Written Question
Thursday 27th April 2017
Asked by:
Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh (Scottish National Party - Ochil and South Perthshire)
Question
to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much funding from the public purse was for charities which support veterans in Scotland in each of the last five years.
Answered by Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
The Ministry of Defence holds information on grants made to units and charities undertaking projects with, for, and including veterans in Scotland from Legacy Funds, the Covenant Fund and the Aged Veterans Fund for the years 2012-13 to 2016-17, as broken down below.
Financial Year | £30 million Community Covenant Grant Scheme | £35 million Armed Forces Libor Fund | Aged Veteran's Fund | Covenant Fund | Veterans Accommodation Fund | Grand Total |
2012-13 | £5,171,422 | £240,236 | | | | £5,411,658 |
2013-14 | £975,587 | £204,000 | | | | £1,179,587 |
2014-15 | £967,869 | £110,000 | | | £1,101,190 | £2,179,059 |
2015-16 | | | | £1,139,118 | | £1,139,118 |
2016-17 | | | £3,981,756 | £692,982 | | £4,674,738 |
Total | £7,114,878 | £554,236 | £3,981,756 | £1,832,100 | £1,101,190 | £14,584,160 |
Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 13 Mar 2017
Oral Answers to Questions
"14. What recent progress has been made on the international campaign against Daesh. ..."Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh - View Speech
View all Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh (SNP - Ochil and South Perthshire) contributions to the debate on: Oral Answers to Questions
Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 13 Mar 2017
Oral Answers to Questions
"There have been recent reports from Iraq of mass graves being uncovered in territory formerly held by Daesh, including the discovery of 4,000 bodies at al-Khasfa, near Mosul. What support is the Ministry of Defence offering the Iraqi Government to ensure that the foul perpetrators are brought to justice swiftly?..."Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh - View Speech
View all Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh (SNP - Ochil and South Perthshire) contributions to the debate on: Oral Answers to Questions
Written Question
Friday 25th November 2016
Asked by:
Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh (Scottish National Party - Ochil and South Perthshire)
Question
to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the role is of UK military liaison officers with responsibility for liaison with the Saudi Arabian military; and what role those military liaison officers have in the selection of targets relating to operations in Yemen.
Answered by Michael Fallon
We have deployed a small number of military personnel as liaison officers in Saudi Headquarters to provide the UK with greater insight into Saudi processes and operations.
These liaison officers are not involved in carrying out strikes, directing or conducting operations in Yemen or selecting targets, and are not involved in Saudi target decision-making.
All UK Service personnel remain under UK command and control.
Written Question
Friday 8th July 2016
Asked by:
Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh (Scottish National Party - Ochil and South Perthshire)
Question
to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what reports the Government has received on the existence of evidence of the use of banned weapons by Russian forces in Syria; and what representations he has made to the Russian government on that matter.
Answered by Penny Mordaunt
I am aware of media reports on Russia's use of incendiary weapons and cluster munitions over the past few weeks, which would constitute a further example of indiscriminate military action in Syria. Incendiary weapons were reported to have been used against civilian areas in Aleppo on 25 June and around the town of Saraqeb in Idlib province on 26 June, causing suffering to the civilian population.
The UK has always been clear that the use of any weapon without regard for the fundamental legal principles of distinction, proportionality and precaution in attack is illegal and must be condemned. We can see no justification for the way in which these weapons are reported to have been used and call on the Regime and the Russian Government to comply with their obligations under International Humanitarian Law.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 24 May 2016
Counter-Daesh Quarterly Update
"What assessment has the Secretary of State made in relation to the number of Daesh terrorists operating in Europe, as opposed to Syria? How effective has our work been in preventing conscription to Daesh, both here and abroad?..."Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh - View Speech
View all Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh (SNP - Ochil and South Perthshire) contributions to the debate on: Counter-Daesh Quarterly Update
Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 24 May 2016
Yemen: Cluster Munitions
"(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on reports of new evidence that UK-manufactured cluster bombs may have killed and injured civilians, including children, in the conflict in Yemen...."Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh - View Speech
View all Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh (SNP - Ochil and South Perthshire) contributions to the debate on: Yemen: Cluster Munitions
Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 24 May 2016
Yemen: Cluster Munitions
"Amnesty International yesterday sent a letter to the Prime Minister calling for an urgent investigation into the scandal of UK-supplied BL-755 cluster bombs being used in villages in northern Yemen. Amnesty stated:
“During recent field research in Sa’da, Hajjah, and Sanaa governorates near the Yemen-Saudi Arabia border, Amnesty found a …..."Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh - View Speech
View all Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh (SNP - Ochil and South Perthshire) contributions to the debate on: Yemen: Cluster Munitions
Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 24 May 2016
Yemen: Cluster Munitions
"How insulting...."Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh - View Speech
View all Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh (SNP - Ochil and South Perthshire) contributions to the debate on: Yemen: Cluster Munitions
Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 25 Apr 2016
Shipbuilding on the Clyde
"The 2015 SDSR gave an explicit commitment to the eight Type 26 frigates being built on the Clyde. Given that the workers at Govan and Scotstoun also heard that there would be 12 Type 45 destroyers, and then that there would be eight, before finally being given work for six, …..."Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh - View Speech
View all Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh (SNP - Ochil and South Perthshire) contributions to the debate on: Shipbuilding on the Clyde