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1239863

	registered interest
	date	01/10/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Baltic States: Military Aircraft
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they next intend to participate in the Baltic air-policing mission.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
	uin	HL8681
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2020 answer text <p>The UK remains committed to the security of the Baltic region including in the Air domain. We cannot comment on future operational deployments.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 08/10/2020 13:44:45 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
	tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie

1239862

	registered interest
	date	01/10/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Military Exercises
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what NATO and EU exercises the Ministry of Defence intends to participate in during 2021.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
	uin	HL8680
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2020 answer text <p>The following list represents planned UK involvement in NATO exercises for 2021:</p><p> </p><p>DYNAMIC GUARD 21/1</p><p> </p><p>DYNAMIC MOVE 21/1</p><p> </p><p>DYNAMIC MANTA 21</p><p> </p><p>RAMSTEIN AMBITION 21</p><p> </p><p>DYNAMIC MASTER 21 (postponed from 2020)</p><p> </p><p>FORMIDABLE SHIELD 21</p><p> </p><p>STEADFAST DEFENDER 21</p><p> </p><p>DYNAMIC MOVE 21/2</p><p> </p><p>DYNAMIC MASTERMIND 21</p><p> </p><p>DEFENDER EUROPE 21</p><p> </p><p>NOBLE JUMP</p><p> </p><p>DRAGON READY</p><p> </p><p>DYNAMIC MARINER 21</p><p> </p><p>STEADFAST JACKAL 21</p><p> </p><p>CYBER COALITION 21</p><p> </p><p>NOBLE PARTNER</p><p> </p><p>TIMBER EXPRESS</p><p> </p><p>JOINT COOPERATION</p><p> </p><p>IRON THUNDER</p><p> </p><p>Attendance at all these exercises will be COVID restriction dependent.</p><p>The UK will not be participating in any EU exercises during 2021.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 08/10/2020 13:37:41 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
	tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie

1239861

	registered interest
	date	01/10/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Typhoon Aircraft
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what cost savings they have achieved to date through the TyTAN Typhoon aircraft programme; and where any such savings have been reallocated.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
	uin	HL8679
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2020 answer text <p>The 10-year £2.14 billion Typhoon Total Availability Enterprise support contract was awarded to BAE Systems in July 2016 and represents a saving of 38% compared to previous arrangements. To date, more than £500 million of savings have been realised and recycled to fund Typhoon capability upgrades over the next ten years.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 08/10/2020 13:37:29 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
	tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie

1239858

	registered interest
	date	01/10/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Defence: Coronavirus
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many advance payments have been made to defence contractors during the COVID-19 pandemic by (1) total value, and (2) number of recipients.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
	uin	HL8676
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2020 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has been working closely with its suppliers during the Covid-19 pandemic to support them at this difficult time. In accordance with Government procurement guidance, the MOD has to date approved interim payments of £124 million to ensure that critical defence outputs can continue uninterrupted. £86 million of this was to 31 UK suppliers. The remainder have been made under Foreign Military Sales arrangements.</p><p>The MOD has also engaged directly with more than 600 of its critical suppliers to enhance our understanding of supply chain resilience.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 07/10/2020 13:46:27 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
	tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie

1459780

	registered interest
	date	22/04/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the defensive performance of the Ukrainian armed forces, what plans they have to review the doctrines of the UK military.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
	uin	HL7886
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2022 answer text <p>We keep our doctrine under regular review to ensure it remains relevant to the challenges of today. Analysis of current events, such as the illegal and unjust invasion of Ukraine by Russia, is a key tenet of that review process.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 28/04/2022 10:55:43 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
	tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie

1175276

	registered interest
	date	23/01/2020
	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	Her Majesty's Government, further to the announcement by the Secretary of State for Defence on 23 November 2018 that HMS Tyne, HMS Mersey and HMS Severn will forward-operate from their namesake rivers, what progress has been made towards the implementation of that announcement.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
	uin	HL756
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2020 answer text <p>While HMS TYNE, MERSEY and SEVERN remain base ported in HM Naval Base Portsmouth, they continue to have strong associations with their namesake regions. The Royal Navy is considering how they can further optimise the use of the Offshore Patrol Vessels in supporting our national and global interests.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 04/02/2020 15:28:40 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
	tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie

1171816

	registered interest
	date	20/01/2020
	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 plans they have for the military Mark 4 Chinook helicopters that are currently held in store.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
	uin	HL578
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2020 answer text <p>The remaining Mark 4 Chinook helicopters are being modified through a safety enhancement programme, the Digital Automatic Flight Control System. They will return to flying as Mark 6A Chinooks by the end of the year.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 28/01/2020 15:46:40 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
	tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie

1167544

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	F-35 Aircraft
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the figures for the delivery of F-35 aircraft to the Ministry of Defence in the National Audit Office's report Delivering Carrier Strike, published on 16 March 2017, remain the planned delivery rates; and if not, why those rates have changed.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
	uin	HL552
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>The planned F-35 delivery rates remain the same as those published in the NAO's report.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 04/11/2019 14:54:12 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
	tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie

1167252

	registered interest
	date	29/10/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	F-35 Aircraft
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many UK's F-35 aircraft they have ordered, broken down by (1) lot number, and (2) financial year, since the start of the programme.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
	uin	HL520
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>The UK has taken delivery of 18 F-35B aircraft from Lots 3-11, with a further 17 on order in Lots 12-14.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Lot 3</p></td><td><p>Lot 4</p></td><td><p>Lot 7</p></td><td><p>Lot 8</p></td><td><p>Lot 9</p></td><td><p>Lot 10</p></td><td><p>Lot 11</p></td><td><p>Lot 12</p></td><td><p>Lot 13</p></td><td><p>Lot 14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Delivery Date</p></td><td colspan="4"><p>Up to 2016</p></td><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>2022</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="7"><p>Single Year Contracts</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Block Buy 1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Number of UK Aircraft in Lot</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 04/11/2019 15:02:44 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
	tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie

1167251

	registered interest
	date	29/10/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Maritime Patrol Aircraft
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government under what rules the Boeing P-8 Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft for the Ministry of Defence has been certified as airworthy; and where certified by a third party, what plans they have to re-certify for airworthiness via the Military Airworthiness Authority.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
	uin	HL519
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>The P-8A Poseidon MRA Mk1 has been certified as airworthy in accordance with the Military Airworthiness Authority's (MAA) Military Air System Certification Process, as laid out in Regulatory Article (RA) 5810.</p><p>The MAA issued a United Kingdom Restricted Military Type Certificate for the Poseidon MRA Mk1 on 19 September 2019.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 04/11/2019 14:48:17 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
	tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie