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1702333

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Iran: Israel
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the total cost to all parties of intercepting Iranian drones launched against Israel on 13 April; and what proportion of that cost was borne by the UK.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Goldie
	uin	HL3944
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2024 answer text <p>The Net Additional Costs of Military Operations will be identified and reported in the Annual Report and Accounts in due course.</p> answering member printed The Earl of Minto question first answered 02/05/2024 11:31:06 answering member 4952 label Biography information for The Earl of Minto
	tabling member	4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie

1702334

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Iran: Israel
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether the recent participation of the RAF in intercepting Iranian drones aimed at Israel required UK military assets to be withdrawn from any other exercise or deployment.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Goldie
	uin	HL3945
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2024 answer text <p>We already have a significant presence in the region, but as a prudent measure a number of aircraft were temporarily moved from our NATO operations in Romania to bolster our existing presence. We coordinated with NATO and our Allies to ensure there was no impact to existing operations.</p> answering member printed The Earl of Minto question first answered 02/05/2024 11:30:52 answering member 4952 label Biography information for The Earl of Minto
	tabling member	4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie

1702335

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Iran: Israel
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether the recent interception of Iranian drones by the RAF was part of Operation Shader; if so, whether the remit of Operation Shader has been expanded; and if so, in what way.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Goldie
	uin	HL3946
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2024 answer text <p>The deployment of additional RAF aircraft to the region was authorised to intercept any attacks within range of existing missions. The remit of Op SHADER has not changed, it remains focused solely on countering Daesh.</p> answering member printed The Earl of Minto question first answered 02/05/2024 11:29:59 answering member 4952 label Biography information for The Earl of Minto
	tabling member	4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie

1702005

	registered interest
	date	17/04/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Iran: Israel
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord True on 15 April (HL Deb col 844), whether all those ships mentioned have funding in the Ministry of Defence programme.
	tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
	uin	HL3920
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2024 answer text <p>The Type 26, Type 31, Dreadnought, Astute and SSN-AUKUS are all fully funded, along with the Fleet Solid Support ships, and one of two Multi-Role Ocean Surveillance Vessels, (MROS) has been procured. Funding for these programmes is split between the Navy and Defence Nuclear Enterprise, which primarily funds Dreadnought, Astute and SSN-AUKUS.</p><p> </p><p>The Multi-Role Support Ship, the Type 32, the Type 83 programmes and the second MROS are all within, or in the process of, moving into the concept phase and therefore further work is required to establish their funding requirements. During this phase the procurement and whole life costs of the programme are determined. The programme and procurement strategy for these programmes will be decided following the concept phase. This is consistent with programmes of this size and complexity at this stage of their development.</p> answering member printed The Earl of Minto question first answered 01/05/2024 15:24:44 answering member 4952 label Biography information for The Earl of Minto
	tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

1701605

	registered interest
	date	16/04/2024
	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 His Majesty's Government what is the (1) establishment, and (2) personnel strength, of each of the battalions of the Foot Guards, broken down by (a) commissioned officers, (b) senior non-commissioned officers, and (c) other ranks.
	tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
	uin	HL3836
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>The table below shows the Trade Trained Regular Army Personnel within Foot Guard Battalions serving at Regimental Duty by Paid Rank, as at 1 January 2024.</p><p> </p><p>I am withholding part (1) regarding the workforce requirement (establishment) as disclosure would be likely to prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the British Army.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Paid Rank</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1st Battalion Grenadier Guards</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1st Battalion Coldstream Guards</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1st Battalion Scots Guards</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1st Battalion Irish Guards</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1st Battalion Welsh Guards</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 530 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 490 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 540 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 390 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 410 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commissioned Officers</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Warrant Officers</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Senior Non-Commissioned Officers</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Junior Non-Commissioned Officers</p></td><td><p>140</p></td><td><p>110</p></td><td><p>170</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Privates</p></td><td><p>290</p></td><td><p>280</p></td><td><p>260</p></td><td><p>210</p></td><td><p>230</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: Analysis Army</p><p> </p><p>Table notes/caveats:</p><p> </p><ol><li>The figures are for the Trade Trained Regular Army only and therefore exclude Gurkhas, Full Time Reserve Service, Mobilised Reserves, Army Reserve and all other Reserves, but includes those personnel that have transferred from GURTAM to UKTAP.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="2"><li>The figures only include personnel with a parent Arm / Service of Infantry serving at Regimental Duty within the specified Battalions. All other Infantry personnel who are not serving within a Foot Guard Battalion have been excluded from these figures. Figures also exclude any attached Arms serving with the Battalion.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="3"><li>Figures exclude service personnel on the resilience margin.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="4"><li>Senior Non-Commissioned Officers include all personnel with a Paid Rank of Staff Sergeant and Sergeant. Junior Non-Commissioned Officers include all personnel with a Paid Rank of Corporal and Lance Corporal.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="5"><li>Figures have been rounded to 10 for presentational purposes; numbers ending in &quot;5&quot; have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent systematic bias.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="6"><li>Totals and sub-totals have been rounded separately and so may not appear to be the sum of their parts.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="7"><li>Public Duties Companies have been included (1<sup>st</sup> Battalion Grenadier Guards includes Nijm Coy (PDIC), 1<sup>st</sup> Battalion Coldstream Guards includes 7 Coy (PDIC), 1<sup>st</sup> Battalion Scots Guards includes F Coy (PDIC) and 1<sup>st</sup> Battalion Irish Guards includes 9 and 12 Coys (PDIC).</li></ol> answering member printed The Earl of Minto question first answered 30/04/2024 11:17:58 answering member 4952 label Biography information for The Earl of Minto
	tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

1700706

	registered interest
	date	15/04/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Annual Reports
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, with reference to the Ministry of Defence's Annual Report and Accounts 2022 to 2023, what was Project GRACE.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Royall of Blaisdon
	uin	HL3803
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2024 answer text <p>Project GRACE relates to an infrastructure project in Northern Ireland which was cancelled owing to a change of requirements.</p> answering member printed The Earl of Minto question first answered 29/04/2024 15:33:01 answering member 4952 label Biography information for The Earl of Minto
	tabling member	3703 label Biography information for Baroness Royall of Blaisdon

1700714

	registered interest
	date	15/04/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Royal Fleet Auxiliary
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what Royal Fleet Auxiliary ships and vessels the Royal Navy currently has that are (1) operational, or (2) in reserve.
	tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
	uin	HL3823
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2024 answer text <p>Royal Navy and Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) ships are adjusted to reflect operational requirements and to ensure outputs are optimised. Individual ships will be generated to different levels of readiness as required.</p><p> </p><p>The information requested is as follows and is accurate as of 19 April 2024. ‘Available’ is defined as ships not undergoing deep maintenance or preparing to undergo deep maintenance.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Class</p></td><td><p>Not Available</p></td><td><p>Available</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RFA Tide Class Tanker</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RFA Wave Class Tanker</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RFA Landing Ship Dock (Auxiliary)</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RFA Primary Casualty Reception Facility</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RFA Auxiliary Oiler Replenishment</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RFA Offshore Support Vessel</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The normal operating cycle of every ship involves them entering different readiness levels depending on their programmes, periods of refit and Departmental Planning Requirements. To Maintain operational security, these figures cannot be broken down into any further level of detail, however, I can confirm that these figures do include the new RFA Offshore Support Vessel Class.</p> answering member printed The Earl of Minto question first answered 29/04/2024 15:06:45 answering member 4952 label Biography information for The Earl of Minto
	tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

1700717

	registered interest
	date	15/04/2024
	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, further to the Written Answer by The Earl of Minto on 3 April (HL3349), whether the numbers of maintenance and other personnel for each squadron will be based on the assumption that squadrons normally comprise 24 aircraft.
	tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
	uin	HL3826
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2024 answer text <p>As referenced during the Oral Question asked on the 11 March 2024 regarding 809 Squadron, The numbers of personnel assigned to each Squadron is based on being established for up to 12 aircraft.</p> answering member printed The Earl of Minto question first answered 29/04/2024 15:04:41 answering member 4952 label Biography information for The Earl of Minto
	tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

1700716

	registered interest
	date	15/04/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Fleet Solid Support Ships
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of speeding up delivery times for the Fleet Solid Support ships.
	tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
	uin	HL3825
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2024 answer text <p>The approved In-Service Date for the first Fleet Solid Support ship is 2031. The Royal Navy expects to manage RFA Fort Victoria's operational status as necessary to maintain solid support ship availability during the capability transition period. Should opportunities arise that will expedite these timelines, then the Department will consider those in a value for money context.</p> answering member printed The Earl of Minto question first answered 29/04/2024 12:30:18 answering member 4952 label Biography information for The Earl of Minto
	tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

1700715

	registered interest
	date	15/04/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Royal Fleet Auxiliary: Crew
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what is the manpower strength of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.
	tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
	uin	HL3824
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2024 answer text <p>The number of personnel within the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) is a constantly evolving figure, with sailors leaving the Service after years at sea, and future generations joining through direct entry or apprenticeship schemes.</p><p> </p><p>I can confirm however, that as of 1 October 2023, the overall personnel strength of the RFA was 1,675.</p><p> </p> answering member printed The Earl of Minto question first answered 29/04/2024 12:29:50 answering member 4952 label Biography information for The Earl of Minto
	tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead