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date	21/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to open military roles to women.
tabling member constituency	Clacton
tabling member printed	Giles Watling
uin	194248
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2018 answer text <p>The Secretary of State confirmed on 25 October that the Infantry and Royal Marines are being opened up to women. Those already serving in the Army can apply to transfer into infantry roles from December, and from January 2019 the Infantry and Royal Marines will be open to external applications from women.</p><p>This fulfils the Government commitment to open up all combat roles to women and reflects an Armed Forces that is a modern and inclusive employer which maximises the talent of every individual Service person.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 28/11/2018 15:43:46 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4677 label Biography information for Giles Watling

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date	06/07/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	NATO
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions he has had with his US counterpart on the importance of NATO members’ financial and capability commitments to that organisation.
tabling member constituency	Clacton
tabling member printed	Giles Watling
uin	161595
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2018 answer text <p>US Secretary of Defense, Jim Mattis, and I agree that all NATO members must fulfil their commitment to the the Defence Investment Pledge, contribute to the Alliance's operations and missions, and support its work to adapt its structures and ways of working. In this way we can achieve a modern, united Alliance, fit to face the challenges of today and the future, that delivers on the commitments that Allies have made. This will be discussed again at the NATO Summit on 11-12 July.</p> answering member constituency South Staffordshire answering member printed Gavin Williamson question first answered 10/07/2018 15:13:47 answering member 4108 label Biography information for Sir Gavin Williamson
tabling member	4677 label Biography information for Giles Watling