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971214

	registered interest
	date	10/09/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Middle East: Islamic State
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the number of IS fighters who remain in (1) Syria, and (2) Iraq; and what is their assessment of the threat those fighters pose.
	tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
	uin	HL10213
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/09/2018 answer text <p>Daesh has lost over 99% of the territory it once held in Iraq and Syria and the Coalition assesses there are currently not enough Daesh fighters remaining in Iraq and Syria to make any further significant territorial gains. However, Daesh has dispersed into a cellular structure in order to maintain some form of insurgency activity, including through extortion, planting improvised explosive devices, kidnapping and mounting terrorist attacks. As part of the Global Coalition, the UK subscribes to this assessment and aims to remove any opportunity for Daesh to pose a threat to the security of Iraq, the UK and our allies.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 24/09/2018 13:47:14 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

971901

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Mefloquine
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they intend to publish the results of the research into the side effects of malaria chemo-prophylaxis referred to in their second and third six-monthly progress updates to the House of Commons Defence Committee on its report An acceptable risk? The use of Lariam for military personnel, published on 24 May 2016.
	tabling member printed	The Countess of Mar
	uin	HL10263
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/09/2018 answer text <p>Data collection for this research has been completed and data cleansing, analysis and production of a report is under way, with completion anticipated in 2019.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 24/09/2018 13:49:15 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	1861 label Biography information for The Countess of Mar

980154

	registered interest
	date	01/10/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Defence: Inflation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what indices Government departments use when calculating defence inflation.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
	uin	HL10423
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>We base our assessments on official inflation rates that are published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) for a wide range of UK industries, as well as the Department's own contract and personnel data. Typically, we use around 80 different ONS price indices.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 15/10/2018 15:07:58 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie

980155

	registered interest
	date	01/10/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Defence: Procurement
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the value of the exposure of the Ministry of Defence to fluctuations in the value of the euro against the sterling; and how much of that exposure is hedged externally.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
	uin	HL10424
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>At 1 April 2018 the Department expected to use 11.5 billion Euros in the 10 years from 2018-19 and had placed forward contracts for the value of 2.1 billion Euros in the three years from 2018-19 using services provided by the Bank of England.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 15/10/2018 15:08:17 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie

980156

	registered interest
	date	01/10/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Defence: Procurement
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the implications for the defence budget of rising oil prices.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
	uin	HL10425
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) undertakes substantial purchases of fuel commodities, the price of which will be influenced by oil prices. The Department secures a degree of protection against changes in price by purchasing hedging contracts that are equivalent to buying a proportion of forecast demand at agreed prices in advance.</p><p>The MOD hedges up to three years in advance and usually trades quarterly to further spread price risk. This approach has been used for fuel hedging since 2010.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 15/10/2018 15:08:31 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie

980157

	registered interest
	date	01/10/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Defence: Procurement
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the value of the exposure of the Ministry of Defence to fluctuations in the value of the US dollar against sterling: and how much of that exposure is hedged externally.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
	uin	HL10426
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>At 1 April 2018 the Department expected to use 34 billion US Dollars in the 10 years from 2018-19 and had placed forward contracts for the value of 5.6 billion US Dollars in the three years from 2018-19 using services provided by the Bank of England.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 15/10/2018 15:09:14 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie

980158

	registered interest
	date	01/10/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Trident Submarines
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have for refuelling its SSBN fleet beyond contracts already placed.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
	uin	HL10427
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>A decision on whether to refuel HMS Victorious will be announced in due course. There are no plans to refuel HMS Vigilant or HMS Vengeance.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 15/10/2018 15:09:33 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie

980159

	registered interest
	date	01/10/2018
	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 F-35 Lightning aircraft have been handed over by the manufacturer; how many are in the UK and how many are still in the USA; when Initial Operating Capability of the aircraft when land based is expected; and how many aircraft will be available for operations when Initial Operating Capability is achieved.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
	uin	HL10428
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>The UK has taken delivery of 16 F-35B Lightning aircraft from the manufacturer of which nine are currently based in the UK with 617 Squadron and seven are in the US.</p><p>617 Squadron is on track for Initial Operating Capability from land by the end of 2018, at which time it will have a preliminary complement of nine aircraft fully capable of undertaking operations from the land.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 15/10/2018 14:54:23 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie

980178

	registered interest
	date	01/10/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Military Decorations
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Earl Howe on 3 and 11 July (HL8946 and HL9251), whether honorary 5 star officers who were listed on the active list but not in regular service on 29 July 2014 were issued with long service and good conduct medals; and whether 4 star former heads of service who were listed on the active list but not in regular service on 29 July 2014 were not issued with long service and good conduct medals.
	tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
	uin	HL10447
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>I refer the Noble Lord to the answers I gave on 19 December 2017 (HL4126) and 3 July 2018 (HL8946). Long Service and Good Conduct (LS&amp;GC) Medals are struck for all Officers who were in Regular service on 29 July 2014 and who had served for 15 years from the date of attestation with good conduct. Former Heads of Service who retired at four-star rank before 29 July 2014 are ineligible. Those who are subsequently appointed to honorary five-star rank by Her Majesty The Queen become eligible, along with those who retired at that rank.</p><p> </p><p>As I explained in my answer of 28 February (HL5695), some LS&amp;GC medals were produced in error for some retired Heads of Service. In line with all other medals, any LS&amp;GC Medals which were erroneously produced will not have been issued to any personnel, including those of the Royal Navy.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL10448 question first answered 15/10/2018 14:54:43 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

980179

	registered interest
	date	01/10/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Military Decorations
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Howe on 28 February (HL5695), whether Long Service and Good Conduct Medals were produced in error for all former heads of service not in regular service on 29 July 2014; and whether any such medals were produced for any other naval personnel in error.
	tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
	uin	HL10448
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>I refer the Noble Lord to the answers I gave on 19 December 2017 (HL4126) and 3 July 2018 (HL8946). Long Service and Good Conduct (LS&amp;GC) Medals are struck for all Officers who were in Regular service on 29 July 2014 and who had served for 15 years from the date of attestation with good conduct. Former Heads of Service who retired at four-star rank before 29 July 2014 are ineligible. Those who are subsequently appointed to honorary five-star rank by Her Majesty The Queen become eligible, along with those who retired at that rank.</p><p> </p><p>As I explained in my answer of 28 February (HL5695), some LS&amp;GC medals were produced in error for some retired Heads of Service. In line with all other medals, any LS&amp;GC Medals which were erroneously produced will not have been issued to any personnel, including those of the Royal Navy.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL10447 question first answered 15/10/2018 14:54:43 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead