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1359366

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Veterans: Workplace Pensions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure that veterans are (a) supported in obtaining their military pension and (b) provided with adequate support where difficulties arise.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	56418
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2021 answer text <p>Although it is the member's responsibility to claim their Armed Forces pension when it is due, the MOD actively traces members if the deferred pension has not been claimed and the age at which the pension is payable has passed.</p><p>The Armed Forces Pension Schemes (AFPS) have a wide range of easy to understand booklets and videos on the pension schemes which can be accessed on the gov.uk website and YouTube. Scheme booklets are also provided to members when they join, which provide advice on their AFPS pension and the steps they must take to make a claim for their deferred pension.Additionally, pension briefs and training are offered in service.</p><p>For serving personnel or veterans who need support or are experiencing difficulties, the Veterans Welfare Service provides free and confidential advice on a wide range of issues. Welfare Managers can provide welfare support and engage with the Joint Personnel Administration Centre (JPAC) or the Armed Forces Pension Scheme team on the individual's behalf. All members also have access to the JPAC Enquiry Centre who can provide personal pension information and can offer support where necessary.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 25/10/2021 12:35:08 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1484378

	registered interest
	date	28/06/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Army: Apprentices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Army personnel are currently enrolled on an apprenticeship scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	26709
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2022 answer text <p>The Army currently employs around 15,000 apprentices, with over 20,000 personnel successfully completing an apprenticeship from April 2018 to March 2022.</p><p> </p><p>The Army has recently been recognised as the best apprenticeship employer in the country for 2022, which showcases the scale, reach, diversity, and quality of the apprenticeship programme, whilst reinforcing the variety of employment, available trades, and development opportunities for those seeking to join.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 04/07/2022 16:49:21 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1484388

	registered interest
	date	28/06/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Army: Reorganisation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his oral contribution of 22 March 2021, Official Report, column 639, if he will publish further details of the Army's restructuring.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	26710
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2022 answer text <p>In relation to the comments the hon. Member refers to, I would refer him to the further statement made by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence, on 25 November 2021, in which he announced details of Future Soldier, laying out the new structure of the Army.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 04/07/2022 14:42:20 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty attachment 1 file name Army Restructuring Future Soldier.docx title Army Restructuring; Future Soldier
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1503876

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2022
	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	Balochistan: Human Rights
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to help raise the issue of human rights violations against people in Balochistan, Pakistan.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	45515
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2022 answer text <p>We regularly raise our concerns about human rights at a senior level with the Government of Pakistan. Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon, Minister for South Asia, did so most recently on 23 June, when he met Pakistan's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Hina Rabbani Khar. In February 2022, the British High Commissioner to Pakistan visited Balochistan, where he met the Chief Minister, Mir Abdul Quddus Bizenjo, and discussed the protection of human rights. He also discussed the issue of enforced disappearances in Balochistan with Pakistan's Human Rights Minister, Mian Riaz Hussain Pirzada, on 17 June this year. We will continue to engage with the Government of Pakistan on the need to honour its international commitments and obligations throughout its territory.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty grouped question UIN 45725 45726 question first answered 15/09/2022 16:13:46 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1503982

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2022
	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	Balochistan: Human Rights
	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 meetings she has had on human rights abuses in Balochistan, Pakistan in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	45725
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2022 answer text <p>We regularly raise our concerns about human rights at a senior level with the Government of Pakistan. Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon, Minister for South Asia, did so most recently on 23 June, when he met Pakistan's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Hina Rabbani Khar. In February 2022, the British High Commissioner to Pakistan visited Balochistan, where he met the Chief Minister, Mir Abdul Quddus Bizenjo, and discussed the protection of human rights. He also discussed the issue of enforced disappearances in Balochistan with Pakistan's Human Rights Minister, Mian Riaz Hussain Pirzada, on 17 June this year. We will continue to engage with the Government of Pakistan on the need to honour its international commitments and obligations throughout its territory.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty grouped question UIN 45515 45726 question first answered 15/09/2022 16:13:46 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1503983

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2022
	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	Pakistan: Human Rights
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help promote human rights in Pakistan.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	45726
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2022 answer text <p>We regularly raise our concerns about human rights at a senior level with the Government of Pakistan. Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon, Minister for South Asia, did so most recently on 23 June, when he met Pakistan's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Hina Rabbani Khar. In February 2022, the British High Commissioner to Pakistan visited Balochistan, where he met the Chief Minister, Mir Abdul Quddus Bizenjo, and discussed the protection of human rights. He also discussed the issue of enforced disappearances in Balochistan with Pakistan's Human Rights Minister, Mian Riaz Hussain Pirzada, on 17 June this year. We will continue to engage with the Government of Pakistan on the need to honour its international commitments and obligations throughout its territory.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty grouped question UIN 45515 45725 question first answered 15/09/2022 16:13:46 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1535899

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2022
	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	Kashmir: Human Rights
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the human rights situation in Kashmir; and what steps he is taking to ensure all international agreements are upheld by India and Pakistan.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	70977
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2022 answer text <p>We recognise that there are issues with human rights in both India-administered Kashmir and Pakistan-administered Kashmir. Any allegation of human rights violations or abuse must be investigated thoroughly and transparently. We have raised these matters with both the Governments of India and Pakistan.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 02/11/2022 14:40:29 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1607878

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2023
	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	Pakistan: Elections
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his counterpart in Pakistan on free and fair elections in that country in the last six months.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	174213
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2023 answer text <p>We respect Pakistan's democratic process and do not interfere in its domestic political affairs. We engage regularly with the Government of Pakistan, including on the upholding of democratic norms.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty grouped question UIN 174214 question first answered 04/04/2023 15:45:51 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1607880

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2023
	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	Pakistan: Democracy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made a recent assessment of the health of democracy and the democratic process in Pakistan.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	174214
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2023 answer text <p>We respect Pakistan's democratic process and do not interfere in its domestic political affairs. We engage regularly with the Government of Pakistan, including on the upholding of democratic norms.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty grouped question UIN 174213 question first answered 04/04/2023 15:45:51 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1185911

	registered interest
	date	17/03/2020
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Developing Countries: Children
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the recommendations of Unicef UK's report entitled, Ending Preventable Child Deaths: How Britain Can Lead The Way.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	30684
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2020 answer text <p>We welcome the UNICEF report and its recognition that DFID’s work already saves children’s lives and makes a real difference. The Government’s commitment to end preventable maternal, new-born and child deaths by 2030 is well aligned with the report’s recommendations.</p><p>We are currently working on the detailed action plan on ending preventable deaths, setting out the key shifts we, with partners in the international community, need to make to achieve the goal. An example of this action is the UK commitment to help secure at least $7.4 billion for Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, through its replenishment this year. This funding will allow Gavi to vaccinate 300 million more children and save up to 8 million lives from preventable deaths by 2025.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 24/03/2020 17:02:52 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman