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1699283

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Chinook Helicopters: Accidents
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will release the documents relating to the 1994 Mull of Kintyre Chinook crash.
	tabling member printed	Lord Forsyth of Drumlean
	uin	HL3674
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2024 answer text <p>I refer the Noble Lord to the answers given by my Right Honourable Friend, The Minister for Defence People and Families, in the other place on 26 February 2024 (UIN 13866) and on 15 March 2024 (UIN 17490).</p> answering member printed The Earl of Minto question first answered 09/04/2024 09:53:52 answering member 4952 label Biography information for The Earl of Minto attachment 1 file name Chinook Helicopters Accidents.docx title Chinook Helicopters
	tabling member	1141 label Biography information for Lord Forsyth of Drumlean

1699225

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	NATO: Gender
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by The Earl of Minto on 18 March (HL2986), who represents the UK on the NATO Committee on Gender Perspectives and how they were chosen.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
	uin	HL3615
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2024 answer text <p>The Human Security policy team in the Ministry of Defence are the policy owners and experts on Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) in Defence. They provide one civilian or active duty representative for the UK at the NATO Committee on Gender Perspectives (NCGP). This representative regularly attends NCGP meetings and has supported the revision of NATO’s updated WPS Policy (due to be published in 2024), and the revision of roles and relationships between the NCGP and the NATO Military Committee. UK representation in the NCGP will continue to be provided by the Ministry of Defence.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed The Earl of Minto question first answered 11/04/2024 13:40:57 answering member 4952 label Biography information for The Earl of Minto
	tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger

1699237

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Recruitment
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what action they propose to take to reduce the approximately 71 per cent of candidates who drop out of the application process for the Armed Forces, and whether the primary cause of such drop outs is the slow process of recruitment.
	tabling member printed	Lord Naseby
	uin	HL3627
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2024 answer text <p>Recruitment and retention are absolute priorities and we have introduced a range of measures to respond to the current recruitment challenge, which is affecting many other militaries across the world. While it does take time to recruit the right people to our Armed Forces, we have sped up Army recruitment by 9% in the last year, and the majority of regular soldiers join in less than 140 days. There are a multitude of factors which impact on a candidate’s engagement with Armed Forces recruiting systems, and we are actively seeking to address these within our measures.</p><p> </p> answering member printed The Earl of Minto question first answered 11/04/2024 13:41:34 answering member 4952 label Biography information for The Earl of Minto
	tabling member	1251 label Biography information for Lord Naseby

1699246

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2024
	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 His Majesty's Government how much they have spent on defence as a share of gross domestic product in each year since 2010.
	tabling member printed	Lord Rogan
	uin	HL3636
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/04/2024 answer text <p>NATO’s published figures for UK defence spending as a percentage of GDP spend since 2010 are below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Share of gdp</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>2.47</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2.38</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2.16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2.24</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2.14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2.03</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>2.09</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>2.08</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>2.10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>2.08</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>2.35</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>2.29</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>2.29</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2023</p></td><td><p>2.28</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed The Earl of Minto question first answered 12/04/2024 13:46:03 answering member 4952 label Biography information for The Earl of Minto
	tabling member	2478 label Biography information for Lord Rogan

1698284

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	France and Germany: Tanks
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they were invited to participate in the recently announced Franco-German Main Ground Combat System which is intended to jointly provide a successor tank to the Leopard and Leclerc.
	tabling member printed	Lord Lee of Trafford
	uin	HL3588
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2024 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence has requested observer status for the Main Ground Combat System programme.</p> answering member printed The Earl of Minto question first answered 09/04/2024 09:56:20 answering member 4952 label Biography information for The Earl of Minto
	tabling member	1132 label Biography information for Lord Lee of Trafford

1698219

	registered interest
	date	22/03/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Billing
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what is the average time a business waits for the payment of an invoice from the Ministry of Defence.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Kennedy of Cradley
	uin	HL3560
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2024 answer text <p>As per Cabinet Office guidance, the Ministry of Defence aims to pay 90% of all undisputed and validated invoices for Small to Medium Enterprises within 5 days of receipt. Additionally, MoD is committed that 100% of all undisputed and validated invoices should be paid within 30 days.</p><p> </p><p>Ministry of Defence reports its supplier payment performance, invoice processing and MoD contract payments in line with statutory requirements and reports its results quarterly at GOV.UK Ministry of Defence supplier invoicing and payment information - GOV.UK (<a href="http://www.gov.uk/" target="_blank">www.gov.uk</a>)</p><p> </p><p>Table below shows results for financial year 2023-2024 by quarter. Financial year runs from April 2023 to March 2024.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Ministry of Defence payment performance </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2023-2024</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Financial year <br> 2023-2024</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Percentage of invoices paid <br> within 5 days<strong>[1]</strong></strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Percentage of invoices paid <br> within 30 days</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>First Quarter</p></td><td><p>94.13%</p></td><td><p>99.24%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Second Quarter</p></td><td><p>94.08%</p></td><td><p>99.29%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Third Quarter</p></td><td><p>87.35%</p></td><td><p>99.25%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>[1] This includes all suppliers not just Small to Medium Enterprises</p> answering member printed The Earl of Minto question first answered 09/04/2024 15:25:33 answering member 4952 label Biography information for The Earl of Minto
	tabling member	4303 label Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of Cradley

1698052

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Veterans: Radiation Exposure
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by The Earl of Minto on 19 March (HL3052), to what extent they take into account (1) the age of nuclear test veterans, and (2) the public interest, when prioritising ministerial diary engagements.
	tabling member printed	Lord Watson of Wyre Forest
	uin	HL3546
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2024 answer text <p>We are grateful to all Service personnel who participated in the British nuclear testing programme and contributed to keeping our nation secure. Ministerial diaries are prioritised across a broad range of issues in accordance with departmental need and parliamentary engagements.</p><p> </p> answering member printed The Earl of Minto question first answered 08/04/2024 10:17:21 answering member 4952 label Biography information for The Earl of Minto
	tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

1697649

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2024
	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 His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the UK's defence spending aligns with the current strategic threat landscape, particularly in the light of emerging hybrid and cyber warfare tactics.
	tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Belmont
	uin	HL3441
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2024 answer text <p>The Defence Command Paper Refresh (DCPR23) recognises the range and complexity of threats globally, including cyberspace, means we must foster a truly integrated approach to deterrence and defence by enhancing integration across all services and domains, across Government, as well as across regions, and the spectrum of conflict.</p><p> </p><p>To support this, the Department has set out our longer-term aspiration to invest 2.5% of GDP on defence as soon as the fiscal and economic circumstances allow. The Chancellor reaffirmed this commitment at the Spring Budget 2024 and the Prime Minister has indicated that the path towards 2.5% will be set out at the next Spending Review.</p><p> </p> answering member printed The Earl of Minto question first answered 03/04/2024 15:51:35 answering member 4952 label Biography information for The Earl of Minto
	tabling member	3801 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont

1697650

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Defence: Technology
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to address the challenges of integrating advanced technologies into the UK's defence capabilities, to maintain a cutting-edge military in 2024 and beyond.
	tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Belmont
	uin	HL3442
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2024 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence has set out plans to integrate advanced technologies into the UK's defence capabilities, details of which can be found in the Defence Command Paper Refresh (DCPR), published on 18 July 2023.</p> answering member printed The Earl of Minto question first answered 03/04/2024 15:49:11 answering member 4952 label Biography information for The Earl of Minto
	tabling member	3801 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont

1697651

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Defence Equipment: Procurement
	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 transparency and cost-effectiveness in the procurement of defence equipment, given the increasing complexity and expense of modern military hardware.
	tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Belmont
	uin	HL3443
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2024 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence is implementing a new Integrated Procurement Model to drive pace in delivery of military capability to UK forces on the front line, so that we stay ahead of our adversaries in a fast changing strategic environment.</p><p>A key feature will be a Defence-wide portfolio to prioritise requirements at the departmental level to ensure we achieve greater effect from the available budget.</p><p> </p><p>Spiral development, the delivery of a minimum deployable capability quickly which is then iterated in the light of experience and advances in technology throughout its in-service life, will be supported by new commercial pathways to increase speed and value for money.</p><p> </p><p>As part of a new alliance with industry we will be more transparent about Defence's future acquisition pipeline to help shape markets, focus R&amp;D efforts and build resilience into our industrial base.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Procurement Act 2023 will deliver a step change in transparency and openness, with notices mandated for direct awards and publication requirements extended from planning to termination, including contract performance. A single central platform for contract data will give everyone access to certain procurement information, although there will be occasions when information will be withheld from publication on national security grounds.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Finally, we have reformed the Single Source Contract Regulations which provide regulatory assurance on value for money where we procure in the absence of competition. These reforms, which come into effect on 1 April, introduce simplifications and flexibilities to ensure the Regulations continue to adapt to changes in what we buy and how we buy it.</p> answering member printed The Earl of Minto question first answered 03/04/2024 15:56:08 answering member 4952 label Biography information for The Earl of Minto
	tabling member	3801 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont