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1723728

registered interest
date	25/07/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Bases: Greater London
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made, if any, of future use for the disused military barracks and drill hall at 76D Rochester Row, London SW1.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL353
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/08/2024 answer text <p>Rochester Row was identified for disposal under plans to achieve a more efficient, modern and capability focussed Defence estate. Army Reserve Estate Optimisation are engaging with the Reserve Forces’ and Cadets’ Association (RFCA) to discuss the future plans for the site.</p><p> </p><p>Where sites are disposed of on the Volunteer Estate, receipts are reinvested to enable betterment at other Reserve locations across the country, supporting Homeland Resilience, National Defence and Mobilisation.</p> answering member printed Lord Coaker question first answered 07/08/2024 15:06:56 answering member 360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

1688810

registered interest
date	12/02/2024
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 His Majesty's Government how many warships are available to the Royal Navy, and how many officers of the rank of rear admiral and above.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL2403
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2024 answer text <p>As at 16 February 2024, the Royal Navy has 29 warships of which there are 20 available. The warship numbers included are: Offshore Patrol Vessels, Frigates, Destroyers, Aircraft Carriers and Landing Platform (Docks).</p><p> </p><p>There are currently 14 officers of the rank of Rear Admiral and above serving in Navy Command. There are an additional 27 serving across the MOD, as well as other Government Departments and NATO, at the time of the most recently published figures (October 2023). The figures for the number of officers at the rank of Rear Admiral and above are taken from the Quarterly Service Personnel Statistics available at the following website: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/quarterly-service-personnel-statistics-2023" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/quarterly-service-personnel-statistics-2023</a></p><p> </p> answering member printed The Earl of Minto question first answered 27/02/2024 17:16:25 answering member 4952 label Biography information for The Earl of Minto
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

1686110

registered interest
date	30/01/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what is the purpose of HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales; and what assessment they have made of the extent to which that purpose has been achieved.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL2044
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2024 answer text <p>The purpose of HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales is to provide the UK a Carrier Strike Group (CSG) capability. A CSG is a secure, versatile, agile and survivable, well-found sovereign operating base that exerts global influence through power projection, which, enabled by sea control and with minimal risk, delivers strike warfare against targets ashore.</p><p> </p><p>The UK CSG has made steady progress towards becoming a fully operational force, with Initial Operating Capability (IOC) of Carrier Strike (CS) declared in 2021, and the milestones for Full Operating Capability (FOC) are being reviewed. With the IOC CS declaration, CS deployments continue to take place annually with preparations for an FOC scale deployment.</p> answering member printed The Earl of Minto question first answered 12/02/2024 12:00:18 answering member 4952 label Biography information for The Earl of Minto
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

1683947

registered interest
date	22/01/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Navy: Tunisia
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government on how many occasions in the past year Royal Naval and Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessels have visited Tunisian (1) ports, and (2) territorial waters.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL1805
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2024 answer text <p>No Royal Navy or Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessels have visited Tunisian ports or territorial waters during the past year.</p> answering member printed The Earl of Minto question first answered 05/02/2024 16:47:41 answering member 4952 label Biography information for The Earl of Minto
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

1662242

registered interest
date	20/09/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ammunition
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the non-nuclear ammunition available to UK armed forces.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL10372
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/10/2023 answer text <p>Defence continually manages and analyses its stocks of non-nuclear ammunition through the Key Munitions Planning process, whilst also reviewing industrial capacity and supply chains, both domestically and internationally. The Department remains fully engaged with industry, allies and partners to ensure that equipment and munitions levels remain under continual review and are subject to adjustment in support of evolving Defence requirements.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 04/10/2023 11:56:06 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

1626826

registered interest
date	10/05/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Tunisia: Navy
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government when, during the past 10 years, Royal Navy vessels have visited Tunisian waters and ports.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL7747
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2023 answer text <p>Royal Navy Surface vessels have visited Tunisian waters and ports eight times since 2012. May 2014, December 2017, August 2018; October 2018; September 2020, October 2020 April 2021 and November 2022.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 24/05/2023 16:33:39 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

1288542

registered interest
date	22/02/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Monuments
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether there is a national memorial to the 395 National Servicemen who were killed in action between 1945 and 1963; and, if not, whether there are plans to establish one.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL13483
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2021 answer text <p>There is a National Service Memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum, which recognises the contribution of those who did National Service from 1945 to 1963. In addition, the names of those personnel who were killed in action on National Service between 1948 and 1963 are listed on the Armed Forces Memorial, also at the Arboretum. The Commonwealth War Graves Commission commemorate war dead prior to 1948.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 03/03/2021 12:21:39 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

1276461

registered interest
date	13/01/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Qatar: Military Bases
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact on their relations with the government of Qatar of the presence of a Turkish military base in Qatar; and whether UK armed forces undertake any activity with the Turkish military stationed in Qatar.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL12113
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2021 answer text <p>The UK and Qatar share an enduring defence partnership, most notably through a joint Typhoon squadron. The UK and Turkey also have a longstanding and strong bilateral defence relationship. We look forward to continued collaboration with all our friends in the Gulf to strengthen our shared security interests. UK Armed Forces do not undertake activity with the Turkish military stationed in Qatar.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 25/01/2021 12:20:10 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

1110690

registered interest
date	09/04/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Turkey: Arms Trade
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 Ahmad of Wimbledon on 28 March (HL14668), which weapons exported to Turkey from the UK are capable of interoperability with current and proposed defence systems, such as the S-400 missiles.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL15154
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2019 answer text <p>None of the weapons systems which the United Kingdom has thus far exported to the Republic of Turkey are considered interoperable with current and proposed Russian defence systems, such as S-400.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 25/04/2019 15:11:40 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten