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1126329

	registered interest
	date	13/05/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Navy: Recruitment
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have plans to increase staff recruitment in the UK Royal Navy; and if so, what steps they are taking to increase skills and training of such staff.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL15689
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2019 answer text <p>Plans are already in place to increase recruitment as part of the Royal Navy and Royal Marines Personnel Recovery and Growth Programme.</p><p>All training delivered to Naval Service personnel, from recruitment and throughout their career, is regularly reviewed to maximise talent and ensure that people have the appropriate skills to allow the Navy to continue to meet their operational commitments.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 20/05/2019 16:47:24 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1126728

	registered interest
	date	14/05/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Defence: Finance
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to use funds made available from the UK’s contributions to EU defence spending to facilitate an increase in UK defence spending after Brexit.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL15745
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/05/2019 answer text <p>The first duty of any Government is the safety and security of the British people at home and abroad. That is why we have committed to spending at least 2% of our GDP on Defence every year of this Parliament. We prioritise our Defence spending to ensure the British people and UK interests are protected. This includes making contributions to support and uphold our international relationships with key partners. As set out in the Political Declaration on the future relationship between the United Kingdom and the European Union, the Government has offered to cooperate closely on defence and security, as part of an ambitious security partnership, on a case-by-case basis, where of mutual benefit.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 29/05/2019 12:46:20 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1141952

	registered interest
	date	24/07/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Merchant Shipping: Security
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to join a United States-led shipping coalition after Brexit.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL17496
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/08/2019 answer text <p>The UK is part of ongoing conversations with international allies, including the US on how best we can ensure maritime security in the Gulf and protect freedom of navigation. This is not connected to the United Kingdom's departure from the European Union.</p><p> </p><p>Freedom of navigation is in every nation's interest; it is unacceptable to illegally seize a ship going about legitimate business in an internationally recognised shipping lane. Any action we take will be aimed at ensuring freedom of navigation is maintained.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to work for stability in the region with the international community, and to uphold the international rules that protect us all.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 02/08/2019 12:11:18 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1351703

	registered interest
	date	18/08/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what preparations they have made to provide emergency mental health support to British soldiers due to return from Afghanistan.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL2389
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/09/2021 answer text <p>Armed Forces personnel (Regular and mobilised Reserve) who experience a traumatic event are supported through the Trauma Risk Management process (TRiM). Whilst no system can detect every individual at risk of mental illness, there are measures in place to increase awareness at all levels and to mitigate the development of operational stresses. These include pre- and post-deployment briefing and the availability of support, assessment and (if required) treatment, both during and after deployments.</p><p> </p><p>Post-tour decompression activity which supports the readjustment and reintegration of personnel as smoothly and quickly as possible to sustain readiness has been factored into Op PITTING, with time allocated for peer-to-peer discussion on moral injury. This approach is based on experience in the COVID pandemic where soldiers returning from supporting the civilian authorities have undergone a two-day recovery programme.</p><p> </p><p>Each of the single Services also provide through-career mental resilience and stress management training. The MOD has also produced the HeadFIT website to encourage good management of mental fitness and an online Mental Health Fundamentals course is available to all Armed Forces personnel. Furthermore, from September 2021, all Armed Forces personnel will receive mandatory, annual, mental health and wellbeing briefing designed to increase awareness of mental health and the personal barriers that may prevent the seeking of support.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 02/09/2021 13:31:51 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1351704

	registered interest
	date	18/08/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Afghanistan: Refugees
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to widen the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy to include employees of (1) UK based NGOs, and (2) UK funded projects.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL2390
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/09/2021 answer text <p>The Government is strongly committed to fulfilling its responsibilities to current and former locally employed staff in Afghanistan. The Afghan Relocation and Assistance Policy (ARAP) scheme is not time-limited and will endure, remaining open indefinitely to British Nationals who remain in Afghanistan and Afghan allies who were directly employed by Her Majesty’s Government.</p><p>For those not eligible under the ARAP scheme, including employees of UK based NGOs and UK funded projects, the Home Office is working quickly to establish the details of the Afghan Citizens’ Resettlement Scheme (ACRS). This scheme will provide protection for those identified as most at risk, such as women and girls. The Government has committed to take around 5,000 refugees in the first year and up to 20,000 over the coming years<em>.</em></p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 02/09/2021 16:05:23 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1439099

	registered interest
	date	08/03/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Defence: Expenditure
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to increase defence spending.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL6772
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2022 answer text <p>The Government is clear that Defence should be led by our understanding of the threats it needs to counter. As such the Ministry of Defence keeps its spending under constant review and is analysing the implications of the increased threat that Russia now poses. Defence is coming into its second year of its four-year spending settlement, in which it has already secured an additional 16.5 billion of funding over the Spending Review period, marking the biggest investment in the Armed Forces since the Cold War.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 23/03/2022 15:36:31 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1453842

	registered interest
	date	23/03/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ukraine: Guided Weapons
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to provide more (1) anti-aircraft, and (2) anti-tank, missiles to Ukraine.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL7306
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/04/2022 answer text <p>As announced by the Prime Minister on 24 March at the NATO Summit in Brussels, the UK will send an additional 6,000 missiles and provide £25 million in unrestricted funding for the Armed Forces of Ukraine, more than doubling the lethal aid we have provided to date.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 06/04/2022 15:01:34 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1455813

	registered interest
	date	30/03/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces and Defence Equipment
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to develop a new model for (1) organising, and (2) equipping, the UK’s armed forces, in light of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL7518
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2022 answer text <p>The 2021 Integrated Review (IR) and Defence Command Paper outlines the Government's plan for Defence. It recognised the unprecedented challenges posed by geopolitical shifts, including intensifying competition between states, a widening range of security threats, and rapid technological change. It outlines how our Armed Forces will be organised and equipped to be more agile and adaptable to emerging threats.</p><p>We are continuing to monitor the situation globally, including in Ukraine, to ensure we remain threat-led and, in line with the agile planning and delivery mechanisms developed following the IR, we will continue to review our capabilities and readiness levels accordingly.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 13/04/2022 16:01:47 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1563838

	registered interest
	date	21/12/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Military Aid
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to involve the military in replacing the nurses, paramedics and border force during the strike action.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL4508
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2023 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence has no plans to provide military personnel to ‘replace’ nurses and paramedics during the upcoming strike action. Defence will, however, make 500 military personnel available for ambulance driving tasks to support NHS Trusts during January 2023. A further 600 military personnel were made available to support Border Force during the industrial action on the 23-26 and 28-31 December 2022.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 09/01/2023 16:40:01 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1586040

	registered interest
	date	09/02/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Employment: Veterans
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that qualifications gained by servicemen and women in the military are recognised by civilian employers.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL5633
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2023 answer text <p>Over 600 nationally recognised qualifications are delivered to personnel across the single Services from Levels 1 to 8 on the Regulated Qualifications Framework, covering a wide range of subject areas including aviation, engineering, IT, leadership, and medical training.</p><p> </p><p>Where possible, all mandatory military training and education is accredited and leads towards a full or partial nationally recognised qualification. In instances where this is not possible due to niche content, individuals may elect to undertake additional learning to achieve a full qualification or accreditation, supported by their Service. In addition to in-service military training and education, the Ministry of Defence provides funding for Service personnel and Service leavers to gain qualifications in subjects of their choosing.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 23/02/2023 16:32:46 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick