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1167454

registered interest
date	30/10/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Aircraft: Helicopters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the ratio of maintenance hours to flown hours is for the (a) AgustaWestland Apache AH1, (b) AgustaWestland AW159 Wildcat, (c) Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin II and (d) Westland Gazelle.
tabling member constituency	South West Surrey
tabling member printed	Mr Jeremy Hunt
uin	7679
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>The table below shows the ratio of maintenance hours to flying hours from April 2018 to March 2019 for the Apache, Wildcat and Gazelle helicopter fleets:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Type</p></td><td><p>Apache</p></td><td><p>Wildcat</p></td><td><p>Gazelle</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>29:1</p></td><td><p>32:1</p></td><td><p>12:1</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Dauphin II is maintained via civilian contract on an availability basis and figures are not measured in the same way.</p><p>Numbers are rounded to the nearest hour.</p><p>Figures provided are based on single service estimates, and are not official statistics produced by Defence Statistics.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 04/11/2019 15:32:08 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	1572 label Biography information for Jeremy Hunt

1167544

registered interest
date	30/10/2019
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 the figures for the delivery of F-35 aircraft to the Ministry of Defence in the National Audit Office's report Delivering Carrier Strike, published on 16 March 2017, remain the planned delivery rates; and if not, why those rates have changed.
tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
uin	HL552
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>The planned F-35 delivery rates remain the same as those published in the NAO's report.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 04/11/2019 14:54:12 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie

1167008

registered interest
date	29/10/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Falkland Islands: Armed Forces
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many troops have been recalled from the Falklands to assist with preparations for the UK leaving the EU without a deal in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	7056
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2019 answer text <p>Within the last twelve months, no military personnel have been recalled from the Falklands to assist with preparations for a no-deal Brexit.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 31/10/2019 15:00:16 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1167094

registered interest
date	29/10/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Saudi Arabia: Military Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish the agreement between the United Kingdom and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia governing the British Military Mission to the Saudi Arabian National Guard.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	7199
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>The 1964 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the United Kingdom and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia governs the British Military Mission to the Saudi Arabian National Guard. This is a confidential agreement between two sovereign states which the United Kingdom Government is unable to publish without the permission of Saudi Arabia. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia are not prepared to authorise the publication of bilateral MOUs.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 04/11/2019 15:30:28 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1167096

registered interest
date	29/10/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Saudi Arabia: Military Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the British Military Mission to the Saudi Arabian National Guard advises the latter on operations related to the conflict in Yemen.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	7201
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>The British Military Mission to Saudi Arabia do not advise the Saudi National Guard on operations in Yemen.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 04/11/2019 15:29:48 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1167247

registered interest
date	29/10/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Advertising
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much the Ministry of Defence spent on advertising in the last year; and what the principal categories were, broken down by (1) medium, and (2) purpose.
tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
uin	HL515
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>The amount spent by the Department on advertising for financial year 2018-19 was £40.7 million. The majority of expenditure is accounted for by advertising by the Royal Navy, Army and Royal Air Force to aid recruitment into our Armed Forces. The breakdown of medium is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 04/11/2019 14:55:14 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie

1167248

registered interest
date	29/10/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armoured Fighting Vehicles
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many (1) Mastiff (all variants), (2) Ridgeback (all variants), (3) Wolfhound (all variants), (4) Husky (all variants), (5) Coyote (all variants), and (6) Warthog (all variants), vehicles they have purchased in total; and what was the total procurement cost of each vehicle type.
tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
uin	HL516
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>The number of vehicles procured and the total procurement values are as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Fleet (all Variants)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total Number Procured</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total Procurement Value (£million ex VAT)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mastiff</p></td><td><p>451</p></td><td><p>329.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ridgback</p></td><td><p>177</p></td><td><p>132.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wolfhound</p></td><td><p>126</p></td><td><p>107.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Husky</p></td><td><p>338</p></td><td><p>190.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Coyote</p></td><td><p>76</p></td><td><p>27.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Warthog</p></td><td><p>115</p></td><td><p>129.0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>It should be noted that these figures include the procurement of the base vehicle, the integration work required to bring the vehicles up to a UK theatre entry standard and varying levels of initial spares purchases. Some contracts included the purchase of additional items, such as weapons and communication equipment. A number of the vehicle procurements were conducted via the Foreign Military Sales process, with costs calculated at the relevant currency exchange rate paid at the time.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 04/11/2019 14:51:30 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie

1167249

registered interest
date	29/10/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armoured Fighting Vehicles
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the status of each fleet of (1) Mastiff (all variants), (2) Ridgeback (all variants), (3) Wolfhound (all variants), (4) Husky (all variants), (5) Coyote (all variants), and (6) Warthog (all variants) vehicles, including the numbers (a) in forward fleet, (b) in reserve, (c) in storage, (d) that are ready for disposal, and (e) that have been sold or gifted.
tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
uin	HL517
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>The status of each fleet of vehicles can be found in the table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Fleet</p></td><td><p>In Forward Fleet</p></td><td><p>In Reserve</p></td><td><p>In Storage</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mastiff</p></td><td><p>177</p></td><td><p>77</p></td><td><p>163</p></td><td><p>417</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ridgback</p></td><td><p>53</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>94</p></td><td><p>168</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wolfhound</p></td><td><p>57</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>58</p></td><td><p>125</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Husky</p></td><td><p>200</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>320</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Coyote</p></td><td><p>57</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>72</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Warthog</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>91</p></td><td><p>91</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>*Warthog was taken out of service in 2015, they are showing as in storage as they are awaiting disposal action.</p><p> </p><p>One Warthog vehicle has been sold. None of the subject vehicles have been gifted.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 04/11/2019 14:50:36 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie

1167250

registered interest
date	29/10/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armoured Fighting Vehicles
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many of each type of (1) Mastiff (all variants), (2) Ridgeback (all variants), (3) Wolfhound (all variants), (4) Husky (all variants), (5) Coyote (all variants), and (6) Warthog (all variants), vehicles they have sold; and what monies have been obtained by such sales.
tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
uin	HL518
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>One Warthog vehicle has been sold. There have been no sales of Mastiff, Ridgback, Wolfhound, Husky or Coyote vehicles; I am withholding details of the sale price, as its disclosure would prejudice commercial interests.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 04/11/2019 14:38:53 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie

1167251

registered interest
date	29/10/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Maritime Patrol Aircraft
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government under what rules the Boeing P-8 Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft for the Ministry of Defence has been certified as airworthy; and where certified by a third party, what plans they have to re-certify for airworthiness via the Military Airworthiness Authority.
tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
uin	HL519
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>The P-8A Poseidon MRA Mk1 has been certified as airworthy in accordance with the Military Airworthiness Authority's (MAA) Military Air System Certification Process, as laid out in Regulatory Article (RA) 5810.</p><p>The MAA issued a United Kingdom Restricted Military Type Certificate for the Poseidon MRA Mk1 on 19 September 2019.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 04/11/2019 14:48:17 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie