Laid - 13 May 2024 In Force 3 Jun 2024
Under the Armed Forces Act 2006 (“the Act”) certain persons may, for the purposes of the Act, be “civilians subject to service discipline”. Whether a person is a civilian subject to service discipline depends in some cases partly on whether they are a member or employee of a specified organisation. …
Found: paragraph 1, in the appropriate place insert— (i)“Estonia”; (ii)“the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal
Mentions:
1: Jim Shannon (DUP - Strangford) have known her—my time in the House is the same as hers—she has always had a particular interest in Nepal - Speech Link
2: Jim Shannon (DUP - Strangford) Member for Congleton has also been in Nepal on two occasions. - Speech Link
3: Jim Shannon (DUP - Strangford) Chinese leaders from the Tibet Autonomous Region are visiting the likes of Nepal, Bhutan and Thailand - Speech Link
Asked by: John Healey (Labour - Wentworth and Dearne)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many meetings Ministers in his Department have had with the Gurkha Welfare Trust in each year since 2019.
Answered by Andrew Murrison - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)
The Gurkha Welfare Trust (GWT) is an independent charity that works closely with the Ministry of Defence (MOD). Its focus is on the Gurkha welfare pensioners who need the most assistance. Minsters from the MOD have met with the GWT twice since 2019.
The Minister for Defence People and Families met with the GWT Chairman and others in Nepal in January 2023 where he saw for himself the excellent work carried out by the GWT to support our Gurkha veterans and in September 2023, he met the GWT Executive Team and Directors in 2023 to better understand the medical provision in Nepal.
Mentions:
1: Ruth Jones (LAB - Newport West) I call on the Minister to designate funding to support a training delegation to Nepal to help local - Speech Link
2: Stephen Doughty (LAB - Cardiff South and Penarth) Friend the Member for Newport West (Ruth Jones) raised the situation in Nepal, and the hon. - Speech Link
3: Anne-Marie Trevelyan (CON - Berwick-upon-Tweed) Member for Newport West (Ruth Jones) raised some important issues concerning refugees in Nepal and I - Speech Link
Asked by: John Healey (Labour - Wentworth and Dearne)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he expects there to be further tripartite talks between (a) his Department, (b) Gurkha veterans and (c) the government of Nepal.
Answered by Andrew Murrison - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)
I refer the right hon. Member to the answer I gave to Question 12925 on 8 February 2024.
Asked by: John Healey (Labour - Wentworth and Dearne)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of changes to the Minimum Income Requirement changes on the Armed Forces' ability to recruit personnel from (a) the Commonwealth and (b) Nepal.
Answered by Andrew Murrison - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)
I refer the right hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 26 February 2024, to Questions 13874, 13876, 13877, 13878 and 13879.
Jan. 25 2011
Source Page: UK’s policy position on safe and unsafe abortion in developing countries. Practice Paper. 15 p.Found: administrative areas have liberalised their laws, including Colombia, Ethiopia, Iran, Mexico City, Nepal