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HANSARDHelicopter Supply ChainWe recognise the need to understand and manage risk in our supply chains, including rotary wing, and work closely on this with the defence industry, including through the defence…15 Nov 2021HANSARDAfghan Nationals: EvacuationMy hon. Friend refers to a scheme that is stewarded by the Foreign Office. I am happy to hold a surgery for colleagues on both sides of the House on the ARAP scheme, for which I…15 Nov 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Lady will know that, where a judicial investigation by another police force is going on, we stand ready to support and help them, and we do that. I cannot give this House…15 Nov 2021HANSARDAfgan Relocations Assistance Policy: Data Breach InvestigationOn 21 September, l committed to update the House on an investigation into MOD data breaches concerning the email addresses of Afghan nationals who are eligible for the Afghanistan…15 Nov 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsThank you, Mr Speaker. It is the hon. Lady’s birthday, and I am not sure if she would think it a birthday present or not but I will be delighted to visit it with her.15 Nov 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsI will write to the hon. Lady with the details.15 Nov 2021HANSARDNATO and Euro-Atlantic SecurityNATO is the cornerstone of UK and Euro-Atlantic defence. As set out in the recent integrated review of international policy, the UK will remain the leading European ally within…15 Nov 2021HANSARDAfghan Nationals: EvacuationWe owe a debt of gratitude to locally employed staff who risked their lives along with UK forces in Afghanistan. Around 7,000 principals and their families have so far been…15 Nov 2021HANSARDNATO and Euro-Atlantic SecurityMy hon. Friend is right that the RAF is a key component of NATO’s deterrence and defence posture. The RAF preserves the security of alliance airspace through its contribution to…15 Nov 2021HANSARDSir Richard Henriques ReviewIt is vital for UK Defence that our service justice system has the most up-to-date framework, skills and processes in place to deal with all allegations of offending. At the heart…21 Oct 2021HANSARDArmed Forces PayI am today announcing the Government’s decision on pay for the armed forces for 2021-22. The Government recognise that public sector workers play a vital role in the running of…19 Oct 2021HANSARDClosure of Service Police Legacy InvestigationsIn February 2017, the then Secretary of State for Defence announced that the Iraq Historic Allegations Team (IHAT) would close and any remaining Iraq legacy investigations would…18 Oct 2021HANSARDData Breach: ARAP Applicants in AfghanistanI am grateful to the hon. Member for his series of questions. First, the investigation will be carried out by Admiral Sir Ben Key, the commander of joint operations at…21 Sept 2021HANSARDData Breach: ARAP Applicants in AfghanistanThe first thing to do is establish contact with as many of them as possible, which we are doing, and I have offered to update the House on how many we have contacted. I will see…21 Sept 2021HANSARDData Breach: ARAP Applicants in AfghanistanThe hon. Lady has raised a challenging case. The person concerned is probably an adult, she is not herself the interpreter, and he worked for a third country. However, if the hon.…21 Sept 2021HANSARDData Breach: ARAP Applicants in AfghanistanAmong the 50 personnel working on the ARAP scheme in PJHQ, there are a number embedded in other Departments whose main job is to liaise on everything from Parliament all the way…21 Sept 2021HANSARDData Breach: ARAP Applicants in AfghanistanAs I have said, they will be contacted or have been contacted. Where, on a one-to-one basis, there is a case management process, we will try to tailor advice on…21 Sept 2021HANSARDData Breach: ARAP Applicants in AfghanistanThe right hon. Member puts his question very well. I will be happy to update the House on the threat situation, both for Afghans who worked for us and for us in the United Kingdom…21 Sept 2021HANSARDData Breach: ARAP Applicants in AfghanistanI understand the hon. Member’s desire to manage his individual cases, but we are doing everything we can with the people who are referred to us, either via Members or directly…21 Sept 2021HANSARDData Breach: ARAP Applicants in AfghanistanI think that the lesson learned is that this was an evacuation in the 21st century in which emails, WhatsApp, Twitter and Facebook were a running commentary, but the inboxes of…21 Sept 2021