Asked by: Steve Barclay (Conservative - North East Cambridgeshire)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many officials in his Department are working on issues related to the Chagos Islands.
Answered by Luke Pollard - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)
There are a number of officials from across the Ministry of Defence who contribute to the work in this area in partnership with the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office. This includes policy, legal, financial and military teams.
Asked by: Steve Barclay (Conservative - North East Cambridgeshire)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list all meetings between Ministers in his Department and representatives of Kuwaiti defence companies in each of the last four years.
Answered by Philip Dunne
Details of Ministerial Meetings with External Organisations are routinely published as part of our Quarterly Transparency Return and can be obtained via our official report:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ministers-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-meetings
The data from May 2010 to 31 March 2014 is published there. That from 1 April 2014 will be published in due course.
Asked by: Steve Barclay (Conservative - North East Cambridgeshire)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list all meetings between Ministers in his Department and representatives of Qatari defence companies in each of the last four years.
Answered by Philip Dunne
Details of Ministerial Meetings with External Organisations are routinely published as part of our Quarterly Transparency Return and can be obtained via our official report:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ministers-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-meetings.
The data from May 2010 to 31 March 2014 is published there. That from 1 April 2014 will be published in due course.