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748836

	registered interest
	date	05/07/2017
	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 plans they have to commemorate the 75th anniversary of D–Day in 2019.
	tabling member printed	Lord Black of Brentwood
	uin	HL499
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2017 answer text <p>Her Majesty's Government's plans to formally commemorate the 75th Anniversary of D-Day in 2019 have yet to be decided. Elements of Defence routinely support annual local events both in the UK and in France.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 13/07/2017 14:21:57 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	4171 label Biography information for Lord Black of Brentwood

1138280

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	World War II: Anniversaries
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what events they are planning to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Operation Market Garden and the Battle of Arnhem in September.
	tabling member printed	Lord Black of Brentwood
	uin	HL17077
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2019 answer text <p>The Headquarters and The Association of The Parachute Regiment are closely engaged with our in-country staff in co-ordinating a series of events taking place in and around Arnhem over the period 20-22 September 2019. Both the Chief of the General Staff and the Chief of the Air Staff will be in attendance at the main Dutch event in Arnhem at the invitation of their respective opposite numbers within the Royal Netherlands Armed Forces.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the commemorations, both the Mercian Regiment and the Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment will be providing substantial representation; given their antecedent Regiments’ involvement in the form of the South Staffordshire Regiment and the Border Regiment, respectively, as glider-borne troops who made up the 1st Air Landing Brigade.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 17/07/2019 15:33:33 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	4171 label Biography information for Lord Black of Brentwood

1434438

	registered interest
	date	22/02/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	USA: Unidentified Flying Objects
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to request access to the classified version of the Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Assessment, dated 25 June 2021, from the Office of the Direction of National Intelligence in the United States of America.
	tabling member printed	Lord Black of Brentwood
	uin	HL6335
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2022 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) takes all credible threats to UK airspace very seriously and we work with many allies to ensure its integrity. It is not MOD policy to comment on details of classified information, passed to Her Majesty's Government by an ally.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 08/03/2022 12:35:09 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
	tabling member	4171 label Biography information for Lord Black of Brentwood

1314152

	registered interest
	date	12/05/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	USA: Unidentified Flying Objects
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have had any role in the government of the United States' Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force; if they had no such role, what contact and information exchange they have had with that Task Force; and whether that government has contacted the UK Government about a report being prepared by the US Director of National Intelligence on this issue.
	tabling member printed	Lord Black of Brentwood
	uin	HL139
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2021 answer text <p>Her Majesty's Government does not have a role in the United States' Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force. Whilst the Ministry of Defence is aware of the planned report, it has not contributed to it and would be unable to provide any comments on the report ahead of its official release by the US Government.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 20/05/2021 14:20:49 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
	tabling member	4171 label Biography information for Lord Black of Brentwood

224328

	registered interest
	date	02/03/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Unidentified Flying Objects
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the 18 Ministry of Defence unexplained flying object files that have yet to be released to the public have been passed from the Ministry of Defence to the National Archives; what is their current estimate of when the National Archives will make the files public; and whether the files will be released in a single batch or in multiple batches.
	tabling member printed	Lord Black of Brentwood
	uin	HL5350
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2015 answer text <p>None of the 18 Ministry of Defence (MOD) unexplained flying object files have been passed from the MOD to The National Archives for release. The MOD is working with The National Archives to facilitate the transfer, which we estimate will be in the next 9-12 months. The release mechanism will then be agreed between the MOD and The National Archives.</p> answering member printed Lord Astor of Hever question first answered 10/03/2015 16:28:38 answering member 3428 label Biography information for Lord Astor of Hever
	tabling member	4171 label Biography information for Lord Black of Brentwood

391965

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Unidentified Flying Objects
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Ministry of Defence currently outsources investigations into unidentified aerial phenomena to the private sector; and if so, which are the contracted agencies.
	tabling member printed	Lord Black of Brentwood
	uin	HL1728
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2015 answer text <p>No.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 23/07/2015 16:23:49 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	4171 label Biography information for Lord Black of Brentwood

228701

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Unidentified Flying Objects: Wales
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Provost and Security Services conducted an investigation into sightings of unidentified flying objects in West Wales during 1977.
	tabling member printed	Lord Black of Brentwood
	uin	HL5883
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>Any files relating to the West Wales sighting in 1977 will be held by the National Archives. Consequently, the Ministry of Defence holds no information on this incident.</p> answering member printed Lord Astor of Hever question first answered 23/03/2015 17:24:58 answering member 3428 label Biography information for Lord Astor of Hever
	tabling member	4171 label Biography information for Lord Black of Brentwood

583489

	registered interest
	date	14/09/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Unidentified Flying Objects
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have undertaken any follow-up work as a result of the MoD study <i>Unidentified Aerial Phenomena in the UK Air Defence Region</i> published on 15 May 2006; and if so, what was the nature and status of such work, and what units were involved.
	tabling member printed	Lord Black of Brentwood
	uin	HL1949
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2016 answer text <p>No.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 19/09/2016 15:37:45 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	4171 label Biography information for Lord Black of Brentwood

224327

	registered interest
	date	02/03/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Cold War: Medals
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will consider establishing a decoration or medal for distinguished service by military or intelligence personnel who took part in active service in the Cold War between 1951 and 1990.
	tabling member printed	Lord Black of Brentwood
	uin	HL5349
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2015 answer text <p>It is clear that the professionalism and resolve of British and NATO forces during the Cold War years was an important factor that contributed to the collapse of the Warsaw Pact military alliance. However, it is widely recognised that this was achieved without recourse to the type of military activity for which campaign medals are generally instituted and there are no plans to introduce such an award. However, individual meritorious service or acts of bravery could be recognised through the usual UK State Honours system.</p><p>Many people leave the British Armed Forces without having been eligible for a campaign service medal. This position does not lessen our appreciation for the courage shown and sacrifices made by all our brave personnel during their Service.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Astor of Hever question first answered 09/03/2015 17:21:39 answering member 3428 label Biography information for Lord Astor of Hever
	tabling member	4171 label Biography information for Lord Black of Brentwood

227457

	registered interest
	date	16/03/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Unidentified Flying Objects
	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 Astor of Hever on 10 March (HL5350), why the timescale for the transfer of the 18 unidentified flying object files from the Ministry of Defence to the National Archives has been delayed from the end of 2014, as previously announced, to late 2015 or early 2016.
	tabling member printed	Lord Black of Brentwood
	uin	HL5778
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>The schedule for the transfer of files from the Ministry of Defence to The National Archives consists of around 10,000 files per annum. The schedule is continually updated to take into account changes in priority and progress on different record sets. Additional processing requirements on the unidentified flying object files and focus on other Departmental records from the period 1982 - 1986 led to a change in the planned transfer date to late 2015 or early 2016. The Ministry of Defence will, however, continue to discuss with The National Archives if the 18 unidentified flying object files can be transferred earlier</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Astor of Hever question first answered 23/03/2015 17:25:19 answering member 3428 label Biography information for Lord Astor of Hever
	tabling member	4171 label Biography information for Lord Black of Brentwood