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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

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

385313

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2015
	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, in relation to the 18 Ministry of Defence files on unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP) that have yet to be released to the public, what is the originating division of the file reference M9/18; what is the remit of that division in relation to UAP; and what is their latest estimate of when the 18 files will be passed to the National Archives, and then released to the public.
	tabling member printed	Lord Black of Brentwood
	uin	HL796
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2015 answer text <p>The originating branch of file reference MO9/18 relates to ministers' private offices. The latest estimate of when the 18 files will be delivered to the National Archives is before March 2016. The National Archives will make the necessary judgement about when they release these files to the public.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 01/07/2015 15:48:20 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	4171 label Biography information for Lord Black of Brentwood

390610

	registered interest
	date	16/07/2015
	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, in the light of claims of new evidence from Colonel Charles Halt, whether they will confirm that United Kingdom radar operators tracked unidentified flying objects over Rendlesham Forest in December 1980; whether the 18 Ministry of Defence unexplained flying object files that have yet to be released to the public contain information about these radar reports; and whether the original radar tapes will be released to the public.
	tabling member printed	Lord Black of Brentwood
	uin	HL1550
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2015 answer text <p>All 18 files have been examined by officials and I can confirm that Rendlesham Forest is mentioned. However, this is only in relation to replies to parliamentary questions and responses to enquiries from members of the public advising that the Ministry of Defence could not confirm Colonel Halt's account.</p><p>None of the files contain radar reports or any type of tapes.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 22/07/2015 15:12:11 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	4171 label Biography information for Lord Black of Brentwood