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980176

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date	01/10/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Merchant Navy Day: Flags
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 Ashton of Hyde on 14 September (HL10045), whether they will now answer the question originally put, whether there have been any further discussions with the Lord Chancellor's office regarding the addition of flying the Red Ensign on Merchant Navy Day to the list of officially recognised flag days.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL10445
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text Further to my answer on the 14th September, I can confirm that we have not had any discussions with the Lord Chamberlain's Office regarding the addition of flying the Red Ensign on Merchant Navy Day to the list of officially recognised flag days. The only official list is the list of designated days for flying the Union Flag.There is no official list for other flags. As flag flying in England, Wales and Scotland is deregulated, any organisation may fly any flag at any time, so long as they have the necessary planning consent.The Red Ensign does not require consent to be flown.<p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 15/10/2018 16:46:31 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

980177

registered interest
date	01/10/2018
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	Syria: Chemical Weapons
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 interim report published by the Fact-Finding Mission of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons on 6 July on the alleged chemical attack in Douma, Syria.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL10446
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>​We welcome the work of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons in investigating the 7 April attack on Douma. The interim report noted that chlorine was found in samples taken during the investigation, along with residues of explosives. We look forward to further reporting in due course. In addition, the 12 September 2018 report of the United Nations Commission of Inquiry on Syria also found that &quot;a vast body of evidence&quot; suggested that a gas cylinder containing chlorine, delivered by helicopter, struck a residential building in Douma on 7 April.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 15/10/2018 14:43:47 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

980178

registered interest
date	01/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Decorations
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Earl Howe on 3 and 11 July (HL8946 and HL9251), whether honorary 5 star officers who were listed on the active list but not in regular service on 29 July 2014 were issued with long service and good conduct medals; and whether 4 star former heads of service who were listed on the active list but not in regular service on 29 July 2014 were not issued with long service and good conduct medals.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL10447
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>I refer the Noble Lord to the answers I gave on 19 December 2017 (HL4126) and 3 July 2018 (HL8946). Long Service and Good Conduct (LS&amp;GC) Medals are struck for all Officers who were in Regular service on 29 July 2014 and who had served for 15 years from the date of attestation with good conduct. Former Heads of Service who retired at four-star rank before 29 July 2014 are ineligible. Those who are subsequently appointed to honorary five-star rank by Her Majesty The Queen become eligible, along with those who retired at that rank.</p><p> </p><p>As I explained in my answer of 28 February (HL5695), some LS&amp;GC medals were produced in error for some retired Heads of Service. In line with all other medals, any LS&amp;GC Medals which were erroneously produced will not have been issued to any personnel, including those of the Royal Navy.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL10448 question first answered 15/10/2018 14:54:43 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

980179

registered interest
date	01/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Decorations
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Howe on 28 February (HL5695), whether Long Service and Good Conduct Medals were produced in error for all former heads of service not in regular service on 29 July 2014; and whether any such medals were produced for any other naval personnel in error.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL10448
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>I refer the Noble Lord to the answers I gave on 19 December 2017 (HL4126) and 3 July 2018 (HL8946). Long Service and Good Conduct (LS&amp;GC) Medals are struck for all Officers who were in Regular service on 29 July 2014 and who had served for 15 years from the date of attestation with good conduct. Former Heads of Service who retired at four-star rank before 29 July 2014 are ineligible. Those who are subsequently appointed to honorary five-star rank by Her Majesty The Queen become eligible, along with those who retired at that rank.</p><p> </p><p>As I explained in my answer of 28 February (HL5695), some LS&amp;GC medals were produced in error for some retired Heads of Service. In line with all other medals, any LS&amp;GC Medals which were erroneously produced will not have been issued to any personnel, including those of the Royal Navy.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL10447 question first answered 15/10/2018 14:54:43 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

980180

registered interest
date	01/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Trident Submarines
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of concerns raised about the dreadnought programme by the NAO in its report The Defence Nuclear Enterprise: a landscape review, published on 22 May; and whether they anticipate the programme being delivered within budget.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL10449
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>Her Majesty's Government welcomed the National Audit Office report on the Defence Nuclear Enterprise, which set out the complex nature of the enterprise, and recognised the positive steps that have been taken to deliver this technically challenging network of programmes.</p><p>The Dreadnought programme is one of the most complex engineering programmes ever undertaken by the United Kingdom. It remains on schedule to deliver the first of class into service in the early 2030s and within the £31 billion estimated cost as stated in Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 15/10/2018 15:09:55 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

973439

registered interest
date	13/09/2018
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	Syria: Chemical Weapons
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports of jihadist groups in Idlib filming and preparing statements to prove a chemical attack on the inhabitants of the city has taken place.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL10365
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/09/2018 answer text <p>These reports, produced by the Russian Ministry of Defence, fit into a wider Russian disinformation campaign which includes absurd and baseless insinuations about the UK. The campaign is a desperate attempt to deflect attention from the appalling crimes of the Asad regime, including its documented and repeated use of chemical weapons. We are clear that this Russian disinformation campaign is designed to distort, distract and confuse the facts. In the last couple of years, the Syrian regime and its Russian backers have repeatedly hidden behind the rationale of confronting terrorism to launch brutal, indiscriminate campaigns, killing countless children and civilians in the process. If they do the same in Idlib, they will cause a human disaster that could leave thousands dead and many more homeless.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 25/09/2018 15:48:11 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

968832

registered interest
date	05/09/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	HMS Prince of Wales
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the planned date for HMS Prince of Wales to leave Rosyth for sea trials.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL10116
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2018 answer text <p>HMS Prince of Wales is structurally complete and on current plans will commence contractor sea trials in late 2019; her first entry to Portsmouth will take place during those sea trials and her commissioning into the Royal Navy will follow their completion, both on dates that have yet to be determined.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL10117 HL10118 question first answered 17/09/2018 14:08:41 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

968833

registered interest
date	05/09/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	HMS Prince of Wales
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the planned date for HMS Prince of Wales' first entry into Portsmouth.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL10117
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2018 answer text <p>HMS Prince of Wales is structurally complete and on current plans will commence contractor sea trials in late 2019; her first entry to Portsmouth will take place during those sea trials and her commissioning into the Royal Navy will follow their completion, both on dates that have yet to be determined.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL10116 HL10118 question first answered 17/09/2018 14:08:42 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

968834

registered interest
date	05/09/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	HMS Prince of Wales
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the planned date for HMS Prince of Wales' commissioning ceremony.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL10118
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2018 answer text <p>HMS Prince of Wales is structurally complete and on current plans will commence contractor sea trials in late 2019; her first entry to Portsmouth will take place during those sea trials and her commissioning into the Royal Navy will follow their completion, both on dates that have yet to be determined.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL10116 HL10117 question first answered 17/09/2018 14:08:42 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

968835

registered interest
date	05/09/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Type 31 Frigates
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether it is planned for the first Type 31e to replace HMS Argyll when she leaves service; and how long she will have been in commission at that date.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL10119
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2018 answer text <p>The National Shipbuilding Strategy envisages that the Type 31e will undertake a broad range of roles currently delivered by the Type 23 general purpose frigate, of which HMS Argyll is currently the first to leave service in 2023. We want the first Type 31e to enter service in 2023, with all five ships delivered by 2028.</p><p>The exact dates for the delivery of the Type 31e frigates are yet to be determined so it is too early to release the numbers of ships in service at any one time.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL10120 question first answered 17/09/2018 14:09:22 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead