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980158

	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 plans they have for refuelling its SSBN fleet beyond contracts already placed.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
	uin	HL10427
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>A decision on whether to refuel HMS Victorious will be announced in due course. There are no plans to refuel HMS Vigilant or HMS Vengeance.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 15/10/2018 15:09:33 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie

1130837

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	AWACS: Procurement
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of how robust in terms of (1) price, and (2) delivery, the approved business case is for the procurement of the Boeing E-7 Wedgetail.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
	uin	HL16204
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2019 answer text <p>All Ministry of Defence (MOD) business cases undergo rigorous assessment in accordance with Joint Service Publication 655, which includes assessments of both cost and deliverability. An outline business case to replace the existing capability delivered by the E-3D Sentry fleet was submitted to the MOD Investment Approval Committee in December 2018. This was subject to approval by MOD Head Office and HM Treasury.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 20/06/2019 16:22:19 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie

988473

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2018
	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	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many operational defects on (1) HMS Daring, (2) HMS Dauntless, (3) HMS Diamond, (4) HMS Dragon, (5) HMS Defender, and (6) HMS Duncan were reported in (a) 2016, (b) 2017, and (c) 2018 to date.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
	uin	HL10672
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2018 answer text <p>All complex systems suffer defects and require maintenance throughout their lives, and warships are no exception. Operational Defects can vary in their categorisation and severity, covering minor ancillary components to major defects. The information requested, up to and including 18 October 2018, is provided in the table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>SHIP</p></td><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>2018</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMS Daring</p></td><td><p>233</p></td><td><p>86</p></td><td><p>112</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMS Dauntless</p></td><td><p>79</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMS Diamond</p></td><td><p>220</p></td><td><p>170</p></td><td><p>127</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMS Defender</p></td><td><p>131</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>93</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMS Dragon</p></td><td><p>156</p></td><td><p>211</p></td><td><p>254</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMS Duncan</p></td><td><p>135</p></td><td><p>133</p></td><td><p>129</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>We would not release more detailed information related to these figures as this would allow deductions to be made about a ship's capability and may affect operational security.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 29/10/2018 17:43:46 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie

833620

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Apache Helicopters
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government where major support work for the AH-64E helicopters will be carried out; and in what currency the contracts will be denominated.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
	uin	HL5239
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2018 answer text <p>An initial two-year support package for the AH-64E helicopter will be provided by the US Government as part of the foreign military sales agreement through which the helicopters will be supplied. This will be denominated in US dollars.</p><p>The invitation to negotiate for long-term training and support, beyond the initial package, was issued to Boeing Defence UK in December 2017. We do not expect to place the contract until 2020 and a decision on the currency denomination will form part of the negotiation process.</p><p>No decision has yet been made on the location of the support work.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 06/02/2018 15:56:34 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie

980155

	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	Defence: Procurement
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the value of the exposure of the Ministry of Defence to fluctuations in the value of the euro against the sterling; and how much of that exposure is hedged externally.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
	uin	HL10424
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>At 1 April 2018 the Department expected to use 11.5 billion Euros in the 10 years from 2018-19 and had placed forward contracts for the value of 2.1 billion Euros in the three years from 2018-19 using services provided by the Bank of England.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 15/10/2018 15:08:17 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie

980157

	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	Defence: Procurement
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the value of the exposure of the Ministry of Defence to fluctuations in the value of the US dollar against sterling: and how much of that exposure is hedged externally.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
	uin	HL10426
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>At 1 April 2018 the Department expected to use 34 billion US Dollars in the 10 years from 2018-19 and had placed forward contracts for the value of 5.6 billion US Dollars in the three years from 2018-19 using services provided by the Bank of England.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 15/10/2018 15:09:14 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie

834487

	registered interest
	date	31/01/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Defence: Finance
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what inflation rates they are assuming for each of the next five years in planning for defence budgets to rise by inflation plus 0.5 per cent.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
	uin	HL5293
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2018 answer text <p>Economic forecasts, including for inflation, are provided by the independent Office for Budgetary Responsibility (http://obr.uk/report/economic-and-fiscal-outlook). The Ministry of Defence's (MOD) budget was set at Spending Review 2015 and runs to 2020-21. This meets our commitment to increase MOD's core budget by 0.5% above inflation each year.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 14/02/2018 16:10:26 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie

985025

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2018
	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 what assessment they have made of why they have not received any compliant bids in the first round of bidding for the Type 31e frigate.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
	uin	HL10568
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2018 answer text <p>I am withholding the information requested as its release would prejudice the commercial interests of the bidders and of the Ministry of Defence.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 23/10/2018 14:29:50 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie

834490

	registered interest
	date	31/01/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Merlin Helicopters
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many training flying hours have been completed in Merlin HC3 helicopters in each of the last three years.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
	uin	HL5296
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2018 answer text <p>I refer the noble Lord to the answer given by my right hon. Friend the Minister for the Armed Forces (Mark Lancaster) in the House of Commons on 16 November 2017 to Question 111823. This was subsequently amended on 29 November 2017.</p><p>Additional to the hours shown, Commando Helicopter Force also conduct Merlin Mk3 Simulator training.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 06/02/2018 17:13:26 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe attachment 1 file name 20171116_WQnA_extract_on_Military_Aircraft_Helicopters.docx title WQnA extract on Military Aircraft Helicopters
	tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie

833619

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Maritime Patrol Aircraft
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government where major support work for the P-8A Poseidon aircraft will be carried out; and in what currency the contracts will be denominated.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
	uin	HL5238
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2018 answer text <p>Initial support for the P-8A Poseidon aircraft will be provided in the USA as part of the foreign military sale arrangement with the US Government.</p><p>As preparations are still at an early stage, and commercial negotiations have not yet taken place, it is not possible to provide any further details including the likely location of support work, or the currency of the contracts.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 06/02/2018 17:08:36 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie