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1404471

	registered interest
	date	19/01/2022
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Employment: Veterans
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department has taken to (a) implement the Great Place to Work for Veterans initiative and (b) help ex-service men and women secure employment.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	107496
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2022 answer text <p>We have successfully piloted the Great Place to Work scheme across six government Departments and have commenced the roll out of this initiative across Departments for all Civil Service roles, including Senior Civil Servant positions by the end of March 2022. During the pilot phase, the scheme received 3,000 applications, made 155 appointments to roles and saw 180 successful applicants placed on a reserve list.</p><p> </p><p>The new Veterans’ Strategy Action Plan outlines over 60 commitments funded by over £70 million from departments across Government, including initiatives to make sure veterans are able to find quality employment after leaving service.</p><p> </p><p>These commitments build on recent progress and support to encourage employers to recruit veterans, such as the National Insurance contribution holiday for employers of Service leavers and the Defence Employer Recognition scheme. We have committed to promoting pathways into careers in public service for veterans, such as teaching and in the uniformed and health services and introduced a fast-track recruitment scheme for veterans wishing to become prison officers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 24/01/2022 17:45:16 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1437071

	registered interest
	date	01/03/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Platinum Jubilee 2022: Medals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reason Platinum Jubilee medals are to be awarded to people in service at the time of the Platinum Jubilee and not veterans.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	132181
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2022 answer text <p>The Platinum Jubilee medal is a commemoration of Her Majesty's Platinum Jubilee and only personnel Serving on the 6 February 2022, the seventieth anniversary of Her Majesty The Queen's accession, are eligible. This follows the precedent of previous Jubilee medals. The medal is commemorative and not intended as a recognition of past Service and is not an award for either long or valuable Service, which are recognised in other ways.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 04/03/2022 10:46:45 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1437072

	registered interest
	date	02/03/2022
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Platinum Jubilee 2022: Medals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to honour the veterans during the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	132182
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2022 answer text <p>The Government is totally committed to championing our veterans, and ensuring they have the support they need to thrive in civilian life. We recently launched a new Veterans' Strategy Action Plan, which sets out our commitments to the veteran community.</p><p> </p><p>To mark the 70th anniversary of Her Majesty The Queen’s accession, a commemorative medal, the Platinum Jubilee Medal, will be awarded to those serving in the Armed Forces and certain other public services on 6th February 2022, and who have completed the required five years’ service. This approach is consistent with that taken for the Diamond Jubilee Medal in 2012.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 10/03/2022 11:09:48 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1439665

	registered interest
	date	10/03/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Falkland Islands: Veterans
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, in the context of the 40th anniversary of the liberation of the Falkland Islands, what plans his Department has to celebrate veterans of the Falklands War.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	137987
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2022 answer text <p>Our veterans' contribution to the Armed Forces, and to society at large, is of enormous value and deserves the recognition it is given. Veterans of the Falklands conflict have rightly earned, and deserve, the support not just of this Government, but the country as a whole.</p><p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is working closely with partners to ensure that commemorative events for veterans and the bereaved are supported in the most appropriate way, both across the United Kingdom and in the Falkland Islands.</p><p>The MOD is supporting a Royal British Legion Falklands 40th anniversary event at the National Memorial Arboretum on 14 June 2022. The event will be for veterans, civilian enablers to the deployment, families of the bereaved, and VIPs, though members of the public will be welcome. The all-day event will come together with a service of remembrance followed by a reception.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 15/03/2022 10:41:48 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1453402

	registered interest
	date	22/03/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	British Overseas Territories: Armed Forces
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people from the British Overseas Territories have served in the British Armed forces in each of the last five years, by each Overseas Territory.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	144847
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2022 answer text <p>The table below shows the number of personnel from the British Overseas Territories serving in the trained and untrained Regular and Reserve Armed Forces between 2017 and 2021. Nationality is recorded on the Joint Personnel Administration (JPA) system. JPA allows personnel to select British Overseas Territory Citizen (BOTC), or one of five specific territories. The vast majority of personnel select the BOTC option. It is therefore not possible to provide a breakdown of all British Overseas Territories.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="9"><p><strong>Table 1: Number of British Overseas Territory<sup>1 </sup>UK Regulars<sup>2</sup> and Future Reserves 2020<sup>3</sup> personnel serving in each calendar year<sup>4</sup> between 2017 and 2021.</strong></p></td><td colspan="8"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2020</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>2021</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>British Overseas Territory Citizen<sup>5</sup></p></td><td><p>160</p></td><td><p>150</p></td><td><p>140</p></td><td><p>110</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>70</p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>British Virgin Islander</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>~</p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Cayman Islander</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>-</p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Gibraltarian</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>~</p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Monserratian</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>~</p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>St Helenian</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>~</p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Grand Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>170</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>160</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>150</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>120</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>80</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Notes:</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="6"><p>Nationality is as recorded on the Joint Personnel Administration database. Primary nationality has been used, so people with only a secondary nationality of a British Overseas Territory have not been included.</p></td><td colspan="5"><p> </p></td><td colspan="5"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="6"><p>UK Regulars include Full-time Service personnel, including Nursing Services, but excluding FTRS personnel, Gurkhas, mobilised Reservists, MPGS, LEP and NRPS.</p></td><td colspan="5"><p> </p></td><td colspan="5"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="6"><p>Future Reserves 2020 includes volunteer reserves who are mobilised, HRR and volunteer reserve personnel serving on ADC or FTRS contracts. Sponsored Reserves who provide a more cost effective solution than volunteer reserve are also included in the Army Reserve FR20. Non Regular Permanent Staff (NRPS), Expeditionary Forces Institute (EFI) and University Officer Cadets and Regular Reservists are excluded.</p></td><td colspan="5"><p> </p></td><td colspan="5"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="6"><p>If a service person has been recorded as having a British Overseas Territory as a primary Nationality at least once within each year, then they have been recorded once within that year.</p></td><td colspan="5"><p> </p></td><td colspan="5"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="6"><p>British Overseas Territories Citizens includes personnel from Anguila, Bermuda, British Antarctic Territory, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, Montserrat, Pitcairn Islands, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, Turks and Caicos Islands. This could mean the populations for British Virgin Islander, Cayman Islander, Gibraltarian, Monserratian and St Helenian are under-represented.</p></td><td colspan="5"><p> </p></td><td colspan="5"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="11"><p>Figures for both UK Regulars and FR20 include both trained and untrained personnel.</p></td><td colspan="5"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="6"><p>Figures in this publication have been rounded to the nearest 10, though numbers ending in a “5” have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent the systematic bias caused by always rounding numbers upwards. Figures 5 or less have been indicated with a &quot;~&quot; and where there are no personnel has been indicated by a &quot;-&quot;.</p></td><td colspan="5"><p> </p></td><td colspan="5"><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 29/03/2022 09:49:12 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1505126

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2022
	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	Ukraine: Military Aid
	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 units of (a) body armour, (b) night vision goggles, (c) ballistic helmets and (d) other non-lethal aid the UK has sent to Ukraine as of 5 September 2022; and whether the Government plans to continue to send (a) aid of that nature and (b) other humanitarian support to Ukraine.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	47384
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2022 answer text <p>The UK has sent over 200,000 pieces of non-lethal aid to Ukraine, including helmets, body armour, range finders and medical equipment. In providing lethal and non-lethal aid to Ukraine, we have liaised closely with the Ukrainian Armed Forces to determine and meet their needs. We have also enabled the delivery of systems and capabilities from other donor nations. In the coming weeks, we will send thousands more pieces of vital equipment. We have also committed £220 million of humanitarian funding to those affected by Russia's invasion. Our priority is to support the most vulnerable people - including women, children, the elderly and disabled. Our pledge includes over £140 million to UN and Red Cross Agencies and £25 million in matched funding to the Disasters Emergency Committee Appeal.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 21/09/2022 12:37:39 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1505288

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2022
	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	Private Military and Security Companies
	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 Cabinet colleagues on (a) recent statements made by the Russian Embassy relating to Azov militants and capital punishment and (b) the legal status of mercenaries under International Public Law.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	48281
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2022 answer text <p>There are regular discussions with Cabinet and ministerial colleagues on the situation in Ukraine. The exploitation of prisoners of war for political purposes is a clear breach of International Humanitarian Law. We will ensure those responsible are held to account and will continue to consider options in concert with our allies. The Government of Ukraine is clear that those serving in the Azov Battalion are legitimate members of the Ukraine Armed Forces. On this basis, HMG's position is that they should be treated as Prisoners of War, and in this context, the FS has not had discussions with Cabinet about the legal status of mercenaries under International Public Law. This is another example of Russia not complying with International Humanitarian Law and instead exploiting individuals for political purposes.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 21/09/2022 15:30:13 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1520465

	registered interest
	date	11/10/2022
	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	Belarus: Sanctions
	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 his Department has plans to increase the number of individuals sanctioned in Belarus.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	60953
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2022 answer text <p>Since 2020, the UK has imposed over 100 sanctions in response to the fraudulent elections, human rights violations, and repression of civil society and democratic opposition in Belarus. We have also launched several packages of sanctions against those Belarusian individuals and organisations who are aiding and abetting Russia's aggression towards Ukraine, most recently on 4 July when we laid legislation in Parliament to extend the full force of recent Russia sanctions to Belarus by introducing new financial, trade and transport measures. We do not comment on any possible future sanctions.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 17/10/2022 21:42:20 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1520467

	registered interest
	date	11/10/2022
	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	Azerbaijan: Capital Punishment
	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 execution of Armenian prisoners of war by Azerbaijani forces; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	60955
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2022 answer text <p>The UK Government is aware of the reports and has urged both parties to the conflict to thoroughly investigate all allegations of war crimes related to the long-standing dispute. On 6 October, the UK Permanent Representative to the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe highlighted UK concern over the reports and noted that the Azerbaijani Prosecutor General's office have launched an investigation. The UK Government remains committed to supporting diplomatic efforts of international partners as they seek to secure stability and security in the region.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 17/10/2022 21:37:36 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1520474

	registered interest
	date	11/10/2022
	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	Armenia: Azerbaijan
	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 discussions he has had with NATO allies on Azerbaijan's military advances in Armenia.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	60960
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2022 answer text <p>UK diplomats continue to work with international partners, including NATO allies, to support efforts to secure stability and security in the region. The UK Government has been clear that the outstanding matters between the parties can only be settled by peaceful negotiation and I reinforced this position with the Armenian and Azerbaijani Foreign Ministers on 15 and 17 September respectively.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 18/10/2022 16:30:39 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell