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101081

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	29/10/2014
	date	27/10/2014
	date tabled	27/10/2014
	ddp created	28/10/2014 00:51:03
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 04:17:24
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Defence Cultural Specialist Unit
	house id	1
	identifier	211975
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	10/11/2014 17:29:48
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many weeks of cultural and historical training the average graduate of the Defence Cultural Specialist Unit course receives in addition to their language training.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Penrith and The Border
	tabling member printed	Rory Stewart
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 211975
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	211975
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Defence Cultural Specialist Unit is not a training establishment and therefore does not offer any courses in the generally accepted use of the term. Its role is to prepare and provide Cultural Specialists and Human Terrain Analysts for units at readiness or deploying on operations. The Unit works with a variety of organisations, including the Defence Centre for Language and Culture at the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom, to ensure that its personnel are appropriately trained to meet the UK's commitments.</p><p>After the completion of appropriate language training, which also includes elements of cultural and historical learning, a Cultural Specialist will receive, on average, between 3-5 weeks of cultural and historical training specific to their future role.</p><p>Since the Defence Cultural Specialist Unit was formed in 2010, 59 personnel have spent more than six months undertaking related studies. These are provided at a range of locations, including the Defence Centre for Language and Culture at the Defence Academy. As at 30 October 2014 the Unit had seven personnel undertaking cultural and historical training.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford
	creator	4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart

101088

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	29/10/2014
	date	27/10/2014
	date tabled	27/10/2014
	ddp created	28/10/2014 00:51:05
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 04:18:10
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Defence Cultural Specialist Unit
	house id	1
	identifier	211968
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	10/11/2014 17:29:48
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many members of the armed forces have spent more than six months studying with the Defence Cultural Specialist Unit; and how many are studying now.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Penrith and The Border
	tabling member printed	Rory Stewart
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 211968
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	211968
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Defence Cultural Specialist Unit is not a training establishment and therefore does not offer any courses in the generally accepted use of the term. Its role is to prepare and provide Cultural Specialists and Human Terrain Analysts for units at readiness or deploying on operations. The Unit works with a variety of organisations, including the Defence Centre for Language and Culture at the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom, to ensure that its personnel are appropriately trained to meet the UK's commitments.</p><p>After the completion of appropriate language training, which also includes elements of cultural and historical learning, a Cultural Specialist will receive, on average, between 3-5 weeks of cultural and historical training specific to their future role.</p><p>Since the Defence Cultural Specialist Unit was formed in 2010, 59 personnel have spent more than six months undertaking related studies. These are provided at a range of locations, including the Defence Centre for Language and Culture at the Defence Academy. As at 30 October 2014 the Unit had seven personnel undertaking cultural and historical training.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford
	creator	4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart