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539711

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2016
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Employment: Young People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to support young people with (a) disabilities and (b) long-term health conditions to find permanent employment.
	tabling member constituency	Calder Valley
	tabling member printed	Craig Whittaker
	uin	43120
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2016 answer text <p>We are committed to halving the disability employment gap between disabled and non disabled people and have introduced a number of measures to further the support available to young people with disabilities, and long-term health conditions.</p><p> </p><p>A Taskforce, led by Paul Maynard MP, has been looking at issues around apprenticeships for people with learning difficulties or disabilities. On 11 July the Department for Work and Pensions, the Department for Business, Innovation &amp; Skills and the Department for Education published their response to the task force accepting all their recommendations including adjustments in English and maths requirements for those with learning disabilities. The publication can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/apprenticeships-improving-access-for-people-with-learning-disabilities" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/apprenticeships-improving-access-for-people-with-learning-disabilities</a>.</p><p> </p><p>This Department has also developed a portal for young people with disabilities and health conditions to signpost them to available support. This can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/help-and-support-for-young-disabled-people-to-find-and-stay-in-work/help-and-support-for-young-disabled-people-to-find-and-stay-in-work" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/help-and-support-for-young-disabled-people-to-find-and-stay-in-work/help-and-support-for-young-disabled-people-to-find-and-stay-in-work</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Young disabled people and those with health conditions may also be supported by DWP’s specialist disability employment programmes such as Work Programme, Work Choice, Specialist Employment Support and Access to Work, subject to meeting eligibility criteria. Access to Work can provide support for young people participating on Traineeships or Supported Internships as well as those in work including apprenticeships. In 2015/16 Access to Work supported 2,830 young people aged 16-24, An increase of 12.7% over the previous year and the highest number since 2007/08 (beginning of our current records).</p><p> </p><p>In addition, we have expanded Access to Work’s Mental Health Support Service to conduct a two-year trial of targeted support for apprentices with mental health conditions.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 21/07/2016 13:16:22 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	3940 label Biography information for Craig Whittaker

437355

	registered interest
	date	11/12/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	British Overseas Territories: Territorial Waters
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to monitor unauthorised entry into British territorial waters around British Overseas Territories.
	tabling member constituency	Calder Valley
	tabling member printed	Craig Whittaker
	uin	19761
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2015 answer text <p>Territorial waters around the British Overseas Territories are monitored through a variety of means. The level of monitoring is commensurate with any potential threat.</p><br /> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 15/12/2015 16:34:17 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	3940 label Biography information for Craig Whittaker

453147

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Cyprus: Military Bases
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department has taken to improve security at the Akrotiri and Dhekelia RAF Sovereign Base Areas; and how much his Department has spent on securing those areas in each of the last 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	Calder Valley
	tabling member printed	Craig Whittaker
	uin	27508
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2016 answer text <p>There are robust and established measures in place to provide effective security to the Akrotiri and Dhekelia Sovereign Base Areas, both of which have undergone various upgrades during the past 10 years. I cannot comment in detail on the security arrangements, the cost of them, and any specific changes to them over the last ten years, but they include physical improvements and intelligence driven countermeasures. All measures are kept under constant review.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 24/02/2016 15:27:02 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	3940 label Biography information for Craig Whittaker

458047

	registered interest
	date	07/03/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	British Overseas Territories: Armed Forces
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many members of the British armed forces are currently stationed in each of the UK's overseas territories.
	tabling member constituency	Calder Valley
	tabling member printed	Craig Whittaker
	uin	29889
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2016 answer text <p>There are 2,570 British Service personnel permanently based in British Overseas Territories. This figure includes those based in the Sovereign Base Areas in Cyprus, Gibraltar, the South Atlantic Islands and British Indian Ocean Territory (including Diego Garcia). It excludes those deployed on operations. The breakdown of these figures is shown below. The Ministry of Defence regularly publishes the location figures for both military and civilian personnel, which can be accessed on the GOV.UK website.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>UK Overseas Territory</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Armed Forces Personnel Stationed</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cyprus (SBA)</p></td><td><p>2,290</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gibraltar</p></td><td><p>160</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Atlantic Islands</p></td><td><p>80</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>British Indian Ocean Territory (including Diego Garcia)</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>TOTAL</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,570</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>(Location of UK regular service and civilian personnel quarterly statistics – 1 January 2016)</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 15/03/2016 16:25:57 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	3940 label Biography information for Craig Whittaker

458048

	registered interest
	date	07/03/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	British Overseas Territories: Security
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how often he reviews the level of threat to each of the UK's overseas territories.
	tabling member constituency	Calder Valley
	tabling member printed	Craig Whittaker
	uin	29888
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2016 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence undertakes regular assessments of potential threats to each of the UK overseas territories and ensures that we retain an appropriate level of defensive capability to address any such threats. We remain vigilant and committed to the protection of our overseas territories.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 15/03/2016 16:26:31 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	3940 label Biography information for Craig Whittaker

524931

	registered interest
	date	14/06/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Iraq: Islamic State
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what training and logistical support the armed forces have provided to Iraqi forces to combat the threat from Daesh in Iraq in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Calder Valley
	tabling member printed	Craig Whittaker
	uin	40486
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2016 answer text <p>The UK Armed Forces have continued to play a full part in the Global Counter-Daesh Coalition programme to build the capacity of Iraqi (including Kurdish) security forces. Over the past 12 months, we have contributed to the training of over 13,600 Iraqi army personnel and some 2,570 Peshmerga, to build vital counter-IED expertise and to enhance medical and infantry skills. The impact of this training can be seen in the success of Iraqi security forces over the past year in taking back territory previously held by Daesh. Some 40% of occupied territory has now been recovered. In terms of logistic support, following the UK's substantial contributions of non-lethal support, heavy machine guns, ammunition and military equipment to meet immediate Kurdish Peshmerga needs in early 2015, the UK has provided airlift to facilitate other international contributions and, subject to parliamentary approval, is planning to provide a further £1 million of ammunition later this summer for Peshmerga use.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 28/06/2016 15:09:03 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	3940 label Biography information for Craig Whittaker