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1308113
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2021-04-12more like thismore than 2021-04-12
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Peacekeeping Operations: Iraq more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment her Department has made of the level of the threat faced by interpreters who previously worked with UK armed forces in Iraq. more like this
tabling member constituency Glasgow South remove filter
tabling member printed
Stewart Malcolm McDonald more like this
uin 179225 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer remove filter
answer text <p>We owe a huge debt of gratitude to interpreters who risk their lives working alongside UK forces.</p><p>Government supported our locally employed staff (LES) in Iraq through the Locally Employed Staff Assistance Scheme. The scheme was open to those who were direct employees of HM Forces or the Ministry of Defence (MOD), provided such staff worked in particularly close association with the UK as an integral and visible part of HMG operations, including having regular, substantial and sustained contact with UK official personnel and regular, substantial and sustained attendance at UK official sites.</p><p>The scheme was established in 2007 and administered by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCDO). The last date for applications for former LES in Iraq to relocate to the UK was 19 May 2009 and the scheme closed in 2016.</p><p>The country policy and information note on ‘perceived collaborators’ published in February 2019 reported the risk level for Iraqi interpreters as low. Our country policy and information notes are published on the gov.uk website. They are kept under constant review and updated periodically.</p><p>Our country policy and information notes are based on evidence taken from a wide range of reliable sources, including reputable media outlets; local, national and international organisations, including human rights organisations; and information from the FCDO.</p><p> </p>
answering member constituency Torbay more like this
answering member printed Kevin Foster remove filter
grouped question UIN 179226 more like this
question first answered
less than 2021-04-15T15:29:25.597Zmore like thismore than 2021-04-15T15:29:25.597Z
answering member
4451
label Biography information for Kevin Foster more like this
tabling member
4461
label Biography information for Stewart Malcolm McDonald more like this
1308115
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2021-04-12more like thismore than 2021-04-12
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Qasem Soleimani more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effect of the killing of Qasem Soleimani on the safety of interpreters in Iraq who had previously worked for the UK armed forces; and whether her Department plans to update its visa guidance for such interpreters. more like this
tabling member constituency Glasgow South remove filter
tabling member printed
Stewart Malcolm McDonald more like this
uin 179226 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer remove filter
answer text <p>We owe a huge debt of gratitude to interpreters who risk their lives working alongside UK forces.</p><p>Government supported our locally employed staff (LES) in Iraq through the Locally Employed Staff Assistance Scheme. The scheme was open to those who were direct employees of HM Forces or the Ministry of Defence (MOD), provided such staff worked in particularly close association with the UK as an integral and visible part of HMG operations, including having regular, substantial and sustained contact with UK official personnel and regular, substantial and sustained attendance at UK official sites.</p><p>The scheme was established in 2007 and administered by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCDO). The last date for applications for former LES in Iraq to relocate to the UK was 19 May 2009 and the scheme closed in 2016.</p><p>The country policy and information note on ‘perceived collaborators’ published in February 2019 reported the risk level for Iraqi interpreters as low. Our country policy and information notes are published on the gov.uk website. They are kept under constant review and updated periodically.</p><p>Our country policy and information notes are based on evidence taken from a wide range of reliable sources, including reputable media outlets; local, national and international organisations, including human rights organisations; and information from the FCDO.</p><p> </p>
answering member constituency Torbay more like this
answering member printed Kevin Foster remove filter
grouped question UIN 179225 more like this
question first answered
less than 2021-04-15T15:29:25.643Zmore like thismore than 2021-04-15T15:29:25.643Z
answering member
4451
label Biography information for Kevin Foster more like this
tabling member
4461
label Biography information for Stewart Malcolm McDonald more like this