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Ministry of Defence more like this
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star this property hansard heading Air Force: Officers more like this
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star this property question text To ask Her Majesty's Government how many command appointments there are in the Royal Air Force at one star and above, broken down by role. more like this
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Earl Attlee more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2020-01-21more like thismore than 2020-01-21
star this property answer text <p>There are 29 command appointments at one-star level and above within the Royal Navy, 42 within the Army, 18 within the Royal Air Force and 26 within Strategic Command. The table below shows a breakdown by role although for security reasons two Strategic Command posts are not included.</p><p> </p><p>While broadly similar, the three services and Strategic Command use slightly different criteria for 'command appointments' because of their structural differences. Senior service officers also hold command appointments in roles outside of their service, for example in NATO. There are also non-command appointments at one-star level and above, both within and external to the single services.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1: Command appointments at one-star level and above for the Army, Navy, Royal Air Force and Strategic Command </strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>4 Star Command Appointments</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Service</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>First Sea Lord</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chief of the General Staff</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chief of the Air Staff</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander UK Strategic Command</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>3 Star Command Appointments</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Second Sea Lord</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fleet Commander</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Field Army</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Home Command</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Deputy Commander Operations/ Air Member Operations</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chief Joint Operations</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Director General Joint Force Development</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Director General Defence Medical Services</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2 Star Command Appointments</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Operations</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander UK Strike Force / Rear Admiral Surface Ships</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Capability)</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Flag Officer Sea Training &amp; Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Training)</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Ships)</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Flag Officer Scotland and Northern Ireland and Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Submarines) / Rear Admiral (Submarines)</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Aviation and Carrier Strike) / Rear Admiral Fleet Air Arm</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Personnel), Naval Secretary and Flag Officer Reserves</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Policy)</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commandant General Royal Marines</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>General Officer Commanding Regional Command</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>General Officer Commanding London District</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>General Officer Commanding 1st United Kingdom Division</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>General Officer Commanding 3rd United Kingdom Division</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>General Officer Commanding 6th United Kingdom Division</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>General Officer Commanding Army Recruiting and Initial Training Command</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Joint Helicopter Command</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer Commanding 1 Group</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer Commanding 2 Group</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer Commanding 11 Group</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer Commanding 22 (Training) Group &amp; Chief of Staff Training</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer Commanding 38 Group</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chief of Staff UK Strategic Command</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander British Forces Cyprus</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chief of Staff Operations</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chief of Staff Joint Warfare</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Command Information Surveillance and Reconnaissance</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Surgeon General</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Director Medical Personnel &amp; Training</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Director Defence Healthcare</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Standing Joint Forces Headquarters</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>1 Star Command Appointments</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commodore Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Naval Base Commander (Clyde)</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Naval Base Commander (Devonport)</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Naval Base Commander (Portsmouth)</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 3 Commando Brigade</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Littoral Strike Group</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander UK Carrier Strike Group</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander UK Maritime Component and Senior Royal Navy Officer (Gulf)</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commodore Royal Fleet Auxiliary</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commodore Maritime Reserves</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Assistant Chief of Staff (Land and Littoral Strike / Deputy Commandant General Royal Marines)</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Portsmouth Flotilla</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Devonport Flotilla</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Faslane Flotilla</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Captain HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Navy Gibraltar Squadron Commander British Forces Gibraltar</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 16 Air Assault Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 1st Artillery Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 1st Armoured Infantry Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 12 Armoured Infantry Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 20 Armoured Infantry Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 4th Infantry Brigade and Headquarters North East</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 7th Infantry Brigade and Headquarters East</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 11th Infantry Brigade and Headquarters South East</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 8th Engineer Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 1st Signal Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 11th Signal Brigade and Headquarters West Midlands</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 101st Logistics Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 102nd Logistics Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 104th Logistics Support Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 77th Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 1st Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 38th Irish Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 51st Infantry Brigade and Headquarters Scotland</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 160th Infantry Brigade and Headquarters Wales</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Specialised Infantry Group</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 2nd Medical Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 1 Military Police Brigade and Provost Marshal (Army)</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Deputy Commander Reserves 1st United Kingdom Division</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Deputy Commander Reserves 3rd United Kingdom Division</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Deputy Commander Reserves 6th United Kingdom Division</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Initial Training Group</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Collective Training Group</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commandant Royal School of Military Engineering</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commandant Defence College of Logistics Policing and Administration</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commandant Defence College of Technical Training</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Deputy Commander Joint Helicopter Command</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Sandhurst Group</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer Commanding 83 Expeditionary Air Group &amp; UK Air Component Commander</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commandant RAF College</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Joint Force Air Component Commander*</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer Lightning &amp; Lightning Force Commander *</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer Typhoon &amp; Typhoon Force Commander*</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer ISTAR and ISTAR Force Commander*</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer A4 &amp; A4 Force Commander*</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer Force Protection, Force Protection Force Commander &amp; Commandant General RAF Regiment*</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer Battlespace Management &amp; Battlespace Management Force Commander*</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer Air Mobility &amp; Air Mobility Force Commander*</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer A6 &amp; A6 Force Commander*</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commanding Officer Northwood Headquarters</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Deputy Commander British Forces Cyprus</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander British Forces South Atlantic Islands</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Combined/Joint Forces Headquarters</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Joint Forces Logistic Component</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Joint Forces Intelligence Group</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Station Commander Wyton</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Joint Cyber Electro Magnetic Activity Group</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Joint Force Cyber Group</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander British Forces Gibraltar</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Joint Hospital Group</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Table notes:</strong></p><p> </p><ol><li>British Army officers currently fill three exchange command appointments: two in the USA and one in France. There are two command appointments within the British Army structure that are filled by a US Army officer and a French Army officer. For simplicity, these five one-star level posts have not been included in this table.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="2"><li>There are two posts within Strategic Command which have been redacted for security purposes.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="3"><li>An * marks Command Appointments within the RAF which lack Disciplinary Authority</li></ol><p> </p>
star this property answering member printed Baroness Goldie more like this
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less than 2020-01-21T14:57:17.24Zmore like thismore than 2020-01-21T14:57:17.24Z
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Ministry of Defence more like this
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star this property hansard heading Ministry of Defence: Theft more like this
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star this property question text To ask His Majesty's Government to list the items stolen from UK military bases and Ministry of Defence sites with a value of more than £100 in 2022–23. more like this
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Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2023-09-25more like thismore than 2023-09-25
star this property answer text <p>This information is not held centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Baroness Goldie more like this
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less than 2023-09-25T15:27:38.283Zmore like thismore than 2023-09-25T15:27:38.283Z
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star this property date less than 2023-09-11more like thismore than 2023-09-11
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Ministry of Defence more like this
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star this property answering dept short name Defence more like this
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star this property hansard heading Ministry of Defence: Lost Property more like this
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star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask His Majesty's Government to list the items handed into lost property offices at UK military bases and Ministry of Defence sites in 2022–23. more like this
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Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent more like this
star this property uin HL10021 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2023-09-25more like thismore than 2023-09-25
star this property answer text <p>Once Ministry of Defence officials have finalised collation of the necessary information, I will write to the noble Lady and place a copy of my letter in the Library of the House.</p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Baroness Goldie more like this
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less than 2023-09-25T15:48:45.877Zmore like thismore than 2023-09-25T15:48:45.877Z
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star this property date less than 2020-11-04more like thismore than 2020-11-04
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Ministry of Defence more like this
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star this property hansard heading HMS Queen Elizabeth more like this
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star this property question text To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the anticipated deployment of HMS Queen Elizabeth to the Pacific is part of a wider policy for an increase in the UK's involvement in international Freedom of Navigation Operations in the South China Sea. more like this
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Lord Truscott more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2020-11-18more like thismore than 2020-11-18
star this property answer text <p>The deployment of HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH will demonstrate the UK's commitment to upholding a rules-based international system and showcase our world-leading carrier capability. Detailed planning continues but the Government has yet to announce its programme or destination. Once plans have been agreed, the Government will bring a statement on the deployment before Parliament.</p><p> </p><p>The UK has enduring interests in the region and is committed to maintaining regional security, including asserting its rights to freedom of navigation and overflight as laid out in UNCLOS. Wherever the Royal Navy operate, they do so in full compliance with international laws and norms and exercise their rights to freedom of navigation and overflight provided for by UNCLOS.</p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Baroness Goldie more like this
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less than 2020-11-18T15:59:36.11Zmore like thismore than 2020-11-18T15:59:36.11Z
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star this property date less than 2020-11-04more like thismore than 2020-11-04
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Ministry of Defence more like this
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star this property hansard heading HMS Queen Elizabeth more like this
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star this property question text To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the anticipated deployment of HMS Queen Elizabeth to the Pacific is part of a new regional foreign policy strategy; and if so, what is that new strategy. more like this
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Lord Truscott more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2020-11-18more like thismore than 2020-11-18
star this property answer text <p>The Indo-Pacific region is increasingly important for the UK, as it is at the centre of global economic growth, and a region of increasing geostrategic significance. Across Government, plans are being developed for broader and deeper engagement in the Indo-Pacific region. These plans will be informed by the Integrated Review.</p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Baroness Goldie more like this
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less than 2020-11-18T15:58:54.647Zmore like thismore than 2020-11-18T15:58:54.647Z
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star this property date less than 2023-09-11more like thismore than 2023-09-11
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Ministry of Defence more like this
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star this property hansard heading Afghanistan: Refugees more like this
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star this property question text To ask His Majesty's Government whether former members of the Afghan Special Police Commando Force 333 benefit from the Afghan Relocation and Assistance Policy; and if not, why not. more like this
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Lord Evans of Weardale more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2023-09-25more like thismore than 2023-09-25
star this property answer text <p>The ARAP scheme provides relocation or other assistance specifically to Afghan nationals who worked for or alongside UK forces in support of the UK's mission in Afghanistan, as set out in the specific eligibility criteria in the ARAP policy.</p><p> </p><p>Members of the Afghan national security forces such as Commando Force 333 &quot;whilst their efforts heroic&quot; are not automatically in scope for relocation under ARAP unless they meet these criteria.</p><p> </p><p>Those who are eligible can also apply for support in the UK under Op NEWHOPE. The Ministry of Defence works closely with third sector partners to deliver Operation NEWHOPE, which is our pastoral commitment to support the individuals who have and want to maintain their Defence connection by providing camaraderie, community support, and pathways to employment.</p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Baroness Goldie more like this
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less than 2023-09-25T16:01:32.81Zmore like thismore than 2023-09-25T16:01:32.81Z
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star this property date less than 2023-09-11more like thismore than 2023-09-11
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Ministry of Defence more like this
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star this property hansard heading Refugees: Afghanistan more like this
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star this property question text To ask His Majesty's Government how many former members of the Afghan Special Police Commando Force 333 have applied to the Afghan Relocation and Assistance Policy; and how many have been rejected. more like this
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Lord Evans of Weardale more like this
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star this property answer text <p>It is not possible to provide a breakdown of these figures by job role or specific unit. Not all members of the Afghan Armed Forces, including specific units such as Commando Force 333, will automatically be eligible for ARAP.</p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Baroness Goldie more like this
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less than 2023-09-25T15:40:13.943Zmore like thismore than 2023-09-25T15:40:13.943Z
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star this property date less than 2018-09-04more like thismore than 2018-09-04
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Ministry of Defence more like this
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star this property hansard heading Type 26 Frigates more like this
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star this property question text To ask Her Majesty's Government on what date the first Type 26 frigate will be in service with the Royal Navy. more like this
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Lord West of Spithead more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2018-09-17more like thismore than 2018-09-17
star this property answer text <p>I refer the noble Lord to the reply given by my hon. Friend, the previous Minister for Defence Procurement (Guto Bebb), in the House of Commons on 23 April 2018 to the hon. Member for Sheffield Central (Paul Blomfield) in response to Question number 904864.</p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Earl Howe more like this
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less than 2018-09-17T15:36:57.443Zmore like thisremove minimum value filter
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star this property date less than 2023-09-11more like thismore than 2023-09-11
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Ministry of Defence more like this
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star this property hansard heading Air Force more like this
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star this property question text To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Service Inquiry into the loss of the F-35B Lightning ZM152 (BK-18) of 617 Squadron, embarked on HMS Queen Elizabeth on 17 November 2021, what steps they are taking to address the findings that 617 Squadron "was under strength, morale was low, there were insufficient Quality Assurance checks being conducted at Marham and general readiness for FORTIS was lower than COMUKCSG had been led to believe". more like this
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Lord West of Spithead more like this
star this property uin HL10065 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2023-09-25more like thismore than 2023-09-25
star this property answer text <p>As a direct result of the lessons identified during and post Operation FORTIS, embarked engineering workforce levels were significantly increased, in recognition of the additional workload and fatigue associated with embarked operations. Since 2021, RAF Marham has been subject to two external third-party audits, with the most recent concluding that previously identified shortfalls had been resolved, or that appropriate corrective action plans were in place. The unit maintains a full internal quality audit programme with regular continuous-improvement events and independent engineering standard evaluations. Readiness for embarked operations is constantly scrutinised, and optimised where required, during regular Carrier Strike multi-disciplinary meetings.</p><p> </p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Baroness Goldie more like this
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less than 2023-09-25T15:51:54.633Zmore like thismore than 2023-09-25T15:51:54.633Z
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star this property label Biography information for Baroness Goldie more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead more like this
1659875
star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2023-09-11more like thismore than 2023-09-11
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Ministry of Defence more like this
star this property answering dept id 11 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Defence more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Defence remove filter
star this property hansard heading Nuclear Submarines: Deployment more like this
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25277
star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask His Majesty's Government whether the reason that none of the Royal Navy’s six commissioned SSNs was at sea at the end of August, as shown by open source reporting, relates to inadequate material state, support infrastructure issues, crew shortages, or a combination of those; and whether Project Resolution will resolve such long-standing issues. more like this
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Lord West of Spithead more like this
star this property uin HL10066 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2023-09-25more like thismore than 2023-09-25
star this property answer text <p>We can confirm that we are meeting all our operational commitments, and will continue to ensure we have the workforce, support arrangements and facilities required to maintain availability in the future. For operational security reasons we do not comment on the availability of Royal Navy submarines.</p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Baroness Goldie more like this
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less than 2023-09-25T15:28:53.537Zmore like thismore than 2023-09-25T15:28:53.537Z
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4306
star this property label Biography information for Baroness Goldie more like this
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3834
unstar this property label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead more like this
1659876
star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2023-09-11more like thismore than 2023-09-11
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Ministry of Defence more like this
star this property answering dept id 11 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Defence more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Defence remove filter
star this property hansard heading Destroyers and Frigates more like this
star this property house id 2 more like this
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25277
star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether maintaining a fleet of a minimum of 19 operational Destroyers and Frigates is still realistic and sufficient; and, if not, what the new minimum will be. more like this
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Lord West of Spithead more like this
star this property uin HL10067 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2023-09-25more like thismore than 2023-09-25
star this property answer text <p>The government is committed to modernising the Royal Navy's escort fleet through the transition of the existing Type 23 frigate force to the Type 26 and Type 31 classes. This will bring the number of destroyers and frigates to 19.</p><p> </p><p>This is a realistic programme which will enable the Royal Navy to maintain its operational commitments.</p><p> </p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Baroness Goldie more like this
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less than 2023-09-25T15:27:22.073Zmore like thismore than 2023-09-25T15:27:22.073Z
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star this property label Biography information for Baroness Goldie more like this
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3834
unstar this property label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead more like this
1659877
star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2023-09-11more like thismore than 2023-09-11
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Ministry of Defence more like this
star this property answering dept id 11 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Defence more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Defence remove filter
star this property hansard heading Type 26 Frigates: Procurement more like this
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25277
star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to speed up delivery of the Type 26 frigates so as to avoid any decrease in the number of Royal Navy frigates. more like this
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Lord West of Spithead more like this
star this property uin HL10068 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2023-09-25more like thismore than 2023-09-25
star this property answer text <p>The delivery rate for the Type 26 ships is the optimum that can be achieved considering all relevant factors. Four of the Type 26 ships are now in construction on the Clyde. On current plans, HMS GLASGOW is forecast to achieve Initial Operating Capability in 2028 and construction of all eight frigates is expected to be completed by the mid-2030s.</p><p> </p><p>The Type 26 Batch 2 deal introduces further investment in BAE Systems’ facilities on the Clyde, most obviously demonstrated by the start of work on a new shipbuilding hall at Govan. The new hall will allow two frigates to be built under cover simultaneously and allow the ships to be built faster, improving efficiency in the programme, and expanding the facilities for future work at the yard.</p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Baroness Goldie more like this
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less than 2023-09-25T15:48:28.11Zmore like thismore than 2023-09-25T15:48:28.11Z
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4306
star this property label Biography information for Baroness Goldie more like this
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3834
unstar this property label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead more like this
968787
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star this property date less than 2018-09-05more like thismore than 2018-09-05
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Ministry of Defence more like this
star this property answering dept id 11 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Defence more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Defence remove filter
star this property hansard heading Ministry of Defence: Families more like this
star this property house id 2 more like this
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25277
star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask Her Majesty's Government how many Ministry of Defence policies have been assessed against the Family Test; and whether they will publish any such assessments. more like this
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Baroness Eaton more like this
star this property uin HL10071 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2018-09-19more like thismore than 2018-09-19
star this property answer text <p>The Government is committed to supporting families. To achieve this, in 2014 we introduced the Family Test, which aims to ensure that impacts on family relationships and functioning are recognised early on during the process of policy development and help inform the policy decisions made by Ministers. There is no requirement for Departments to publish the results of assessments made under the Family Test.</p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Earl Howe more like this
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less than 2018-09-19T14:36:12.683Zmore like thismore than 2018-09-19T14:36:12.683Z
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star this property label Biography information for Earl Howe more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Baroness Eaton more like this
1659964
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star this property date less than 2023-09-12more like thismore than 2023-09-12
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Ministry of Defence more like this
star this property answering dept id 11 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Defence more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Defence remove filter
star this property hansard heading Navy: Uniforms more like this
star this property house id 2 more like this
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25277
star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Goldie on 22 June 2022 (HL Deb col 224), what was the result of the inquiries that were made regarding cotton products used by the Royal Navy. more like this
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Lord Rooker more like this
star this property uin HL10074 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2023-09-26more like thismore than 2023-09-26
star this property answer text <p>It is longstanding policy that the use of slave labour is a mandatory exclusion from contracts with the Ministry of Defence; this policy is currently captured within the Procurement Contract Regulations (2015). In line with this policy the current supplier of combat clothing follows a code of practice under which cotton sourced from countries or regions at high risk of forced labour or child labour is prohibited, including the Xinjiang province of China. This is subject to regular review, and inspections of overseas suppliers are performed to ensure adherence to this policy.</p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Baroness Goldie more like this
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less than 2023-09-26T15:10:24.157Zmore like thismore than 2023-09-26T15:10:24.157Z
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4306
star this property label Biography information for Baroness Goldie more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Lord Rooker more like this
1659972
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star this property date less than 2023-09-12more like thismore than 2023-09-12
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Ministry of Defence more like this
star this property answering dept id 11 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Defence more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Defence remove filter
star this property hansard heading AUKUS more like this
star this property house id 2 more like this
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25277
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star this property question text To ask His Majesty's Government how work on AUKUS Pillar 2 is progressing. more like this
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Lord West of Spithead more like this
star this property uin HL10082 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2023-09-26more like thismore than 2023-09-26
star this property answer text <p>Good progress is being made on AUKUS Pillar 2, the Advanced Capabilities Pillar, on quantum technologies, undersea capabilities, artificial intelligence and cyber, hypersonic and counter-hypersonic capabilities, and electronic warfare capabilities, supported by two enabling workstreams covering innovation, and information sharing. Substantial progress is being made in accelerating the near-term delivery of certain capabilities that will meet our militaries' requirements earlier: the first AUKUS artificial intelligence (AI) and autonomy trial, held in Wiltshire this April, achieved several world firsts, including the live retraining of models in flight and the interchange of AI models between AUKUS nations. AUKUS Principals met in London for the Advanced Capabilities Executive Group where they had productive discussions on Pillar 2 progress and endorsed a trilateral plan for engagement with industry ahead of the next meeting in November.</p><p> </p><p>Whilst the Defence Secretary is the overall minister responsible for AUKUS, he is supported by the Permanent Secretary who is the most senior official on AUKUS, covering both Pillars 1 and 2. In the two years following the AUKUS announcement, the UK continues to work well on a trilateral basis, developing and implementing ambitious plans to streamline defence trade, whilst also strengthening our ability to protect sensitive technologies that underpin our security. Vetting, legal frameworks and establishing standards are an important part of wider AUKUS activity planned, with good progress being made overall.</p>
star this property answering member printed Baroness Goldie more like this
star this property grouped question UIN
HL10085 more like this
HL10089 more like this
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less than 2023-09-26T16:05:49.517Zmore like thismore than 2023-09-26T16:05:49.517Z
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4306
star this property label Biography information for Baroness Goldie more like this
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3834
unstar this property label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead more like this
1659975
star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2023-09-12more like thismore than 2023-09-12
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Ministry of Defence more like this
star this property answering dept id 11 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Defence more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Defence remove filter
star this property hansard heading AUKUS more like this
star this property house id 2 more like this
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25277
star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask His Majesty's Government whether the Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Defence, who is responsible for coordinating work on AUKUS Pillar 1, is also able to coordinate work on Pillar 2 across His Majesty's Government and industry. more like this
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Lord West of Spithead more like this
star this property uin HL10085 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2023-09-26more like thismore than 2023-09-26
star this property answer text <p>Good progress is being made on AUKUS Pillar 2, the Advanced Capabilities Pillar, on quantum technologies, undersea capabilities, artificial intelligence and cyber, hypersonic and counter-hypersonic capabilities, and electronic warfare capabilities, supported by two enabling workstreams covering innovation, and information sharing. Substantial progress is being made in accelerating the near-term delivery of certain capabilities that will meet our militaries' requirements earlier: the first AUKUS artificial intelligence (AI) and autonomy trial, held in Wiltshire this April, achieved several world firsts, including the live retraining of models in flight and the interchange of AI models between AUKUS nations. AUKUS Principals met in London for the Advanced Capabilities Executive Group where they had productive discussions on Pillar 2 progress and endorsed a trilateral plan for engagement with industry ahead of the next meeting in November.</p><p> </p><p>Whilst the Defence Secretary is the overall minister responsible for AUKUS, he is supported by the Permanent Secretary who is the most senior official on AUKUS, covering both Pillars 1 and 2. In the two years following the AUKUS announcement, the UK continues to work well on a trilateral basis, developing and implementing ambitious plans to streamline defence trade, whilst also strengthening our ability to protect sensitive technologies that underpin our security. Vetting, legal frameworks and establishing standards are an important part of wider AUKUS activity planned, with good progress being made overall.</p>
star this property answering member printed Baroness Goldie more like this
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HL10082 more like this
HL10089 more like this
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less than 2023-09-26T16:05:49.593Zmore like thismore than 2023-09-26T16:05:49.593Z
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4306
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3834
unstar this property label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead more like this
1659979
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star this property date less than 2023-09-12more like thismore than 2023-09-12
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Ministry of Defence more like this
star this property answering dept id 11 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Defence more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Defence remove filter
star this property hansard heading AUKUS more like this
star this property house id 2 more like this
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25277
star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the level of progress being made in agreeing tri-national tasks of (1) vetting, (2) legal framework, and (3) standards, as AUKUS moves forward. more like this
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Lord West of Spithead more like this
star this property uin HL10089 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2023-09-26more like thismore than 2023-09-26
star this property answer text <p>Good progress is being made on AUKUS Pillar 2, the Advanced Capabilities Pillar, on quantum technologies, undersea capabilities, artificial intelligence and cyber, hypersonic and counter-hypersonic capabilities, and electronic warfare capabilities, supported by two enabling workstreams covering innovation, and information sharing. Substantial progress is being made in accelerating the near-term delivery of certain capabilities that will meet our militaries' requirements earlier: the first AUKUS artificial intelligence (AI) and autonomy trial, held in Wiltshire this April, achieved several world firsts, including the live retraining of models in flight and the interchange of AI models between AUKUS nations. AUKUS Principals met in London for the Advanced Capabilities Executive Group where they had productive discussions on Pillar 2 progress and endorsed a trilateral plan for engagement with industry ahead of the next meeting in November.</p><p> </p><p>Whilst the Defence Secretary is the overall minister responsible for AUKUS, he is supported by the Permanent Secretary who is the most senior official on AUKUS, covering both Pillars 1 and 2. In the two years following the AUKUS announcement, the UK continues to work well on a trilateral basis, developing and implementing ambitious plans to streamline defence trade, whilst also strengthening our ability to protect sensitive technologies that underpin our security. Vetting, legal frameworks and establishing standards are an important part of wider AUKUS activity planned, with good progress being made overall.</p>
star this property answering member printed Baroness Goldie more like this
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HL10082 more like this
HL10085 more like this
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less than 2023-09-26T16:05:49.64Zmore like thismore than 2023-09-26T16:05:49.64Z
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4306
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3834
unstar this property label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead more like this
1169245
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star this property date less than 2020-01-07more like thismore than 2020-01-07
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Ministry of Defence more like this
star this property answering dept id 11 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Defence more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Defence remove filter
star this property hansard heading Armed Forces: Officers more like this
star this property house id 2 more like this
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25277
star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask Her Majesty's Government how many command appointments there are that are not single service, broken down by role. more like this
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Earl Attlee more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2020-01-21more like thismore than 2020-01-21
star this property answer text <p>There are 29 command appointments at one-star level and above within the Royal Navy, 42 within the Army, 18 within the Royal Air Force and 26 within Strategic Command. The table below shows a breakdown by role although for security reasons two Strategic Command posts are not included.</p><p> </p><p>While broadly similar, the three services and Strategic Command use slightly different criteria for 'command appointments' because of their structural differences. Senior service officers also hold command appointments in roles outside of their service, for example in NATO. There are also non-command appointments at one-star level and above, both within and external to the single services.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1: Command appointments at one-star level and above for the Army, Navy, Royal Air Force and Strategic Command </strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>4 Star Command Appointments</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Service</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>First Sea Lord</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chief of the General Staff</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chief of the Air Staff</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander UK Strategic Command</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>3 Star Command Appointments</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Second Sea Lord</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fleet Commander</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Field Army</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Home Command</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Deputy Commander Operations/ Air Member Operations</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chief Joint Operations</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Director General Joint Force Development</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Director General Defence Medical Services</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2 Star Command Appointments</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Operations</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander UK Strike Force / Rear Admiral Surface Ships</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Capability)</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Flag Officer Sea Training &amp; Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Training)</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Ships)</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Flag Officer Scotland and Northern Ireland and Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Submarines) / Rear Admiral (Submarines)</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Aviation and Carrier Strike) / Rear Admiral Fleet Air Arm</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Personnel), Naval Secretary and Flag Officer Reserves</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Policy)</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commandant General Royal Marines</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>General Officer Commanding Regional Command</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>General Officer Commanding London District</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>General Officer Commanding 1st United Kingdom Division</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>General Officer Commanding 3rd United Kingdom Division</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>General Officer Commanding 6th United Kingdom Division</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>General Officer Commanding Army Recruiting and Initial Training Command</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Joint Helicopter Command</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer Commanding 1 Group</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer Commanding 2 Group</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer Commanding 11 Group</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer Commanding 22 (Training) Group &amp; Chief of Staff Training</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer Commanding 38 Group</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chief of Staff UK Strategic Command</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander British Forces Cyprus</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chief of Staff Operations</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chief of Staff Joint Warfare</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Command Information Surveillance and Reconnaissance</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Surgeon General</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Director Medical Personnel &amp; Training</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Director Defence Healthcare</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Standing Joint Forces Headquarters</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>1 Star Command Appointments</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commodore Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Naval Base Commander (Clyde)</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Naval Base Commander (Devonport)</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Naval Base Commander (Portsmouth)</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 3 Commando Brigade</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Littoral Strike Group</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander UK Carrier Strike Group</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander UK Maritime Component and Senior Royal Navy Officer (Gulf)</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commodore Royal Fleet Auxiliary</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commodore Maritime Reserves</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Assistant Chief of Staff (Land and Littoral Strike / Deputy Commandant General Royal Marines)</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Portsmouth Flotilla</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Devonport Flotilla</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Faslane Flotilla</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Captain HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Navy Gibraltar Squadron Commander British Forces Gibraltar</p></td><td><p>RN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 16 Air Assault Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 1st Artillery Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 1st Armoured Infantry Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 12 Armoured Infantry Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 20 Armoured Infantry Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 4th Infantry Brigade and Headquarters North East</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 7th Infantry Brigade and Headquarters East</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 11th Infantry Brigade and Headquarters South East</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 8th Engineer Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 1st Signal Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 11th Signal Brigade and Headquarters West Midlands</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 101st Logistics Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 102nd Logistics Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 104th Logistics Support Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 77th Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 1st Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 38th Irish Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 51st Infantry Brigade and Headquarters Scotland</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 160th Infantry Brigade and Headquarters Wales</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Specialised Infantry Group</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 2nd Medical Brigade</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander 1 Military Police Brigade and Provost Marshal (Army)</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Deputy Commander Reserves 1st United Kingdom Division</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Deputy Commander Reserves 3rd United Kingdom Division</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Deputy Commander Reserves 6th United Kingdom Division</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Initial Training Group</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Collective Training Group</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commandant Royal School of Military Engineering</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commandant Defence College of Logistics Policing and Administration</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commandant Defence College of Technical Training</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Deputy Commander Joint Helicopter Command</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Sandhurst Group</p></td><td><p>Army</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer Commanding 83 Expeditionary Air Group &amp; UK Air Component Commander</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commandant RAF College</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Joint Force Air Component Commander*</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer Lightning &amp; Lightning Force Commander *</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer Typhoon &amp; Typhoon Force Commander*</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer ISTAR and ISTAR Force Commander*</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer A4 &amp; A4 Force Commander*</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer Force Protection, Force Protection Force Commander &amp; Commandant General RAF Regiment*</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer Battlespace Management &amp; Battlespace Management Force Commander*</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer Air Mobility &amp; Air Mobility Force Commander*</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Officer A6 &amp; A6 Force Commander*</p></td><td><p>RAF</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commanding Officer Northwood Headquarters</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Deputy Commander British Forces Cyprus</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander British Forces South Atlantic Islands</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Combined/Joint Forces Headquarters</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Joint Forces Logistic Component</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Joint Forces Intelligence Group</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Station Commander Wyton</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Joint Cyber Electro Magnetic Activity Group</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Joint Force Cyber Group</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander British Forces Gibraltar</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander Joint Hospital Group</p></td><td><p>Strat Com</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Table notes:</strong></p><p> </p><ol><li>British Army officers currently fill three exchange command appointments: two in the USA and one in France. There are two command appointments within the British Army structure that are filled by a US Army officer and a French Army officer. For simplicity, these five one-star level posts have not been included in this table.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="2"><li>There are two posts within Strategic Command which have been redacted for security purposes.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="3"><li>An * marks Command Appointments within the RAF which lack Disciplinary Authority</li></ol><p> </p>
star this property answering member printed Baroness Goldie more like this
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less than 2020-01-21T14:57:17.35Zmore like thismore than 2020-01-21T14:57:17.35Z
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star this property date less than 2021-06-10more like thismore than 2021-06-10
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Ministry of Defence more like this
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star this property hansard heading Ajax Vehicles: Procurement more like this
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star this property question text To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to reports of design flaws in the Ajax armoured fighting vehicles, what is the timetable for delivery of the Ajax Armoured Vehicle programme; and what assessment they have made of whether the programme will be delivered (1) on time, and (2) in budget. more like this
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The Marquess of Lothian more like this
star this property uin HL1010 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2021-06-17more like thismore than 2021-06-17
star this property answer text <p>The current forecast Initial Operating Capability, or IOC, is 30 June 2021, with a 50% confidence, and a 90% confidence for September 2021. To be clear the Department will not take the programme into IOC until we are confident that we have achieved what we need to achieve at this stage of the vehicle’s development.</p><p> </p><p>The contract with General Dynamics Land Systems UK is a firm price contract to deliver the requirement in a set budget.</p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Baroness Goldie more like this
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less than 2021-06-17T14:02:38.123Zmore like thismore than 2021-06-17T14:02:38.123Z
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unstar this property label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian more like this
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star this property date less than 2020-11-09more like thismore than 2020-11-09
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Ministry of Defence more like this
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star this property hansard heading Armed Forces: Gambling more like this
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star this property question text To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Goldie on 3 November (HL9441), what assessment they have made of the success of existing programmes within the military in reducing gambling-related harm among serving personnel. more like this
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The Lord Bishop of St Albans more like this
star this property uin HL10104 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2020-11-18more like thismore than 2020-11-18
star this property answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) takes problem-gambling seriously and provides welfare support and financial awareness training for our people. The MOD also blocks gambling websites on all its networks in order to reduce their accessibility.</p><p>The MOD has seen no evidence to suggest that Service personnel are more prone to problem-gambling than any other group in society and has made no assessment of the efficacy of our existing approach to the reduction of gambling-related harm.</p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Baroness Goldie more like this
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less than 2020-11-18T12:48:49.69Zmore like thismore than 2020-11-18T12:48:49.69Z
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star this property label Biography information for Baroness Goldie more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans more like this
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star this property date less than 2022-06-15more like thismore than 2022-06-15
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Ministry of Defence more like this
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star this property answering dept short name Defence more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Defence remove filter
star this property hansard heading Defence more like this
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star this property pref label House of Lords more like this
star this property question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the case for an immediate increase in UK defence (1) spending, and (2) equipment. more like this
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Lord Selkirk of Douglas more like this
star this property uin HL1011 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2022-06-29more like thismore than 2022-06-29
star this property answer text <p>We have already secured a generous £24 billion uplift in Spending Review 20 towards delivering the outcomes of the Integrated Review, the largest sustained spending increase since the end of the Cold War. Further analysis is required before we make substantial changes to our Equipment Plan, however the Russian invasion of Ukraine has provided an additional impetus to focus on its delivery.</p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Baroness Goldie more like this
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less than 2022-06-29T15:56:02.957Zmore like thismore than 2022-06-29T15:56:02.957Z
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unstar this property label Biography information for Lord Selkirk of Douglas more like this
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star this property date less than 2022-06-15more like thismore than 2022-06-15
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Ministry of Defence more like this
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star this property hansard heading Army more like this
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star this property question text To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will reconsider their decision, announced in March 2021, to reduce the size of the army by 10,000 troops by 2025. more like this
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Lord Selkirk of Douglas more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2022-06-29more like thismore than 2022-06-29
star this property answer text <p>I refer the noble Lord to the reply I gave on 24 May 2022 to the noble Lord, the Lord Coaker, in response to Questions HL43 and HL44.</p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Baroness Goldie more like this
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less than 2022-06-29T15:56:27.417Zmore like thismore than 2022-06-29T15:56:27.417Z
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star this property date less than 2020-11-09more like thismore than 2020-11-09
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Ministry of Defence more like this
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star this property answering dept short name Defence more like this
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star this property hansard heading Unmanned Air Vehicles more like this
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star this property question text To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Goldie on 30 July (HL7182), whether RAF drones used on operations outside of Operation Shader are being used in support of NATO operations or missions. more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2020-11-18more like thismore than 2020-11-18
star this property answer text <p>REAPER is an intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance platform. We do not comment on intelligence matters and I am therefore withholding the information as its disclosure would or would be likely to prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the Armed Forces.</p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Baroness Goldie more like this
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less than 2020-11-18T12:50:27.003Zmore like thismore than 2020-11-18T12:50:27.003Z
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star this property date less than 2022-06-15more like thismore than 2022-06-15
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Ministry of Defence more like this
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star this property hansard heading NATO more like this
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star this property question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to honour the UK’s commitments to the NATO military alliance. more like this
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Lord Selkirk of Douglas more like this
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star this property answer text <p>The UK is stronger with its NATO Allies and our commitment to the Alliance is unwavering. We have committed our Continuous at Sea Nuclear Deterrent (CASD) to NATO for the past 50 years and we are contributing well-supported and highly equipped conventional fighting forces across all domains.</p><p> </p><p>The UK remains the highest spending European Ally, meeting the NATO Defence Investment Pledge to spend at least 2% of GDP on Defence. We secured a generous £24 billion uplift in Spending Review 20, cementing our position as the second largest spender in NATO.</p><p> </p><p>The UK contributes heavily to NATO deterrence activity, leading NATO's Forward Presence battlegroup in Estonia alongside Danish and French forces. We have also provided a Reconnaissance Squadron in Poland to support the US led battlegroup and are providing support to the NATO enhanced Air Policing mission.</p><p> </p><p>At the NATO Summit in June, it is expected that NATO leaders will agree the new Strategic Concept. This will reaffirm our commitment to freedom, openness and the rules-based order. It must also ensure that the Alliance is fit for future challenges, including how to modernise and adapt to emerging threats, advanced technologies and improving national resilience.</p>
star this property answering member printed Baroness Goldie more like this
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less than 2022-06-29T15:56:59.707Zmore like thismore than 2022-06-29T15:56:59.707Z
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star this property date less than 2020-11-09more like thismore than 2020-11-09
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Ministry of Defence more like this
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star this property hansard heading Military Alliances more like this
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star this property question text To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Baroness Goldie on 4 November (HL Deb, col 695), what discussions they have had with the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue nations about the potential for future interactions with the Five Power Defence Arrangements. more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2020-11-18more like thismore than 2020-11-18
star this property answer text <p>The UK Government has made no representations to Quadrilateral Security Dialogue nations about future interactions with the Five Power Defence Arrangements (FPDA). Any representations of this nature would require the involvement and consensus of all five FDPA members. As we look towards FPDA's 50th Anniversary in 2021, the UK looks forward to continuing and enhancing our FPDA engagement as a demonstration of our steadfast commitment to the Arrangements.</p> more like this
star this property answering member printed Baroness Goldie more like this
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less than 2020-11-18T15:58:31.49Zmore like thismore than 2020-11-18T15:58:31.49Z
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