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1002225

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Foreign Nationals
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have a policy towards the recruitment of Fijians into the British Armed Forces.
	tabling member printed	Lord Goodlad
	uin	HL11246
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2018 answer text <p>To be eligible to join the British Armed Forces an individual must be a British, Irish or Commonwealth citizen, either as a sole or dual national. As Fiji is a member of the Commonwealth, its citizens are eligible to apply to join. There is no recruitment process specifically for Fijian nationals. All British, Irish and Commonwealth nationals are required to make an online application and, if successful, will then go through the recruitment and selection assessment process in the UK for the Service they are applying to join.</p><p> </p><p>Information held by the Ministry of Defence on the numbers of Regular personnel who reported a Fijian nationality on joining the British Armed Forces in each Financial Year (FY) since 1998-99 is provided in the following table.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Number of Regular personnel reporting a Fijian nationality on intake to the British Armed Forces (FYs 1998-99 to 2017-18)</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>FY</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Royal Navy/Royal Marines</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Army</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Royal Air Force (RAF)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>160</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p><strong>160</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p><strong>70</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p><strong>10</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>10</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>20</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>50</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p><strong>70</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>40</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>50</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008-09</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>140</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p><strong>170</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007-08</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>220</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>240</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006-07</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p><strong>20</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005-06</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>110</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p><strong>110</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2004-05</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>220</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p><strong>220</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2003-04</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>280</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p><strong>280</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2002-03</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>470</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p><strong>470</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2001-02</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>490</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p><strong>490</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2000-01</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>260</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p><strong>260</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1999-00</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>320</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p><strong>320</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1998-99</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p><strong>20</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>110</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 2,980 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>10</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 3,100 </strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Notes:</strong></p><ol><li>Nationality is not part of the Royal Navy/Royal Marines and RAF legacy datasets (data held prior to the introduction of the Joint Personnel Administration System) and as such figures for these Services are included only from 2007-08 for Royal Navy/Royal Marines and 2006-07 for RAF.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="2"><li>The declaration rate for nationality on intake for FY 2017-18 is 99.1%. Some personnel will declare their nationality after intake; figures in this table show nationality declared at intake.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="3"><li>Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10. ‘~’ indicates a number less than 5. ‘-‘ indicates zero.</li></ol><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL11245 question first answered 13/11/2018 15:48:50 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	670 label Biography information for Lord Goodlad

1002239

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Nuclear Submarines
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether Commanding Officers of nuclear submarines have access to a military lawyer about the law of armed conflict.
	tabling member printed	Lord Judd
	uin	HL11260
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2018 answer text <p>All Service personnel, including Commanding Officers of ballistic missile submarines, receive training on the law of armed conflict (LOAC), including during initial basic training phases, staff courses and promotion courses. Personnel are also required to undertake annual LOAC training to agreed standards.</p><p>Her Majesty's Government, which receives legal advice, is clear that the use of nuclear weapons - like all weapons - would be subject to the requirements of the LOAC. Only the Prime Minister can authorise the firing of nuclear weapons and the Commanding Officer of the ballistic missile submarine must confirm that the authorisation to fire meets the rigorous authentication processes in place.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 13/11/2018 15:49:28 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	1660 label Biography information for Lord Judd

1002493

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
	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 prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder among (1) serving members of the British Armed Forces, and (2) former service personnel.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Sherlock
	uin	HL11334
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>Defence Statistics publishes annual reports on mental health in the UK Armed Forces. The most recent of these shows that, in the financial year 2017-18, 299 UK Armed Forces personnel had an initial assessment for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder at a Ministry of Defence (MOD) Department of Community Mental Health (DCMH). This represents 0.2% of the total Armed Forces population, or 2 in 1,000 personnel.</p><p>Neither the Ministry of Defence nor the Department of Health hold equivalent verified data on the number of former Service personnel who were diagnosed with a mental disorder (including PTSD) after leaving service. However, the Government is committed to ensuring that ex-Service personnel receive effective care and treatment through the NHS, and in his Budget on 29 October the Chancellor announced an additional £10 million to support veterans' mental health projects. The £10 million will be distributed to projects throughout the UK by the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust under an open application programme to be called the Veterans Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 20/11/2018 15:31:24 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	4147 label Biography information for Baroness Sherlock

1002501

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Shipbuilding
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether orders for new Solid Support Ships and Type 31e frigates are being dealt with as part of the UK’s shipbuilding strategy.
	tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
	uin	HL11342
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>Yes.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 19/11/2018 15:29:42 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

1002502

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Type 45 Destroyers
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to fit T45 destroyers with strike length MK 41 vertical launching systems as part of their Power Improvement Project.
	tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
	uin	HL11343
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2018 answer text <p>The Power Improvement Project for the Type 45 Destroyers is separate from the Royal Navy's continuing review of their operational requirements to ensure warships are equipped with an appropriate array of offensive and defensive weapons to enable them to fulfil their operational roles. We will not reveal details of the nature of such considerations as to do so would, or would be likely to, prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the Armed Forces.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 14/11/2018 16:07:03 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

1005584

	registered interest
	date	12/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Red Arrows
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government which companies they expect to provide the £2.5 billion in foreign direct investment for the UK which the Royal Air Force expects to be generated by the Red Arrows' 2019 tour of the US and Canada.
	tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
	uin	HL11355
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2018 answer text <p>The RAF is a key contributor to the UK's prosperity agenda by facilitating the GREAT campaign's targeted commercial and wealth generating activities within designated countries which for the 2019 tour will be the US and Canada. The £2.5 billion is an estimate based on previous tours. It is too early to provide the names of companies we expect to provide foreign direct investment as agreements have still to be reached.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 22/11/2018 15:11:26 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1005647

	registered interest
	date	12/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Veterans: Health
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they propose to take to help to improve the health and wellbeing of military veterans.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL11418
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2018 answer text <p>This Government wants to continue to support veterans and to do more, which is why on 14 November 2018 we published the Strategy for our Veterans (Cm 9726) and supporting UK Government Consultation Paper (Cm 9727) that outlines what we aim to do and consults on how we will achieve it. The full documents can be found at the following link:</p><p><strong>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/strategy-for-our-veterans. </strong></p><p> </p><p>By 2028 we will be doing more to ensure that each veteran is valued, contributing and supported. One of our aims is that all veterans enjoy a state of positive physical and mental health and wellbeing, enabling them to contribute to wider aspects of society. In order to achieve this outcome, we will focus our efforts on enabling consistency of medical outcomes for veterans, through a smooth transition of provision from in-Service to post-Service and sharing effective practices amongst clinical and healthcare communities; providing bespoke treatment for those veterans who have bespoke needs because of their service, and targeting any identified health and wellbeing needs of veterans in comparison to the general population.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Veterans’ health is broadly aligned with that of the rest of the general population and most veterans’ health requirements are sufficiently met by existing NHS provision. However, several tailored initiatives are already in place to cater for specific veteran needs, including priority access to NHS secondary care in England, Scotland and Wales for Service related conditions, subject to the clinical need of all patients. Further work is also ongoing to increase awareness of the Armed Forces Covenant within the NHS, such as the Royal College of General Practitioners Accreditation programme (over 90 GP practices in the pilot area of the West Midlands) and Veterans Covenant Hospital Alliance, improved e-learning packages and the inclusion of the Covenant as part of the curriculum for all GPs nationally.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 22/11/2018 16:21:38 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe attachment 1 file name Strategy_for_our_Veterans_FINAL.pdf title Strategy for our veterans
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1006666

	registered interest
	date	13/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Allowances
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what allowance is paid to Ministry of Defence officials based in offices outside London when they are required to stay overnight in London in connection with their work.
	tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
	uin	HL11446
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2018 answer text <p>Civil servants employed by the Ministry of Defence (MOD) can claim for the additional expense incurred through economy class travel, overnight accommodation booked through the Defence Travel Hotel Booking Service and the cost of subsistence when undertaking business travel (also known as 'duty travel' or 'detached duty'). This may be for a meeting, conference, approved training course, or other business requirement, at a location different to an employee's usual place of work.</p><p>In addition to the necessary expenses incurred through travel, accommodation and subsistence, MOD civil servants who travel and stay overnight can claim an Incidental Expenses Allowance of £3 per night in the UK for additional, specific miscellaneous costs such as laundry charges.</p><p>In accordance with the Civil Service Management Code, staff should not profit from official duties, nor be out of pocket. The MOD has clear policies and guidance on what may be claimed, and on audit requirements for individual travellers, line managers and business areas.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 22/11/2018 15:17:23 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

1006693

	registered interest
	date	13/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Patrol Craft
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government at how many days readiness Batch 1 River-class offshore patrol vessels are held; and whether such vessels are fully manned when held in readiness.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
	uin	HL11473
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>It is Ministry of Defence policy not to publish details of the readiness states of individual Royal Navy vessels or types for the purpose of safeguarding national security.</p><p>The Noble Lord will be aware of the Secretary of State's announcement, on 22 November, 2018 that we will retain the three Royal Navy Batch 1 Offshore Patrol Vessels, for at least the next two years. HMS Tyne, HMS Mersey and HMS Severn will forward-operate from their namesake rivers - from Newcastle, Liverpool and the Cardiff area respectively - safeguarding UK waters and supporting fishery protection.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL11474 question first answered 26/11/2018 16:27:09 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie

1006694

	registered interest
	date	13/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Patrol Craft
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to deploy Batch 1 River-class offshore patrol vessels after Brexit.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
	uin	HL11474
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>It is Ministry of Defence policy not to publish details of the readiness states of individual Royal Navy vessels or types for the purpose of safeguarding national security.</p><p>The Noble Lord will be aware of the Secretary of State's announcement, on 22 November, 2018 that we will retain the three Royal Navy Batch 1 Offshore Patrol Vessels, for at least the next two years. HMS Tyne, HMS Mersey and HMS Severn will forward-operate from their namesake rivers - from Newcastle, Liverpool and the Cardiff area respectively - safeguarding UK waters and supporting fishery protection.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL11473 question first answered 26/11/2018 16:27:09 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie