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536240

registered interest
date	13/07/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Yemen: Military Intervention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will respond to the findings of the Human Rights Watch report, Saudi Coalition Airstrikes Target Civilian Factories in Yemen, on remnants of UK-manufactured weapons found at three strike sites in that country.
tabling member constituency	East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
tabling member printed	Dr Lisa Cameron
uin	42675
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2016 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence analyses allegations of International Humanitarian Law violations arising from air strikes in Yemen conducted by the Saudi-led Coalition. Allegations are identified from a range of sources, including reports published by Non-Governmental Organisations such as Human Rights Watch.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 21/07/2016 15:18:28 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4412 label Biography information for Dr Lisa Cameron

1644244

registered interest
date	13/06/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Afghanistan: Interpreters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to (a) recognise the contribution of civilian interpreters who worked for the Armed Forces in Afghanistan and (b) commemorate those who lost their lives because of their service.
tabling member constituency	East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
tabling member printed	Dr Lisa Cameron
uin	189358
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2023 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence and the UK remains indebted to all Afghan nationals who risked their lives working for and alongside UK forces in Afghanistan. It is in recognition of this contribution and associated risk that the Government introduced the Afghan Relocation and Assistance Policy (ARAP) scheme on 1 April 2021 to provide relocation or other assistance to Afghan nationals who meet the criteria set out in the Immigration Rules. As of June 2023, we have relocated over 12,200 people to safety in the UK under the ARAP scheme.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 22/06/2023 10:01:48 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4412 label Biography information for Dr Lisa Cameron

1300286

registered interest
date	08/03/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Fiji: Armed Forces
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on requests to offer Fijian soldiers who served in the UK armed forces citizenship in response to their service.
tabling member constituency	East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
tabling member printed	Dr Lisa Cameron
uin	164512
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2021 answer text <p>Commonwealth Service personnel, including Fijian nationals, who meet Home Office criteria can make an application for British citizenship while serving. However, this is an individual choice as it can have personal implications in some countries.</p><p>Commonwealth and Gurkha personnel can also choose to make an application to settle in the UK on their discharge from the UK Armed Forces after at least four years' service or following their discharge for medical reasons associated with their service.</p><p>We recognise that the fees for such applications place a financial burden on Service personnel who wish to remain in the UK after service and the Defence Secretary has met with the Home Secretary to consider how we could offer greater flexibility in future. We will launch a public consultation on this matter imminently.</p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer question first answered 16/03/2021 12:24:51 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
tabling member	4412 label Biography information for Dr Lisa Cameron

448270

registered interest
date	27/01/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Bases: Death
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how his Department responds to and investigates the death of non-combatant employees on military bases.
tabling member constituency	East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
tabling member printed	Dr Lisa Cameron
uin	24617
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2016 answer text <p>Any incident involving a death at a Ministry of Defence establishment in the UK would be immediately reported to the local police force who will conduct the appropriate investigation.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 02/02/2016 15:48:43 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4412 label Biography information for Dr Lisa Cameron

450996

registered interest
date	05/02/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Bases: Death
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of non-combatant deaths on military bases have been subject to an inquest by jury in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
tabling member printed	Dr Lisa Cameron
uin	26084
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2016 answer text <p>The information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 11/02/2016 16:28:15 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4412 label Biography information for Dr Lisa Cameron

682982

registered interest
date	01/02/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Bases: Closures
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether equality impact assessments have been carried out on the proposed closure of his Department's sites (a) in Scotland and (b) elsewhere in the UK.
tabling member constituency	East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
tabling member printed	Dr Lisa Cameron
uin	62787
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2017 answer text <p>Equality impact assessments are carried out as part of the Ministry of Defence's standard disposal process to ensure suitable and appropriate reprovisions are made when sites are closed. Accordingly, equality impact assessments will be undertaken for all sites identified for disposal as part of the &quot;A Better Defence Estate&quot; announcement on 7 November 2016, aligned to the closure dates for each site. As these assessments take place later in the disposal process, none have been completed to date.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 07/02/2017 16:56:10 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4412 label Biography information for Dr Lisa Cameron

1310616

registered interest
date	20/04/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Veterans: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans are in place to ensure that in-person veteran support services are able to reopen as soon as possible during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
tabling member printed	Dr Lisa Cameron
uin	184490
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2021 answer text <p>As lockdown restrictions ease, Veterans UK will be able to undertake more face to face work, in line with appropriate guidance to ensure the safety of all involved. Veterans UK continue to review the position and any changes in service delivery will be implemented as soon as is practically possible. Details will be publicised on the Veterans UK web pages on GOV.UK.</p><p>Face to face contact with clients is not always the default position for assisting or managing casework. Requirements are assessed at the initial point of client contact and the most appropriate method of assisting is agreed with clients and implemented. This will continue to be the delivery model going forward.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 26/04/2021 12:18:49 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4412 label Biography information for Dr Lisa Cameron

1310617

registered interest
date	20/04/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Families
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what additional support has been offered to the families of members of the armed forces during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
tabling member printed	Dr Lisa Cameron
uin	184491
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2021 answer text <p>Service families are an integral part of the Armed Forces community, and Ministers and senior officials have communicated directly with them to provide updates on the support available, and to offer personal thanks for their continued commitment to the Armed Forces.</p><p>Financial support has been provided through additional flexibility on allowances and entitlements, for example, for Service Family Accommodation. Costs incurred for COVID-19 testing can also be reclaimed. Safeguarding guidance and safety planning for those facing domestic abuse has been issued, and mental wellbeing support provided through the launch of the online tool HeadFIT. In addition, the Partner Career Support Programme has been launched and the application period extended until March 2021, in recognition of the impact of the pandemic.</p><p>Specific guidance has been issued by the Department internally and externally, working alongside the Armed Forces Families Federations, information hubs such as HIVES, and the British Forces Broadcasting Service. Organisations such as X-Forces Enterprise, Milspo Business Network, RBLI Lifeworks and Military Coworking Network have also provided support and signposting.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 26/04/2021 13:06:59 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4412 label Biography information for Dr Lisa Cameron