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1608704

	registered interest
	date	29/03/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Military Bases: Insulation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the insulation targets for the Defence Estate are.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	176551
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2023 answer text <p>The Strategy for Defence Infrastructure, published in Jan 2022, sets the ambition for a Net Zero built estate with a focus on reducing emissions through reducing demand, increasing efficiency, and moving away from fossil fuels. Initiatives to improve insulation are key to increasing the efficiency of the built estate, reducing running coasts, improving the thermal comfort of Defence people, helping to reduce energy bills for Service Families, and improving resilience against the impacts of Climate Change.</p><p> </p><p>Defence has invested over £500 million in Service Family Accommodation (SFA) over the past three financial years which includes a drive to improve the thermal efficiency of homes and to meet EPC C ratings by 2035 . This includes: over 1,000 homes with external wall insulation; 600 new boilers; 4,000 new roofs; and 2,600 homes with new doors and windows. Defence is also progressively increasing loft insulation across the Estate to a depth of 300mm versus the industry standard of 270mm.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, Defence is delivering a £2 billion investment programme to improve Single Living Accommodation (SLA) over the next 10 years to ensure the Defence Minimum Standard is met, including for thermal comfort, and providing c40,000 new bedspaces that meet Net Zero building standards.</p><p> </p><p>Although there are currently no specific targets in place for insulation, it is recognised that good levels of insulation will be required across the whole of the built estate to meet our Net Zero ambition. A supporting Estate Sustainability Sub-Strategy is under development to plot the route to Net Zero (roadmap) which will include energy efficiency interventions. The roadmap will be informed by a decision support tool that will identify optimal interventions in terms of value for money and emission reduction e.g. insulation or LED lighting programmes.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 21/04/2023 08:47:08 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1664818

	registered interest
	date	16/10/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	RFA Wave Knight and RFA Wave Ruler: Deployment
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have considered operating the RFA’s Wave Ruler and Knight with the carrier strike group providing partial solid support in the absence of Fort Victoria and until the first Fleet Solid Support Ship comes into service.
	tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
	uin	HL10598
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2023 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 26/10/2023 12:02:14 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
	tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

1666944

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces Covenant: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether military veterans living in Northern Ireland can fully access all provisions of the Armed Forces Covenant available in other parts of the UK.
	tabling member printed	Lord Weir of Ballyholme
	uin	HL10799
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2023 answer text <p>The Armed Forces Covenant continues to be a key Government priority and provides support to the Armed Forces community across the UK, ensuring that they are treated fairly. This commitment was strengthened in November 2022 with the introduction of a new statutory Covenant Duty. This places a duty of due regard on specific public bodies to ensure they consider the Covenant principles when conducting certain of their functions in healthcare, housing, and education, with the aim of improving outcomes for the Armed Forces community.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, over 11,000 organisations have signed pledges in support of the Covenant to the wider benefit of the Armed Forces community.</p><p> </p><p>The Armed Forces Covenant applies equally across the UK, including Northern Ireland. Good progress is being made in delivery of the Covenant in Northern Ireland, though its unique historical and political circumstances mean that delivery of the Covenant has to be approached in a different way to the rest of the UK. The Armed Forces Community in Northern Ireland is currently supported through 38 (Irish) Brigade, the Veterans Welfare Service Northern Ireland, and the Northern Ireland Veterans' Support Office. These organisations work with government departments, local councils, and the third sector to ensure that serving personnel and veterans, and their families, get the support they need.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie grouped question UIN HL10798 question first answered 26/10/2023 10:15:50 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
	tabling member	4970 label Biography information for Lord Weir of Ballyholme

1666943

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces Covenant
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made with the implementation of the Armed Forces Covenant throughout all parts of the UK.
	tabling member printed	Lord Weir of Ballyholme
	uin	HL10798
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2023 answer text <p>The Armed Forces Covenant continues to be a key Government priority and provides support to the Armed Forces community across the UK, ensuring that they are treated fairly. This commitment was strengthened in November 2022 with the introduction of a new statutory Covenant Duty. This places a duty of due regard on specific public bodies to ensure they consider the Covenant principles when conducting certain of their functions in healthcare, housing, and education, with the aim of improving outcomes for the Armed Forces community.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, over 11,000 organisations have signed pledges in support of the Covenant to the wider benefit of the Armed Forces community.</p><p> </p><p>The Armed Forces Covenant applies equally across the UK, including Northern Ireland. Good progress is being made in delivery of the Covenant in Northern Ireland, though its unique historical and political circumstances mean that delivery of the Covenant has to be approached in a different way to the rest of the UK. The Armed Forces Community in Northern Ireland is currently supported through 38 (Irish) Brigade, the Veterans Welfare Service Northern Ireland, and the Northern Ireland Veterans' Support Office. These organisations work with government departments, local councils, and the third sector to ensure that serving personnel and veterans, and their families, get the support they need.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie grouped question UIN HL10799 question first answered 26/10/2023 10:15:50 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
	tabling member	4970 label Biography information for Lord Weir of Ballyholme

1662638

	registered interest
	date	02/10/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Kosovo: Peacekeeping Operations
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether there are any UK armed forces in Kosovo; and if so, whether they are within a NATO or EU armed presence.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kilclooney
	uin	HL10463
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2023 answer text <p>The UK routinely contributes 41 personnel to NATO's KFOR mission, including an important contribution to KFOR’s intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capability. Additionally, a defence advisor and a non-resident Defence Attaché support our bilateral relationship with Kosovo.</p><p> </p><p>Following a request from Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) and as outlined in the Gov.uk press release published on 1 October 2023, the UK will also deploy the Strategic Reserve Force held at readiness in the UK. Around 200 soldiers from 1st Battalion of the Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment will join the 400-strong British contingent already in country as part of an annual exercise.</p><p> </p><p>This follows on from the violent attack on Kosovo Police in northern Kosovo on 24 September and increasing tensions in the region.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 16/10/2023 16:33:21 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
	tabling member	657 label Biography information for Lord Kilclooney

1662317

	registered interest
	date	21/09/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Radiation Exposure
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to place in the Library of the House copies of the following files, recently revealed to exist by the Atomic Weapons Establishment: (1) Transcript of proceedings 15 November 1984, (2) Royal Commission (RC)1 RC558, pages 988 to 1284, 13 August 1954, (3) AWRE Aldermaston Health Physics Division report on Tritium, 27 October 1958, (4) Arrangements for Examining Urine of Personnel Exposed to Ingesting or Inhaling Radioactive Material, 5 February 1958, (5) Request for arrangements of examining urine of personnel exposed to the risk of ingesting or inhaling radioactive material, 5 January 1958, (6) Reply to Regarding the Arrangements for Urine Testing of Personnel, between 20 January and 20 February 1958, (7) The Arrangements for Urine Testing of Personnel, 20 February 1958, (8) Radiological Safety of Personnel from the Medical Aspect, 24 February 1958, (9) Dose Record Grapple Z – record of 4 urine samples, 17 January 1958, (10) UKAEA – Weapons Group – Fourth Annual Report on Health and Safety, 2 January 1959, and (11) Preliminary Report to the Technical Director: Summary of Biological Observations at Operation Hurricane, 1 January 1952.
	tabling member printed	Lord Watson of Wyre Forest
	uin	HL10437
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/10/2023 answer text <p>There are no plans to place the information in the Library of the House.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 05/10/2023 09:57:04 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
	tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

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

1662171

	registered interest
	date	19/09/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: HIV Infection
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Goldie on 13 July (HL8900), whether they will publish the RAF’s evidence review on HIV in the context of aviation.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Barker
	uin	HL10306
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/10/2023 answer text <p>The Royal Air Force do not intend to publish the evidence review that informed the policy changes for HIV and the Aircrew Profession.</p><p>The Royal Air Force’s evidence review was principally based upon work previously published by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency and UK Civil Aviation Authority guidelines on HIV in the context of aviation. The RAF benchmarked this evidence against the usual standards and risk thresholds that underpin military aviation safety.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 03/10/2023 15:57:01 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
	tabling member	2501 label Biography information for Baroness Barker

1662200

	registered interest
	date	19/09/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Shipbuilding: Portsmouth North
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the member of Parliament for Portsmouth North regarding the plan to build three ships in that constituency to assist in disaster relief and other operations.
	tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
	uin	HL10335
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/10/2023 answer text <p>There are no plans for the Ministry of Defence to build any disaster relief vessels in the constituency of Portsmouth North and there have been no Ministerial discussions on the matter.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 03/10/2023 15:23:07 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
	tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

1662172

	registered interest
	date	19/09/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: HIV Infection
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Goldie on 13 July (HL8900), whether the RAF considered the recent HIV policy changes in civil aviation as part of its evidence review on HIV in the context of aviation.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Barker
	uin	HL10307
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/10/2023 answer text <p>Recent policy changes in civil aviation were considered in the formulation of the Royal Air Force policy regarding HIV and the Aircrew Profession which was endorsed by a tri-Service committee comprised of medical specialists. The Chief Medical Officer of the Civil Aviation Authority and the Senior Medical Officer of the National Air Traffic Control Service are members of this committee to ensure appropriate benchmarking of military aviation medicine policy against civilian standards.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 03/10/2023 15:21:38 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
	tabling member	2501 label Biography information for Baroness Barker