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1124045

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date	30/04/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Watchkeeper WK450
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to maintain the serviceability of the UK fleet of Thales Watchkeeper unmanned aerial vehicles.
tabling member printed	Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
uin	HL15427
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2019 answer text <p>The Army have awarded Thales a Future Support Contract to maintain the serviceability of the Watchkeeper Unmanned Air System from 1 April 2019 for the next five years.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 09/05/2019 16:17:18 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	627 label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem

1124046

registered interest
date	30/04/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	India: Military Alliances
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the (1) tactical, (2) strategic, and (3) procurement, objectives of the recently signed Memorandum of Understanding between the UK and the government of India.
tabling member printed	Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
uin	HL15428
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2019 answer text <p>I refer the noble Lord to the answer given by my hon. Friend the Minister for Defence Procurement (Stuart Andrew) to Question 246484 on 25 April in the House of Commons to the right hon. Member for North Durham (Kevan Jones).</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 09/05/2019 16:17:57 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe attachment 1 file name Hansard Extract Tuesday 23 April 2019, UIN 246484.docx title 246484 - India: Military Alliances
tabling member	627 label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem

1121568

registered interest
date	11/04/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Lasers: Weapons
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to encourage the development of high energy laser weapons systems.
tabling member printed	Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
uin	HL15219
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence Strategic Programmes team has established a Novel Weapons team to build on the work carried out by Defence Science and Technology. It is preparing the Ministry of Defence for the introduction of capabilities, including High Energy Lasers. A range of Capability Demonstration Programmes will be undertaken to accelerate the introduction of Directed Energy Weapons by approximately 10 years and further inform the Armed Forces of their utility.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 25/04/2019 13:53:12 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	627 label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem

1121569

registered interest
date	11/04/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	HMS Queen Elizabeth
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when it is anticipated that HMS Queen Elizabeth will undergo its first dry dock maintenance at Rosyth Dockyard.
tabling member printed	Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
uin	HL15220
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2019 answer text <p>HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH safely docked at Rosyth on 6 April 2019.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 29/04/2019 15:41:59 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	627 label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem

1121570

registered interest
date	11/04/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Turkey: Arms Trade
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 advice of the Supreme Allied Commander Europe that if Turkey proceeds to purchase the Russian S-400 air defence system it should receive no delivery of F-35 aircraft.
tabling member printed	Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
uin	HL15221
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2019 answer text <p>The UK remains concerned by the planned purchase of S-400 by Turkey and its implications for their continued participation in the F-35 programme. As the US administration has made clear, the purchase of S-400 generates unacceptable risks around F-35. We share this risk assessment and continue to call on Turkey to reconsider its planned purchase in light of those risks and the US offer of alternative solutions to legitimate Turkish air defence requirements.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 24/04/2019 14:58:44 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	627 label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem

1121571

registered interest
date	11/04/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Aircraft: Procurement
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to purchase and deploy optionally manned aircraft for the armed services.
tabling member printed	Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
uin	HL15222
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2019 answer text <p>The UK has no formal plans to purchase optionally manned aircraft. Air programmes, such as the Combat Air Acquisition Programme (CAAP) which aims to replace Typhoon's capabilities from 2040 onwards, are assessing the potential benefits of such solutions across a range of applications.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 24/04/2019 14:59:02 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	627 label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem

1121572

registered interest
date	11/04/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Bases: South West
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what factors influenced the decision to delay and scale back the proposals to concentrate military units in Devon and Somerset in a single large-scale garrison.
tabling member printed	Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
uin	HL15223
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2019 answer text <p>In November 2016 the Ministry of Defence outlined the Department's intention to create an estate optimised to support Defence capabilities and communities; these plans were, however, subject to further, detailed assessment work.</p><p>Although this work on future basing options for a number of Royal Marines sites will not report until 2021, work to date has confirmed that the current locations and supporting infrastructure arrangements for RMB Chivenor and Norton Manor Camp are fundamentally sound and best to serve the future Royal Marines requirements.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 29/04/2019 15:42:38 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	627 label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem

1121573

registered interest
date	11/04/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Bases
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress has been made in implementing the Better Defence Estate Strategy, published in 2016.
tabling member printed	Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
uin	HL15224
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2019 answer text <p>I refer the noble Lord to the oral statement given in the House of Commons by my right hon. Friend the Minister for Defence Personnel and Veterans (Tobias Ellwood) on 28 February 2019 (Official Report, column 540) that provided an update on the work undertaken through the Defence Estate Optimisation Programme.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 24/04/2019 14:59:36 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe attachment 1 file name 20190228_Defence_Estate-Optimisation_Programme.docx title Defence Estate Optimisation Programme
tabling member	627 label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem

990138

registered interest
date	17/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Foreign Nationals
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many Commonwealth citizens are currently serving in the British armed forces; and in which services they serve.
tabling member printed	Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
uin	HL10760
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2018 answer text <p>There is a long tradition of Commonwealth citizens serving in the British Armed Forces, and we continue to value their service which provides an important contribution in defending the UK at home and abroad.</p><p> </p><p>The table below shows the numbers of Commonwealth citizens serving in our Armed Forces as at 1 April 2018:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Service</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Royal Navy/</strong> <strong>Royal Marines</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Army</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Royal Air Force</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Regulars</p></td><td><p>480</p></td><td><p>3,940</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p><strong>4,500</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FR20 Reserves</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>190</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p><strong>210</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>490</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>4,140</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>90</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>4,720</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The 4,500 Commonwealth citizens in the Regular forces represent 3.4% of the Regular trained strength. The 210 Commonwealth citizens in the FR20 Reserves represent 0.7% of the FR20 Reserve trained strength.</p><p>Notes:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Figures for the Royal Navy/Royal Marines and Royal Air Force are for the Trained Regular Population and Trained FR20 population. Army figures are for Trade Trained Regular population, and Trained FR20 population.</li><li>Nationality is as reported on the Joint Personnel Administration system</li><li>Figures are rounded to the nearest 10.</li></ul><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>We keep our recruitment policies under constant review, and should there be any future changes in relation to applications from the Commonwealth these will be made clear on the single Service websites.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL10761 question first answered 31/10/2018 15:50:29 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	627 label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem

990139

registered interest
date	17/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Foreign Nationals
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to increase the number of Commonwealth citizens serving in the British armed forces.
tabling member printed	Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
uin	HL10761
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2018 answer text <p>There is a long tradition of Commonwealth citizens serving in the British Armed Forces, and we continue to value their service which provides an important contribution in defending the UK at home and abroad.</p><p> </p><p>The table below shows the numbers of Commonwealth citizens serving in our Armed Forces as at 1 April 2018:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Service</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Royal Navy/</strong> <strong>Royal Marines</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Army</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Royal Air Force</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Regulars</p></td><td><p>480</p></td><td><p>3,940</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p><strong>4,500</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FR20 Reserves</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>190</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p><strong>210</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>490</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>4,140</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>90</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>4,720</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The 4,500 Commonwealth citizens in the Regular forces represent 3.4% of the Regular trained strength. The 210 Commonwealth citizens in the FR20 Reserves represent 0.7% of the FR20 Reserve trained strength.</p><p>Notes:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Figures for the Royal Navy/Royal Marines and Royal Air Force are for the Trained Regular Population and Trained FR20 population. Army figures are for Trade Trained Regular population, and Trained FR20 population.</li><li>Nationality is as reported on the Joint Personnel Administration system</li><li>Figures are rounded to the nearest 10.</li></ul><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>We keep our recruitment policies under constant review, and should there be any future changes in relation to applications from the Commonwealth these will be made clear on the single Service websites.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL10760 question first answered 31/10/2018 15:50:29 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	627 label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem