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351 records in UK in 2016
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 13 September 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the delivery of services under the CarillionAmey contract to support armed forces married quarters.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 13 September 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will take steps to end the CarillionAmey contract to support armed forces married quarters and revert to previous regional arrangements.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 13 September 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people have (a) joined and (b) left the (i) armed forces and (ii) the Reserves in each of the last five years.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 13 September 2016
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what consideration they have given to putting in place immediate arrangements for members of the armed forces to be trained in train driving, operating and management.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 13 September 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the targets were for recruitment for each of the armed forces in each of the last five years.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 13 September 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Written Answer of 13 September 2016 to Question 44194, how many and what proportion of the total number of successful claims for the continuity of education allowance in 2015-16 were made by (a) o
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 12 September 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many military personnel are based in Saudi Arabia; and if he will make a statement.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 12 September 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure that apprenticeships and training programmes are adequately supported through current and future defence procurement (a) guidance and (b) programmes; and if he will make a statem
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 September 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department's policy is on the waiver of the five-year British citizenship requirement for Commonwealth recruits to military support roles.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 September 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department takes to ensure prompt payments by companies in receipt of defence contracts.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 September 2016
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the qualifying criteria for servicemen to be considered as mobilised, and how mobilisation is recognised.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 September 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many serving members of the armed forces have dependent children.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 September 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many serving armed forces personnel are in receipt of Continuity of Education Allowance; and in respect of how many children such allowances are allocated.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 September 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many UK armed forces personnel are stationed in (a) Saudi Arabia, (b) Yemen, (c) Oman, (d) Qatar and (e) UAE.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 September 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to introduce independent oversight of the Service Police.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 September 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the Government's policy is on members of the Service Police residing in separate living accommodation to other members of the armed forces.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 7 September 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reasons the SME status of suppliers awarded new contracts by his Department has not been assessed by Dun and Bradstreet since 2014; and if he will commission an independent assessment of the SME status o
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 7 September 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's Finance and Economics Annual Bulletin: Trade, Industry and Contracts 2016, published on 25 August 2016, what estimate he has made of the total (a) number and (b) value of contra
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 7 September 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's Finance and Economics Annual Bulletin: Trade, Industry and Contracts 2016, published on 25 August 2016, what information his Department holds on the SME status of the suppliers
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 7 September 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what representations he has made to his NATO counterparts on meeting their commitment to spend at least two per cent of GDP on defence.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 7 September 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department's contract with Lovell Partnerships announced on 10 January 2016 is for purposes other than the building of new homes for soldiers.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 7 September 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people applied for the 200 support role vacancies advertised by his Department in May 2016 when it waived the five year British citizenship rule for Commonwealth recruits.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 7 September 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many applications his Department has received for modifications and adapted housing in each year from 2010 to date.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 7 September 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has spent on modifications and adapted housing in each year from 2010 to date.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 7 September 2016
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of whether the army, the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force each have the manpower to meet their current operational commitments; and what capacity each service has to meet additional commitme
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 6 September 2016
The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is nearing the completion of an ambitious Estate Optimisation Strategy programme which will provide a plan for a smaller, but significantly better Defence Estate to meet the needs of the Armed Forces. The MOD expects to annou...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 6 September 2016
My hon. Friend the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State and Minister for Defence Veterans, Reserves and Personnel (Mark Lancaster) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is nearing the completion of an ambiti...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 6 September 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department plans to end payment of the operational allowance to armed forces personnel serving in South Sudan.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 6 September 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the change in defence spending has been since May 2015.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 6 September 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to ensure serving Scottish soldiers' qualifications are recognised by civilian contractors when they wish to undertake trade training while stationed in England.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 6 September 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraphs 5.36 to 5.38 of the Cabinet Manual, what the Government's policy is on whether the convention that a debate in Parliament should be held before troops are committed in military action
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 6 September 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the strategic military importance of Gibraltar to the UK.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 6 September 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his policy is on the future of volunteer gliding schools in Wales.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 6 September 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the range of international operations being undertaken by the armed forces.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 6 September 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to increase the level of defence spending that goes to small firms.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 6 September 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) reservists, (b) Cadet Forces adult volunteers and (c) cadets of the three services there are in West Sussex.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 6 September 2016
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they made of the risks to national security and to service personnel before publishing the names of soldiers and potential recruits online.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 5 September 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many serving personnel will return from Germany as part of the planned rebasing in each year to 2020.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 5 September 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the deadline for the receipt of applications for Armed Forces Day 2018 will be.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 5 September 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish the (a) criteria by which applicants are selected and (b) names of applicants who applied to host Armed Forces Day in 2017.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 5 September 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department asked local authorities in Northern Ireland to apply to host Armed Forces Day in 2017.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 5 September 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate his Department has made of the potential cost of terminating and re-tendering the Carillion Amey housing contract.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 5 September 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many staff worked for the Defence and Security Organisation on 1 April 2016; and what the budget for that organisation is for 2016-17.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 5 September 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much (a) government and (b) industry funding the UK Defence Solutions Centre received in the financial year 2015-16; and how much such funding is projected for 2016-17.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 5 September 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what the cost to (a) government and (b) industry of the Defence Growth Partnership (i) was in 2014-15, (ii) was in 2015-16 and (iii) is for 2016-17.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 5 September 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many staff were employed by the (a) Defence Growth Partnership and (b) UK Defence Solutions Centre on 1 April 2016.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 5 September 2016
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assistance the MoD will give to serving and ex-service personnel to sue Public Interest Lawyers and their individual partners for the stress caused by pursuing compensation claims.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 September 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what functions undertaken by Defence Business Services are being considered for inclusion in the Corporate Services Integration and Innovation Provider contract.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 September 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much was spent by his Department on private school fees for children whose parents are stationed (a) in the UK and (b) overseas in the last financial year.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 September 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many of his Department's staff are in receipt of support for private school fees for children whose parents are stationed (a) in the UK and (b) overseas.