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752420

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government how many Army units are stationed in Scotland; and where those units are located.
	tabling member printed	Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
	uin	HL866
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2017 answer text <p>The Army footprint in Scotland consists of:</p><p> </p><ul><li>The Army Personnel Centre;</li><li>Headquarters 51<sup>st</sup> Brigade;</li><li>Seven Regular units, including a detachment of the Royal Military Police;</li><li>Sixteen Reserve units, and a Reserve recruit training unit;</li><li>Four University Officer Training Corps;</li><li>Eight Army Cadet Force (ACF) battalions, and two independent sub units;</li><li>Fifteen Combined Cadet Force sections.</li></ul><p> </p><p>The location of these units is given in the attached table.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 26/07/2017 13:19:31 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe attachment 1 file name PQ 07090.docx title Army Units in Scotland
	tabling member	627 label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem

755189

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Navy: Termination of Employment
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government how many Royal Navy personnel left the service as a result of the cuts arising from the Strategic Defence and Security Review 2010.
	tabling member printed	Lord Touhig
	uin	HL1197
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2017 answer text <p>A total of 1,137 Royal Navy and Royal Marines personnel were made redundant under the Armed Forces Redundancy Programme announced in the Strategic Defence and Security Review 2010.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 27/07/2017 13:29:06 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	542 label Biography information for Lord Touhig

1175147

	registered interest
	date	21/01/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Type 45 Destroyers
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government how many Type 45 destroyers are (1) at sea, and (2) technically fit to go to sea with 24 hours notice.
	tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
	uin	HL597
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2020 answer text <p>We do not disclose the readiness state of individual ships for operational security reasons, as this would, or would be likely to, prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the Armed Forces. HMS DEFENDER is currently deployed on operations in the Gulf. All Royal Navy ships rotate through planned operating cycles involving routine maintenance, repair, training, deployment, leave, essential modification and upgrades and will, therefore, be at varying levels of readiness in accordance with Defence requirements.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 04/02/2020 15:30:36 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
	tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

755164

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	RAF Northolt
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government how much revenue the RAF secured from operating commercial flights at RAF Northolt in each of the last three years.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
	uin	HL1172
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2017 answer text <p>Income from civilian commercial aviation using RAF Northolt for the last three financial years (FY) is given below.</p><p>Additional income is generated by leases and I will write to the Noble Baroness with further details.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>FY</p></td><td><p>Financial Income (£millions)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>8.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>5.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>6.8</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 27/07/2017 13:25:12 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

755165

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	RAF Northolt
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what contribution is being made by operators of commercial flights at RAF Northolt towards the cost of upgrading the runway and airport facilities.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
	uin	HL1173
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2017 answer text <p>RAF Northolt is a military airbase and the runway and airfield facilities at the Station are being upgraded in order to meet military operational requirements. Civilian commercial operators are charged to utilise irreducible spare capacity at the Station,but have not been asked to contribute to the cost of the upgrades.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 27/07/2017 13:23:56 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

753948

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Birds: Cyprus
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what further steps they have taken, following reports that 800,000 songbirds were trapped and killed last autumn, to end this illegal activity on the British Cape Pyla firing range in Cyprus.
	tabling member printed	Lord MacKenzie of Culkein
	uin	HL1093
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/08/2017 answer text <p>Regular anti bird trapping operations have continued since autumn 2016. Between November 2016 and June 2017, 560 mist nets were removed from the Cape Pyla ranges as well as a significant quantity of other items of bird trapping paraphernalia. In May 2017, the Sovereign Base Areas (SBA) court in Dhekelia issued fines to 13 bird trappers, many of whom were caught in the act by hidden surveillance cameras on the Cape Pyla ranges; they were fined between €820 and €2,500 after their illegal activities were filmed by motion activated cameras. A further three accused bird trappers are due to be sentenced in the SBA court on 8 August, charged with the offences of large scale pursuit of wild birds.</p><p>The SBA Administration is constantly reviewing its plans to counter illegal bird trapping. As well as activities outlined above the SBA Police will use all lawful means to target individuals involved in bird trapping and that will include any criminal activity they may be involved in. We will work closely with colleagues in Cyprus Police to achieve this.</p><p>Most recently, soldiers from the 2nd Battalion Prince of Wales's Royal Regiment based in Dhekelia, successfully destroyed up to 1,500 metres of irrigation equipment over 11 acres of land on the Cape Pyla ranges during a night time operation. The irrigation, which is laid illegally by criminal bird trapping gangs, is used to promote the growth of invasive acacia bushes.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 01/08/2017 12:32:11 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	2507 label Biography information for Lord MacKenzie of Culkein

752421

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2017
	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	Her Majesty's Government what is the current status of the programme for the purchase and deployment of the F-35 jet fighter plane.
	tabling member printed	Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
	uin	HL867
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2017 answer text <p>We have taken delivery of 11 F-35B aircraft and expect to have 14 by the end of 2017. The UK programme remains on track, and within time and cost approvals.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 25/07/2017 14:49:49 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	627 label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem

752419

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what is the current strength of each battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland.
	tabling member printed	Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
	uin	HL865
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2017 answer text <p>The strength of each battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland as at 1 May 2017 is shown below. There are 500 personnel of the Royal Regiment of Scotland who are not currently on Regimental Duty within it and therefore not included.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Battalion</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 SCOTS</p></td><td><p>390</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2 SCOTS</p></td><td><p>500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3 SCOTS</p></td><td><p>540</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4 SCOTS</p></td><td><p>630</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5 SCOTS Balaklava Company</p></td><td><p>90</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>6 SCOTS</p></td><td><p>390</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7 SCOTS</p></td><td><p>450</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Caveats:</p><p> </p><p>Figures are for Trade Trained Regular Personnel for the Regular batallions (1 SCOTS-5 SCOTS).</p><p> </p><p>6 SCOTS and 7 SCOTS are Army Reserve batallions and include both Trained and Untrained Future Reserve 2020 personnel.</p><p> </p><p>Figures include all Arms/Services attached to the battalions.</p><p> </p><p>Figures have been rounded to 10; numbers ending in “5” have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent systematic bias.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 25/07/2017 13:57:19 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	627 label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem

752422

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2017
	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	Her Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the individual cost of the remaining F-35 fighter jets which they intend to acquire.
	tabling member printed	Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
	uin	HL868
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2017 answer text <p>The cost of an F-35 aircraft is published when the Joint Programme Office (JPO) lets a contract. The cost of aircraft to be procured in future contracts is still to be negotiated. I am witholding information relating to cost estimates as its disclosure would prejudice commercial interests.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 25/07/2017 13:37:43 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	627 label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem

753330

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made on scientific and technical research into nuclear verification since 2015; whether the UK is actively seeking other non-nuclear weapons states partners; and what resources they have allocated for this work until 2020.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer
	uin	HL1018
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2017 answer text <p>Since 2015 the UK has conducted a series of successful exercises to support our ability to assess the efficiency and limitations of potential warhead reduction treaty verification technologies. The UK has drawn together its bilateral verification research programmes with Norway and the US to form a quadrilateral research initiative with Norway, the US and Sweden. Additionally it makes its nuclear disarmament verification research available to the International Partnership on Nuclear Disarmament Verification, the majority of members of which are non-nuclear weapons states. The Ministry of Defence has an active Arms Control Verification Research programme, at the Atomic Weapons Establishment. I am withholding further information on resources as its disclosure would, or would be likely to, prejudice commercial interests.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 27/07/2017 10:13:12 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	1934 label Biography information for Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer