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1694930

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Afghanistan: Refugees
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the ARAP eligibility standard operating procedure was first changed to give the relevant Other Government Department the power to reject a member of the Afghan (a) CF 333 and (b) ATF 444 unit applying to the scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South
	tabling member printed	Stewart Malcolm McDonald
	uin	17909
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2024 answer text <p>There is no ARAP eligibility standard operating procedure that provides a relevant Other Government Department with the power to reject an application.</p><p>When considering Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy scheme applications under Category 4, Ministry of Defence (MoD) caseworkers seek input into decision-making from other parts of the MoD, Other Government Departments and governmental bodies, where they are likely to hold useful information relating to an individual's application.</p><p>Every individual application is considered on a case-by-case basis in line with our published ARAP criteria, including applications considered under Category 4.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 22/03/2024 11:55:48 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
	tabling member	4461 label Biography information for Stewart Malcolm McDonald

1218781

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Afghanistan: Russia
	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 representatives of the armed forces on reports that the Russian Government allegedly offered to pay bounties to Taliban-linked fighters to kill US and UK troops in Afghanistan.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South
	tabling member printed	Stewart Malcolm McDonald
	uin	66105
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2020 answer text <p>It would not be appropriate to comment on sensitive intelligence matters, but the safety of our Service personnel is of paramount importance to the Ministry of Defence. We take all necessary measures to ensure that our Armed Forces are properly trained, equipped and prepared to face any eventuality. We regularly review our force protection posture and take all necessary steps to mitigate the risks. That is no different in Afghanistan.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Defence continues to collaborate with allies and partners, including in the intelligence domain, to fully and robustly respond to the challenges Russia presents. In responding to this malign activity, the UK is a world leader. We led the global effort to expel more than a hundred diplomats from around the world after the Salisbury attack in 2018 and we were the first international partner to deploy a military training team to Ukraine following the illegal annexation of Crimea.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 02/07/2020 14:50:07 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
	tabling member	4461 label Biography information for Stewart Malcolm McDonald

1417513

	registered interest
	date	27/01/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Conflict
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what mechanisms are in place to enable members of the UK's armed forces or legal officers to report concerns about the legality of a military action.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South
	tabling member printed	Stewart Malcolm McDonald
	uin	113161
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2022 answer text <p>The UK is bound to ensure that the Law of Armed Conflict is widely disseminated and this includes the provision of training by service lawyers for all military personnel. Members of the UK's armed forces must individually comply with the Law of Armed Conflict and report any concerns surrounding potential violations to their chain of command. Military commanders are responsible for preventing violations of the law, for reporting possible serious offences to the service police and for taking any necessary disciplinary action.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 04/02/2022 10:03:07 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
	tabling member	4461 label Biography information for Stewart Malcolm McDonald

1417514

	registered interest
	date	27/01/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Conflict: Civilians
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department's process is for assessing the credibility of reports of civilian harm submitted to it.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South
	tabling member printed	Stewart Malcolm McDonald
	uin	113162
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2022 answer text <p>Every care is taken to avoid or minimise civilian casualties. To this end, the UK has robust procedures to ensure that our actions, including airstrikes and subsequent battle damage assessments, are conducted in accordance with UK law and International Humanitarian Law.</p><p> </p><p>However, we accept the possibility that there could be instances of civilian casualties about which we are unaware, despite our best efforts to assess battle damage. For that reason, in 2016, the then Defence Secretary committed that Ministry of Defence officials would work with civil society organisations on this issue. As a result, we always re-examine any new information relating to a potential incident submitted to us by such organisations, where it is possible that UK forces may have been involved.</p><p> </p><p>Parliament will always be informed of any instance where we assess a UK airstrike is responsible for a civilian casualty incident, whether incurred during a new strike, or as a result of re-examining historic strikes using new information.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 04/02/2022 10:02:06 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
	tabling member	4461 label Biography information for Stewart Malcolm McDonald

1463149

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Conflict: Explosives
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he (a) has had and (b) will have any civil society organisations on the Political Declaration on the Use of Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas prior to the final round of negotiations on that declaration.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South
	tabling member printed	Stewart Malcolm McDonald
	uin	2535
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/05/2022 answer text <p>UK Government officials have held numerous discussions with multiple civil society organisations on the Political Declaration on the Use of Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas and will continue to do so ahead of the final round of negotiations.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 19/05/2022 12:06:46 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
	tabling member	4461 label Biography information for Stewart Malcolm McDonald

990277

	registered interest
	date	18/10/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the effect on the armed forces of the UK leaving the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South
	tabling member printed	Stewart Malcolm McDonald
	uin	181294
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence continues to work closely with the Department for Exiting the European Union (DExEU) and other Government Departments to ensure that we can address the implications and realise the opportunities of the UK's withdrawal from the EU, including the effect on our Armed Forces.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 180805 question first answered 29/10/2018 16:52:34 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton previous answer version 81214 answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4461 label Biography information for Stewart Malcolm McDonald

1506063

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Boarding Schools
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much funding was allocated to Continuity of Education Allowance for boarding schools in the UK in 2021-22.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South
	tabling member printed	Stewart Malcolm McDonald
	uin	49183
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2022 answer text <p>Continuity of Education Allowance (CEA) is provided by the Ministry of Defence to eligible Service Personnel (SP) to assist them funding a place in a boarding school to achieve continuity of education for their children that would otherwise be denied in the maintained day school sector if their children accompanied them on frequent and consecutive assignments. CEA is available to all SP irrespective of rank, subject to them satisfying the eligibility criteria.</p><p>The total spend on CEA in Financial Year 2021-22 was £83,460,088. SP are required to make a personal contribution of 8% for the state sector, or 10% for the independent sector. CEA is subject to a termly cap and SP are required to pay any fees in excess of this.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 22/09/2022 08:39:38 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
	tabling member	4461 label Biography information for Stewart Malcolm McDonald

989548

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Housing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps the Government is taking to improve (a) housing and (b) lodgings for armed forces personnel.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South
	tabling member printed	Stewart Malcolm McDonald
	uin	180806
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2018 answer text <p>Quality accommodation is very important for Defence and a key enabler of operational capability. The Ministry of Defence continues to make improvements to the Service Family Accommodation (SFA) and Single Living Accommodation (SLA) estate.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to routine maintenance, we have invested in improving energy efficiency through the provision of new boilers, doors and windows, roofs, and external wall insulation.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, we have installed thousands of new kitchens and bathrooms to provide our Armed Forces and their families with modern facilities. The number of properties that meet the Government Decent Homes standard has increased significantly and now sits at more than 95% of our total stock.</p><p> </p><p>The Single Living Accommodation Modernisation project, has been one of the largest new build and refurbishment projects in the UK and has delivered successful renovations and constructions on 52 locations from Scotland to Cornwall over the last 15 years with over £1.2 billion invested; and we continue to invest in both of these areas.</p><p> </p><p>In parallel, we are developing new accommodation options for service personnel through the Future Accommodation Model programme.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 29/10/2018 16:49:53 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood previous answer version 81207 answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	4461 label Biography information for Stewart Malcolm McDonald

989555

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Political Parties and Trade Unions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will review his Department's policy on the right of armed forces personnel to join a (a) trades union and (b) political party.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South
	tabling member printed	Stewart Malcolm McDonald
	uin	180810
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2018 answer text <p>Regular Armed Forces personnel may become members of civilian trade unions and political parties. Armed Forces personnel are however not permitted to participate in industrial action or take any active part in the affairs of political organisation, party or movement. Personnel are expected to abide by Queen's Regulations and act in accordance with Service values and standards.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 29/10/2018 16:48:38 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood previous answer version 81208 answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	4461 label Biography information for Stewart Malcolm McDonald

1506062

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Private Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost to the public purse was of Continuity of Education allowances for placements at (a) Eton College, (b) Winchester College, (c) Westminster School and (d) Millfield School in the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South
	tabling member printed	Stewart Malcolm McDonald
	uin	49182
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2022 answer text <p>The table below details the cost to the public purse of Continuity of Education allowances for placements at Eton College, Winchester College and Millfield School in the last five years.</p><p> </p><p>No Continuation of Education Allowance values were recorded for Westminster School.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Tax Year</p></td><td><p>Eton College- Windsor</p></td><td><p>Millfield School- Street</p></td><td><p>Winchester College- Winchester</p></td><td><p>Grand Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>£230,294.70</p></td><td><p>£607,592.36</p></td><td><p>£95,605.83</p></td><td><p>£933,492.89</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>£184,591.80</p></td><td><p>£570,142.51</p></td><td><p>£60,924.60</p></td><td><p>£815,658.91</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019-20</p></td><td><p>£115,259.00</p></td><td><p>£617,390.25</p></td><td><p>£84,904.40</p></td><td><p>£817,553.65</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020-21</p></td><td><p>£182,416.42</p></td><td><p>£656,840.03</p></td><td><p>£101,204.60</p></td><td><p>£940,461.05</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021-22</p></td><td><p>£172,603.50</p></td><td><p>£665,306.84</p></td><td><p>£94,164.00</p></td><td><p>£932,074.34</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grand Total</p></td><td><p>£885,165.42</p></td><td><p>£3,117,271.99</p></td><td><p>£436,803.43</p></td><td><p>£4,439,240.84</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Actual costed value between 01 April and 31 March each year. Adjusted for Retrospective Payments and Collection of Overpayments.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 22/09/2022 09:00:03 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
	tabling member	4461 label Biography information for Stewart Malcolm McDonald