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386242

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Reserve Forces
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many staff made redundant by his Department in each of the last five years were later taken up as reservists.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O’Hara
	uin	4622
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2015 answer text <p>The table shows the number of Armed Forces personnel who were made redundant in each of the last five financial years who have since joined the Volunteer Reserves. The Volunteer Reserve comprises the Maritime Reserve, Army Reserve and Royal Air Force Reserve.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>Number of Service personnel made redundant</p></td><td><p>Number of Redundant Service Personnel who joined the Volunteer Reserve</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>1,700</p></td><td><p>60</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>3,470</p></td><td><p>190</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>4,280</p></td><td><p>400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>1,350</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>1) UK Regular Forces comprise Full Time trained and un-trained personnel and exclude Ghurkhas, Full Time Reserve Service and Reservists.</p><p> </p><p>2) - = zero or rounded to zero.</p><p> </p><p>3) Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10, though numbers ending in &quot;5&quot; have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent systematic bias.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Canterbury answering member printed Mr Julian Brazier question first answered 06/07/2015 15:25:31 answering member 77 label Biography information for Sir Julian Brazier
	tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

386243

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Redundancy Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) service personnel and (b) other staff employed by his Department have received redundancy payments in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O’Hara
	uin	4621
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2015 answer text <p>The number of UK Regular Forces and civilian staff employed by the Ministry of Defence who received a redundancy payment over the last five financial years is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>2010-11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011-12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>UK</strong><strong> Regular Forces</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1,700</p></td><td><p>3,470</p></td><td><p>4,280</p></td><td><p>1,350</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Civilian Staff</strong></p></td><td><p>240</p></td><td><p>6,000</p></td><td><p>3,320</p></td><td><p>1,010</p></td><td><p>880</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>All figures are rounded to the nearest 10, numbers ending in 5 have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to avoid systematic bias. UK Regular Forces comprises all full-time Armed Forces personnel excluding Gurkhas, full-time Reserve Service personnel and mobilised reservists. Civilian figures include staff who were made redundant and those who left the Department under the terms of the Voluntary Early Release Scheme and received a compensation payment.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 06/07/2015 15:26:09 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

1052437

	registered interest
	date	01/02/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Iraq: Yazidis
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will take steps to ensure that his Department's country guidance on Iraq recognises that Yazidis face persecution across that country.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
	uin	215587
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2019 answer text <p>Our position on handling claims made by religious minorities in Iraq, including Yazidis, is set out in the Home Office’s country information and guidance document of August 2016 published on gov.uk website.</p><p>Each case is considered on its individual facts against relevant country information and relevant caselaw. The country information is taken from a range of reliable sources, including reputable media outlets; local, national and international organisations, including human rights organisations; and information from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Consideration of an individual’s personal circumstances, including their ability to relocate, would be considered as part of an assessment.</p><p>Our conclusions are that, in general religious minorities, including Yazidis, are not at risk of persecution or serious harm from the state authorities in Iraq. However, a person from a religious minority is likely to be a risk of persecution from Daesh in the ‘contested’ areas (Anbar, Diyala, Kirkuk, Ninewah and Salah al-Din), and from armed groups, including the Shia militia, in Baghdad. <br> <br>A person from a religious minority may not be able to obtain protection from the state in areas outside the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI). However, decision makers would consider whether there are any circumstances, including family, tribal or political links, in which a person can obtain effective protection.</p><p>A person from a religious minority at risk can relocate to the southern governorates (including Basra), and the KRI, if not unduly harsh for them based on their individual circumstances.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 215588 question first answered 11/02/2019 16:45:35 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

1052438

	registered interest
	date	01/02/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Basra: Minority Groups
	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 his Department's Iraq: country policy and information notes, updated in November 2018, what assessment his Department has made of the safety of (a) Yazidis and (b) other religious minorities in Basra.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
	uin	215588
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2019 answer text <p>Our position on handling claims made by religious minorities in Iraq, including Yazidis, is set out in the Home Office’s country information and guidance document of August 2016 published on gov.uk website.</p><p>Each case is considered on its individual facts against relevant country information and relevant caselaw. The country information is taken from a range of reliable sources, including reputable media outlets; local, national and international organisations, including human rights organisations; and information from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Consideration of an individual’s personal circumstances, including their ability to relocate, would be considered as part of an assessment.</p><p>Our conclusions are that, in general religious minorities, including Yazidis, are not at risk of persecution or serious harm from the state authorities in Iraq. However, a person from a religious minority is likely to be a risk of persecution from Daesh in the ‘contested’ areas (Anbar, Diyala, Kirkuk, Ninewah and Salah al-Din), and from armed groups, including the Shia militia, in Baghdad. <br> <br>A person from a religious minority may not be able to obtain protection from the state in areas outside the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI). However, decision makers would consider whether there are any circumstances, including family, tribal or political links, in which a person can obtain effective protection.</p><p>A person from a religious minority at risk can relocate to the southern governorates (including Basra), and the KRI, if not unduly harsh for them based on their individual circumstances.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 215587 question first answered 11/02/2019 16:45:36 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

1082367

	registered interest
	date	05/03/2019
	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: Brexit
	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 members of staff in his Department are working full-time on preparation for an adequacy assessment by the European Commission following the UK's withdrawal from the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
	uin	228764
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2019 answer text <p>I refer the Hon member to the answer given to PQ 218152 from 20th February.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 13/03/2019 14:11:48 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

1082368

	registered interest
	date	05/03/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Law and Order: EU Countries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff of his Department are working on programmes relating to UK-EU law enforcement information-sharing following the UK's withdrawal from the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
	uin	228765
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold information that is broken down in this way, and it could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 13/03/2019 16:15:55 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

1105508

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2019
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Universal Credit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have made use of implied consent when making a claim under the legacy system.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
	uin	237718
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2019 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 01/04/2019 14:18:32 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

1105509

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2019
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Universal Credit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have made use of explicit consent when making a claim under universal credit.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
	uin	237719
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2019 answer text <p>Explicit consent is not required to make a new claim. If claimants cannot make or manage their claim on-line, they can receive face to face support through their local jobcentre, assistance through our Freephone telephone number or with support from a third party agency. Once the claim is made, claimants who require agencies to act on their behalf can provide explicit consent. As explicit consent can only be given after a claim has been made this data does not exist.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 01/04/2019 14:10:40 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

1109530

	registered interest
	date	03/04/2019
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Department for Work and Pensions: Ministers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many non-disclosure agreements have been entered into by his Department in each of the last five years in respect of a personnel matter relating to a Minister in her Department.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
	uin	240564
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2019 answer text <p>DWP does not have any record of entering into non-disclosure agreements in the stated circumstances.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 08/04/2019 12:45:30 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

1109531

	registered interest
	date	03/04/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Ministers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many non-disclosure agreements have been entered into by his Department in each of the last five years in respect of a personnel matter relating to a Minister in his Department.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
	uin	240565
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2019 answer text <p>The Department has not entered into any Non-Disclosure Agreements during the last five years in respect of a personnel matter relating to a Minister in this Department.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 08/04/2019 15:01:46 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
	tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara