We protect the security, independence and interests of our country at home and abroad. We work with our allies and partners whenever possible. Our aim is to ensure that the armed forces have the training, equipment and support necessary for their work, and that we keep within budget.
Oral Answers to Questions is a regularly scheduled appearance where the Secretary of State and junior minister will answer at the Dispatch Box questions from backbench MPs
Other Commons Chamber appearances can be:Westminster Hall debates are performed in response to backbench MPs or e-petitions asking for a Minister to address a detailed issue
Written Statements are made when a current event is not sufficiently significant to require an Oral Statement, but the House is required to be informed.
| Date | Type | Title |
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| Oct. 21 | Oral Questions | Oral Answers to Questions |
| Oct. 21 | Topical Questions | Topical Questions |
| May. 20 | Urgent Questions | Use of Torture Overseas |
| Dec. 20 | Written Statements | Future Nuclear Deterrent Annual Update |
| Jul. 25 | Westminster Hall | Mental Health Act 1983 |
| Oct. 14 | Adjournment Debate | Battle of Arnhem: 75th Anniversary |
| Title | Last Event | Next Event Date | Last Updated | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armed Forces (Flexible Working) Act 2018 | Royal Assent (Minutes of Proceedings) 8 February, 2018 | 12 Feb 2018, 2:48 p.m. | ||
| A Bill to make provision for members of the Regular Forces to serve part-time or subject to geographic restrictions | ||||
| Date | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 29 | Service leavers guide | Guidance and Regulation |
| Jan. 28 | FOI responses released by MOD: week commencing 27 January 2020 | Transparency |
| Jan. 27 | MOD Schools complaints procedure | Guidance and Regulation |
Written Questions are submitted by Members of Parliament and the House of Lords to receive information or updates from a Department.
Departments are required to respond in a timely fashion and provide a response or requested information. Written Questions can compel detailed and specific information to be produced, and are frequently used as the source of news stories about the work of a Department.
| Date | Title | Questioner |
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| 7 Jan 2020, 3:27 p.m. | Weapons | Baroness Anelay of St Johns |
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Question To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of Humanity International's call for the development of an international political declaration to end the use of explosive weapons with wide area effects in populated areas and to ensure support for the victims of these weapons. Answer (Baroness Goldie) The UK is at the forefront of international discussions on the use of explosive weapons with wide area effects in populated areas. Officials contributed extensively to the Vienna Conference on Protection of Civilians in Urban Warfare in October 2019, in which steps towards a political declaration were taken. The next round of negotiations will take place in Geneva in February 2020 and we will take an active role in those discussions in order to ensure humanitarian concerns are balanced against operational realities. In the UK's experience, support and assistance to victims of conflict is best provided through integrated social and economic development programmes in affected countries. |
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