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1665681

registered interest
date	18/10/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Statistics
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what (a) statistics and (b) information releases his Department is required to publish before the end of this year; and when he plans to publish each of them.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	203217
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>Information on upcoming statistical releases is available via the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-defence/about/statistics#calendar-of-upcoming-statistical-releases" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-defence/about/statistics#calendar-of-upcoming-statistical-releases</a></p><p> </p><p>Other releases are done on a case-by-case basis.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 23/10/2023 12:35:46 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1665685

registered interest
date	18/10/2023
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, how many ARAP applicants who applied (a) before and (b) during Operation Pitting are awaiting a decision on their application from his Department.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	203221
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>As of 19 October 2023, 178 ARAP applications submitted before Operation PITTING are awaiting an eligibility decision. 267 ARAP applications submitted during Op-PITTING are awaiting a decision.</p><p> </p><p>We only have approximately 1,000 complex cases awaiting an eligibility decision from over 95,000 principal applications received. We are working hard to resolve these remaining cases, often working alongside other Government Departments.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 23/10/2023 15:22:20 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1665804

registered interest
date	18/10/2023
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, pursuant to the Answer of 7 September 2023 to Question 197431, whether the Government plans to stop advertising Category 3 under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy scheme.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	203309
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>Should the UK's diplomatic mission return to Afghanistan in the future, then we may be in a position to offer in-country support under Category 3 of the ARAP scheme. It is because of this that the category currently remains open.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 23/10/2023 12:40:32 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1665805

registered interest
date	18/10/2023
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, how many Afghans were extracted from Islamabad to (a) the UK and (b) a third country under the Afghans Relocations and Assistance Policy in (i) September and (ii) October 2023.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	203310
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>In September 2023, HMG relocated three Afghans from Islamabad to the UK under the ARAP scheme. So far in October 2023, 200 ARAP-eligible Afghans have been relocated by HMG from Islamabad to the UK.</p><p> </p><p>No ARAP-eligible Afghans were relocated from Islamabad to another third country in the timeframe requested.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 23/10/2023 14:33:14 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1665302

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	Refugees: Afghanistan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he is taking steps to expedite the processing of cases of Afghan people who had senior roles in UK-Afghanistan security cooperation under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	202990
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>Not all of the cohort the hon. Member describes will be eligible for ARAP. As such, it is impossible to offer a blanket response to his question.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 23/10/2023 13:54:28 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1665413

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	Army
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the planned personnel strength of the British Army in the next five years is.
tabling member constituency	Bournemouth East
tabling member printed	Mr Tobias Ellwood
uin	202929
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>As confirmed in the refresh of the Defence Command Paper, the Army is adjusting to its planned strength of 73,000 until 2025. This will then remain the Army’s indicative planned strength for the next five years.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 23/10/2023 13:52:58 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood

1665415

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	Strategic Defence and Security Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the Government plans to undertake its next defence and security review.
tabling member constituency	Bournemouth East
tabling member printed	Mr Tobias Ellwood
uin	202930
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>In response to Russia's illegal invasion of Ukraine and an increasingly contested world, Defence supported the Government's Integrated Review Refresh (IR23) and subsequently published the Defence Command Paper (DCP23). It articulated the changes we need to see in order to counter the threats we face, to confront the challenges, and seize the opportunities that emerge. Our efforts are focused on turning these words into action immediately. Across the Defence enterprise - from People to Nuclear - we are implementing the commitments made in Defence Command Paper 2023.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 23/10/2023 13:53:57 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood

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

1662883

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	Fleet Solid Support Ships: Iron and Steel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what categories of steel will be required to construct the Fleet Solid Support Ships.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	200737
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>I refer the right hon. Member to the answer I gave to him and the right hon. Member for North Durham (Kevan Jones) on 22 November 2022 to Questions 88822, 88826 and 89759.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge grouped question UIN 200738 200739 question first answered 23/10/2023 10:04:02 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge attachment 1 file name 88822 - Fleet Solid Support Ships.docx title Fleet Solid Support Ships; Steel
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1662884

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	Fleet Solid Support Ships: Iron and Steel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate has his Department made of the proportion of UK steel that will be used to construct the Fleet Solid Support Ships.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	200738
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>I refer the right hon. Member to the answer I gave to him and the right hon. Member for North Durham (Kevan Jones) on 22 November 2022 to Questions 88822, 88826 and 89759.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge grouped question UIN 200737 200739 question first answered 23/10/2023 10:04:02 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge attachment 1 file name 88822 - Fleet Solid Support Ships.docx title Fleet Solid Support Ships; Steel
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey