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1455993

registered interest
date	30/03/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	International Military Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether IMS will now be closed down following the settlement of its debt to Iran, or whether he expects it still to be operating in the next financial year.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	150239
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2022 answer text <p>The closing down of International Military Services (IMS Ltd) is currently underway and is expected to be completed in Financial Year 2022-23.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 19/04/2022 13:05:23 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1351604

registered interest
date	18/08/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	International Military Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what date his Department provided IMS Ltd with formal notice of the reporting requirements and regulations as a designated Arms Length Body of the Government.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	41084
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2021 answer text <p>IMS Ltd is fully aware of the reporting requirements and regulations associated with its status as an Arms Length Body. These are reviewed and considered through regular dialogue between the company and relevant Defence officials.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 17/09/2021 09:18:07 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace previous answer version 20474 answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1351605

registered interest
date	18/08/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	International Military Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what date responsibility for the day-to-day activities of IMS Ltd was transferred to his Department, as stated in its 2019-20 company accounts.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	41085
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2021 answer text <p>Day-to-day activity of IMS Ltd has been overseen by permanent Defence officials since they were appointed to the Board of Directors the 4 of September 2020.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 17/09/2021 09:19:33 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace previous answer version 20473 answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1306304

registered interest
date	25/03/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	International Military Services
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 8 March 2021 to Question 161824, whether his Department (a) retained and (b) continues to retain its own records of IMS Ltd’s outstanding supply commitments at July 1991; whether those records have been placed in the National Archives; and whether any of those records have been destroyed.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	175952
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2021 answer text <p>A recent search for such material in Ministry of Defence files in support of a Freedom of Information request found no such records. Any records which do survive will be considered for release to the National Archives in line with standard practice.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 13/04/2021 11:10:26 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1306305

registered interest
date	25/03/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	International Military Services
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 8 March 2021 to Question 161824, to what extent IMS Ltd has (a) retained and (b) destroyed records of its commercial activities beyond the legally required seven years; on what date records were retained and destroyed; whether destruction of records included IMS Ltd records relating to contracts with foreign states, or contracts backed by UK state export credit guarantees; and whether IMS Ltd received authorisation from his Department for destruction of records.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	175953
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2021 answer text <p>Prior to its designation as an Arms-Length Body of Government in 2019, IMS Ltd was not required to seek authorisation for the destruction or retention of such records, beyond the requirements observed by all commercial entities of records, nor to record.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 13/04/2021 11:11:54 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1305260

registered interest
date	23/03/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	International Military Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the corrected Answer of 8 March 2021 to Question 161825, what new business International Military Services Ltd undertook between 1989 and 1991.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	174196
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2021 answer text <p>At present, we are not aware of any new contracts signed by IMS Ltd between 1989-91. Once COVID19 guidelines allow, it would be possible to conduct a review of IMS Ltd records to determine whether there is any record of new contracts in that period.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 13/04/2021 11:14:30 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1305261

registered interest
date	23/03/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	International Military Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the corrected Answer of 8 March 2021 to Question 161825, on what date (a) International Military Services Ltd (IMS) or (b) his Department took the decision that IMS should stop taking on new business.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	174197
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2021 answer text <p>In 1989, Ministers directed IMS Ltd to cease taking on new business by 1991.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 13/04/2021 11:16:06 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1296883

registered interest
date	02/03/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	International Military Services
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 1 March 2021 to Question 155269 on International Military Services, what plans he has to bring the records of International Military Services Ltd onto a MOD secure site; and whether his Department currently has access to the records of International Military Services Ltd held at that company's office.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	161822
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2021 answer text <p>There are no plans to transfer IMS Ltd records. The Ministry of Defence has access to these in IMS Ltd.’s office which is currently closed in line with Government COVID19-related guidance.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 09/03/2021 17:35:21 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1296884

registered interest
date	02/03/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	International Military Services
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 1 March 2021 to Question 155266 on International Military Services, whether any of the recently appointed Directors of International Military Services Ltd are also contracted to work at his Department.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	161823
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2021 answer text <p>The current Board of Directors is made up of permanent Ministry of Defence officials.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 08/03/2021 17:54:51 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1296885

registered interest
date	02/03/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	International Military Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish a list of the outstanding supply commitments that International Military Services Ltd had at the time it was reported to have ceased trading in July 1991.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	161824
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2021 answer text <p>Documentation pertaining to the outstanding legal dispute to which it is a party will have been retained. But as a commercial entity, IMS Ltd was only required to retain records of unrelated commercial activities for a period of seven years.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 08/03/2021 17:55:15 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq