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78307

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date	16/07/2014
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Pakistan
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have provided military intelligence, logistic and material support to the army of Pakistan during its military operations against international terrorist networks in the Tribal Areas of Pakistan.
tabling member printed	Lord Ahmed
uin	HL1197
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/08/2014 answer text <p>The Government has not provided any direct intelligence, logistic and material support to Pakistan relating to its military operations in Federally Administered Tribal Areas.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 18/08/2014 09:59:13 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	3470 label Biography information for Lord Ahmed

78308

registered interest
date	16/07/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Warrior Vehicles
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government why they have not named the contractor awarded the contract for the Warrior Capability Sustainment Programme in April; and whether they will now do so.
tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
uin	HL1198
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) awarded the Warrior Capability Sustainment Programme Converted Vehicle Part 2 Safety and Environmental Case contract to BAE Systems Global Combat Systems Limited in April 2014. A notice was published on 17 January 2014 through the Defence Contracts Online facility, that confirmed the MOD’s intent and rationale in placing a single sourced contract with the company. Due to a processing error the name of the contractor was omitted from the contract award notice. However, the MOD has since rectified this and the contractor’s name was issued for publishing to Defence Contracts Online on 17 July 2014.</p> answering member printed Lord Astor of Hever question first answered 29/07/2014 13:18:13 answering member 3428 label Biography information for Lord Astor of Hever
tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie

78309

registered interest
date	16/07/2014
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 how many companies have signed up to the Framework Agreement for Technical Support since 2010; and at what cost.
tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
uin	HL1199
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>392 companies have signed up to the Framework Agreement for Technical Support (FATS) since 2010. There is no direct cost to companies for joining FATS, but they would have incurred individual tendering costs as part of the bidding process.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Astor of Hever question first answered 29/07/2014 10:48:57 answering member 3428 label Biography information for Lord Astor of Hever
tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie

78310

registered interest
date	16/07/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Warships
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when the last two Warship Support Modernisation Initiative contracts were awarded for (1) HMNB Clyde, (2) HMNB Devonport, (3) HMNB Portsmouth; what cost-saving targets were set for each of those contracts; and whether those targets were achieved in each case.
tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
uin	HL1200
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Warship Support Modernisation Initiative (WSMI) contracts awarded for Her Majesty’s Naval Bases at Clyde, Devonport and Portsmouth did not include specific savings targets. The three WSMI contracts were placed under Target Cost Incentive Fee (TCIF) arrangements, through which the companies were incentivised (via gain-share arrangements) to deliver the agreed contractual outputs within or below the agreed Target Cost for each contract. <br><br>The three contracts all delivered gain-share benefits.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Astor of Hever question first answered 29/07/2014 13:13:20 answering member 3428 label Biography information for Lord Astor of Hever
tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie

78311

registered interest
date	16/07/2014
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 how many United Kingdom pilots have flown in F-35B planes to date; in how many sorties; and for how many aggregate flying hours.
tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
uin	HL1201
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Six serving Royal Navy and Royal Air Force pilots have flown some 497 hours on F-35B aircraft. In addition, one retired Royal Air Force pilot and three BAE Systems pilots have flown the F-35B. However, the Ministry of Defence does not hold details of their flying hours.</p> answering member printed Lord Astor of Hever question first answered 29/07/2014 11:19:33 answering member 3428 label Biography information for Lord Astor of Hever
tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie

78312

registered interest
date	16/07/2014
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 how many United Kingdom pilots have flown in F-35B full flight simulators situated in the United Kingdom; on how many occasions; and for how many aggregate hours.
tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
uin	HL1202
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>There are currently no full F-35B simulators in the United Kingdom.</p> answering member printed Lord Astor of Hever question first answered 29/07/2014 10:50:42 answering member 3428 label Biography information for Lord Astor of Hever
tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie

78313

registered interest
date	16/07/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Aircraft
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their estimate in cost per capita of pilot training of the savings made by using full flight simulators.
tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
uin	HL1203
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The use of full flight simulators has been an integral part of flying training for a number of years. Simulators are used for a number of reasons. These include: improved availability compared with aircraft; teaching effectiveness; flight safety (as trainees move onto more complex aircraft); affordability; and environmental impact (such as, reduced noise and emission).<br><br>As such, we do not hold this information.</p> answering member printed Lord Astor of Hever question first answered 29/07/2014 13:19:00 answering member 3428 label Biography information for Lord Astor of Hever
tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie

78314

registered interest
date	16/07/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Hearing Aids
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 case for providing hearing aids free at the point of delivery to people with mild to moderate hearing loss.
tabling member printed	Baroness Howe of Idlicote
uin	HL1204
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p>The Government has not undertaken any assessments of this kind. Local commissioners are responsible for commissioning the provision of hearing aids for mild to moderate hearing loss, based on the needs of their local population. In doing so, they will take into consideration assessments of local need and any relevant clinical guidance, which may include guidance from appropriate national bodies such as the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 22/07/2014 16:26:57 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	3610 label Biography information for Baroness Howe of Idlicote

78315

registered interest
date	16/07/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Interest Rates
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Deighton on 7 July (WA 12), what representations the Chancellor of the Exchequer made to the Governor of the Bank of England during their most recent discussion on possible increases in interest rates.
tabling member printed	Lord Barnett
uin	HL1205
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/07/2014 answer text <p>The UK’s monetary policy framework, set out in the Bank of England Act 1998, gives operational responsibility for monetary policy to the independent Monetary Policy Committee (MPC). The Chancellor of the Exchequer has frequent discussions with the Governor of the Bank of England on a wide range of issues on the UK economy.</p> answering member printed Lord Deighton question first answered 28/07/2014 11:50:43 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
tabling member	1018 label Biography information for Lord Barnett

78316

registered interest
date	16/07/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	North Sea Oil: Taxation
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 Office for Budget Responsibility's revised forecasts of the tax revenues from North Sea oil; what is their estimate of the fiscal implications of those revised forecasts for an independent Scotland; whether they expect tax revenues from North Sea oil to recover; and, if so, when.
tabling member printed	Lord Barnett
uin	HL1206
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/07/2014 answer text <p>The independent Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) has set out the basis for its forecasts of oil and gas tax revenues in the Fiscal Sustainability Report. The forecast shows that these tax receipts, as a share of GDP, are set to decline by 84 per cent over the forecast period. The government has not made a separate assessment of these forecasts.</p><p> </p><p>The OBR has not published an assessment of what the fiscal position of a separate Scotland would be. However, other independent experts have estimated that in 2016-17, a separate Scotland would have a deficit (per person) of more than twice that of the UK.</p><p> </p><p>HM Treasury has estimated that each person in Scotland is £1,400 a year better off in the UK. That’s equivalent to around two thirds of the total NHS budget in Scotland, or almost as much as Scotland’s entire education budget.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The OBR’s new, lower, oil and gas tax receipts forecast only make a separate Scotland’s fiscal position tougher. In the UK, as part of a larger country, we can pool resources and share risks. This means that public spending in Scotland can remain secure and stable, even as revenues from oil and gas are volatile.</p> answering member printed Lord Deighton question first answered 28/07/2014 16:07:21 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
tabling member	1018 label Biography information for Lord Barnett