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89908

registered interest
date	01/09/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Typhoon Aircraft
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Astor of Hever on 29 July (HL1167), how many fully qualified Typhoon pilots there are in the Royal Air Force.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL1750
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>I am withholding the information requested as its disclosure would, or would be likely to prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the Armed Forces.</p> answering member printed Lord Astor of Hever question first answered 22/09/2014 13:03:08 answering member 3428 label Biography information for Lord Astor of Hever
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

89909

registered interest
date	01/09/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Merlin Helicopters
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Astor of Hever on 6 November 2013 (HL2992–5), on what day 846 Naval Air Squadron will stand up the first Royal Navy Merlin Mk3 helicopter squadron; and by what date they expect the transition of the Merlin Mk3 airframe to the Commando Helicopter Force to be complete.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL1751
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2014 answer text <p>846 Naval Air Squadron will stand up as the first Royal Navy Merlin Mk3 helicopter squadron on 30 September 2014. The transition of the Merlin Mk3 and Mk3a aircraft to the Commando Helicopter Force will be complete in 2016.</p> answering member printed Lord Astor of Hever question first answered 22/09/2014 12:56:31 answering member 3428 label Biography information for Lord Astor of Hever
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

89910

registered interest
date	01/09/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Merlin Helicopters
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Astor of Hever on 6 November 2013 (HL 2992–5), whether programme funding has been agreed for ship-optimisation of the Merlin Mk3 helicopter.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL1752
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>The Merlin Life Sustainment Programme was approved and contracted in December 2013 with funding to update 25 Merlin MK3/3a helicopters with new avionic systems to overcome obsolescence issues as well as ship optimisation enhancements including the addition of a folding main rotor head and folding tail. The upgrade project will enable embarked operations from Royal Navy ships.</p> answering member printed Lord Astor of Hever question first answered 22/09/2014 12:52:30 answering member 3428 label Biography information for Lord Astor of Hever
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

89911

registered interest
date	01/09/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Merlin Helicopters
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Astor of Hever on 25 October 2013 (HL2640), whether Nimrod MRA4 ASW technology has now been incorporated into the Merlin Mk2.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL1753
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2014 answer text <p>The Anti Submarine Warfare capability developed on Nimrod MR2 for the Nimrod MRA4, has been approved and funded and is in the process of being integrated onto the Merlin Mk2 aircraft. The capability is expected to be in service in 2016.</p> answering member printed Lord Astor of Hever question first answered 22/09/2014 12:54:37 answering member 3428 label Biography information for Lord Astor of Hever
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

89912

registered interest
date	01/09/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Navy
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Astor of Hever on 25 October 2013 (HL2640), what programme of work the Royal Navy is undertaking to establish the best way to replace the maritime capability that was to be provided by the Nimrod MRA4; and whether that programme has included work at the maritime warfare training schools at HMS Collingwood.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL1754
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2014 answer text <p>Staff from Navy Command, including from the Maritime Warfare Centre at HMS Collingwood, and Air Command are actively involved in studies on future wide area maritime surveillance, which are being led by the Joint Forces Command. In particular, the Royal Navy is providing submarine, aviation, information superiority and warfare experts to inform the Air Information Superiority Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance (ISTAR) Optimisation Study (AIOS) and related work. The AIOS is considering a number of options for wide area surveillance, including the use of manned and unmanned aircraft and the use of space-based assets, primarily with a view to informing the forthcoming Strategic Defence and Security Review.</p> answering member printed Lord Astor of Hever question first answered 22/09/2014 12:59:01 answering member 3428 label Biography information for Lord Astor of Hever
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

89913

registered interest
date	01/09/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Navy: Military Aircraft
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many Royal Navy pilots are flying (1) F35 aircraft with the US military, (2) F18 aircraft with the US military, (3) Typhoon aircraft, (4) Hawk aircraft, or (5) any other type of fast jet with another nation’s military.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL1755
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The information requested regarding the number of Royal Navy pilots flying the specific aircraft is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>F35 aircraft with the United States (US) military</p></td><td><p>&lt;5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>F18 aircraft with the US military</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Typhoon aircraft</p></td><td><p>&lt;5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hawk aircraft</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other types of fast jet with another nation's military</p></td><td><p>&lt;10</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Note: Figures have been rounded where appropriate in accordance with Departmental conventions.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Astor of Hever question first answered 22/09/2014 13:02:02 answering member 3428 label Biography information for Lord Astor of Hever
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

89924

registered interest
date	01/09/2014
answering body	The Lord Chairman of Committees
answering dept id	200
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name	Chairman of Committees (HoL)
hansard heading	House of Lords: Software
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Chairman of Committees how many Members of the House of Lords have been unable to access features such as their emails and calendars since the switch to Office 365.
tabling member printed	Baroness Finlay of Llandaff
uin	HL1766
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2014 answer text <p>Between 14<sup>th</sup> July and 31<sup>st</sup> August, PICT logged cases from 237 Members which directly related to issues resulting from the migration of their mailboxes to Microsoft Office 365. The cases covered a wide variety of issues including reconfiguration of desktops, laptops and mobile devices; we do not know the number of Members who were unable to access their email or calendar.</p><p> </p><p>PICT apologises for the problems that the implementation of Office 365 caused for some Members of the House of Lords.</p> answering member printed Lord Sewel question first answered 22/09/2014 12:33:15 answering member 2124 label Biography information for Lord Sewel
tabling member	3609 label Biography information for Baroness Finlay of Llandaff

89927

registered interest
date	01/09/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Debts
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Deighton on 11 August (HL1638), whether they, or the Financial Conduct Authority, have made an assessment of the effect on the market for debt management services of the absence of notification of the existence of free debt management services in cold calling by lead generators on behalf of fee-charging debt management services; and if not whether they plan to instruct the Financial Conduct Authority to make such an assessment.
tabling member printed	Lord Sharkey
uin	HL1769
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p>The Financial Conduct Authority has put in place binding requirements on fee-charging debt management firms to signpost customers to free independent debt advice at the first point of contact, including when contacted following a referral from a lead generator.</p><p> </p><p>The FCA is monitoring the compliance of debt management firms with</p><p>its rules on an ongoing basis via its supervision of such firms and from 1 October 2014, all debt management firms are required to submit to the full scrutiny of the FCA authorisation process which will involve a comprehensive consideration of all aspects of their compliance.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The FCA is also undertaking an in-depth thematic review of the debt management sector to assess the quality of advice, looking at whether firms are recommending appropriate debt solutions, and how incentive structures and the use of lead generators may be affecting consumers.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Deighton grouped question UIN HL1770 question first answered 13/10/2014 12:31:05 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
tabling member	4196 label Biography information for Lord Sharkey

89928

registered interest
date	01/09/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Debts
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what mechanisms are in place to ensure that (1) on first contact with potential customers, fee charging debt management companies notify of them of the existence of free debt management services, and (2) such notification is sufficient to produce an awareness of the existence of the free service.
tabling member printed	Lord Sharkey
uin	HL1770
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p>The Financial Conduct Authority has put in place binding requirements on fee-charging debt management firms to signpost customers to free independent debt advice at the first point of contact, including when contacted following a referral from a lead generator.</p><p> </p><p>The FCA is monitoring the compliance of debt management firms with</p><p>its rules on an ongoing basis via its supervision of such firms and from 1 October 2014, all debt management firms are required to submit to the full scrutiny of the FCA authorisation process which will involve a comprehensive consideration of all aspects of their compliance.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The FCA is also undertaking an in-depth thematic review of the debt management sector to assess the quality of advice, looking at whether firms are recommending appropriate debt solutions, and how incentive structures and the use of lead generators may be affecting consumers.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Deighton grouped question UIN HL1769 question first answered 13/10/2014 12:31:07 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
tabling member	4196 label Biography information for Lord Sharkey

89944

registered interest
date	01/09/2014
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Rivers: Somerset
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the progress of the work to dredge the Rivers Barrett and Tone in the Somerset Levels so far during 2014.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL1786
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2014 answer text <p>The dredging is going well. The Environment Agency remains on target to complete the 8km dredge of the Rivers Parrett and Tone by 31 October 2014. As of 5 September, there is 3.2km of river left to dredge.</p> answering member printed Lord De Mauley question first answered 22/09/2014 13:08:14 answering member 2202 label Biography information for Lord De Mauley
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten