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24-584: In July 2018 the UK MoD disclosed its intent to order between 400 and 600 Boxers in four variants, plus driver training vehicles, reference vehicles and support. The contract will contain options to increase the quantity of vehicles by up to an additional 900. In September 2018, UK Defence Minister Stuart Andrew announced that Artec had been given the go-ahead to invite industry to bring forward actual contractible proposals for work on Boxer, allowing Artec to complete their supplier selection process before returning to

48-624: A bill that would create a new power for governors to "destroy or otherwise dispose of any unauthorised property found within a prison or an escort vehicle". The bill was supported both by the government and the Labour Party, with Shadow Secretary of State for Justice Sadiq Khan saying he backed the bill. During the debates on the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 , which he subsequently voted for, Andrew responded to comments from Gerald Howarth about "aggressive homosexuals" by telling of

72-672: A new link road in south east Bradford , impacting the Pudsey constituency. In October 2019, on both 14 October and 19 December, Andrew was ceremonially taken hostage by the Queen at Buckingham Palace for the duration of her speeches to Parliament. In the February 2020 reshuffle he was appointed Deputy Chief Whip and promoted to Treasurer of the Household . On 10 September 2020, Andrew stood in for Jacob Rees-Mogg as Acting Leader of

96-538: A property. In May 2016, it emerged that Andrew was one of a number of Conservative MPs being investigated by police in the 2015 general election party spending investigation , for allegedly spending more than the legal limit on constituency election campaign expenses. However, in May 2017, the Crown Prosecution Service said that while there was evidence of inaccurate spending returns, it did not "meet

120-502: A time when he had been attacked in the street and beaten unconscious "because of who and what I am". At the 2015 general election , Andrew was re-elected as MP for Pudsey with an increased vote share of 46.4% and an increased majority of 4,501. In January 2016, Andrew was one of 72 MPs who voted down an amendment in Parliament on rental homes being "fit for human habitation" who were themselves landlords who derived an income from

144-716: Is a British Conservative Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Daventry in Northamptonshire since 2024. He was previously MP for Pudsey in West Yorkshire from 2010 until the constituency was abolished before the July 2024 election. Andrew was born in Anglesey , Wales. He was a councillor on Wrexham County Borough Council from 1995 to 1999. Elected as a Conservative, he defected to

168-545: The Chris Pincher scandal . He stated that "There comes a time when you have to look at your own personal integrity and that time is now. Therefore, given recent events I have no other choice to resign. Our party, particularly our members and more importantly our great country, deserve better". On 8 September 2022, Andrew was appointed as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Sport, Tourism, Heritage and Civil Society . His role includes On 27 October 2022, Andrew

192-538: The Labour Party in 1998 before rejoining the Conservative Party in 2000. He was a councillor on Leeds City Council from 2003 to 2010. He was elected for Pudsey at the 2010 general election . He was a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State under Theresa May . He served in four positions under Boris Johnson , as Vice-Chamberlain of the Household from 2019 to 2020; Government Deputy Chief Whip in

216-611: The British Army rejoined the Boxer programme. The Boxer is an eight-wheeled multirole vehicle, consisting of two key elements: the platform/drive-line and the removable mission module. The mission module is a key feature of Boxer, it allowing the vehicle to be rapidly changed to meet different operational requirements. Mission modules are attached by four points and can be swapped within an hour under field conditions. Stuart Andrew Stuart James Andrew (born 25 November 1971)

240-646: The House of Commons from 2020 to 2022; Minister of State for Housing from February to July 2022, and Minister of State for Prisons and Probation from July to September 2022. He was appointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Sport, Tourism, Heritage and Civil Society in September 2022 by Liz Truss . He was retained in the position and was also appointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Equalities by Rishi Sunak in October 2022. Stuart Andrew

264-549: The House of Commons in Business Questions as Rees-Mogg was self-isolating awaiting the results of a COVID-19 test on his son. During the COVID-19 pandemic emergency arrangements, he held a large number of proxy votes for other Conservative MPs, and at one stage in 2021 personally controlled 333 votes (a majority) in the House of Commons. He did not always cast these proxy votes the same way, instead following

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288-678: The MIV programme. In September 2015, Chief of the General Staff General Sir Nick Carter mentioned to reporters that the British Army wished to revive the UV through a MIV programme. This was further confirmed in the 2015 Strategic Defence and Security Review fact sheets. The MIV vehicles, along with the Ajax (Scout SV) vehicles, will form two new Strike Brigades. Several news articles had speculated that it might be based on

312-586: The MOD with a formal proposal in 2019. Figures remain as 'over 500' and with the first vehicles to be in-service by 2023. The MIV concept arose through the Future Rapid Effect System (FRES) programme, which was to deliver 4,000 vehicles to replace the British Army's reconnaissance and Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked) (CVR(T)) fleet. The FRES Utility Vehicle (UV) programme was to create armoured personnel carriers to replace vehicles such as

336-508: The council later in the year. Andrew was elected to Parliament as MP for Pudsey in the 2010 general election with 38.5% of the vote and a majority of 1,659. Andrew served on the Welsh Affairs Select Committee between November 2010 and November 2012. On 22 February 2012 Andrew was headbutted and punched in a House of Commons bar during a disturbance created by Scottish Labour MP Eric Joyce , tweeting

360-540: The design of the French VBCI infantry fighting vehicle. In February 2014, France agreed to lend a few VBCIs to the British Army for testing. French military sources reported that the British Army is interested in purchasing the vehicle. General Dynamics Land Systems offered a vehicle, while ST Kinetics offered its Terrex as a variant. The Boxer and Patria AMV X were favourites, as well. In March 2018

384-543: The instructions of individual MPs. He was sworn of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom in 2021. In a cabinet reshuffle on 8 February 2022, Andrew was appointed Minister of State for Housing . On 6 July 2022, Andrew resigned from the role of Minister of State for Housing due to the recent scandals involving the former Conservative Party leader and Prime Minister Boris Johnson , most recently

408-526: The next day that "I'm OK". Joyce was charged with common assault, with a fourth charge added on 9 March, and he was fined £3,000 and ordered to pay £1,400 in compensation to Andrew and other victims, but not given a custodial sentence. In a statement before the House of Commons on 12 March 2012, Joyce apologised personally to his victims, stated that he had resigned from the Labour Party, and that he intended to complete his current term as an MP but not seek re-election. In September 2012, Andrew brought forward

432-500: The test" for further action. Andrew supported Brexit in the 2016 referendum . Andrew was appointed vice-chairman of the Conservative Party, with particular responsibility for cities, on 23 September 2016. At the snap 2017 general election , Andrew was again re-elected, with an increased vote share of 47.4% and a decreased majority of 331. At the 2019 general election , Andrew was again re-elected, with an increased vote share of 48.8% and an increased majority of 3,517. Andrew

456-644: The tracked FV432 and wheeled Saxon armoured personnel carriers and CVR(T) variants such as the FV103 Spartan armoured personnel carrier. The winning design provisionally selected for the FRES Utility Vehicle contract was the Piranha V , manufactured by General Dynamics. No production order was announced, and the programmes were later restructured and then failed to restart. FRES was cancelled and split into two vehicle programmes: SCOUT which

480-633: Was appointed to a second ministerial position, as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Equalities . Andrew lives in Guiseley , West Yorkshire and London. He is openly gay and a patron of LGBT+ Conservatives . During the 2022 FIFA World Cup , Andrew expressed his support for the OneLove campaign by publicly wearing an armband at the England vs Wales game. Wrexham County Borough Council Too Many Requests If you report this error to

504-672: Was born on 25 November 1971 in Anglesey . He was state educated at Ysgol David Hughes in Menai Bridge . After leaving school he worked for the Department of Social Security . In 1994 he took a job with the British Heart Foundation , before roles at Hope House Children's Hospice and East Lancashire Hospice. Before being elected to Parliament he led the fundraising team for Martin House Hospice . Andrew

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528-518: Was elected to Parliament as MP for Daventry at the 2024 general election with 33.7% of the vote and a majority of 3,012. Andrew became Assistant Whip ( HM Treasury ) in June 2017 and Parliamentary Under-Secretary ( Wales Office ) in January 2018, before moving to be Parliamentary Under-Secretary ( Ministry of Defence ). In July 2019, Andrew wrote to Bradford Council to oppose plans to introduce

552-536: Was first elected as a Conservative councillor to represent the Maesydre ward on Wrexham County Borough Council in 1995. He stood unsuccessfully as a parliamentary candidate for Wrexham in the 1997 general election . In 1998, he left the Conservatives and defected to the Labour Party , citing issues with the "direction of the party". Andrew was re-elected as a Labour councillor in 1999, but resigned from

576-641: Was later the Ajax (Scout SV) and the Utility Vehicle. After the Strategic Defence and Security Review 2010 , then Lieutenant General Nick Carter formed the Army 2020 concept to shape the British Army. That plan envisioned three "Armoured Infantry Brigades" each with a Heavy Protected Mobility battalion. This unit would have Mastiff vehicles and later, "Utility Vehicle[s]" or UV, the concept from FRES UV. The UV programme later transformed into

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