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1722600

registered interest
date	22/07/2024
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, with reference to the £3.5 billion defence export finance deal for Ukraine, announced on 18 July 2024, what estimate he has made of increases in the number of (a) drones and (b) other uncrewed systems available to the Ukrainian armed forces resulting from the new funding arrangements.
tabling member constituency	South Suffolk
tabling member printed	James Cartlidge
uin	995
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2024 answer text <p>The UK is committed to increasing the quantity and quality of drones being provided to Ukraine, through national and international partnerships for example through the UK co-lead Drone Capability Coalition. We will deliver over 10,000 drones (both aerial and maritime) to Ukraine this financial year, with deliveries well underway. Due to rapid battlefield changes, these drones are being procured and iterated rapidly using the Ministry of Defence’s annual £3 billion of support to Ukraine, rather than the £3.5 billion defence export finance deal.</p> answering member constituency Plymouth Sutton and Devonport answering member printed Luke Pollard question first answered 30/07/2024 15:37:00 answering member 4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard
tabling member	4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge

1722694

registered interest
date	22/07/2024
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, what plans he has for stakeholders to contribute to the Strategic Defence and Security Review.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Abtisam Mohamed
uin	1141
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2024 answer text <p>This Review will help set the path for Britain’s defence for the next decade and is to be Britain’s review – not just the Government's. The Review will be headed by three external Reviewers led by Lord Roberson of Port Ellen and supported Dr Fiona Hill CMG and General Sir Richard Barrons. It will be a root and branch review that considers all aspects of Defence. The Reviewers will consult widely, including with Parliament, the Defence community, academia, and industry. Allies will be engaged regularly to seek their views.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Plymouth Sutton and Devonport answering member printed Luke Pollard question first answered 30/07/2024 15:34:03 answering member 4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard
tabling member	5142

1722249

registered interest
date	19/07/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Office for Veterans' Affairs
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 impact of having the Office for Veterans' Affairs within his Department.
tabling member constituency	West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
tabling member printed	Andrew Bowie
uin	822
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2024 answer text <p>The Government is fully committed to delivering for veterans as an integral part of our Armed Forces community. The Secretary of State for Defence will represent veterans at Cabinet, and as the Minister for Veterans and People I will look at the best ways to ensure veterans and their families get access to the health, housing, employment and other support they need. Our focus is on improving outcomes for veterans and delivering for those who serve our nation, and we believe this work will be strengthened by bringing the Office for Veterans Affairs under the Ministry of Defence.</p> answering member constituency Birmingham Selly Oak answering member printed Al Carns question first answered 29/07/2024 14:13:07 answering member 5235
tabling member	4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie

1722055

registered interest
date	18/07/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Veterans: Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make it his policy to support the previous Government’s Op Restore, the Veterans Physical Health and Wellbeing Service.
tabling member constituency	West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
tabling member printed	Andrew Bowie
uin	652
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2024 answer text <p>The Government is fully committed to delivering for veterans as an integral part of our Armed Forces community. I am leading work across Government to look at the best ways to ensure veterans and their families get access to the health, housing, employment and other support they need.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Birmingham Selly Oak answering member printed Al Carns grouped question UIN 651 653 654 question first answered 25/07/2024 10:20:01 answering member 5235
tabling member	4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie

1722056

registered interest
date	18/07/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Veterans: Mental Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make it his policy to continue the previous Government's work on Op Courage, the veterans' mental health service.
tabling member constituency	West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
tabling member printed	Andrew Bowie
uin	653
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2024 answer text <p>The Government is fully committed to delivering for veterans as an integral part of our Armed Forces community. I am leading work across Government to look at the best ways to ensure veterans and their families get access to the health, housing, employment and other support they need.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Birmingham Selly Oak answering member printed Al Carns grouped question UIN 651 652 654 question first answered 25/07/2024 10:20:01 answering member 5235
tabling member	4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie

1722057

registered interest
date	18/07/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Veterans: Homelessness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make it his policy to support the previous Government’s Op Fortitude campaign.
tabling member constituency	West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
tabling member printed	Andrew Bowie
uin	654
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2024 answer text <p>The Government is fully committed to delivering for veterans as an integral part of our Armed Forces community. I am leading work across Government to look at the best ways to ensure veterans and their families get access to the health, housing, employment and other support they need.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Birmingham Selly Oak answering member printed Al Carns grouped question UIN 651 652 653 question first answered 25/07/2024 10:20:01 answering member 5235
tabling member	4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie

1722058

registered interest
date	18/07/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Veterans: Employment Schemes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much funding he plans to allocate to Op Prosper over this Parliament.
tabling member constituency	West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
tabling member printed	Andrew Bowie
uin	655
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2024 answer text <p>The Government is fully committed to delivering for veterans as an integral part of our Armed Forces community. I am leading work across Government to look at the best ways to ensure veterans and their families get access to the health, housing, employment and other support they need.</p><p> </p><p>Work is ongoing to determine the spend for Operation PROSPER and Operation FORTITUDE for the current financial year. The budget for the remainder of this Parliament will be determined by the next Spending Review, which has not yet commenced.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Birmingham Selly Oak answering member printed Al Carns grouped question UIN 656 question first answered 25/07/2024 10:20:55 answering member 5235
tabling member	4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie

1722059

registered interest
date	18/07/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Veterans: Homelessness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department plans to spend on Op Fortitude in each financial year of this Parliament.
tabling member constituency	West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
tabling member printed	Andrew Bowie
uin	656
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2024 answer text <p>The Government is fully committed to delivering for veterans as an integral part of our Armed Forces community. I am leading work across Government to look at the best ways to ensure veterans and their families get access to the health, housing, employment and other support they need.</p><p> </p><p>Work is ongoing to determine the spend for Operation PROSPER and Operation FORTITUDE for the current financial year. The budget for the remainder of this Parliament will be determined by the next Spending Review, which has not yet commenced.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Birmingham Selly Oak answering member printed Al Carns grouped question UIN 655 question first answered 25/07/2024 10:20:56 answering member 5235
tabling member	4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie

1722115

registered interest
date	18/07/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Bases: Closures
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will review the proposed closure of (a) Imphal Barracks in York and (b) other barracks.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	631
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2024 answer text <p>There are no plans to review the closure of barracks identified as becoming surplus to military requirements under the Defence Estate Optimisation Portfolio, which are due to release enough land for over 32,000 new homes as well as supporting schools, offices, shops and parks.</p><p> </p><p>This includes Imphal Barracks which has been identified in the emerging City of York Local Plan to deliver over 750 new homes when it is due for disposal from 2030.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Liverpool Garston answering member printed Maria Eagle question first answered 25/07/2024 10:18:39 answering member 483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1721246

registered interest
date	17/07/2024
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to amend the eligibility criteria for the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy scheme to allow visas for the UK to be issued to those who were employed indirectly as well as directly to work for UK government departments or armed forces.
tabling member printed	Baroness Coussins
uin	HL26
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/08/2024 answer text <p>The Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP) scheme already provides resettlement routes within the existing criteria for those formerly employed, directly or indirectly, by the UK Government. There are no current plans to widen the eligibility criteria.</p><p> </p><p>The scheme’s full eligibility criteria can be found via the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/afghan-relocations-and-assistance-policy/afghan-relocations-and-assistance-policy-information-and-guidance" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/afghan-relocations-and-assistance-policy/afghan-relocations-and-assistance-policy-information-and-guidance</a></p><p> </p><p>The new team of Ministers have made ARAP an early priority for the Department, to tackle problems which have been faced with processing ARAP applications and ensure the scheme delivers on our commitments to those brave Afghans who worked in support of UK objectives in Afghanistan.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Coaker question first answered 15/08/2024 13:21:28 answering member 360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker attachment 1 file name Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy.pdf title Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy
tabling member	3829 label Biography information for Baroness Coussins