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46676

	registered interest
	date	02/04/2014
	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	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many Royal Navy ships were newly commissioned in the financial year 2013–14.
	tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
	uin	HL6554
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2014 answer text <p>HMS DUNCAN was commissioned on 26 September 2013. In the same month, HMS PROTECTOR was purchased outright by the Royal Navy, having previously operated on a long lease.</p><p> </p><p>In November 2013, the Ministry of Defence announced its intention to purchase three new offshore patrol vessels.</p><p> </p><p>This demonstrates Her Majesty's Government's continuing commitment to investing in a strong and versatile Royal Navy capable of securing and protecting our national interests for the future.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Astor of Hever question first answered 09/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3428 label Biography information for Lord Astor of Hever
	tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

63097

	registered interest
	date	23/06/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	World War I
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many bodies of those killed in the First World War are currently unburied; and what are theirplans for theirinterment.
	tabling member printed	Lord Faulkner of Worcester
	uin	HL506
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) currently holds the remains of 43 British service personnel killed in the First World War. A further eight sets of remains which were recovered with those of British personnel, are now believed to be members of other Commonwealth forces.<br><br>The Ministry of Defence has an agreed target with the CWGC to complete investigations and reinter remains, with appropriate honours, within 18 months of discovery.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Astor of Hever question first answered 02/07/2014 15:51:35 answering member 3428 label Biography information for Lord Astor of Hever
	tabling member	2472 label Biography information for Lord Faulkner of Worcester

47785

	registered interest
	date	08/04/2014
	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	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many claims for hearing loss they have received from former members of the Ulster Defence Regiment.
	tabling member printed	Lord Empey
	uin	HL6733
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2014 answer text <p>Claims for damages brought against the Ministry of Defence are not recorded in a manner that enables the specific regiment or unit of a claimant to be identified without incurring disproportionate cost. 10,148 such claims have been received in the last six years from current and former Service personnel serving in Northern Ireland. Around 7,500 such claims have been successful to date, and the total value of compensation paid as a result has been around £62.3 million.</p> answering member printed Lord Astor of Hever grouped question UIN HL6735 question first answered 23/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3428 label Biography information for Lord Astor of Hever
	tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

63818

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Royal Fleet Auxiliary
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many engineer officers have been recruited by the Royal Fleet Auxiliary as a result of recent advertisement.
	tabling member printed	Lord MacKenzie of Culkein
	uin	HL602
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) continually monitors its manpower numbers and plans its recruitment and retention strategies accordingly. As part of that overall programme there are ongoing and specific RFA Recruitment Campaigns. The direct contribution from individual campaigns is not known, not least as interest may grow over time, but I understand that between January and June this year 18 joining offers have been made to individuals wishing to become engineering officers in the RFA.</p> answering member printed Lord Astor of Hever grouped question UIN HL601 question first answered 02/07/2014 15:53:38 answering member 3428 label Biography information for Lord Astor of Hever
	tabling member	2507 label Biography information for Lord MacKenzie of Culkein

46673

	registered interest
	date	02/04/2014
	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	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many frigates (1) are deployed on operational tasks, (2) are fully stored, including complete ammunition outfit, (3) have a full complement according to the Type 23 approved watch and station bill, and (4) are in repair or maintenance periods.
	tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
	uin	HL6551
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2014 answer text <p>As of 3 April 2014 four Frigates are deployed in UK waters or overseas on operational tasks and six are engaged in training or work up periods. The remaining three Frigates are in refit. We do not release the details of the ammunitions carried by deployed ships as to do so would, or would be likely to prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the Armed Forces. I can however, confirm that all Royal Navy ships deploy with the ammunitions and personnel required to undertake their operational tasking.</p> answering member printed Lord Astor of Hever question first answered 09/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3428 label Biography information for Lord Astor of Hever
	tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

62476

	registered interest
	date	18/06/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Deployment
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many members of the armed forces are currently posted overseas.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL405
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>At 1 April 2014 there were approximately 18,070 Regular Armed Forces Personnel stationed overseas. This figure excludes Gurkhas, Full Time Reserve Service personnel and mobilised reservists.<br><br><br>Details of the locations by country and breakdown by Service are reported as part of our Quarterly Location Statistics and the latest report is available at:<br><br>https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/312590/qls_april_14.pdf<br><br><br>The next quarterly report is due to be published on 21 August 2014.</p> answering member printed Lord Astor of Hever question first answered 26/06/2014 14:13:37 answering member 3428 label Biography information for Lord Astor of Hever
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

65235

	registered interest
	date	02/07/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	BAE Systems
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much United Kingdom public funding BAE Systems has received in each of the last five financial years.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL765
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2014 answer text <p>A summary of the total amount of direct Ministry of Defence (MOD) payments for equipment and services attributed to BAE Systems companies for each of the last five financial years is as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Expenditure with BAE Systems</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>Total Payments</p><p>(£ million)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>3,907</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>3,263</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>3,324</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>3,378</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>To be published on 14 August on Gov.uk in the MOD's Finance Bulletin 1.01 – Trade, Industry &amp; Contracts 2014</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>This analysis is based on payments made centrally by the MOD (some 95% of all payments). It does not therefore include payments made on behalf of other Government Departments, by the MOD's trading funds and Executive non-departmental public bodies, locally by the Department, through third parties such as prime contractors or other Government Departments, in relation to collaborative projects where the payments are made through international procurement agencies or overseas Governments or by Government Procurement Card.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Astor of Hever question first answered 16/07/2014 17:03:01 answering member 3428 label Biography information for Lord Astor of Hever
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

61922

	registered interest
	date	16/06/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Trident
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to ensure that any extension of the mutual defence agreement with the United States does not pre-empt decisions by Parliament on the future of Trident.
	tabling member printed	Lord Judd
	uin	HL340
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p>Renewal of the Mutual Defence Agreement (MDA) does not pre-empt a Main Gate decision on the Successor submarine in 2016. The MDA underpins the nuclear relationship between the UK and US and enables the UK to procure from the US certain non-nuclear components for the existing UK warhead.<br>The Government's policy is to maintain and renew the continuous at sea nuclear deterrent based on a submarine system and Trident missiles.</p> answering member printed Lord Astor of Hever question first answered 23/06/2014 16:02:11 answering member 3428 label Biography information for Lord Astor of Hever
	tabling member	1660 label Biography information for Lord Judd

46680

	registered interest
	date	02/04/2014
	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	To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the "entitled" and "non-entitled" rates of charges required to be paid by serving officers of HM Forces towards their food and accommodation in the officers' mess; and whether there is any differential in those charges between regular officers and officers on full-time reserve service on home stations.
	tabling member printed	Lord Glenarthur
	uin	HL6558
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2014 answer text <p>The entitled and non-entitled rates of charges required to be paid by serving Officers of the Armed Forces towards their food and accommodation in an officers' mess (Single Living Accommodation) are detailed in the following tables.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Entitled Accommodation Charges for Single Living Accommodation</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td colspan="4"><p>Financial Year (FY) 2014-15</p><p>Yearly Charge</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td colspan="4"><p>Grade of Single Living Accommodation</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rank</p></td><td><p>Grade 1 (£)</p></td><td><p>Grade 2 (£)</p></td><td><p>Grade 3 (£)</p></td><td><p>Grade 4 (£)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Major and above</p></td><td><p>2,486</p></td><td><p>1,982</p></td><td><p>1,292</p></td><td><p>781</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Captain and below</p></td><td><p>2,018</p></td><td><p>1,602</p></td><td><p>1,040</p></td><td><p>631</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Accommodation charges for non-entitled personnel are set on a daily basis and the rates for FY 2014-15 have not yet been confirmed.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Non-entitled Accommodation Charges Single Living Accommodation </strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td colspan="4"><p>FY 2013-14</p><p>Daily Charge Excluding Value Added Tax</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td colspan="4"><p>Grade of Single Living Accommodation</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rank</p></td><td><p>Grade 1 (£)</p></td><td><p>Grade 2 (£)</p></td><td><p>Grade 3 (£)</p></td><td><p>Grade 4 (£)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Major and above</p></td><td><p>14.88</p></td><td><p>12.17</p></td><td><p>8.01</p></td><td><p>4.76</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Captain and below</p></td><td><p>12.09</p></td><td><p>9.63</p></td><td><p>6.16</p></td><td><p>3.72</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>The entitled Daily Food Charge for FY 2014-15 is £4.72. The following table shows the non-entitled cash casual meal charge for FY 2014-15. These charges apply to all ranks of Service personnel.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Non-Entitled Cash Casual Meal charge (£) </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Breakfast</p></td><td><p>2.32</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Main Meal</p></td><td><p>3.88</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Third Meal</p></td><td><p>3.04</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>All Meals</p></td><td><p>9.24</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>There are three types of Full Time Reserve Service (FTRS) – Full Commitment (FC), Limited Commitment (LC) and Home Commitment (HC). As the nature of the FTRS commitment varies so does the entitlement to occupy mess accommodation at home units.</p><p> </p><p>FTRS(FC) personnel are entitled to occupy mess accommodation and pay entitled food and accommodation charges. FTRS(LC) and (HC) personnel have no entitlement to occupy mess accommodation; but have an eligibility to occupy surplus mess accommodation, and would be expected to pay non-entitled rates. The exception to this being when on compulsory detachment.</p><p> </p><p>In order to better support single Service requirements, application can now be made within their respective Business Areas for FTRS personnel to occupy surplus mess accommodation at entitled rates. To ensure that a benefit in kind tax implication does not arise, individuals are expected to meet their own food bills.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Astor of Hever question first answered 23/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3428 label Biography information for Lord Astor of Hever
	tabling member	2607 label Biography information for Lord Glenarthur

63128

	registered interest
	date	23/06/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Deployment
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the present British armed forces deployments to (1) Lithuania, (2) Estonia, and (3) Latvia, in support of NATO commitments; and also to Finland.
	tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
	uin	HL537
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p>The UK has put in place a significant and comprehensive package of measures to demonstrate our commitment to NATO and collective defence and to reassure our Eastern Allies.</p><p> </p><p>The UK has no planned exercises or deployments in Finland, however we have recently completed or are participating in the following exercises in the Baltic region;</p><p> </p><p>• Exercise STEADFAST JAVLIN in Estonia (17-23 May). The UK deployed 80 personnel from the 1st Battalion, the Duke of Lancaster's Regiment under NATO command for a field exercise.</p><p>• Exercise BALTOPS in the Baltic Sea (6-21 June). The UK deployed a warship (HMS Montrose) on this NATO maritime exercise in the Baltic Sea.</p><p>• Exercise SABRE Strike in Estonia and Latvia (9-20 June). The UK deployed 1 Company from the Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment (approximately 100 personnel), 12 Artillery and Engineer experts and two exercise controllers to participate in a U.S. Army Europe-led multi-national brigade exercise.</p><p>• Exercise RAMSTEIN GUARD in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania and North Atlantic (21-25 July). The UK will send two observers from the Joint Ground Based Air Defence Command based at High Wycombe to assess the UK's ability to support this annual series of NATO Air defence exercises in the future.</p><p>• Exercise BALTIC HOST in Baltic States (6-12 Oct 14) The UK will provide staff officers to participate in a tri-national Command Post.</p><p> </p><p>There are also 4 RAF Typhoon aircraft deployed to Lithuania in support of NATO's peacetime Baltic Air Policing mission which will return at the end of August. There are at present no plans to extend these commitments further, as future mission rotations are filled by Allies for the foreseeable future. However, we keep the situation under constant review and any potential future UK participation would be dictated by the regional situation and NATO requirements.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Astor of Hever question first answered 08/07/2014 17:02:11 answering member 3428 label Biography information for Lord Astor of Hever
	tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian