Asked by: Kevin Hollinrake (Conservative - Thirsk and Malton)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 15 December 2025 to Question 96203 on Admiralty House, for what reason the Secretary of State for Defence occupied the residence as a second home for the period September to November 2024.
Answered by Louise Sandher-Jones - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)
As has been the case under successive administrations, the allocation of official Ministerial residences, including Admiralty House, is determined by the Prime Minister on the grounds of security or to enable Ministers to better perform their official duties.
Asked by: Kevin Hollinrake (Conservative - Thirsk and Malton)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 25 April 2025 to Question 46788 on Waste Disposal: Birmingham, if he will publish the Military Aid to the Civil Authorities request from the Ministry of Housing, Community, and Local Government.
Answered by Luke Pollard - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
It is not standard practice to publish MACA requests as the hon. Gentleman will know from his time in Government.
Asked by: Kevin Hollinrake (Conservative - Thirsk and Malton)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many armed forces personnel have been assigned to provide Military Aid to the Civil Authorities to Birmingham City Council.
Answered by Luke Pollard - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
Following a Military Aid to the Civil Authorities (MACA) request from the Ministry of Housing, Community, and Local Government, three military personnel deployed to support Birmingham City Council on 9 April for a period of seven days. This support, which was focused on operational planning only, concluded on 16 April.
Asked by: Kevin Hollinrake (Conservative - Thirsk and Malton)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 24 December 2024 to Question 20228 on Civil Society: Islam, whether his Department has engaged with (a) MEND, (b) CAGE, (c) the Muslim Association of Britain and (d) the Muslim Council of Britain since 5 July 2024.
Answered by Al Carns - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence) (Minister for Veterans)
The Ministry of Defence does not hold any record of engagement with the listed organisations since 5 July 2024.
Asked by: Kevin Hollinrake (Conservative - Thirsk and Malton)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the repatriation of over 125,000 British prisoners of war and the subsequent Long March between January and May 1945.
Answered by Al Carns - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence) (Minister for Veterans)
There are plans to mark the Long March, and the subsequent repatriation of the Prisoners of War (under Operation EXODUS) on Defence social media channels in 2025. This will form part of the wider VEDay80 and VJDay80 Communications campaigns, aiming to educate younger generations to the sacrifices made by our Second World War veterans. Defence has supported, and will continue to support, the commemoration of key events of 80 years ago that signalled the end of World War Two. This includes the anniversaries of the Battle of Monte Cassino, D-Day, and Operation Market Garden; my Department will also work with others into 2025 to commemorate the significant anniversaries of VE Day and VJ Day.
Asked by: Kevin Hollinrake (Conservative - Thirsk and Malton)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) locations and (b) sizes are of defence bases his Department will have vacated between 2015-2030.
Answered by Jeremy Quin
A list of bases identified for future disposal are detailed on the Ministry of Defence's disposal database, a copy of which has been placed in the Library of the House and can be accessed online via the following link Disposal database: House of Commons report - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Details of bases sold between 2015 and 2022 have also been placed in the Library of the House.
Asked by: Kevin Hollinrake (Conservative - Thirsk and Malton)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when his Department plans to complete the final assessment and disposal details regarding RAF Linton-on-Ouse.
Answered by Jeremy Quin
A target date for the disposal of RAF Linton-on-Ouse is currently being finalised and I will write to the hon. Member in due course to update him on our plans.