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1676046

registered interest
date	06/12/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Caribbean and South America: Armed Forces
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Armed Forces personnel are deployed to (a) Guyana, (b) South America and (c) the Caribbean.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	5685
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2023 answer text <p>For force protection reasons we cannot provide precise numbers of deployed personnel in this case, including the British Army Training Support Unit Belize (BATSUB), and on the Falkland Islands and Ascension Island through British Forces South Atlantic Islands (BFSAI). Defence’s permanent presence across these areas is also provided by our resident Defence Attaché sections based in: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Jamaica. These teams also have non-residential responsibility for a range of other countries in the region with Guyana falling under our Caribbean team. Additionally, the Royal Navy have a persistent maritime presence in the South Atlantic and the Caribbean through two Offshore Patrol Vessels.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 12/12/2023 14:42:32 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1676047

registered interest
date	06/12/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Caribbean and Guyana: Armed Forces
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to deploy (a) Armed Forces personnel to Guyana and (b) Royal Navy warships to the Caribbean in the context of the border dispute between Venezuela and Guyana.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	5686
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2023 answer text <p>We are keeping the situation under close review and have a range of options that could be deployed with the agreement of the Government of Guyana, including the Offshore Patrol Vessel, HMS TRENT.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 12/12/2023 14:44:44 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1672370

registered interest
date	22/11/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	France: Warships
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the removal by the French navy of pennant numbers and names from some of its vessels to anonymise those vessels.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	3332
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2023 answer text <p>The UK continues to ensure that its warships satisfy the criteria as set out at Article 29 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 01/12/2023 11:56:57 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1667994

registered interest
date	07/11/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Refugees: Afghanistan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister for Veterans' Affairs of 19 September 2023 on Resettlement of Afghans, Official Report, column 1253, how many people from Afghanistan have waited more than two years for their ARAP applications to be processed; for what reason processing those applications has taken that long; and how many people from Afghanistan were awaiting a decision on their application as of 19 October 2023.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	459
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2023 answer text <p>Of the ARAP applications submitted on or before 20 October 2021, 349 are pending a decision. The MOD has prioritised finding ARAP applications from those we know to be eligible having worked for, or alongside the UK forces in support of our mission in Afghanistan.</p><p> </p><p>Of those cases that pre-date Op PITTING, in the past two weeks, we have reduced these from 131 cases to just 80 at the time of writing. These 80 cases are now particularly complex and fall broadly into three categories: cases that are likely ineligible, cases delayed as a consequence of misconduct, and cases whereby applicants are already safely in a third country.</p><p> </p><p>Overall, we have received more than 95,000 unique applications to the scheme, and have approximately 2,000 pending a decision – a figure which includes new applications we are still receiving. We are diligently combing through our records, searching for every eligible applicant and will leave no stone unturned.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 14/11/2023 17:38:43 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1666241

registered interest
date	19/10/2023
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, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister for Veterans' Affairs of 19 September 2023 on Resettlement of Afghans, Official Report, column 1253, how many people from Afghanistan have waited more than two years for their ARAP applications to be processed; for what reason has there been a delay in applications; and how many people from Afghanistan were awaiting a decision on their application as of 19 October 2023.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	203596
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2023 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 26/10/2023 12:19:37 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1665513

registered interest
date	17/10/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Oman: Military Bases
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the safety of accommodation for UK armed forces in Duqm in Oman.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	203118
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>UK personnel are usually accommodated in Renaissance Village at Duqm - a facility operated and maintained by an Omani company - under a leasing arrangement. The accommodation is maintained and assured to UK standards. Recent assurance visits from the British Army focused on general health and safety (March 2023) and Force Protection (August 2023).</p><p> </p><p>We are aware of Service personnel being approached in Oman. The safety of our Armed Forces is of upmost importance and the security of our personnel is constantly kept under review.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 23/10/2023 12:35:27 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1664612

registered interest
date	13/10/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Navy: Landing Ship Dock Auxiliaries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Albion-class Royal Navy ships were available for deployment as of 13 October 2023.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	202465
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>HMS Bulwark is currently undertaking scheduled maintenance, before transitioning into regeneration to replace her sistership HMS Albion which will enter extended readiness later this year.</p><p>Until the operational return of the Albion class Landing Platform Dock (LPD) ships, the Royal Navy will continue to operate a credible LPD capability through its Bay class Landing Ship Dock (Auxiliary) (LSD(A)).</p><p>The LPD and LSD(A) platforms have interchangeable functionality; each complements the other and together they constitute our core amphibious delivery capability. To enable the sustained forward presence of the Littoral Response Groups (LRG) in the coming years, both classes of ship will be pulsed into the deployment of the LRGs around their respective refit cycles.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 23/10/2023 13:40:02 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1649372

registered interest
date	30/06/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ukraine: Military Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which Minister in his Department is responsible for the International Fund for Ukraine.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	191957
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2023 answer text <p>The lead Minister for the UK's participation in the International Fund for Ukraine is the Secretary of State for Defence.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 06/07/2023 11:05:51 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1648964

registered interest
date	29/06/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ukraine: Military Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Ukrainian pilots the UK Armed Forces has trained since February 2022.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	191864
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2023 answer text <p>The UK will begin basic training for up to twenty Ukrainian pilots in August.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 05/07/2023 12:20:25 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1648966

registered interest
date	29/06/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ukraine: Iodine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has received a request from the Ukrainian government to supply iodine tablets.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	191866
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2023 answer text <p>In 2022, via the International Donor Coordination Centre, the Government received a request from Ukraine to supply iodine tablets. 5.5 million iodine tablets were donated by the EU. We have no current plans to supply Ukraine with further anti-radiation medication.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 05/07/2023 12:40:49 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard