Asked by: Andrew Rosindell (Reform UK - Romford)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, outside a national-security vetting process and before any application to visit a Defence establishment has been made, whether biographical characteristics relating to nationality or origin, including country or place of birth and citizenship history, may be treated as a sole, material or contributory factor in creating a precautionary restriction concerning a civilian.
Answered by Louise Sandher-Jones - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence) (Minister for the Armed Forces)
Given that one of the hon. Member's constituents currently has ongoing legal proceedings against the Department regarding these matters, it would be inappropriate to provide a response to these questions at this time.
Asked by: Andrew Rosindell (Reform UK - Romford)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether a direction to create a named system notification intended to cause access to be refused or security personnel to be contacted is treated by his Department as (a) a decision, (b) the implementation of a prior decision, or (c) neither; and what contemporaneous record is required of the directing authority, date, reasons, information relied upon, duration and review date.
Answered by Louise Sandher-Jones - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence) (Minister for the Armed Forces)
Given that one of the hon. Member's constituents currently has ongoing legal proceedings against the Department regarding these matters, it would be inappropriate to provide a response to these questions at this time.
Asked by: Andrew Rosindell (Reform UK - Romford)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether information arising from an investigation concerning Service personnel may constitute the sole or a material basis for a named adverse access-control entry concerning an associated civilian who is not the subject of that investigation; whether a separate recorded assessment of the civilian is required; and how records must distinguish the subject of an investigation from an associated person.
Answered by Louise Sandher-Jones - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence) (Minister for the Armed Forces)
Given that one of the hon. Member's constituents currently has ongoing legal proceedings against the Department regarding these matters, it would be inappropriate to provide a response to these questions at this time.
Asked by: Andrew Rosindell (Reform UK - Romford)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department permits a named precautionary restriction or notification concerning a civilian to be created before that person has made any request to visit the relevant establishment; whether an individual assessment must precede (a) creation of the entry and (b) its first operational use; and what maximum review interval applies.
Answered by Louise Sandher-Jones - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence) (Minister for the Armed Forces)
Given that one of the hon. Member's constituents currently has ongoing legal proceedings against the Department regarding these matters, it would be inappropriate to provide a response to these questions at this time.