Luke Pollard

10 Jan 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Air Force and Navy: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost to the public purse was for his Department to process application forms for the (a) Royal Navy and (b) Royal Air Force in each of the last five years.

10 Jan 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Capita: Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost to the public purse was for Capita to process application forms for the British Army in each of the last five years.

10 Jan 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with which three external recruitment agencies his Department spent the highest amount in the last 12 months.

10 Jan 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department spent on external recruitment agencies in the last 12 months.

10 Jan 2024 · Department for Transport

Railways: Plymouth

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much of the work on the Tavistock to Plymouth rail line will come from (a) existing budgets and (b) reallocated HS2 budgets in 2024.

10 Jan 2024 · Department for Transport

River Tamar: Bridges

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will have discussions with local authorities on the cost of tolls for crossing the Tamar Bridge.

10 Jan 2024 · Department for Transport

Old Oak Common Station

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the creation of a mainline station at Old Oak Common on journey times on the Great Western Mainline.

10 Jan 2024 · Department for Transport

Old Oak Common Station

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of levels of (a) public and (b) stakeholder support for the construction of a new mainline station at Old Oak Common.

5 Jan 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of armed forces personnel took on (a) second jobs and (b) other additional work in the last (i) six and (ii) twelve months.

5 Jan 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Military Bases: Closures

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister for Defence Procurement during the debate on Service Accomodation on 19 December, Official Report, column 500WH, whether other military bases marked for clo

13 Dec 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Afghanistan: Refugees

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, if he will make an assessment of the potential risk to Afghan refugees who are deported from Pakistan to Afghanistan.

13 Dec 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Video Recordings

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department spent on videographers in each of the last two years.

13 Dec 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Firearms: Lost Property and Theft

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many of his Department's (a) handguns, (b) rifles and (c) automatic weapons have been (i) lost and (ii) stolen in (A) the UK and (B) operations overseas in each of the last two years.

13 Dec 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Army: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer of 23 October 2023 to Question 202061 on Army: Training, what the cost to the public purse is of (a) Phase 1 (basic) and (b) Phase 2 (trade) infantry training for a Standard Entry (ov

12 Dec 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Marines: Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the effectiveness of the self-assessment framework in the Royal Marines Project Regain programme in helping to (a) combat mental health issues and (b) prevent suicide by armed for

12 Dec 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the burdens funding announced in his Department's consultation outcome on consistency in household and business recycling in England, last updated on 21 November 2023

12 Dec 2023 · Home Office

Firearms: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 7 December 2023 to Question 4543 on Firearms: Licensing, whether the Firearms Licensing Fees working group has completed its work.

12 Dec 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 15 November 2023 to Question 462 on Armed Forces: Drugs, how many armed forces personnel in each of the armed services were discharged after failing drugs tests in each of the last five

7 Dec 2023 · Home Office

Immigration: Families

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 15 November to Question 458 on Immigration: Families, if he will make an estimate of the (a) number of family reunion cases that have been expedited to decision-makers in the

7 Dec 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Army: Discrimination

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish the survey on bullying, harassment, and discrimination undertaken by the Army Foundation College in 2020.

7 Dec 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Army: Crimes of Violence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer of 4 November 2020 to Question 109376 on Army: Young People, how many complaints of violent behaviour by staff made by (a) Junior Soldiers and (b) their parents and guardians were rec

7 Dec 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Guyana: Venezuela

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what representations he has made to his Venezuelan counterpart on that country's territorial dispute with Guyana.

6 Dec 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Caribbean and Guyana: Armed Forces

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to deploy (a) Armed Forces personnel to Guyana and (b) Royal Navy warships to the Caribbean in the context of the border dispute between Venezuela and Guyana.

6 Dec 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Caribbean and South America: Armed Forces

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Armed Forces personnel are deployed to (a) Guyana, (b) South America and (c) the Caribbean.

6 Dec 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many calls related to damp and mould issues in Forces accommodation were received by the National Service Centre in each month in 2022.

6 Dec 2023 · Cabinet Office

Stoll: Housing

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an assessment of the potential financial impact of the proposed sale of Sir Oswald Stoll Mansions on the veterans that live there.

6 Dec 2023 · Cabinet Office

Stoll: Housing

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will take steps to provide (a) financial and (b) other support to veterans impacted by the proposed sale of Sir Oswald Stoll Mansions.

6 Dec 2023 · Cabinet Office

Stoll: Housing

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of refusing any housing support funding requests made by the veterans’ charity Stoll.

6 Dec 2023 · Ministry of Defence

Afghanistan: Resettlement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) RAF and (b) Government-funded commercial flights have taken off from Pakistan to bring individuals to the UK under the (i) Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy and (ii) Afghanistan Citizens Reset

5 Dec 2023 · Cabinet Office

Stoll: Armed Forces Covenant

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an assessment of whether the veterans' charity Stoll is meeting its obligations under the Armed Forces Covenant.