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1000295

	registered interest
	date	02/11/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Entry Clearances: Migrant Workers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of the re-introduction of a Tier 3 visa category to support domestic food and meat production after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
	tabling member printed	Angus Brendan MacNeil
	uin	187313
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government recognises the valuable contribution that overseas workers make to the UK economy and to our society. We are currently developing options for the future system which will be designed to work in the national interest.</p><p>On the 18 September, the Migration Advisory Committee published their final report on the current patterns of EEA migration into the UK. We are carefully considering their fourteen recommendations. We plan to publish a White Paper setting out more detail on the future arrangements later in the Autumn.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 12/11/2018 17:41:59 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	1546 label Biography information for Angus Brendan MacNeil

42249

	registered interest
	date	10/03/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of air passengers showing passports to UK Border agents are from Schengen area countries.
	tabling member constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
	tabling member printed	Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil
	uin	191203
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>This information is not available from Border Force systems.<br><br>Additionally, it is not in the interests of border and national security to disclose either the specific information held on Home Office Systems, or details relating to the volumes of data.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 07/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	1546 label Biography information for Angus Brendan MacNeil

422683

	registered interest
	date	20/10/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Deportation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will estimate the cost to the public purse of deporting people who moved to the UK planning to work in the Scottish fishing industry.
	tabling member constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
	tabling member printed	Angus Brendan MacNeil
	uin	12638
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2015 answer text <p>Border Force has not deported anyone working in the Scottish Fishing Industry at public expense within the last 5 years.</p><p>Immigration Enforcement cannot estimate the cost of deporting people who moved to the UK to work in the Scottish fishing industry as to do so would involve a manual search of records which could only be conducted at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 30/10/2015 13:57:21 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	1546 label Biography information for Angus Brendan MacNeil

62683

	registered interest
	date	18/06/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Entry Clearances
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many family visas were granted (a) in each year since 2011 and (b) in the current year up to the latest available quarter for which figures are available; and what the (i) category of family visa and (ii) UK nation of residence of the sponsor of each such visa was.
	tabling member constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
	tabling member printed	Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil
	uin	201341
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The available information requested is given in the table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><em>Family entry clearance visas issued, by category.</em></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><strong>Visa Category</strong></td><td><strong>2011</strong></td><td><strong>2012</strong></td><td><strong>2013</strong></td><td><strong>Q1 2014 (Jan-Mar)</strong></td></tr><tr><td>Family: Partner</td><td>33,496</td><td>30,411</td><td>23,557</td><td>6,825</td></tr><tr><td>Family: Child</td><td>97</td><td>85</td><td>73</td><td>16</td></tr><tr><td>Family: Other</td><td>4,306</td><td>3,710</td><td>4,233</td><td>1,591</td></tr><tr><td>Family: Partner (for immediate settlement)</td><td>1,336</td><td>1,097</td><td>1,084</td><td>176</td></tr><tr><td>Family: Child (for immediate settlement)</td><td>4,596</td><td>4,001</td><td>3,844</td><td>726</td></tr><tr><td>Family: Other (for immediate settlement)</td><td>1,892</td><td>1,588</td><td>899</td><td>296</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Total</strong></td><td><strong>45,723</strong></td><td><strong>40,892</strong></td><td><strong>33,690</strong></td><td><strong>9,630</strong></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><em>Source: Immigration Statistics, January-March 2014, Before Entry Volume 2, table be_01_q</em></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The Home Office publishes quarterly statistics on entry clearance visa grants <br>by category in table be_01_q (Before Entry tables volume 2) within the <br>‘Immigration Statistics' release. The numbers are broken down by nationality in <br>table be_06_q_f (Before Entry tables volume 4). It is not possible to <br>separately identify those granted visas under the old family rules and those <br>granted visas under new family rules implemented on 9 July 2012.<br><br>A copy of the latest release, ‘Immigration Statistics January - March 2014' is <br>available from the Library of the House and from: <br>https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/home-office/series/immigration-stati<br>stics-quarterly-release. <br><br>The figures provided relate to family members issued visas in the family <br>immigration route. Statistics on the dependants of migrants issued visas in <br>other routes, such as the Points Based System, can be found within the <br>published data at the above link.<br><br>The information requested in part (ii) on the UK nation of residence of the <br>sponsor of each of the family visas of interest is not readily available and <br>could only be obtained at disproportionate cost. Furthermore, not all sponsors <br>are based in the UK and not all individuals granted a visa in the family route <br>have a sponsor.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 23/06/2014 11:27:58 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	1546 label Biography information for Angus Brendan MacNeil

658556

	registered interest
	date	14/12/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Aerials: Na h-Eileanan an Iar
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many emergency service network masts will be built in Na h-Eileanan an Iar constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
	tabling member printed	Angus Brendan MacNeil
	uin	57707
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2016 answer text <p>In delivering the Emergency Services Network (ESN), the mobile network operator EE will deliver up to 291 new mast sites. Government will deliver approximately 230 further sites (known as the “Extended Area Services” (EAS) sites) in the most remote and rural areas of Great Britain.</p><p>Under the terms of the State Aid decision for ESN, any ESN site where EE offers a commercial service must be made available to the other UK mobile operators and interested parties to provide their own a service on an equal and non-discriminatory basis.</p><p>There are no potential EAS sites being considered in the constituency of Na h-Eileanan an Iar. There are currently up to 25 proposed new EE sites in the constituency. Delivery of these sites is subject to planning permission and the acquisition of land.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 19/12/2016 17:17:12 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	1546 label Biography information for Angus Brendan MacNeil

66137

	registered interest
	date	07/07/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Fisheries: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the UK Border Force has reached any understanding with individual Scottish fishing boats regarding the employment of members of their crew who are not citizens of EEA member states.
	tabling member constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
	tabling member printed	Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil
	uin	204355
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>There are no local understandings in place and any action is in line with the <br>Immigration Rules and Border Force Operating Mandate.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 14/07/2014 12:31:01 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	1546 label Biography information for Angus Brendan MacNeil

750778

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: Republic of Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to Section 2(1) of the Ireland Act 1949, what the status of Irish citizens will be after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
	tabling member printed	Angus Brendan MacNeil
	uin	4182
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2017 answer text <p>The close historic, social and cultural ties between the UK and Ireland have led to the creation of additional rights above those associated with common membership of the EU. The special status afforded to Irish citizens within the UK is rooted in the Ireland Act 1949 and, for the people of Northern Ireland, in the 1998 Belfast Agreement. As outlined in the UK Government policy paper released on 26 June, relating to the rights of EU citizens living in the UK, we want to protect the rights enjoyed by UK and Irish nationals when in the other State.</p><p>We remain committed to preserving the rights of Irish citizens within the UK.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 14/07/2017 13:51:08 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	1546 label Biography information for Angus Brendan MacNeil

758230

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Refugees: Children
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many of the refugee family reunion visas granted on the basis of exceptional compelling compassionate circumstances outside the immigration rules were under 18, for each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
	tabling member printed	Angus Brendan MacNeil
	uin	9040
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/10/2017 answer text <p>The data is not recorded centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>Published statistics on visa applications in the Family category can be found online at the following address: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/638590/entry-visas1-apr-jun-2017-tables.ods" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/638590/entry-visas1-apr-jun-2017-tables.ods</a></p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 9041 question first answered 04/10/2017 13:47:49 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	1546 label Biography information for Angus Brendan MacNeil

758231

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Refugees: Children
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many refugee family reunion visas were granted to children, by country of origin, for each year for which records are available.
	tabling member constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
	tabling member printed	Angus Brendan MacNeil
	uin	9041
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/10/2017 answer text <p>The data is not recorded centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>Published statistics on visa applications in the Family category can be found online at the following address: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/638590/entry-visas1-apr-jun-2017-tables.ods" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/638590/entry-visas1-apr-jun-2017-tables.ods</a></p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 9040 question first answered 04/10/2017 13:47:50 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	1546 label Biography information for Angus Brendan MacNeil

777850

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Refugees: Families
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to increase the number of refugee families reunited under the Mandate scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
	tabling member printed	Angus Brendan MacNeil
	uin	109687
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2017 answer text <p>Since 2008, the Home Office have resettled over 380 refugees to the UK under the Mandate scheme.</p><p>The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees can refer any case meeting the scheme’s criteria to the Home Office for consideration and there is no fixed annual quota.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 01/11/2017 09:50:55 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	1546 label Biography information for Angus Brendan MacNeil

777858

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Refugees: Families
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the effect of the refugee family reunion rules on the capacity of refugees to integrate fully in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
	tabling member printed	Angus Brendan MacNeil
	uin	109651
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2017 answer text <p>We support the principle of family unity and recognise that reuniting refugees in the UK with their immediate family can help with the integration process by providing support to participate in the economic, social, cultural, civil and political life of this country.</p><p>Our family reunion policy has seen over 24,000 family reunion visas granted in the last five years.</p><p>Refugees and those who benefit from family reunion visas are entitled to broadly the same rights and benefits as British citizens, including access to the labour market and mainstream benefits to support their integration. Refugees are also able to apply for an integration loan.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 30/10/2017 16:46:36 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	1546 label Biography information for Angus Brendan MacNeil

777859

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Refugees: Families
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for family reunion visas under part 11 of the Immigration Rules were granted outside of those rules in (a) 2014, (b) 2015 and (c) 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
	tabling member printed	Angus Brendan MacNeil
	uin	109652
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2017 answer text <p>The specific information you have requested is not currently published.</p><p>Published statistics on visa applications in the Family category can be found online at the following address: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/638590/entry-visas1-apr-jun-2017-tables.ods" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/638590/entry-visas1-apr-jun-2017-tables.ods</a></p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 30/10/2017 16:44:00 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	1546 label Biography information for Angus Brendan MacNeil

819889

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for leave to enter or remain in the UK under paragraph 319V of the Immigration Rules were (a) received, (b) resolved, (c) granted and (d) refused in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
	tabling member printed	Angus Brendan MacNeil
	uin	121961
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2018 answer text <p>The specific data requested is not available.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 18/01/2018 16:44:59 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	1546 label Biography information for Angus Brendan MacNeil

819890

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for indefinite leave to remain in the UK under paragraph 319W of the Immigration Rules were (a) received, (b) resolved, (c) granted and (d) refused in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
	tabling member printed	Angus Brendan MacNeil
	uin	121962
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2018 answer text <p>The specific data requested is not available.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 18/01/2018 16:44:59 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	1546 label Biography information for Angus Brendan MacNeil

819891

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for leave to enter or remain in the UK under paragraph 319X of the Immigration Rules were (a) received, (b) resolved, (c) granted and (d) refused in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
	tabling member printed	Angus Brendan MacNeil
	uin	121963
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2018 answer text <p>The specific data requested is not available.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 18/01/2018 16:45:00 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	1546 label Biography information for Angus Brendan MacNeil

894778

	registered interest
	date	30/04/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Undocumented Migrants
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which private companies are involved in the (a) detention and (b) deportation of people (i) deemed to be and (ii) under suspicion of being in the UK illegally.
	tabling member constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
	tabling member printed	Angus Brendan MacNeil
	uin	139423
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2018 answer text <p>Escorting deportation: Mitie Care and Custody</p><p> </p><p>Detention: G4S (Brook House and Tinsley House Gatwick IRC’s), Mitie Care and Custody (Heathrow IRC and Campsfield House IRC), Geo (Dungavel IRC, Scotland), Serco (Yarlswood IRC).</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 08/05/2018 14:50:35 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	1546 label Biography information for Angus Brendan MacNeil

900349

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Migrants: Detainees
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what payments his Department has made to private companies for (a) keeping people in custody and detention and (b) deporting people in relation to immigration cases in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
	tabling member printed	Angus Brendan MacNeil
	uin	142377
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2018 answer text <p>The Home Office uses private companies to provide detention facilities for immigration purposes, as well for the provision of escorting and travel services in relation to Removals.</p><p>The operating costs for each of these contracts is commercially confidential and public disclosure would prejudice the commercial interests of the Home Office and its suppliers. However, the Home Office publishes payments in excess of £25K on its website at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/home-office-spending" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/home-office-spending</a></p><p>The data available on the link above covers the period up to the end of January 2017. Further transparency spend data will be uploaded to this web address by July 2018.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 14/05/2018 14:53:28 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	1546 label Biography information for Angus Brendan MacNeil

908965

	registered interest
	date	21/05/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Migrants: Detainees
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department makes payments to private companies for (a) each person in custody and detention and (b) each person deported in relation to immigration cases.
	tabling member constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
	tabling member printed	Angus Brendan MacNeil
	uin	146167
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2018 answer text <p>The Department makes payments to private sector companies for the provision of contractually defined services. In the case of immigration detention facilities payment covers a holistic range of services for the operation, management and maintenance of those facilities.</p><p>A private sector company is also contracted for a range of services to support the removal of individuals from the UK (including deportation). This includes the staffing short-term holding facilities at ports and reporting centres and the provision of escorting and medical staff to escort individuals to the port of departure or a destination country.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 25/05/2018 13:30:57 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	1546 label Biography information for Angus Brendan MacNeil

971426

	registered interest
	date	10/09/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Refugees: Families
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) decisions on, and (b) grants of, applications for refugee family reunion were made at (i) Istanbul Clearance, (ii) Amman Clearance, (iii) Pretoria Clearance and (iv) Sheffield Decision Making Centre in 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
	tabling member printed	Angus Brendan MacNeil
	uin	172476
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/09/2018 answer text <p>Statistics on refugee family reunion can be found in Home Office Asylum tables volume 5, table as_21_q –</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/734178/asylum5-jun-2018-tables.ods" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/734178/asylum5-jun-2018-tables.ods</a></p><p>Information can also be found in the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration report: A re-inspection of the family reunion process, focusing on applications received at the Amman Entry Clearance Decision Making Centre:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/737724/Final_Artwork_Reinspection_Family_Reunion_Amman.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/737724/Final_Artwork_Reinspection_Family_Reunion_Amman.pdf</a></p><p>UK Visas and Immigration are currently in the process of consolidating Family Reunion applications so that decision making is carried out by one specialist team based in the UK.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 172477 172478 question first answered 24/09/2018 15:48:41 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	1546 label Biography information for Angus Brendan MacNeil

971427

	registered interest
	date	10/09/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Refugees: Families
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, from which countries are applications for refugee family reunion designated to be decided by the Sheffield Decision Making Centre.
	tabling member constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
	tabling member printed	Angus Brendan MacNeil
	uin	172477
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/09/2018 answer text <p>Statistics on refugee family reunion can be found in Home Office Asylum tables volume 5, table as_21_q –</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/734178/asylum5-jun-2018-tables.ods" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/734178/asylum5-jun-2018-tables.ods</a></p><p>Information can also be found in the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration report: A re-inspection of the family reunion process, focusing on applications received at the Amman Entry Clearance Decision Making Centre:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/737724/Final_Artwork_Reinspection_Family_Reunion_Amman.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/737724/Final_Artwork_Reinspection_Family_Reunion_Amman.pdf</a></p><p>UK Visas and Immigration are currently in the process of consolidating Family Reunion applications so that decision making is carried out by one specialist team based in the UK.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 172476 172478 question first answered 24/09/2018 15:48:41 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	1546 label Biography information for Angus Brendan MacNeil

971429

	registered interest
	date	10/09/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Refugees: Families
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration's report, A re-inspection of the family reunion process, focusing on applications received at the Amman Entry Clearance Decision Making Centre, published on 5 September 2018, for what reason the proportion of refugee family reunion applications being decided at the Sheffield Decision Making Centre has increased.
	tabling member constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
	tabling member printed	Angus Brendan MacNeil
	uin	172478
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/09/2018 answer text <p>Statistics on refugee family reunion can be found in Home Office Asylum tables volume 5, table as_21_q –</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/734178/asylum5-jun-2018-tables.ods" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/734178/asylum5-jun-2018-tables.ods</a></p><p>Information can also be found in the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration report: A re-inspection of the family reunion process, focusing on applications received at the Amman Entry Clearance Decision Making Centre:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/737724/Final_Artwork_Reinspection_Family_Reunion_Amman.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/737724/Final_Artwork_Reinspection_Family_Reunion_Amman.pdf</a></p><p>UK Visas and Immigration are currently in the process of consolidating Family Reunion applications so that decision making is carried out by one specialist team based in the UK.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 172476 172477 question first answered 24/09/2018 15:48:41 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	1546 label Biography information for Angus Brendan MacNeil

100860

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2014
	answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Broadband
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he has taken to facilitate the deployment of fixed and mobile broadband networks; and when he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to implement the review of the Electronic Communications Code.
	tabling member constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
	tabling member printed	Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil
	uin	211852
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2014 answer text <p>The UK Government has committed £790m central funding to improving coverage of superfast and standard broadband in the UK. Together with local sources of match funding this represents up to £1.7bn of public funding. The Scottish Government has been allocated over £100m from central funds to support the roll-out of superfast and standard broadband in Scotland. The Scottish Government is responsible for the projects in Scotland. And information about the Highland &amp; Islands projects can be found on the Highlands and Islands Enterprise website.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The DCMS worked closely with the Department of Communities and Local Government to design and implement a package of planning relaxations in England in 2013. These changes support the roll-out of fixed line high-speed broadband in protected areas, and high-speed mobile broadband (4G) in protected and unprotected areas by removing the need to seek planning permission for specified developments.</p><p> </p><p>I am still considering my position on the reform of the Electronic Communications Code and will outline my plans shortly. I want to ensure that any reforms to the Code provide effective but balanced support to expand communications infrastructure and improve network coverage for the benefit of the public and businesses across the UK.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 03/11/2014 16:30:08 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	1546 label Biography information for Angus Brendan MacNeil

100864

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2014
	answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Telecommunications
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Law Commission's report on the Electronic Communications Code, published on 27 February 2013, what his response is to the proposals set out in that report for reform of the Electronics Communications Code.
	tabling member constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
	tabling member printed	Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil
	uin	211916
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2014 answer text <p>Since the Law Commission published its report on the reform of the Electronic Communications Code in February 2013, the DCMS has been considering the implications of the recommendations on network roll-out and service provision to consumers. In January 2014 we published an economic analysis of the impact of various way leave valuation regimes. The analysis of these recommendations and their effect on network roll-out and service provisions is ongoing. I will make public the plans to reform the Electronic Communications Code, and respond to the Law Commission’s report in due course.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 30/10/2014 11:23:32 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	1546 label Biography information for Angus Brendan MacNeil

156199

	registered interest
	date	18/11/2014
	answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Aerials
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what progress his Department has made on constructing mobile masts under the Mobile Infrastructure Project.
	tabling member constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
	tabling member printed	Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil
	uin	215081
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2014 answer text <p>Through the Mobile Infrastructure Project the Government is investing up to £150 million to improve coverage in areas with no coverage for voice calls or text messages. The project aims to address coverage in the final 0.3-0.4% of the population without basic coverage, and increase 3G and 4G coverage across sites within the network.</p><p> </p><p>I am pleased to announce our strong progress with identifying suitable sites and we are working towards confirming network connections, and acquiring sites and planning permissions.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 21/11/2014 12:58:14 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	1546 label Biography information for Angus Brendan MacNeil

172486

	registered interest
	date	07/01/2015
	answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Mobile Phones
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to promote roaming and mast sharing in areas without comprehensive mobile telephone coverage on all networks.
	tabling member constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
	tabling member printed	Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil
	uin	220123
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2015 answer text <p>On December 17 Government announced a landmark deal that locks in £5bn of investment by MNOs and will deliver 90% geographic coverage from each mobile operator by 2017. The agreement will be made legally binding through amended licence conditions and will improve mobile coverage across the UK. This will halve partial not-spots (where some but not all mobile network operators provide coverage) and reduce complete not-spots by almost two-thirds.</p><p>Details of the agreement are available online at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-secures-landmark-deal-for-uk-mobile-phone-users" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-secures-landmark-deal-for-uk-mobile-phone-users</a>. It is now for MNOs to determine how best to deliver the agreed coverage improvements.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 12/01/2015 10:50:01 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	1546 label Biography information for Angus Brendan MacNeil

172487

	registered interest
	date	07/01/2015
	answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	4G: Rural Areas
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to ensure that mobile coverage up to 4G levels is provided in rural areas to ensure communication resilience in the event for lightning.
	tabling member constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
	tabling member printed	Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil
	uin	220134
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2015 answer text <p>It is for mobile network operators (MNOs) to plan their networks to provide the best service for their customers, including appropriate measures to provide resilience in a variety of scenarios.</p><p>The issue of mobile coverage is a key concern for Government and on December 17 Government announced a landmark deal that locks in £5bn of investment by MNOs and will deliver 90% geographic coverage from each mobile operator by 2017. The agreement will be made legally binding through amended licence conditions and will improve mobile coverage across the UK. Details of the agreement are available online at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-secures-landmark-deal-for-uk-mobile-phone-users" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-secures-landmark-deal-for-uk-mobile-phone-users</a>.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 12/01/2015 10:47:38 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	1546 label Biography information for Angus Brendan MacNeil

178858

	registered interest
	date	10/02/2015
	answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	4G: Hebrides
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 12 January 2015 to Question 220134, whether the 90 per cent 4G geographical coverage will cover the Outer Hebrides.
	tabling member constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
	tabling member printed	Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil
	uin	224017
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2015 answer text <p>The agreement announced on 18 December 2014 will improve coverage throughout the UK, and we expect the Scottish Islands will see one of the greatest improvements of any area. Under the agreement each mobile network operator (MNO) will provide voice and text coverage to at least 90% of the UK landmass by 2017, and we understand that data coverage will improve in many areas. This will lock in £5bn of investment in UK mobile infrastructure, halving partial not-spots and cutting complete not-spots by two-thirds. The MNOs have now made the agreed coverage obligations legally binding, by requesting that Ofcom vary their spectrum licences on a voluntary basis.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 23/02/2015 08:35:33 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	1546 label Biography information for Angus Brendan MacNeil

529804

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2016
	answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Broadband: Na h-eileanan an Iar
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many voucher codes have been issued to date to households in Na h-Eileanan an Iar constituency under the national satellite broadband subsidy scheme; and what proportion of those codes has led to an order.
	tabling member constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
	tabling member printed	Angus Brendan MacNeil
	uin	41475
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2016 answer text <p>The total number of voucher codes issued in Na h-Eileanan an Iar constituency under the Basic Broadband Scheme is 13 and this has led to five orders to date.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 06/07/2016 13:31:19 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	1546 label Biography information for Angus Brendan MacNeil

753407

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many officials of her Department, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies have the word trade in their job title.
	tabling member constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
	tabling member printed	Angus Brendan MacNeil
	uin	5735
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2017 answer text <p>From departmental records, the present number of officials with the word trade in their job title is currently 9; with further recruitment on-going. This resource is complemented by officials in sector teams working on a range of sector-specific trade-related issues across the department.</p><p> </p><p>The information requested on our agencies is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 13/09/2017 14:57:31 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	1546 label Biography information for Angus Brendan MacNeil

142160

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Hebrides Range
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which (a) NATO and (b) non-NATO countries have used assets at Hebrides Range in the last 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
	tabling member printed	Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil
	uin	213719
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text <p>Four NATO countries have used assets at the Hebrides Range in the past 10 years: UK, Denmark, Germany and Belgium. Switzerland is the only non-NATO country to have used assets at the Hebrides Range in this time.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 11/11/2014 17:41:13 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
	tabling member	1546 label Biography information for Angus Brendan MacNeil

142162

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Radar: Hebrides
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what area of (a) sea and (b) land in square miles is covered by the defence radars on Uist.
	tabling member constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
	tabling member printed	Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil
	uin	213720
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2014 answer text <p>Radar ranges depend on many factors, for example target size, direction, height and atmosphere.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 18/11/2014 17:40:13 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
	tabling member	1546 label Biography information for Angus Brendan MacNeil

156954

	registered interest
	date	20/11/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Military Bases: Hebrides
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which other (a) NATO and (b) non-NATO nations are investing in defence assets in the Hebrides.
	tabling member constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
	tabling member printed	Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil
	uin	215437
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2014 answer text <p>International funding to broaden the capability of the Ministry of Defence (MOD) Hebrides Range has been agreed, but I am withholding further details as disclosure would or would be likely to prejudice relations between the UK and another State. Separate work to upgrade the Remote Radar Head at Benbecula (North Uist) is being funded entirely by the MOD with no investment from other NATO or non-NATO nations.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 25/11/2014 17:58:11 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
	tabling member	1546 label Biography information for Angus Brendan MacNeil

164333

	registered interest
	date	24/11/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	DA Notices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what D-notices have been issued by the Defence, Press and Broadcasting Advisory Committee since April 2012; and if he will place copies of such notices in the Library.
	tabling member constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
	tabling member printed	Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil
	uin	215699
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2014 answer text <p>Defence Advisory (DA) Notices are issued and managed by the Defence Press and Broadcasting Advisory Committee (DPBAC), which is an advisory body and is not part of the Department.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 01/12/2014 16:06:23 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
	tabling member	1546 label Biography information for Angus Brendan MacNeil

176744

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Hebrides Range: Storms
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of recent storm damage to buildings and infrastructure relating to Hebrides Range on St Kilda.
	tabling member constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
	tabling member printed	Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil
	uin	222740
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2015 answer text <p>Detailed assessments are being undertaken to determine the extent of repair work required to buildings and equipment at the Ministry of Defence (MOD) tracking station on St Kilda following the recent severe storms. This work is planned to be completed very shortly.</p><p>It is intended that as much of this work as possible should be conducted in parallel with an existing programme to upgrade equipment at the MOD Hebrides Range, which is currently under way and is due to be completed by late spring 2015.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry grouped question UIN 222741 question first answered 03/02/2015 17:17:02 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	1546 label Biography information for Angus Brendan MacNeil

176745

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Hebrides Range: Storms
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to arrange for buildings pertaining to Hebrides Range on St Kilda, which were damaged by recent high winds, to be repaired.
	tabling member constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
	tabling member printed	Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil
	uin	222741
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2015 answer text <p>Detailed assessments are being undertaken to determine the extent of repair work required to buildings and equipment at the Ministry of Defence (MOD) tracking station on St Kilda following the recent severe storms. This work is planned to be completed very shortly.</p><p>It is intended that as much of this work as possible should be conducted in parallel with an existing programme to upgrade equipment at the MOD Hebrides Range, which is currently under way and is due to be completed by late spring 2015.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry grouped question UIN 222740 question first answered 03/02/2015 17:17:01 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	1546 label Biography information for Angus Brendan MacNeil

422571

	registered interest
	date	20/10/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Military Exercises: Hebrides
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how often his Department has made use of its agreement with Storas Uibhist to turn off the turbines when the range has been used for training purposes or has been otherwise active.
	tabling member constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
	tabling member printed	Angus Brendan MacNeil
	uin	12636
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2015 answer text <p>It has not been necessary for the Ministry of Defence (MOD) to exercise its rights under the agreement with Storas Uibhist to turn off the turbines. However, the MOD retains its rights, under the agreement, to do so in the interests of air safety should this be deemed necessary.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 26/10/2015 16:21:50 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	1546 label Biography information for Angus Brendan MacNeil

422572

	registered interest
	date	20/10/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Military Exercises: Hebrides
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the area of North Uist was last used for military exercise prior to the North Uist Development Company applying for planning permission in 2013.
	tabling member constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
	tabling member printed	Angus Brendan MacNeil
	uin	12637
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2015 answer text <br /><p>The Ministry of Defence holds no records of a training area in North Uist in the past 10 years.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 26/10/2015 16:22:39 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	1546 label Biography information for Angus Brendan MacNeil

423915

	registered interest
	date	26/10/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Radar: Hebrides Range
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans his Department has for the replacement of radar capable of distinguishing between wind turbines and missiles at its Hebridean range.
	tabling member constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
	tabling member printed	Angus Brendan MacNeil
	uin	13296
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2015 answer text <p>Air space management and missile tracking activity at the Hebrides Test and Evaluation Range requires interaction between three local radar systems. A technical upgrade of one radar system was undertaken earlier this year including capability to potentially mitigate the detection of aircraft type targets from possible interference from wind turbines. In the next few years it is also planned to replace a second radar system, although on current plans this will not include capability to mitigate wind turbine interference. There are no plans to replace the third radar system which is not susceptible to interference from wind turbines.</p><br /> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 02/11/2015 16:40:53 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
	tabling member	1546 label Biography information for Angus Brendan MacNeil

432247

	registered interest
	date	25/11/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Iraq: Military Intervention
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many RAF aircraft are conducting military operations against ISIS in Iraq.
	tabling member constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
	tabling member printed	Angus Brendan MacNeil
	uin	17666
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2015 answer text <p>UK aircraft deployed in the fight against ISIL consists of eight Tornado, two C130 transport aircraft, one Voyager re-fueler, one Sentinel surveillance aircraft, one Airseeker surveillance aircraft and Reaper remotely piloted aircraft.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 30/11/2015 16:48:32 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	1546 label Biography information for Angus Brendan MacNeil

432248

	registered interest
	date	25/11/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Islamic State
	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 effect on steps to tackle ISIS in Iraq of UK involvement in military operations in Syria.
	tabling member constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
	tabling member printed	Angus Brendan MacNeil
	uin	17667
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2015 answer text <p>The fight against ISIL needs to be carried forward in both Syria and Iraq. We judge that increasing action against ISIL's command and control capacity, its military materiel and its cross-border communication and supply routes in Syria will assist the Counter-ISIL/Da'esh campaign in Iraq.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 30/11/2015 16:53:52 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	1546 label Biography information for Angus Brendan MacNeil

433185

	registered interest
	date	30/11/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Radar: Hebrides
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to upgrade the Hebrides Range radar on St Kilda.
	tabling member constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
	tabling member printed	Angus Brendan MacNeil
	uin	18240
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2015 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence's current planning assumption for the Watchman radar on the Hebrides Range is that it will be upgraded in November 2020.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 03/12/2015 16:16:09 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
	tabling member	1546 label Biography information for Angus Brendan MacNeil

438076

	registered interest
	date	14/12/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Syria: Military Intervention
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Prime Minister's oral contribution of 2 December 2015, Official Report, column 333, on ISIL in Syria, how many of the 70,000 fighters have presented themselves to work with UK forces.
	tabling member constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
	tabling member printed	Angus Brendan MacNeil
	uin	19920
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2015 answer text <br /><p>I refer to the answer given by my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister to the right hon. Member for New Forest East (Dr Julian Lewis) on 1 December 2015 to Question 18014.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 17/12/2015 16:04:19 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon attachment 1 file name Hansard Extract 1 December 2015.docx HOC 18014.docx title Syria Armed Conflict
	tabling member	1546 label Biography information for Angus Brendan MacNeil

438077

	registered interest
	date	14/12/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Middle East: Military Intervention
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many UK combat aircraft are flying combat missions against ISIS in (a) Syria and (b) Iraq.
	tabling member constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
	tabling member printed	Angus Brendan MacNeil
	uin	19892
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2015 answer text <p>The UK has 16 manned combat aircraft flying combat missions against Daesh in both Syria and Iraq. This number includes RAF Tornado and Typhoon aircraft. There are also a number of RAF Reaper Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) deployed to the Middle East that are flying combat missions in both Iraqi and Syrian airspace.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 17/12/2015 16:04:54 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
	tabling member	1546 label Biography information for Angus Brendan MacNeil

438078

	registered interest
	date	14/12/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Syria: Military Intervention
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many non-UK (a) nations and (b) planes were flying combat missions in Syria against ISIS on the last date for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
	tabling member printed	Angus Brendan MacNeil
	uin	19893
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2015 answer text <br /><p>In addition to the UK, the other coalition partners that have flown combat missions in Syria against Daesh are the United States of America, Australia, Bahrain, Canada, France, Jordan, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates. The number of aircraft that our coalition partners have in the region flying combat operations in Syria is not held by the MOD.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 17/12/2015 16:06:26 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
	tabling member	1546 label Biography information for Angus Brendan MacNeil

458988

	registered interest
	date	09/03/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Hebrides Range: Spaceflight
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the cost of adding a vertical take-off facility at the Hebrides Range to permit diversification into space ports.
	tabling member constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
	tabling member printed	Angus Brendan MacNeil
	uin	30567
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2016 answer text <p>No such estimates have been made by the Ministry of Defence.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 14/03/2016 16:00:48 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
	tabling member	1546 label Biography information for Angus Brendan MacNeil

709654

	registered interest
	date	09/03/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Hebrides Range
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his policy is on the revision of accommodation at the MOD Hebrides Range, West Camp, and the implications for staff at that faculty.
	tabling member constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
	tabling member printed	Angus Brendan MacNeil
	uin	67365
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2017 answer text <p>West Camp, Ministry of Defence Hebrides Range, is operated by QinetiQ under a commercial contract. Accommodation will be rationalised to align it to current and projected usage rates, as part of the Air Ranges Modernisation Project. This will also see significant investment in modern equipment for the range, including new radars. The savings, together with operating cost reductions, will allow investment in essential systems, thus helping to secure the future of the range for the longer term. The implications for QinetiQ employees and other staff will be managed by the company, which has indicated that there may be a small number of redundancies.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 14/03/2017 16:44:52 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	1546 label Biography information for Angus Brendan MacNeil

753421

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many officials of his Department, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies have the word trade in their job title.
	tabling member constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
	tabling member printed	Angus Brendan MacNeil
	uin	5736
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2017 answer text <p>As of 30 June 2017 a total of 1,063 civilian employees were recorded as having the word 'trade' in the job code description field on the Department's human resource management system.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 25/07/2017 14:19:22 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	1546 label Biography information for Angus Brendan MacNeil

798691

	registered interest
	date	01/12/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Hebrides Range
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether redundancy terms are being honoured for staff who have recently been made redundant at the Hebrides Range.
	tabling member constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
	tabling member printed	Angus Brendan MacNeil
	uin	117085
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2017 answer text <p>No redundancies have yet been made at the Hebrides Range. QinetiQ operates the facility and some of its sub-contractors are currently considering their future resourcing requirements. This work is part of a £60 million programme of investment in the Hebrides Range that will sustain the facility until at least 2028.</p><p>The terms of any redundancies will be a matter for QinetiQ and its sub-contractors.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 06/12/2017 15:36:37 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	1546 label Biography information for Angus Brendan MacNeil

798693

	registered interest
	date	01/12/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Hebrides Range
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, where air traffic control is undertaken for trials at the Hebrides Range.
	tabling member constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
	tabling member printed	Angus Brendan MacNeil
	uin	117087
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2017 answer text <p>Air traffic control for trials undertaken at the Hebrides Range is currently carried out from the Range Control facility on South Uist.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 06/12/2017 15:41:16 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	1546 label Biography information for Angus Brendan MacNeil

798695

	registered interest
	date	01/12/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Hebrides Range
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many additional personnel visited the Hebrides Range in 2015 and 2017 for trials; and what estimate he has made of the number of additional personnel who will visit for trials in (a) 2018 and (b) 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
	tabling member printed	Angus Brendan MacNeil
	uin	117089
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2017 answer text <p>Data is not held centrally and is not broken down to differentiate between those who attend for trials and visitors for other business purposes.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 06/12/2017 15:40:13 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	1546 label Biography information for Angus Brendan MacNeil