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1697649

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date	20/03/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Expenditure
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the UK's defence spending aligns with the current strategic threat landscape, particularly in the light of emerging hybrid and cyber warfare tactics.
tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Belmont
uin	HL3441
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2024 answer text <p>The Defence Command Paper Refresh (DCPR23) recognises the range and complexity of threats globally, including cyberspace, means we must foster a truly integrated approach to deterrence and defence by enhancing integration across all services and domains, across Government, as well as across regions, and the spectrum of conflict.</p><p> </p><p>To support this, the Department has set out our longer-term aspiration to invest 2.5% of GDP on defence as soon as the fiscal and economic circumstances allow. The Chancellor reaffirmed this commitment at the Spring Budget 2024 and the Prime Minister has indicated that the path towards 2.5% will be set out at the next Spending Review.</p><p> </p> answering member printed The Earl of Minto question first answered 03/04/2024 15:51:35 answering member 4952 label Biography information for The Earl of Minto
tabling member	3801 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont

1697650

registered interest
date	20/03/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Technology
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to address the challenges of integrating advanced technologies into the UK's defence capabilities, to maintain a cutting-edge military in 2024 and beyond.
tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Belmont
uin	HL3442
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2024 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence has set out plans to integrate advanced technologies into the UK's defence capabilities, details of which can be found in the Defence Command Paper Refresh (DCPR), published on 18 July 2023.</p> answering member printed The Earl of Minto question first answered 03/04/2024 15:49:11 answering member 4952 label Biography information for The Earl of Minto
tabling member	3801 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont

1697651

registered interest
date	20/03/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Equipment: Procurement
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure transparency and cost-effectiveness in the procurement of defence equipment, given the increasing complexity and expense of modern military hardware.
tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Belmont
uin	HL3443
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2024 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence is implementing a new Integrated Procurement Model to drive pace in delivery of military capability to UK forces on the front line, so that we stay ahead of our adversaries in a fast changing strategic environment.</p><p>A key feature will be a Defence-wide portfolio to prioritise requirements at the departmental level to ensure we achieve greater effect from the available budget.</p><p> </p><p>Spiral development, the delivery of a minimum deployable capability quickly which is then iterated in the light of experience and advances in technology throughout its in-service life, will be supported by new commercial pathways to increase speed and value for money.</p><p> </p><p>As part of a new alliance with industry we will be more transparent about Defence's future acquisition pipeline to help shape markets, focus R&amp;D efforts and build resilience into our industrial base.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Procurement Act 2023 will deliver a step change in transparency and openness, with notices mandated for direct awards and publication requirements extended from planning to termination, including contract performance. A single central platform for contract data will give everyone access to certain procurement information, although there will be occasions when information will be withheld from publication on national security grounds.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Finally, we have reformed the Single Source Contract Regulations which provide regulatory assurance on value for money where we procure in the absence of competition. These reforms, which come into effect on 1 April, introduce simplifications and flexibilities to ensure the Regulations continue to adapt to changes in what we buy and how we buy it.</p> answering member printed The Earl of Minto question first answered 03/04/2024 15:56:08 answering member 4952 label Biography information for The Earl of Minto
tabling member	3801 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont

1697653

registered interest
date	20/03/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Veterans: Health Services
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to streamline the transition of medical care from military services to the NHS for service leavers.
tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Belmont
uin	HL3445
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2024 answer text <p>Where personnel leaving the Armed Forces have an enduring need for medical care, the Defence Medical Services (DMS) works in partnership with the NHS in each of the four nations. Wherever they live in the UK, all veterans are able to receive veteran specific health care support if they need it. Personnel who have been assessed and diagnosed with a mental health need are able to access Ministry of Defence (MOD) Departments of Community Mental Health for up to six months after discharge to provide continuity of care during the transition period until appropriate handover to other services can be completed as required.</p><p> </p><p>DMS facilitates the transfer of healthcare information for all service personnel when they leave the Armed Forces. Programme CORTISONE will provide the ability to transfer a service person’s healthcare record in electronic form to a GP practice at the end of their service.</p><p> </p><p>The Defence Recovery Capability is a MOD-owned capability designed to deliver programmed, command-led and coordinated support to wounded, injured and sick serving personnel. Each person who comes under the Defence Recovery Capability will get a tailored Individual Recovery Plan which enables them to focus on either their return to duty or transition to civilian life.</p><p> </p><p>The Veterans Welfare Service and Defence Transition Service deliver additional support to service leavers and their families who are most likely to face challenges as they leave the Armed Forces, including facilitating access to NHS services.</p> answering member printed The Earl of Minto question first answered 03/04/2024 15:53:31 answering member 4952 label Biography information for The Earl of Minto
tabling member	3801 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont

1697654

registered interest
date	20/03/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Veterans: Rehabilitation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what support is available for military veterans transitioning back into civilian life.
tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Belmont
uin	HL3446
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2024 answer text <p>The Veterans Welfare Service (VWS) supports serving personnel, veterans, the military bereaved, and their families, who have an enduring welfare need or need help to access DWP benefits or injury, bereavement and compensation schemes.</p><p> </p><p>Defence Transition Services (DTS) helps Service leavers and their families, who face challenges as they leave the military and adjust to civilian life.</p><p>The support from these two services is available from two years before discharge, through into civilian life and regardless of time served or reason for discharge.</p><p> </p><p>Integrated Personal Commissioning for Veterans (IPC4V) supports Armed Forces personnel who are leaving the services and are suffering from complex and enduring physical, neurological and mental health issues resulting from an injury that is attributable to Service.</p><p> </p> answering member printed The Earl of Minto question first answered 03/04/2024 15:51:55 answering member 4952 label Biography information for The Earl of Minto
tabling member	3801 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont

1697257

registered interest
date	19/03/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicles: Operating Costs
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to address the issue of increased operating costs for hauliers, including those related to (1) fluctuating fuel prices, and (2) administrative requirements relating to the Windsor Framework.
tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Belmont
uin	HL3368
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2024 answer text <p>The Government has continued its support for haulage companies by freezing HGV Vehicle Excise Duty and the HGV Levy for 2024-25, as announced at Autumn Statement 2023. This has resulted in a tax saving for one of the most popular HGVs (a 38-44 tonne articulated lorry with 3 axles, EURO VI) of £47 per annum. These measures form a package of support for hauliers, alongside the freezing of Fuel Duty as announced at Spring Budget 2024.</p><p> </p><p>More broadly, at Autumn Statement 2023, the Chancellor announced that full expensing would be made permanent, meaning companies can claim 100% capital allowances on qualifying main rate plant and machinery investments, so that for every pound invested its taxes is cut by up to 25p. Following representations from industry – including the haulage sector – at Spring Budget 2024, the Chancellor confirmed that draft legislation on extending full expensing to assets for leasing will soon be published for a period of technical consultation. The extension will remain under consideration for a future fiscal event.</p><p>Additionally, the Windsor Framework will ensure the smooth flow of goods within the UK internal market. Under the new UK internal market system, which will come into force later this year, there will be no checks save those conducted by UK authorities as part of a risk-based or intelligence-led approach to tackle criminality, abuse of the scheme, smuggling and disease. The requirements in the old Protocol for both international customs paperwork and supplementary declarations will also be scrapped.</p><p>The Department for Transport does not hold a formal assessment of the specific impacts of fuel prices on businesses, nor on haulage and transport industries. However, the department is in regular contact with haulage and other transport sectors where discussions include the impact of fuel prices among other economic factors.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero publishes weekly fuel prices and the Office for National Statistics conducts a regular survey of business sectors on concerns such as energy prices.</p> answering member printed Lord Davies of Gower question first answered 03/04/2024 13:52:11 answering member 4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower
tabling member	3801 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont