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1611809

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date	18/04/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Data Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Ministry of Defence Personal Data Related Incidents occured in (a) 2022 and (b) 2023.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	181353
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>546 personal data related incidents occurred within the Ministry of Defence (MOD) in 2022, and 142 have occurred up to and including 31 March 2023. This information is also published in the MOD Annual Reports and Accounts by Financial Year - please see 20220714_MOD-ARA_2021-22_PRINT.pdf (publishing.service.gov.uk) (pages 67-69) for the most recent iteration.</p><p>The MOD takes the security of its personnel, data and establishments very seriously. Every data incident reported, including near misses, is investigated to determine the root cause and the MOD Data Protection Officer's team works with business areas to reduce the likelihood of re-occurrence. As most of the incidents relate to human error, training and awareness activities are regularly undertaken to continuously improve staff knowledge and understanding of the data protection principles and the processes and procedures that must be followed to secure data.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 24/04/2023 15:36:08 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1611810

registered interest
date	18/04/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Official Secrets: Disclosure of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what information his Department holds on whether any UK intelligence or classified documents have been shared on online communication platforms such as Discord.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	181354
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>This information is being withheld for the purpose of safeguarding national security.</p><p>Government policy is that intelligence and classified documents are not to be shared on systems that are not accredited to hold them.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 24/04/2023 14:24:03 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1611811

registered interest
date	18/04/2023
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 18 April 2023 to Question 176544 to Afghanistan: Refugees, how many of the 54 applicants that have failed to respond to several attempts to contact them have (a) dependents cleared for relocation to the UK with these principals and (b) his Department established contact with.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	181355
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>We have now re-established contact with one of the 54 ARAP eligible individuals with whom contact has been lost.</p><p>Of the now 53 remaining principals, 11 have confirmed ARAP-eligible dependants with our caseworkers. We have not received details of dependants for the other 42 principals. Clearance for onward movement to the UK will be subject to Home Office visa checks.</p><p>As noted in my previous response, applicants may fail to respond to our communications for a variety of reasons, such as a change in their contact details of which we were not informed. In some cases, applicants may decide to relocate elsewhere but fail to communicate that decision with us.</p><p>We continue to endeavour to re-establish contact with the remaining 53 applicants so that they can continue their relocation to the UK if they still wish to do so.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 24/04/2023 14:45:17 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1611812

registered interest
date	18/04/2023
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Afghanistan: Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 18 April to Question 175506 on Afghanistan: Refugees, how many of the 11,200 people who submitted an expression of interest and were not deemed eligible in principle for relocation to the UK under Pathway 3, have been informed of their ineligibility.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	181356
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2023 answer text <p>The FCDO has informed over 250 British Council contractors, GardaWorld contractors and Chevening alumni that they are eligible in principle for resettlement under ACRS Pathway 3, subject to passing security checks. Including their family members, this accounts for over 1,200 of the 1,500 available places in the first year under Pathway 3. The FCDO has been in contact with all individuals who submitted expressions of interest (EOIs) under ACRS Pathway 3 and has communicated an outcome on over 11,200 (98 per cent) of the over 11,400 EOIs received. We are continuing to work at pace to allocate the remaining places. We will not be commenting on individual cohort numbers while EOIs are still being processed and security checks are outstanding. We will update Parliament once we have completed the allocation process, notified all those who submitted EOIs of the outcome and have assured data to share.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty grouped question UIN 181357 question first answered 26/04/2023 11:14:52 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1611813

registered interest
date	18/04/2023
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Afghanistan: Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 18 April to Question 175506 on Afghanistan: Refugees, how many of the 200 individuals informed by his Department to be eligible in principle for resettlement to the UK under Pathway 3 were (a) British Council workers, (b) GardaWorld contractors, (c) Chevening alumni and (d) other.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	181357
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2023 answer text <p>The FCDO has informed over 250 British Council contractors, GardaWorld contractors and Chevening alumni that they are eligible in principle for resettlement under ACRS Pathway 3, subject to passing security checks. Including their family members, this accounts for over 1,200 of the 1,500 available places in the first year under Pathway 3. The FCDO has been in contact with all individuals who submitted expressions of interest (EOIs) under ACRS Pathway 3 and has communicated an outcome on over 11,200 (98 per cent) of the over 11,400 EOIs received. We are continuing to work at pace to allocate the remaining places. We will not be commenting on individual cohort numbers while EOIs are still being processed and security checks are outstanding. We will update Parliament once we have completed the allocation process, notified all those who submitted EOIs of the outcome and have assured data to share.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty grouped question UIN 181356 question first answered 26/04/2023 11:14:52 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1611814

registered interest
date	18/04/2023
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Afghanistan: Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many (a) principles and (b) dependents with confirmed eligibility for relocation to the UK from the (i) Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy and (ii) Afghan Citizen Resettlement Scheme are currently housed in hotel accommodation in (A) Pakistan and (B) other third countries.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	181358
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2023 answer text <p>As of 17 April there were approximately 218 principals and 968 dependents in UK-funded accommodation in Pakistan and other third countries assessed eligible under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy Scheme, and 74 principals and 230 dependents assessed eligible under the Afghan Citizen Resettlement Scheme. The Home Office and UK Visas and Immigration process cases to confirm eligibility to relocate to the UK.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 26/04/2023 11:04:14 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1611815

registered interest
date	18/04/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Afghanistan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department plans to issue Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy and Afghan Citizen Resettlement Scheme personnel and their families housed in bridging hotels with notice of their eviction from their hotel accommodation.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	181359
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2023 answer text <p>Bridging hotels are not, and were never designed to be, permanent accommodation. That is why dedicated teams across central and local government have supported over 9,000 Afghans into settled homes.</p><p>However, around 8,000 remain in hotel accommodation. Long-term residency in hotels has prevented some Afghans from properly putting down roots, committing to employment and fully integrating into communities. From the end of April 2023, individuals staying in hotels and serviced accommodation began to receive legal notice to leave their temporary accommodation by a certain date.</p><p>Dedicated cross-government casework teams, made up of Home Office Liaison Officers and DWP staff, are based in hotels and are working alongside local authority officials to provide advice to Afghans, including information on how to rent in the private sector, find employment and English language training.</p><p>The government is providing £285 million of new funding to local authorities supporting the Afghan resettlement schemes. This includes £35 million which will go towards increasing the level of support available as well as a £250 million expansion of the Local Authority Housing Fund to help councils to source homes for Afghans currently in bridging accommodation.</p><p>This new, generous package of support comes in addition to the existing support available for people on the ACRS and ARAP schemes, including access to welfare system, the right to work and full access to public services.</p><p>The move from hotels into settled accommodation is in the best interests of families and individuals and will enable them to benefit from the freedoms of independent living that only suitable non-hotel accommodation can provide.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 15/05/2023 13:07:15 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1611818

registered interest
date	18/04/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Official Secrets: Disclosure of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether an investigation was launched into the leaking of classified documents related to Challenger 2 tanks on an online forum in July 2021.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	181362
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2023 answer text <p>I can confirm that the Ministry of Defence has concluded its investigations into this matter. The Department takes the security of its information and assets extremely seriously and will continue to take robust action in response to such incidents.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 25/04/2023 10:36:28 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1611819

registered interest
date	18/04/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Equipment: Asbestos
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many pieces of equipment in the (a) army, (b) navy and (c) RAF have been affected by asbestos in the latest period for which data is available; and what types of equipment were affected.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	181363
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2023 answer text <p>The information needed to answer the right hon. Member's question is taking time to collate. I will write to him with an answer shortly, and place a copy of my letter in the Library of the House.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 25/04/2023 16:27:59 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1611820

registered interest
date	18/04/2023
answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept id	216
answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
hansard heading	Research: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the Integrated Review, published in March 2021, whether it remains the Government's policy to spend 2.4 per cent of GDP on R&D by 2027.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	181364
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2023 answer text <p>In the 2017 Industrial Strategy, the Government committed to increasing UK economy-wide investment in Research and Development (R&amp;D) to 2.4% of GDP by 2027. Last year, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) updated its R&amp;D data methodology to better represent R&amp;D performed in small businesses and higher education institutions throughout the UK. The updated figures suggest that the UK’s total investment in R&amp;D reached 2.6-2.7% of GDP in 2019 and 2.9-3% in 2020, exceeding our “2.4% by 2027” target.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is now taking time to consider a range of options.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 26/04/2023 15:09:55 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey