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155372

registered interest
date	11/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	RAF Woodvale
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether Royal Air Force Woodvale, Southport is still designated as a flying field for the Ministry of Defence.
tabling member printed	Lord Fearn
uin	HL2830
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2014 answer text <p>RAF Woodvale, Southport is designated as an airfield for the Ministry of Defence. Liverpool University Air Squadron, Manchester and Salford University Air Squadron, No 631 Volunteer Gliding Squadron and No 10 Air Experience Flight are based there.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Astor of Hever question first answered 21/11/2014 14:22:17 answering member 3428 label Biography information for Lord Astor of Hever
tabling member	488 label Biography information for Lord Fearn

147363

registered interest
date	10/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	F-35 Aircraft
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether there are any plans to allow air to air transfer of fuel between F35B aircraft in the United Kingdom inventory.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL2767
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2014 answer text <p>The UK has no plans to conduct air to air refuelling between F-35B aircraft.</p> answering member printed Lord Astor of Hever question first answered 19/11/2014 16:36:50 answering member 3428 label Biography information for Lord Astor of Hever
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

147383

registered interest
date	10/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Conflict Prevention
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they expect the National Security Council to shift the focus of the Building Stability Overseas Strategy from promoting longer-term peace and security initiatives to pursuing more immediate interventions based on national security imperatives.
tabling member printed	Lord Chidgey
uin	HL2787
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2014 answer text <p>The Government has a strong cross-departmental approach that draws on the most effective combination of defence, diplomacy, development assistance, security and intelligence to achieve the National Security Council's priorities and long-term goals on conflict, stability and security. The UK will continue to invest in upstream prevention in fragile countries to help develop strong, legitimate institutions capable of managing tensions so as to reduce the likelihood of instability and conflict, as well as being able to respond to more immediate developments. The new Conflict Stability and Security Fund will be a mix of Overseas Development Assistance (ODA) and non-ODA resources which will allow for a range of interventions, including the security sector reform and peace keeping support which are crucial to building stability and paving the way for sustainable peace.</p> answering member printed Lord Astor of Hever question first answered 18/11/2014 17:40:30 answering member 3428 label Biography information for Lord Astor of Hever
tabling member	50 label Biography information for Lord Chidgey

147384

registered interest
date	10/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Conflict Prevention
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many countries are now being considered by the National Security Council for possible interventions under the Building Stability Overseas Strategy; how many of those countries are seen as posing a terrorism-related threat to the United Kingdom; and how many are seen as failed or failing states that might, in the future, harbour or assist internationally active extremists.
tabling member printed	Lord Chidgey
uin	HL2788
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2014 answer text <p>The Government has a strong cross-departmental approach that draws on the most effective combination of defence, diplomacy, development assistance, security and intelligence to achieve the National Security Council's priorities and long-term goals on conflict, stability and security. The new Conflict Stability and Security Fund will continue to focus on those fragile and conflict-affected countries or regions where there are risks to the UK's interests, including from terrorism, and where we know we can have an impact. The Fund will be a mix of Overseas Development Assistance (ODA) and non-ODA resources which will allow for a range of interventions, including the security sector reform and peace keeping support which are crucial to building stability and paving the way for sustainable peace.</p> answering member printed Lord Astor of Hever question first answered 18/11/2014 17:41:17 answering member 3428 label Biography information for Lord Astor of Hever
tabling member	50 label Biography information for Lord Chidgey

143449

registered interest
date	07/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	West Africa
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether any members of the armed forces who contract ebola whilst serving in Africa will be immediately returned to the United Kingdom to receive medical treatment.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL2734
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2014 answer text <p>Any member of the Armed Forces who contracts Ebola Virus Disease will have their circumstances considered on the basis of individual clinical need. Their safety and that of health practitioners, will be of paramount importance. If it is determined that the best clinical outcome would be achieved through medical evacuation, this would take place.</p> answering member printed Lord Astor of Hever question first answered 21/11/2014 14:23:20 answering member 3428 label Biography information for Lord Astor of Hever
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

143453

registered interest
date	07/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Meat
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Astor of Hever on 28 October (HL2119), what information they provide to members of the armed forces to enable them to make informed choices about the consumption of halal food.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL2738
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2014 answer text <p>Ministry of Defence policy is fully consistent with current UK legislation and Government guidelines. Although there is no requirement for a menu to state whether a dish does or does not contain halal food. Service and entitled civilian personnel with special dietary requirements are fully informed as to which dishes are suitable for them to eat.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Astor of Hever question first answered 21/11/2014 14:27:56 answering member 3428 label Biography information for Lord Astor of Hever
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

142593

registered interest
date	06/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Peninsular War
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what contribution they made to the bicentennial celebrations in Portugal in 2014 of the Peninsular War 1809–14; and what further contributions they plan to make to the care and maintenance of the memorials and interpretation centres in Portugal and Spain.
tabling member printed	Lord Stevenson of Balmacara
uin	HL2700
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2014 answer text <p>The Government has not received any requests to contribute to the bicentennial celebrations of the Peninsula War in Portugal. There are no plans to provide any public funding for the care and maintenance of memorials and interpretation centres either in Portugal or Spain.</p><p> </p><p>Many Regiments do however conduct Regimental pilgrimages to those battlefields to keep their history alive, to remember their forebears and to foster good relations with the local communities who are the custodians of the many battlefield memorials.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Astor of Hever question first answered 20/11/2014 17:09:50 answering member 3428 label Biography information for Lord Astor of Hever
tabling member	4175 label Biography information for Lord Stevenson of Balmacara

142607

registered interest
date	06/11/2014
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 F35B aircraft the United Kingdom will have purchased by 7 May 2015.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL2709
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>By 7 May 2015 the UK will have ordered eight F-35 B aircraft, four of which will have been delivered. A contract for the procurement of long lead components for a further nine aircraft will also have been placed.</p> answering member printed Lord Astor of Hever question first answered 17/11/2014 12:36:43 answering member 3428 label Biography information for Lord Astor of Hever
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

142608

registered interest
date	06/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Autonomous Weapons
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have a policy on the use of lethal autonomous weapons systems and a definition of meaningful human involvement in drone operations.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL2710
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>Yes, the Government does have a clear policy on this and I refer the noble Lord to the statement made in the House of Commons by my hon. Friend the then Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Alistair Burt) on 17 June 2013 (Official Report, column 734) on the subject of autonomous weapons.</p><p>The phrase meaningful human control is an emergent concept which the UK is mindful of and working to define with interested parties in step with technological and doctrinal developments. However, in practical terms, in UK operations every target is assessed by a human, and every release of weapons is authorised by a human; other than in a very small number of instances, all targets are also acquired by a human. The exception is in a small number of defensive anti-materiel systems e.g. Phalanx. However, in those instances a human is required to authorise weapons release.</p> answering member printed Lord Astor of Hever question first answered 17/11/2014 12:35:55 answering member 3428 label Biography information for Lord Astor of Hever attachment 1 file name 20130317 - Hansard extract on autonomous weapons.doc title 20130617 - Hansard extract on autonomous weapons
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

106157

registered interest
date	04/11/2014
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 whether they will award the Long Service and Good Conduct Medal retrospectively to retired members of the armed forces who served for 15 years or more.
tabling member printed	Lord Tyler
uin	HL2629
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2014 answer text <p>Although work continues to determine how to implement the recommendations of Sir John Holmes' independent Military Medals Review, it has already been decided that the Long Service and Good Conduct medal will not be awarded retrospectively to retired officers. A significant factor in this decision is the difficulty which would be encountered in gaining access to the records of all those who have left the Armed Forces when considering eligibility.</p> answering member printed Lord Astor of Hever question first answered 18/11/2014 17:39:04 answering member 3428 label Biography information for Lord Astor of Hever
tabling member	225 label Biography information for Lord Tyler