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603972

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date	17/10/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Navy: Expenditure
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the answer by Earl Howe on 13 September (HL Deb, col 1390), what the long-term strategy of the Royal Navy's expenditure plans is.
tabling member printed	Lord Touhig
uin	HL2368
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2016 answer text <p>The Royal Navy has a long-term strategy for its expenditure which is managed through the Annual Budget Cycle, a process that focuses on delivering a balanced, affordable Defence Plan over a ten year time period. This is aligned with Defence policy and the direction provided by Strategic Defence and Security Reviews, which occur every five years.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 26/10/2016 15:07:23 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	542 label Biography information for Lord Touhig

603973

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date	17/10/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	RFA Diligence
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what contingency plans have been put in place in the event of a mechanical failure of one of the Trafalgar Class submarines due to the withdrawal of the only Royal Navy repair ship RFA Diligence.
tabling member printed	Lord Touhig
uin	HL2369
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2016 answer text <p>Should on-board engineers be unable to resolve a problem with any ship or submarine, there is a range of ways in which operational maintenance and repair can be delivered. This can include the deployment of a Royal Navy repair and maintenance party, or utilising well-established commercial arrangements and international agreements, such as the use of other countries' bases and facilities. This is particularly the case where resources and facilities are not available within the Ministry of Defence or are more effectively provided by a third party.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL2372 question first answered 26/10/2016 15:08:00 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	542 label Biography information for Lord Touhig

603974

registered interest
date	17/10/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	RFA Diligence
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the sale of RFA Diligence will amount to, or exceed, the amount of taxpayer-funded expenditure of £16 million that was spent on refitting the vessel to extend its life to 2020.
tabling member printed	Lord Touhig
uin	HL2370
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2016 answer text <p>We do not yet know the sale price of RFA Diligence. In August 2016 the Disposal Services Authority advertised a competition for the sale of the former RFA Diligence for future use. This competition has not reached the stage where formal commercial bids have been received.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 25/10/2016 15:38:24 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	542 label Biography information for Lord Touhig

603975

registered interest
date	17/10/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	RFA Diligence
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the answer by Earl Howe on 13 September (HL Deb, col 1389), whether, and if so when, they are planning to provide an update regarding the concerns raised by Lord Boyce.
tabling member printed	Lord Touhig
uin	HL2371
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2016 answer text <p>I have reflected on the concerns raised by the noble and gallant Lord, Lord Boyce, regarding the sale of Royal Fleet Auxiliary Diligence.</p><p>The Royal Navy continues to work with industry and is investing to ensure that Service personnel have the required skills in diagnostics and repair to provide this future support. More widely, consideration of different and innovative ways of providing that support to deliver the best value for money for the taxpayer is an ongoing process. The Royal Navy is confident that, through a combination of the measures that I outlined in response to the oral question by Lord Boyce on 13 September 2016, the required support will be available.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 26/10/2016 15:05:25 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	542 label Biography information for Lord Touhig

603976

registered interest
date	17/10/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	RFA Diligence
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the answer by Earl Howe on 13 September (HL Deb, col 1389), when a Royal Navy vessel requires repair and on-board engineers are unable to resolve the problem without the help of other, more specialist, engineers how this will be achieved without the support of RFA Diligence.
tabling member printed	Lord Touhig
uin	HL2372
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2016 answer text <p>Should on-board engineers be unable to resolve a problem with any ship or submarine, there is a range of ways in which operational maintenance and repair can be delivered. This can include the deployment of a Royal Navy repair and maintenance party, or utilising well-established commercial arrangements and international agreements, such as the use of other countries' bases and facilities. This is particularly the case where resources and facilities are not available within the Ministry of Defence or are more effectively provided by a third party.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL2369 question first answered 26/10/2016 15:08:00 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	542 label Biography information for Lord Touhig