial areas since 2013 have been individually assessed for contraindications for mefloquine; and what the method of assessment was for those who were individually a
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 19 October 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what instructions have been issued to medical or other staff in any of the armed forces regarding the consumption of alcohol while Mefloquine is being taken as medication.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 October 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many non-UK overseas armed forces personnel have been recruited or loaned by other countries to serve in the UK armed forces in the last five years; and how many such personnel hold which ranks in the UK arme
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 October 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many non-UK overseas armed forces personnel have been recruited or loaned from other countries' armed forces to serve in the UK armed forces over the last five years; and what were the countries of origin of
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 October 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure that local authorities uphold the Military Covenant.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 October 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he has taken to ensure that the Armed Forces Covenant fully addresses the healthcare needs of all active and retired servicemen and women with (a) post-traumatic stress disorder and (b) other condition
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 October 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer to Question 3393 of 30 June 2015, when the UKTI Defence and Security Organisation priority markets list for 2015-16 will be published.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 14 October 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with his NATO counterparts on ensuring that all NATO member states achieve the target of two per cent of GDP spending on defence.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 13 October 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will consult Ministers in the Scottish Government on the Strategic Defence and Security Review.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 13 October 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of armed forces personnel originate from Commonwealth nations; and whether his Department plans to increase such numbers in future.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 13 October 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many minority ethnic service personnel were recruited to each service (a) nationally and (b) in Gloucester in each of the last five years.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 13 October 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) men and (b) women were recruited to each service through the Armed Forces Careers Office in Gloucester in each of the last five years.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 13 October 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) nature and (b) purpose is of the deployment of UK armed forces to Somalia; and if he will make a statement.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 13 October 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reasons his Department applied a 1,500-character limit for individual submissions to his Department's consultation on the National Security Strategy and Strategic Defence and Security Review.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 13 October 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what representations he has received from his Russian counterpart on the deployment of UK troops to the Baltic states.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 13 October 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to lay a copy of the National Security Strategy and Strategic Defence and Security Review before the House.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 13 October 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many submissions his Department has received to date from (a) hon. Members, (b) academics, (c) industry, (d) think tanks, (e) allies and partners, (f) non-governmental organisations and (g) the public on the
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 13 October 2015
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much surplus land owned by the Ministry of Defence and its agencies they estimate is suitable for building new houses on; how much has been released in each year since 2010–11; and how much they expect to release in (1)