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51 records in UK in 2016
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 21 December 2016
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many reviews have been announced in Parliament by the Ministry of Defence in the last six years; how many have been completed; how many are still ongoing; and what is the timescale for completion of those reviews still
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 December 2016
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many British military personnel are now serving in the three Baltic States and what is the current total NATO deployment there.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 December 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost to the public purse has been of training provided to the Burmese army.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 December 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department permits its employees to join a credit union through payroll deductions; and if he will make a statement.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 19 December 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, who the diversity champion is on his departmental board.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 December 2016
I am today laying before both Houses the 2016 Armed Forces Covenant annual report. The Covenant is a promise by the nation to ensure that those who serve, or have served, and their families are treated fairly. They protect the nation with honour, courage ...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 December 2016
The Army is refining its force structure to deliver the capabilities set out in the Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR) 2015 and modernise the Army’s ability to fight at the divisional level. The SDSR 2015 significantly increased the readiness le...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 December 2016
My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence (Sir Michael Fallon) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. I am today laying before both Houses the 2016 Armed Forces Covenant annual report. The Covenant is a promise by the nation t...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 December 2016
My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence (Sir Michael Fallon) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. The Army is refining its force structure to deliver the capabilities set out in the Strategic Defence and Security Review (S...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 15 December 2016
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Howe on 13 December (HL3894), whether (1) the Army, (2) the Royal Navy, and (3) the Royal Air Force, hold information on the type of school attended by service personnel; and if so, in
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 14 December 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what regular and Territorial Army units are stationed at (a) Bulford, (b) Tidworth, (c) Aldershot, (d) Catterick and (e) Colchester.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 14 December 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the establishment is to be of the new British Defence Staff in Dubai; and when that staff will be stood up.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 14 December 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the oral contribution by the Chancellor of the Exchequer to the Treasury Committee on 12 December 2016, in response to Q311, who in his Department is responsible for assessing whether grant appl
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 14 December 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has awarded any commercial contracts to iNHouse Communications Ltd in the last five years.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 14 December 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has had any communications with iNHouse Communications Ltd in connection with any current commercial tender process.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 13 December 2016
Contagion from the worsening crisis in Syria is having a direct effect on its neighbours, particularly in areas adjacent to Lebanon’s eastern border. The UK remains firmly committed to Lebanon’s stability and security. Our support to the Lebanese Armed Fo...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 13 December 2016
My Honourable Friend, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Mr Tobias Ellwood) has made the following written Ministerial statement:Contagion from the worsening crisis in Syria is having a direct effect on its ne...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 13 December 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to ensure equality of opportunity for construction firms in Northern Ireland to apply for defence contracts.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 13 December 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions his Department has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on steps to ensure equality of opportunity for companies in Northern Ireland to bid for defence procurement contracts.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 13 December 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what comparative assessment he has made of the proportion of personnel presenting for care in connection with mental health issues among (a) the general military population, (b) personnel returned from deployment
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 13 December 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reasons his Department allows for differences in member pension contribution rates but not member pension benefits in calculating the net pay deduction from the salaries of Ministry of Defence fire fight
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 13 December 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place the calculations used to determine the net pay deduction of defence fire service workers in the Library .
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 13 December 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will estimate the cost to the public purse of removing the net pay deduction from the salaries of defence fire service workers in each financial year from 2017-18 to 2020-21.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 12 December 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many military personnel who are able to drive (a) trains, (b) coaches and (c) buses could potentially be deployed in the event of industrial action on the rail network.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 12 December 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many military personnel are trained to drive (a) buses, (b) trains and (c) coaches.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 12 December 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what change there has been in the cost to his Department of defence contracts since 23 June 2016 due to the reduction in the value of the pound.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 12 December 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what change there has been in the cost to his Department of defence imports since 23 June 2016 due to the reduction in the value of the pound.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 12 December 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when his Department plans to publish its annual report on the Armed Forces Covenant.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 12 December 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans his Department has to include worker representation on its departmental board.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 12 December 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the percentage gap in earnings is between the pay of full-time staff in the highest pay grade in his Department and average full-time pay in that Department.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 12 December 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the percentage gap in earnings is between the highest-paid and lowest-paid full-time employee in his Department.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 12 December 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what measures his Department has in place to support those of its staff who have mental health problems.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 December 2016
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many gender focal points there are in (1) the UK armed forces, (2) the Ministry of Defence, and (3) the UK armed forces personnel deployed in the UN peacekeeping force in South Sudan.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 7 December 2016
Today, I am pleased to announce the publication of the 2016 annual report of the National Security Strategy and Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR). I have placed a copy in the House of Commons Library.The 2015 National Security Strategy and SDSR...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 7 December 2016
My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for the Home Department (Amber Rudd) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement.Today, I am pleased to announce the publication of the 2016 annual report of the National Security Strategy and Strategic...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 7 December 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans his Department has to publish information on the gender pay gap among its employees.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 7 December 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which ballistic missile defence systems protect the UK; and whether the Government has considered the potential merits of the use of ship-based ballistic missile defence systems.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 6 December 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make it his policy to increase parliamentary accountability of Defence Equipment and Support.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 6 December 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to encourage innovation by defence suppliers.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 6 December 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with his NATO counterparts on the commitment to spend at least two per cent of GDP on defence.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 6 December 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many unpaid internships there are in his Department.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 6 December 2016
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many defence procurement projects have overrun their original budgets over the last three years; at what cost; and who has been responsible for meeting the increased cost.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 6 December 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department spent on travel that was not standard class in each of the last five years.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 6 December 2016
A Bill to make provision for the children of serving members of the armed forces to have a right of high priority admission to schools outside the normal admission rounds; and for connected purposes.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 5 December 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people employed in human resources roles in his Department have (a) prior experience and (b) qualifications in human resources.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 5 December 2016
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many gender focal points exist in (1) the UK's armed forces, (2) the Ministry of Defence, and (3) the UK's peacekeeping force in South Sudan.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 5 December 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much legal aid has been paid to (a) Public Interest Lawyers and (b) Leigh Day for cases related to (i) the Iraq Historic Allegations Team and (ii) Operation Northmoor.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 December 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many complaints of (a) rape, (b) sexual assault and (c) sexual harassment were made by armed forces personnel under the age of 18 at the time of the incident in each of the last four years; and if he will mak
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 1 December 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the effect of changes in the value of sterling on his Department's procurement costs.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 1 December 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the implications for defence policy of the UK leaving the EU.