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registered interest
date	18/06/2019
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 assessment they have made of the security vetting procedures in place for suppliers of components for Ministry of Defence procurement contracts.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL16458
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) places the highest priority on the security and safety of our personnel and equipment.</p><p>The MOD's consideration of security matters associated with procurement contracts is defined by the Cabinet Office within the Government's Security Policy Framework. This framework is subject to periodic review to ensure it remains fit for purpose.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 27/06/2019 13:36:57 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

927316

registered interest
date	19/06/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Middle East: Armed Forces
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether investigations compliant with Article 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights were carried out for all military deaths in Iraq and Afghanistan.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL8764
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2018 answer text <p>All Service personnel killed in Iraq and Afghanistan were repatriated to the United Kingdom and each death was subject to an investigation carried out by a Coroner (or Procurator Fiscal in Scotland). It is for the Coroner to determine the scope of an inquest including the application of Article 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights. The Ministry of Defence fully supports all Coroners inquests.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 02/07/2018 15:49:38 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

887309

registered interest
date	19/04/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Warships: Cruise Missiles
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how they intend to ensure that the Royal Navy has the capability to launch cruise missiles from surface ships.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL7106
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2018 answer text <p>Royal Navy warships are equipped with an array of offensive and defensive weapons to enable them to fulfil their operational roles. UK land attack is ably provided by submarines which can launch Tomahawk missiles.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 24/04/2018 15:32:15 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

856310

registered interest
date	06/03/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether a log of the daily activities of HQ 39 Infantry Brigade is still in existence; and if so, under whose control it is kept.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL6100
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2018 answer text <p>Army formation records, including operational logs, are subject to the Public Record Acts 1958 and 1967. These require that records aged 30 years (reducing to 20 years following the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010) are to be reviewed for selection for permanent preservation at The National Archives. Where the record is required for ongoing Departmental business, or the record contains information that is still sensitive, authority will be sought for the record's retention by the Ministry of Defence (MOD). Where a record is not selected for permanent preservation by The National Archives or retention within the Department, it is destroyed.</p><p>39 Infantry Brigade originally formed during World War 1, reforming in the 1950's and becoming involved in Northern Ireland in 1969 until its disbandment in 2007. To examine logs for the entirety of the Brigade's formation would require detailed searches through MOD's Main and Sensitive Archives and through The National Archive.</p><p>We are unable to determine if any Daily Logs exist without incurring disproportionate cost. If any daily activity logs do exist, they will be under the control of the MOD or The National Archive in line with the review process described above.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 19/03/2018 16:19:34 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

796010

registered interest
date	28/11/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Type 45 Destroyers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government by when the Royal Navy's fleet of Type 45 Destroyers will have undergone the propulsion improvement programme; and at what cost.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL3660
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2017 answer text <p>I refer the noble Lord to the answer given by my hon. Friend, the Minister for Defence Procurement (Harriett Baldwin), in the House of Commons on <br> 4 December 2017 to Question number 116327.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 11/12/2017 16:16:39 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe attachment 1 file name 20171204_116327_Type_45_Destroyers.docx title 116327 - WQnA extract on Type 45 Destroyers
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

672277

registered interest
date	12/01/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Cyprus: Military Bases
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the strategic significance of the UK’s military bases on the island of Cyprus.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL4615
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2017 answer text <p>The United Kingdom's military bases in the Sovereign Base Areas and separate Retained Sites remain a vital strategic defence and national security asset, supporting our interests in an unstable region.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 17/01/2017 16:24:24 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

605488

registered interest
date	18/10/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Syria: Military Aid
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have supplied any anti-aircraft weapons to rebel forces fighting in Syria.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL2408
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2016 answer text <p>The UK participated in the original US-led 'Train and Equip' programme for vetted Syrian opposition forces fighting Daesh in 2015. The Ministry of Defence announced on 25 October 2016, that up to 20 UK personnel will be deploying to locations in the region, but outside Syria, to contribute to the refined and restarted programme. Their role will be to train selected members of vetted moderate Syrian opposition groups in the skills they need to continue to take the fight to Daesh. The UK is not participating in the &quot;Equip&quot; element of this programme.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL2409 question first answered 26/10/2016 11:19:51 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

605489

registered interest
date	18/10/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Syria: Military Aid
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they are providing any military training to rebel forces fighting in Syria.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL2409
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2016 answer text <p>The UK participated in the original US-led 'Train and Equip' programme for vetted Syrian opposition forces fighting Daesh in 2015. The Ministry of Defence announced on 25 October 2016, that up to 20 UK personnel will be deploying to locations in the region, but outside Syria, to contribute to the refined and restarted programme. Their role will be to train selected members of vetted moderate Syrian opposition groups in the skills they need to continue to take the fight to Daesh. The UK is not participating in the &quot;Equip&quot; element of this programme.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL2408 question first answered 26/10/2016 11:19:51 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

576308

registered interest
date	05/09/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Type 45 Destroyers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when the Royal Navy’s Type 45 fleet will be fully operational after modifications to their electrical propulsion systems.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL1548
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2016 answer text <p>I refer the noble Lord to the answer I gave on 19 April 2016 to Question number HL7485 to the noble Lord, Lord West of Spithead.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 12/09/2016 14:54:51 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe attachment 1 file name Hansard Extract 19 April 2016 HL7485.docx title Type 45 Destroyers
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

444859

registered interest
date	14/01/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Reserve Forces: Recruitment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what percentage of reserve force recruitment was achieved in (1) England, (2) Scotland, (3) Wales, and (4) Northern Ireland, in each of the last three years for which figures are available.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL5057
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2016 answer text <p>The requested information is provided below.</p><br /><p><strong>Intake into Future Reserves 2020 Volunteer Reserve by Stationed Location</strong></p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Financial Year 2012-13</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Number</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>%</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total intake in Army Reserve</strong> <em>of which</em></p></td><td><p><strong>3,960</strong></p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>2,920<sup>e</sup></p></td><td><p>73.7<sup> e</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>480<sup> e</sup></p></td><td><p>12.1<sup> e</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>290<sup> e</sup></p></td><td><p>7.3<sup> e</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern Ireland</p></td><td><p>250<sup> e</sup></p></td><td><p>6.3<sup> e</sup></p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Source: Defence Statistics (Tri Service)</p><br /><br /><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="3"></td><td colspan="4"><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Number</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>%</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total FR20 Volunteer Reserve Intake</strong> <em>of which</em></p></td><td><p><strong>4,120</strong></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><strong>6,810</strong></p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>3,240<sup> e</sup></p></td><td><p>78.6<sup> e</sup></p></td><td><p>5,200<sup> e</sup></p></td><td><p>76.4<sup> e</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>450<sup> e</sup></p></td><td><p>10.9<sup> e</sup></p></td><td><p>770<sup> e</sup></p></td><td><p>11.3<sup> e</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>220<sup> e</sup></p></td><td><p>5.3<sup> e</sup></p></td><td><p>470<sup> e</sup></p></td><td><p>6.9<sup> e</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern Ireland</p></td><td><p>180<sup> e</sup></p></td><td><p>4.4<sup> e</sup></p></td><td><p>330<sup> e</sup></p></td><td><p>4.8<sup> e</sup></p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Source: Defence Statistics (TriService)</p><br /><br /><p><strong>Notes</strong></p><br /><p>(1) The FR20 Volunteer Reserve population includes mobilised Volunteer Reserves, High Readiness Reserves (HRR) and those volunteer reserves serving on Full Time Reserve Service (FTRS) and Additional Duties Commitment (ADC). Non Regular Permanent Staff (NRPS), Expeditionary Forces Institute (EFI), Sponsored Reserves and University Officer Cadets are excluded.</p><br /><p>(2) Military personnel numbers are sourced from the Joint Personnel Administration (JPA) system. Location data are based on the stationed location of the individual as recorded in the ‘Assignment Location’ field of the JPA system. The figures are based on Service personnel’s stationed location and not their location of residence – where personnel work is not necessarily where they live, this is particularly the case for those serving in National Units. Personnel deployed on operations to an area away from their stationed location are shown against their most recent stationed location.</p><br /><p>(3) Centrally held data dates back to October 2012 for the Maritime Reserve, April 2012 for the Army Reserve and April 2013 for the Royal Air Force Reserves and therefore FY2012-13 Tri Service intake is unavailable.</p><br /><p>(4) Location statistics have been reported as estimates because stationed location data for Reserve has not been validated.</p><br /><p><strong>Symbols</strong></p><br /><p><sup>e </sup>Estimate</p><br /><p><strong>Rounding</strong></p><br /><p>When rounding to the nearest 10, numbers ending in “5” have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent systematic bias.</p><br /><p>Totals and sub-totals have been rounded separately and so may not equal the sums of their rounded parts.</p><br /> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 27/01/2016 16:20:55 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey