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1327160

registered interest
date	24/05/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army: Belfast
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the findings of the Ballymurphy Inquest.
tabling member constituency	Belfast South
tabling member printed	Claire Hanna
uin	900396
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2021 answer text <p>The PM has apologised on behalf of the Government to the families of those who died in Ballymurphy in August 1971. I am deeply sorry for the loss of all 1900 civilians killed during the troubles. Most at the hands of the terrorists, as well as the loss of RUC and Army personnel, the vast majority served with distinction and bravery.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 24/05/2021 16:59:51 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4827 label Biography information for Claire Hanna

1327161

registered interest
date	24/05/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to meet his obligations under the UN Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	900397
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2021 answer text <p>The UK is fully committed to the long-term goal of a world without nuclear weapons and continues to press for steps towards multilateral nuclear disarmament within the framework of the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. We are leading the work to develop technical solutions for verifying nuclear disarmament, and building the trust and confidence needed to reduce the risk of nuclear conflict and enhance mutual security.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 24/05/2021 17:03:39 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1327162

registered interest
date	24/05/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Clyde Naval Base: Fire and Rescue Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent discussions he has had with Capita on the levels of firefighter cover at Her Majesty's Naval Base Clyde.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	900400
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2021 answer text <p>The Department has been closely engaged with Capita on the level of firefighter cover at Her Majesty’s Naval Base Clyde as their modernisation plans are implemented.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 24/05/2021 16:37:47 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1327163

registered interest
date	24/05/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Economic Growth
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to promote economic development in the UK through his Department's operations.
tabling member constituency	Angus
tabling member printed	Dave Doogan
uin	900402
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2021 answer text <p>Our spending review settlement will increase the defence budget by over £24 billion over the next four years. This includes at least £6.6 billion spent in research and development. These investments will modernise our Armed Forces and support jobs across the UK.</p><p> </p><p>Defence spending benefits every part of the UK. In Scotland, shipbuilding jobs have increased significantly since 2018/19, Thales Glasgow is contributing to the Boxer programme, and Leonardo Edinburgh is supporting UK radar capability.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 24/05/2021 16:39:01 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4736 label Biography information for Dave Doogan

1327164

registered interest
date	24/05/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment he has made of the fighting readiness of the British Army; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bedford
tabling member printed	Mohammad Yasin
uin	900414
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2021 answer text <p>The Army is always ready to fulfil the task of protecting the nation and holds various people and units at different readiness, along with the equipment and stocks required to support them, to enable us to compete against our adversaries, tackle threats at source and reassure allies. The Integrated Review will ensure that we have the people and equipment to continue to do this.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 24/05/2021 15:21:53 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4598 label Biography information for Mohammad Yasin

1327165

registered interest
date	24/05/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on improving the transition of armed forces personnel into employment.
tabling member constituency	Rochdale
tabling member printed	Tony Lloyd
uin	900415
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2021 answer text <p>Improving and recognising the employability of our Service leavers is a personal priority. All personnel have access to the Career Transition Partnership for two years before and after discharge - over 84% of Service leavers find employment within six months. But we go further, working across Government, we have launched an interview scheme and a national insurance holiday for employers. I will shortly be writing to cross-Government colleagues to continue this work throughout 2021 and beyond.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 24/05/2021 16:33:58 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	450 label Biography information for Tony Lloyd

1327166

registered interest
date	24/05/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Veterans: LGBT+ People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to support the LGBT+ veterans community.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
uin	900426
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2021 answer text <p>All veterans have access to a range of support from Veterans UK, the NHS, and the charity sector. We acknowledge the importance of this support, recognising the needs of every individual and diversity within the veteran community. This is why we are providing funding and working with the charity sector to build the capacity of veterans' services to support LGBT veterans as well as other groups, such as female veterans.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 24/05/2021 16:33:12 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

1316695

registered interest
date	20/05/2021
answering body	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
answering dept id	36
answering dept short name	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
answering dept sort name	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
hansard heading	Elections: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the hon. Member for City of Chester, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, pursuant to the Answer of 19 May 2021 to Question 2353 on Elections Scotland, if the Commission will make a comparative assessment of the (a) number of votes received by the Independent Green Voice and average number of votes received by parties with a similar level of electoral campaign spending.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	4627
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2021 answer text <p>The Commission's reporting on the Scottish Parliamentary election will cover the administration and delivery of the polls, and will be published in the autumn. The Commission will also publish details of campaign spending by political parties at the election, so that voters and other campaigners can see how parties spent their money at this election.</p><p>Post-poll reporting and the publication of financial returns comprise of responsibilities given to the Commission by the UK's parliaments. The number of votes recieved by individual political parties is not a factor in this work.</p> answering member constituency City of Chester answering member printed Christian Matheson question first answered 24/05/2021 15:16:53 answering member 4408 label Biography information for Christian Matheson
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1316701

registered interest
date	20/05/2021
answering body	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
answering dept id	36
answering dept short name	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
answering dept sort name	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
hansard heading	Elections: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the hon. Member for City of Chester, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, whether the Commission made an assessment of the extent to which the Independent Green Voice’s description as Organic Green Scotland on the Scottish parliamentary election regional listing ballot paper represented the key objective of that party.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	4628
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2021 answer text <p>Parties have the option to register descriptions which can appear on the ballot paper. The Commission, as the registrar for political parties, must assess whether a party's description meet requirements set out in law. Where an application to register a description meets the legal requirements, it must be registered.</p><p>There is no requirement in law for a party's descriptions to reflect its policies and objectives. As such, this is not a consideration when the Commission assesses an application to register a description, and it is not a basis on which a description could be refused.</p> answering member constituency City of Chester answering member printed Christian Matheson question first answered 24/05/2021 15:15:59 answering member 4408 label Biography information for Christian Matheson
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1315889

registered interest
date	19/05/2021
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Richmond House
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps the Government is taking to prevent Richmond House on Whitehall from being demolished.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	3077
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2021 answer text <p>Applications for planning permission and listed building consent related to the Northern Estate Programme were submitted to Westminster City Council in October 2019 following consultation carried out earlier that year. It will be for the council to consider the proposals following publication of the Strategic Review of the Houses of Parliament Restoration and Renewal programme in March 2021, and representations concerning the proposals should be made to them</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 24/05/2021 16:26:27 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq