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755189

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Navy: Termination of Employment
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government how many Royal Navy personnel left the service as a result of the cuts arising from the Strategic Defence and Security Review 2010.
	tabling member printed	Lord Touhig
	uin	HL1197
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2017 answer text <p>A total of 1,137 Royal Navy and Royal Marines personnel were made redundant under the Armed Forces Redundancy Programme announced in the Strategic Defence and Security Review 2010.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 27/07/2017 13:29:06 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	542 label Biography information for Lord Touhig

755164

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	RAF Northolt
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government how much revenue the RAF secured from operating commercial flights at RAF Northolt in each of the last three years.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
	uin	HL1172
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2017 answer text <p>Income from civilian commercial aviation using RAF Northolt for the last three financial years (FY) is given below.</p><p>Additional income is generated by leases and I will write to the Noble Baroness with further details.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>FY</p></td><td><p>Financial Income (£millions)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>8.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>5.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>6.8</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 27/07/2017 13:25:12 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

755165

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	RAF Northolt
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what contribution is being made by operators of commercial flights at RAF Northolt towards the cost of upgrading the runway and airport facilities.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
	uin	HL1173
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2017 answer text <p>RAF Northolt is a military airbase and the runway and airfield facilities at the Station are being upgraded in order to meet military operational requirements. Civilian commercial operators are charged to utilise irreducible spare capacity at the Station,but have not been asked to contribute to the cost of the upgrades.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 27/07/2017 13:23:56 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

753330

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made on scientific and technical research into nuclear verification since 2015; whether the UK is actively seeking other non-nuclear weapons states partners; and what resources they have allocated for this work until 2020.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer
	uin	HL1018
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2017 answer text <p>Since 2015 the UK has conducted a series of successful exercises to support our ability to assess the efficiency and limitations of potential warhead reduction treaty verification technologies. The UK has drawn together its bilateral verification research programmes with Norway and the US to form a quadrilateral research initiative with Norway, the US and Sweden. Additionally it makes its nuclear disarmament verification research available to the International Partnership on Nuclear Disarmament Verification, the majority of members of which are non-nuclear weapons states. The Ministry of Defence has an active Arms Control Verification Research programme, at the Atomic Weapons Establishment. I am withholding further information on resources as its disclosure would, or would be likely to, prejudice commercial interests.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 27/07/2017 10:13:12 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	1934 label Biography information for Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer

752418

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what proposals they have for maintaining the UK's intelligence, surveillance, targeting, acquisition, and reconnaissance capability.
	tabling member printed	Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
	uin	HL864
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2017 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence continues to sustain and deliver multiple intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition, and reconnaissance (ISTAR) programmes in line with our announcements during the Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015. These capabilities enable us to build our understanding across the five domains of Space, Maritime, Land, Air and Cyber. We also continue to benefit from significant investment in our ability to share intelligence across Government and with key Allies.</p><p> </p><p>During 2016, two major ISTAR programmes sponsored by Joint Forces Command and now in delivery with the Royal Air Force received approval to proceed to the demonstration and manufacture phases of the acquisition cycle. The P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft will be operated from RAF Lossiemouth and enhance our ability to counter an increasing submarine threat. Protector will replace Reaper as the UK's armed remotely piloted air system (RPAS) capability and will be equipped with UK precision-guided weapons.</p><p> </p><p>Our Signals Intelligence capability has been enhanced by improvements to Royal Navy platforms and by the recent delivery of the third Airseeker aircraft.</p><p> </p><p>We have also learned much from the investment in our ability to fuse open source intelligence with more traditional sources, and our ability to analyse this increasing amount of data will be improved by further investment in data science capabilities.</p><p> </p><p>Finally, in order to ensure the UK remains one step ahead of our adversaries, we continue to invest in science and technology to develop new sensors and improve our ability to exploit information.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 27/07/2017 10:13:47 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	627 label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem

755190

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Navy: Technology
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what technology they have employed to make personnel efficiencies in the Royal Navy.
	tabling member printed	Lord Touhig
	uin	HL1198
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2017 answer text <p>The Royal Navy (RN) continues to improve and refine the design, construction and reliability of ships and submarines while maximising technological advances: this allows complements to be smaller than previous generations. Development of autonomous systems such as unmanned underwater vehicles and underwater search and disposal systems are some of the main areas where we have experienced the greatest advances.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 27/07/2017 13:28:17 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	542 label Biography information for Lord Touhig

755186

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2017
	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	Her Majesty's Government what was the cost of the Integrated Full Electric Propulsion system for the Type 45 Destroyers.
	tabling member printed	Lord Touhig
	uin	HL1194
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2017 answer text <p>This information is not held.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 27/07/2017 13:25:26 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	542 label Biography information for Lord Touhig

755188

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2017
	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	Her Majesty's Government when they expect to make the main investment decision for resolution of the power and propulsion issues relating to the Type 45 Destroyers.
	tabling member printed	Lord Touhig
	uin	HL1196
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2017 answer text <p>We aim to take the main investment decision and award the contract for the Power Improvement Project in early 2018.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 27/07/2017 13:24:54 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	542 label Biography information for Lord Touhig

755166

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	RAF Northolt
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government whether a noise mitigation plan exists for RAF Northolt; and if so, how that plan can be accessed by members of the public.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
	uin	HL1174
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2017 answer text <p>Stringent noise abatement procedures are in place for aircraft movements and ground engine runs. These are published online in the RAF Northolt Defence Aerodrome Manual which can be accessed via the RAF Northolt website at the link below:</p><p>http://www.londonvipairport.com/docs/operatingmanual.pdf</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 27/07/2017 09:56:02 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe attachment 1 file name operatingmanual PQHL1174.pdf title RAF NORTHOLT Defence Aerodrome Manual
	tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

753946

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Navy: Engineers
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government whether there has been an improvement in the recruitment and retention of engineer officers and senior engine room ratings in both the Royal Navy and Royal Fleet Auxiliary following the recent Ministry of Defence studies into remuneration packages.
	tabling member printed	Lord MacKenzie of Culkein
	uin	HL1092
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2017 answer text <p>The Royal Navy (RN) and the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) have a number of measures, both remunerative and non-remunerative, to improve the recruitment and retention of engineers. Given the range of measures in place, it is not possible to attribute the overall effect on retention and recruitment to a particular measure or study.</p><p>There are positive signs for the RN in terms of engineering officer and rating recruitment and retention, and for RFA retention. However, like many employers in the maritime sector, both the RN and the RFA face a significant challenge in recruiting engineering expertise, and they will continue to assess their personnel requirements and the ways in which this situation can be addressed.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 27/07/2017 13:26:04 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	2507 label Biography information for Lord MacKenzie of Culkein