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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 25 Mar 2019
Oral Answers to Questions

"5. What progress his Department has made on promoting social mobility and equal opportunities throughout the armed forces; and if he will make a statement. ..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 25 Mar 2019
Oral Answers to Questions

"With the appointment of Brigadier Janice Cook as head of regulation at Defence Medical Services in Lichfield and the very recent appointment of Sue Gray as Air Marshal, does this not demonstrate that there is no glass ceiling for women in the armed forces?..."
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Written Question
Military Aid
Friday 28th December 2018

Asked by: Michael Fabricant (Conservative - Lichfield)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what requests his Department has received from other Government Departments for the use of service personnel as part of (a) the Modernising Defence Programme and (b) other programmes to improve the resilience and defence of the UK; and if he will make a statement.

Answered by Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton

The Ministry of Defence (MOD) routinely works with other Government Departments to assure the resilience of the UK. The MOD holds forces, specialist capabilities and equipment ready to provide assistance to civil authorities if required.

While programmes like the Modernising Defence Programme are used to agree the range of tasks that Defence fulfils for the Government, specific requests for Service personnel are made through the separate, routine process of cross-Government operational planning.

Speech in General Committees - Wed 17 Oct 2018
Draft Armed Forces (Terms of Service) (Amendments Relating to Flexible Working) Regulations 2018

"Will the Minister give way?..."
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Speech in General Committees - Wed 17 Oct 2018
Draft Armed Forces (Terms of Service) (Amendments Relating to Flexible Working) Regulations 2018

"I am grateful to my right hon. Friend. He might come on to this later, but my only concern with that flexibility is whether it will affect the readiness of the armed forces. I also wonder to what degree other countries have adopted similar practices...."
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Speech in General Committees - Wed 17 Oct 2018
Draft Armed Forces (Terms of Service) (Amendments Relating to Flexible Working) Regulations 2018

"I had a second part to my question about which other countries, if any, have adopted this practice...."
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Speech in General Committees - Wed 17 Oct 2018
Draft Armed Forces (Terms of Service) (Amendments Relating to Flexible Working) Regulations 2018

"I am slightly confused. Although I very much welcome the hon. Gentleman’s positive approach to the draft regulations—I loved his comparison with Denmark, which I know well—I do not see how these changes would work with the Scottish army if Scotland became independent...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 09 Jul 2018
Oral Answers to Questions

"One factor that affects retention is esprit de corps. The Royal Marines have a unique training system whereby officers and those of other ranks train together on their core programme. What consideration has my right hon. Friend given to other branches of the armed forces doing that?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 05 Mar 2018
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"7. What recent discussions he has had with his counterpart in the US Administration on strengthening defence co-operation; and if he will make a statement. ..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 05 Mar 2018
Oral Answers to Questions

"May I implore my right hon. Friend not to listen to the Trump-bashing from Opposition Members? There is absolutely no indication that President Trump is attenuating his commitment to NATO. Furthermore, NATO, not the European Union, is the backbone of this nation’s defence, and my right hon. Friend should be—I …..."
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