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445387

	registered interest
	date	18/01/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Guided Weapons
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many Hellfire missiles were fired (1) in training, and (2) on operations, in each year from 2008 to 2015, and what platforms they were mounted on.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
	uin	HL5151
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2016 answer text <br /><br /><p>Hellfire missiles are used by RAF Reaper Remotely Piloted Air Systems and Army Air Corps Apache helicopters.</p><p>For the Reaper Force, the Air Vehicles have been continuously deployed on Operations over the requested timescale. Consequently, there have been no missile rounds fired in Training from RAF Reaper. The following table details Hellfire missile firings from RAF Reaper on Operations in Afghanistan <br>(2008-14) Iraq (2014-15) and Syria (2015).</p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year (Jan-Dec)</p></td><td><p>UK Reaper Hellfire rounds fired on Operations</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>32</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>58</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>104</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>94</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>93</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>258</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>For the Apache Force the following table details Hellfire missile rounds fired by Financial Year from Apache Helicopters in Training.</p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year (Jan-Dec)</p></td><td><p>UK Apache Hellfire consumption in Training</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr 07 - Mar 08</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr 08 - Mar 09</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr 09 - Mar 10</p></td><td><p>32</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr 10 - Apr 11</p></td><td><p>48</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr 11 - Mar 12</p></td><td><p>26</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr 12 - Mar 13</p></td><td><p>37</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr 13 - Mar 14</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr 14 - Mar 15</p></td><td><p>29</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>The Apache Force have fired a total 1578 Hellfire missiles on Operations in Afghanistan (FY 07-08 to 14-15) and Libya (FY11-12). However, the nature of the records held means that this total number cannot be accurately broken down by Financial Year.</p><br /><br /><br /><p><br></p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 26/01/2016 15:59:53 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie

445386

	registered interest
	date	18/01/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Afghanistan: Armed Forces
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many members of HM Armed Forces are currently serving in Afghanistan; how many are female, and what roles they are fulfilling.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
	uin	HL5150
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2016 answer text <br /><p>As of 18 January 2016, there were 458 members of HM Armed Forces serving in Afghanistan under Operation TORAL. Routine movements and minor changes in requirements mean that this number will vary over time. The UK's commitment to Operation TORAL nevertheless remains in line with the figure of around 450 personnel announced by the Defence Secretary in his statement of 27 October 2015 ( Ref: UK Military Support to Afghanistan:Written statement - HCWS273).</p><br /><p>Out of the 458 personnel, 33 are female. There are 10 UK female officers and 23 other ranks. These personnel undertake a wide range of roles including: medical, force protection, mentors, police, logistics, communications, human resources and administration, and engineering and technical support.</p><br /> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 26/01/2016 16:02:43 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe attachment 1 file name WMS 27 Ocotober 2015 Military Support to Afghanistan HL 5150.docx title Military Support to Afghanistan
	tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie

592904

	registered interest
	date	03/10/2016
	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	Italy: British Nationals Abroad
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anelay of St Johns on 19 September (HL1756), how many British nationals they estimate are long-term residents in Italy; how many UK consular offices there are in Italy; when those consular offices ceased renewing passports for British nationals; how many renewals there were in the last year during which this service was provided; and how many emergency travel documents the Rome or Milan offices have issued in the past year.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
	uin	HL2030
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2016 answer text <ol><li>In 2015 the UN, in their '<em>Trends in International Migrant Stock: Migrants by Destination and Origin'</em> report, estimated that 64,986 British people were living in Italy.</li><li>As of October 2016 we have two permanent Consular Offices in Rome and Milan. These offices are supported by a network of five Honorary Consuls operating in Venice, Genoa, Catania (Sicily), Cagliari and Naples.</li><li>The processing of passport renewal applications from Italy was transferred to the Regional Passport Processing Centre in Paris in 2009<em>. </em>On 1 April 2011 an accord was signed between FCO and the Home Office to transfer responsibility for overseas passports to the Identity and Passport Service, now known as Her Majesty's Passport Office (HMPO). The transition of application processing from the Regional Passport Processing Centre in Paris to HMPO began in June 2013. This included all applications made from Italy. This process concluded in March 2014. As part of this process, all records were transferred to HMPO, and the FCO does not hold records of the numbers of passports issued overseas.</li><li>In 2015 we issued 1,261 emergency travel documents from our Consular offices in Italy. 83 of those emergency travel documents were issued because of expired passports.</li></ol> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 11/10/2016 16:03:53 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie

79167

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Officers
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government who are the serving officers at 4 star level; and what are their appointments and dates of appointment.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
	uin	HL1328
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/08/2014 answer text <p /> <p>Information on 3 star and 4 star appointments and the highest ranking female officers in the Armed Forces are provided in the tables. While no women have yet reached 3 or 4 star the proportion of women in senior military posts is increasing and we are now seeing the best and brightest of our people recognised and promoted, irrespective of gender. We are working to address the under-representation of certain demographic groups, including women. The most tangible evidence of the progress that women have made in getting to the most senior ranks of the Armed Forces is the appointment in 2013 of Air Vice Marshals Elaine West and Sue Gray as the first female two-star officers in the RAF.</p><p /> <p> </p> answering member printed Lord Astor of Hever grouped question UIN HL1329 HL1330 question first answered 04/08/2014 12:23:00 answering member 3428 label Biography information for Lord Astor of Hever attachment 1 file name Tables part of linked answer to HL1330.doc title Tables; Part of linked answer to HL1330
	tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie

79168

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Officers
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government who are the serving officers at 3 star level; and what are their appointments and dates of appointment.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
	uin	HL1329
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/08/2014 answer text <p /> <p>Information on 3 star and 4 star appointments and the highest ranking female officers in the Armed Forces are provided in the tables. While no women have yet reached 3 or 4 star the proportion of women in senior military posts is increasing and we are now seeing the best and brightest of our people recognised and promoted, irrespective of gender. We are working to address the under-representation of certain demographic groups, including women. The most tangible evidence of the progress that women have made in getting to the most senior ranks of the Armed Forces is the appointment in 2013 of Air Vice Marshals Elaine West and Sue Gray as the first female two-star officers in the RAF.</p><p /> <p> </p> answering member printed Lord Astor of Hever grouped question UIN HL1328 HL1330 question first answered 04/08/2014 12:22:59 answering member 3428 label Biography information for Lord Astor of Hever attachment 1 file name Tables part of linked answer to HL1330.doc title Tables; Part of linked answer to HL1330
	tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie

79169

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Females
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government who are the highest-ranked women serving in each branch of HM Armed Forces; and what are their respective ranks.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
	uin	HL1330
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/08/2014 answer text <p /> <p>Information on 3 star and 4 star appointments and the highest ranking female officers in the Armed Forces are provided in the tables. While no women have yet reached 3 or 4 star the proportion of women in senior military posts is increasing and we are now seeing the best and brightest of our people recognised and promoted, irrespective of gender. We are working to address the under-representation of certain demographic groups, including women. The most tangible evidence of the progress that women have made in getting to the most senior ranks of the Armed Forces is the appointment in 2013 of Air Vice Marshals Elaine West and Sue Gray as the first female two-star officers in the RAF.</p><p /> <p> </p> answering member printed Lord Astor of Hever grouped question UIN HL1328 HL1329 question first answered 04/08/2014 12:23:00 answering member 3428 label Biography information for Lord Astor of Hever attachment 1 file name Tables part of linked answer to HL1330.doc title Tables; Part of linked answer to HL1330
	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

79170

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	McKinsey and Company
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what were the aggregate fees paid to McKinsey and Company by the Ministry of Defence in each of the last five years.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
	uin	HL1331
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>No fees were paid centrally direct to McKinsey and Company by the Ministry of Defence between financial years (FY) 2008-09 and 2012-13. Information on payments made during FY 2013-14 will be available in mid August 2014.</p> answering member printed Lord Astor of Hever question first answered 30/07/2014 14:50:17 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

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