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Bob Ainsworth
Name: Bob Ainsworth
Occupation: Secretary of State for Defence
Country: UK
Total Questions: 28
Total Answers: 7
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"we would like an answer to this question; Why is the MoD/SPVA refusing to inform current service personnel who are wounded and injured, let alone service families with chronic ill and/or disabled member's,..." Show more »"we would like an answer to this question;
Why is the MoD/SPVA refusing to inform current service personnel who are wounded and injured, let alone service families with chronic ill and/or disabled member's, or chronic ill and disabled veteran's,  about state benefits they are entitled too. With regards I  as a disabled rights person am having to travel around the UK teaching military unit welfare officer's and teams, service personnel and families, let alone veteran's about these benefits they are entitled to,  equally personnel from military charities as well. Directly because of the failures of the likes of the Veteran Minister and Minister for Disabled People, causing not only million's of pounds are going unclaimed in benefits, but disabled soldier's, service families and veteran's, plus military charities, have paid out tens of hundreds of thousands if not million's of pounds, in taxes and vat duties on goods and services for servicemen and women own disabilities, they did not need too. Equally being made to pay high power and water bills, than they have too, as disabled people they are entitled to reduced tariff power and water bills schemes too. In fact we are being asked by local council officer's to give presentation about this, so local civilian disabled people will not suffere let alone military disabled people too. So I Ex-Cllr Wendy Harbon[disabled in the line of duty myself] would like an official answer from the Secretary of State of Defence Bob Ainsworth MP, why his failures are allowing this, maybe he agreeing to see me in person over this ?."
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"Do you actually believe that there can be any positive outcome in Afghanistan that will warrant losing the lives of so many courageous service men?  This exercise in Afghanistan is resulting in many of..." Show more »"

Do you actually believe that there can be any positive outcome in Afghanistan that will warrant losing the lives of so many courageous service men?  This exercise in Afghanistan is resulting in many of the british public losing faith in our government and yet there does seem no reasonable explanation for the purpose of it.

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"Is there any studies/work being carried out to further help troops to detect and destroy IEDs other than the good old detector and feet of the troops currently being used.  Gordon Brown said he was sending..." Show more »"Is there any studies/work being carried out to further help troops to detect and destroy IEDs other than the good old detector and feet of the troops currently being used.  Gordon Brown said he was sending further help to combat these devises BUT I and many others would prefer technology rather than troops to do this." Show less »
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"To what extent is bringing security and stability to Afghanistan contingent on ISAF support of poppy cultivation?"
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"To what extent do you believe firstly, that the mission in Afghanistan is progressing and secondly, how is that progress measured?"
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  1. WWC39 is asking Bob Ainsworth : "Iraqis spent $80m on ADE651 bomb detectors described as useless, also they have been sold to Afghanistan too, have British soldier's died as a result of this questionable device and how good are other..." Show more »"Iraqis spent $80m on ADE651 bomb detectors described as useless, also they have been sold to Afghanistan too, have British soldier's died as a result of this questionable device and how good are other IED detectors the British Forces are using, also should not the MoD actually clear the sale of these ADE651 devices to overseas Governments, and why did not the MoD point out these do not work ?, as it seems once again the MoD are the last to know ?." Show less »
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  1. Joanne is asking Bob Ainsworth : "Hi, My husband is currently serving out there in Afghanistan. I can see the operational minutes have increased from 20 minutes to 30 minutes since tours in the past and also the new Textlink facilities..." Show more »"Hi,

    My husband is currently serving out there in Afghanistan. I can see the operational minutes have increased from 20 minutes to 30 minutes since tours in the past and also the new Textlink facilities out there. However I do feel given the number of years we have been there allbiet some of the areas are new terriority..why is it that there is still an ongoing problem with Sat Phones/ Textlink equipment? It is so scarce on the ground at FOB's and CP's. The end result is yes the Operational Welfare package is good out there but only to those who have the means to utilise it fully. Surely this should be taken into consideration out there. Ie, a worker in bastion gets paid LSA but a worker at a CP (some with no welfare facilities and very basic living conditions) gets the same...surely Unpleasant living allowance should also be awarded. At present there doesnt seem to be no recognition on the very different working/living environments people work with out there. My husband may get 30 minutes a week but when they wait for new phones/repairs or move to new areas they arent always able to use there welfare package. I think this is an area where there is room for improvement..morale is important in these situations and when the welfare package isnt availible/fully availible these guys need recognition for that. I mean its a very different living environment when you eat out of a bag...toilet into a bag, sleep in a bag and live out of a bag and shower from a bag with no electricity etc. Not that our men dont cope well with it they do, but these conditions are unpleasant jus like a chef's are out there. I think my point is a valid one and eagerly await your response." Show less »
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  1. whernsidetop is asking Bob Ainsworth : "I understand that the reason for us deploying troops in Afghanistan is to reduce the risk of terrorist attacks against Britain. Our troops are deployed on the ground in southern Afghanistan and fight ..." Show more »"I understand that the reason for us deploying troops in Afghanistan is to reduce the risk of terrorist attacks against Britain. Our troops are deployed on the ground in southern Afghanistan and fight some groups of Afghans in an attempt to enfore the rule of the Kabul government. This tactic costs a lot of British lives. So what evidence do we have that this specific and costly tactic is the best way of reducing the terrorist threat to Britain? Wouldn't a more discrete intelligence lead operation in Afghanistan and Pakistan against actual terrorist groups be more effective at protecting us, without the cost of killing and seriously injuring so many British soldiers?" Show less »
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  1. m.j.davis is asking Bob Ainsworth : "How often have the Chief's of Staff met with senior DFID officials in the last 7 years to discuss Afghanistan? "
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  1. Andy Farrell is asking Bob Ainsworth : "Why are their no or few in any flail vehicles in operation?"
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  1. Richard101 is asking Bob Ainsworth : "If you can afford to bail out the banks and give money for foreign aid, why can't you just simply not give as much to other countries and spend more on the armed forces?"
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  1. 10KelseyH is asking Bob Ainsworth : "How do you respond to the fact that 2 troop surges have already been attempted and failed because they resulted in additional Afghani civilian casualties?"
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  1. cathy62 is asking Bob Ainsworth : "If our boys in Afghan are under weight why aren't they getting more calories in their meals?  Surely this is something that should be addressed after all these guys are laying their lives on the line ..." Show more »"If our boys in Afghan are under weight why aren't they getting more calories in their meals?  Surely this is something that should be addressed after all these guys are laying their lives on the line for this country." Show less »
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  1. Sparky is asking Bob Ainsworth : "What plans, if any, have we got to replace the clearly inadequate metal detectors our troops are currently using to find IED's? Surely there must be something they could use which could be operated remotely..." Show more »"What plans, if any, have we got to replace the clearly inadequate metal detectors our troops are currently using to find IED's? Surely there must be something they could use which could be operated remotely and that could be sent out 10/15 mtrs ahead?" Show less »
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  1. Grimble McD is asking Bob Ainsworth : "Do you think that the Labour Government has the respect, confidence and trust of HM Armed Forces? If so - why?"
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