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	date	05/07/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Females
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps his Department is taking to support women in the armed forces.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South West
	tabling member printed	Joanna Cherry
	uin	902191
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2021 answer text <p>It is important we improve the experience of women in the Armed Forces which is why we are investing in policies such as flexible service, wrap-around childcare and better working practices. It is also important that we provide support in cases of unacceptable behaviour. That is why the Wigston Report and reforms to the Service Justice and Service Complaints Systems will change Defence’s culture and make it easier to tackle unacceptable behaviours.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 05/07/2021 16:17:56 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
	tabling member	4419 label Biography information for Joanna Cherry

1506731

	registered interest
	date	20/09/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Trident: International Law
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of the article in Pécs Journal of International and European Law entitled UK Nuclear Deterrence Policy and International Law: Terrorism with Impunity, published on 15 December 2021; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South West
	tabling member printed	Joanna Cherry
	uin	51743
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2022 answer text <p>That article raises questions about domestic and international terrorism laws. Ministry of Defence officials have reviewed it and strongly disagree with its analysis. I can assure the House the UK’s nuclear deterrent is fully compliant and compatible with both our domestic and international legal obligations.</p><p> </p><p>The Government considers that offences created by the Terrorism Act 2000 and the Terrorism Act 2006 are not engaged by the UK’s nuclear deterrence policy and rejects the assertion in the article that “most, perhaps all, military action is an offence” under terrorism legislation.</p><p> </p><p>As stated in the UK Integrated Review 2021, the UK would consider using its nuclear weapons only in extreme circumstances of self-defence, including the defence of its NATO Allies. The legality of any such use would depend upon the circumstances and the application of the general rules of international law, including those regulating the use of force and the conduct of hostilities.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 28/09/2022 10:51:01 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
	tabling member	4419 label Biography information for Joanna Cherry