Results 1–20 of 77 for job speaker:James Heappey

Defence: Armed Forces Readiness (25 Mar 2024)

James Heappey: ...have been invited to respond to such a question, like all good Defence Ministers, I have never missed the opportunity to say yes, but the reality is that our armed forces remain fit. Yes, it is the job of this House and particularly my hon. Friend’s Committee to scrutinise our readiness, as the Committee has done—and I commend the report to colleagues who have not already read it—but...

Defence: Armed Forces Readiness (25 Mar 2024)

James Heappey: ...have been invited to respond to such a question, like all good Defence Ministers, I have never missed the opportunity to say yes, but the reality is that our armed forces remain fit. Yes, it is the job of this House and particularly my hon. Friend’s Committee to scrutinise our readiness, as the Committee has done—and I commend the report to colleagues who have not already read it—but...

Written Answers — Ministry of Defence: Afghanistan: Refugees ( 7 Feb 2024)

James Heappey: Unfortunately, we are unable to break down ARAP figures by job role. It is also not possible to provide an accurate location for pending and ineligible applicants, as we rely on them to update us with their location should they choose to move. However as of 6 February 2024, 15,300 ARAP eligible Afghans – principal applicants and their family members - are residing safely in the UK.

Written Answers — Ministry of Defence: Afghanistan: Refugees ( 2 Feb 2024)

James Heappey: ...for relocation under the ARAP scheme, and 458 eligible principal ARAP applicants awaiting onward travel. Unfortunately, it is not possible to provide a breakdown of these figures according to job role. The Ministry of Defence (MOD) are committed to support the continued relocation of eligible Afghans and their families out of third countries, and into the UK, as quickly as possible. To...

Former Afghan Special Forces: Deportation (11 Dec 2023)

James Heappey: ...on their own merits and in line with our published policy and eligibility criteria, available on the Government website, and in line with the immigration rules. All applicants, irrespective of job role, will be eligible only if they individually meet these criteria outlined in the published policy. I must emphasise this point for the record: any suggestion that we are making blanket...

Written Answers — Ministry of Defence: Afghanistan: Refugees (30 Nov 2023)

James Heappey: ...in the UK under the ARAP scheme and have approximately 6,000 eligible persons and family members remaining to relocate to the UK. It is not possible to provide a breakdown of these figures by job role or specific unit. Not all members of the Afghan Armed Forces, including specific units such as Afghan Territorial Force 444 and Commando Force 333, will automatically be eligible for ARAP....

Ukraine (28 Nov 2023)

James Heappey: The right hon. Gentleman the shadow Defence Secretary has a job to do and it has been a feature and a great strength of the UK response that it has been largely non-partisan. I think the right hon. Gentleman saw an opportunity through the omission in the autumn statement, but I hope in my initial answer I was able to explain to him why understanding the Ukrainian plan must come first and...

Written Answers — Ministry of Defence: Afghanistan: Armed Forces (14 Sep 2023)

James Heappey: As of 8 September, we have relocated over 12,200 individuals under the ARAP scheme to the UK. It is not possible to provide a breakdown of these figures by job role or specific unit. Not all members of the Afghan Armed Forces, including specific units such as Commando Force 333 will automatically be eligible for ARAP. However, we are prioritising finding remaining eligible applications who...

Written Answers — Ministry of Defence: Refugees: Afghanistan (13 Sep 2023)

James Heappey: As of 6 September, there are 582 confirmed ARAP-eligible principal applicants in Afghanistan. This figure excludes family members. It is not possible to provide a breakdown of this figure by job role, however, we know who worked for the UK armed forces and our partners across Government in Afghanistan, including those who acted as interpreters for the British military, and we continue to...

Written Answers — Ministry of Defence: Afghanistan: Armed Forces (13 Sep 2023)

James Heappey: As of 6 September, 582 confirmed ARAP-eligible people remain in Afghanistan. We are unable to break down our figures by specific job role or unit.

Defence: Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (11 Sep 2023)

James Heappey: ...that people are moved out of hotels and allowed to get on with their lives as quickly as possible. I will ask his office to write to the hon. Lady with the exact detail of when he hopes to see the job done.

Defence: Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (11 Sep 2023)

James Heappey: It will not surprise my right hon. Friend to know that the people who worked for the British armed forces over our extended period in Afghanistan appeared on many different lists, and part of the job of work over the past 18 months or so has been to consolidate those into an authoritative list of those whom we know to have worked for us. However, we do have very good records, as one would...

Written Answers — Ministry of Defence: Afghanistan: Refugees ( 7 Sep 2023)

James Heappey: Further to my answer in Question 113300, It is not possible to provide a breakdown of these figures by job role or specific unit. Afghanistan: Refugees (docx, 22.5KB)

Written Answers — Ministry of Defence: National Cyber Force (20 Jul 2023)

James Heappey: The National Cyber Force (NCF) will relocate its main centre of operations to Samlesbury, contributing to the Levelling Up agenda and bringing economic stimulus, job creation and other tangible benefits to the region. Approximately two thirds of the NCF will be based in Samlesbury by the 2030s, with the remaining third at other locations. Whilst I am not able to comment on detailed...

Written Answers — Ministry of Defence: Afghanistan: Refugees ( 3 Jul 2023)

James Heappey: ..., we have received over 141,000 applications, and have relocated over 12,200 eligible individuals and their family members to safety in the UK. We are unable to breakdown our figures by specific job role.

Global Military Operations (14 Jun 2023)

James Heappey: ...in the Baltic. Indeed, there is a taskforce there right now, with a landing platform dock ship as well as a number of P2000s, the smaller ships in the Royal Navy fleet, which are doing a great job alongside navies that similarly operate patrol boats. From the very largest capital ships in the Royal Navy all the way down to the very smallest, it has been good to see them finding a role in...

Top Secret Document Leaks (18 Apr 2023)

James Heappey: ...been risk-managed appropriately. Even beyond that, within the vetted workforce there is a very necessary compartmentalisation of information, so that only those who need to see things to do their jobs see them. That said, what we are learning in the information age, when it is about getting ahead of the other side’s narrative, is that it is very useful to be able to think quickly about...

Written Answers — Ministry of Defence: Afghanistan: Refugees (18 Apr 2023)

James Heappey: ...under Category 4 are taken on a case-by-case basis against a set of criteria, which allows for broader consideration of applications than would be the case if considering against specific job roles. The published criteria are available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/afghan-relocation s-and-assistance-policy/afghan-relocations-and-assistance-po licy-information-and-guidance

Veterans Advisory and Pensions Committees Bill (24 Mar 2023)

James Heappey: ...are deeply conflicted about why we were there when, on later iterations of Operation Telic, we were effectively fighting an insurgency that existed because we were there, I take huge heart from the job that I now do, where I can see how the Chilcot principles are applied every day to how we decide what to do in the world with our military. If nothing else, that is a great legacy of that...

Defence: Ukraine: NATO Allies (13 Mar 2023)

James Heappey: ...support Ukraine do so as an alliance of friends of Ukraine outwith NATO, but of course NATO is invariably supportive of the work that we are doing. The hon. Lady is right to observe that NATO has a job of work to do to strengthen its eastern flank, to provide wider deterrence against any sort of growth or escalation in the conflict and to make sure that the lessons of modern peer-on-peer...


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