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967563

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Type 26 Frigates
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government on what date the first Type 26 frigate will be in service with the Royal Navy.
	tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
	uin	HL10044
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2018 answer text <p>I refer the noble Lord to the reply given by my hon. Friend, the previous Minister for Defence Procurement (Guto Bebb), in the House of Commons on 23 April 2018 to the hon. Member for Sheffield Central (Paul Blomfield) in response to Question number 904864.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 17/09/2018 15:36:57 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe attachment 1 file name 20180423_904864_Type_26_Frigates.docx title 904864 - Type 26 Frigates
	tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

973439

	registered interest
	date	13/09/2018
	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	Syria: Chemical Weapons
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports of jihadist groups in Idlib filming and preparing statements to prove a chemical attack on the inhabitants of the city has taken place.
	tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
	uin	HL10365
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/09/2018 answer text <p>These reports, produced by the Russian Ministry of Defence, fit into a wider Russian disinformation campaign which includes absurd and baseless insinuations about the UK. The campaign is a desperate attempt to deflect attention from the appalling crimes of the Asad regime, including its documented and repeated use of chemical weapons. We are clear that this Russian disinformation campaign is designed to distort, distract and confuse the facts. In the last couple of years, the Syrian regime and its Russian backers have repeatedly hidden behind the rationale of confronting terrorism to launch brutal, indiscriminate campaigns, killing countless children and civilians in the process. If they do the same in Idlib, they will cause a human disaster that could leave thousands dead and many more homeless.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 25/09/2018 15:48:11 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

980176

	registered interest
	date	01/10/2018
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Merchant Navy Day: Flags
	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 Ashton of Hyde on 14 September (HL10045), whether they will now answer the question originally put, whether there have been any further discussions with the Lord Chancellor's office regarding the addition of flying the Red Ensign on Merchant Navy Day to the list of officially recognised flag days.
	tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
	uin	HL10445
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text Further to my answer on the 14th September, I can confirm that we have not had any discussions with the Lord Chamberlain's Office regarding the addition of flying the Red Ensign on Merchant Navy Day to the list of officially recognised flag days. The only official list is the list of designated days for flying the Union Flag.There is no official list for other flags. As flag flying in England, Wales and Scotland is deregulated, any organisation may fly any flag at any time, so long as they have the necessary planning consent.The Red Ensign does not require consent to be flown.<p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 15/10/2018 16:46:31 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
	tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

980177

	registered interest
	date	01/10/2018
	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	Syria: Chemical Weapons
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the interim report published by the Fact-Finding Mission of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons on 6 July on the alleged chemical attack in Douma, Syria.
	tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
	uin	HL10446
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>​We welcome the work of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons in investigating the 7 April attack on Douma. The interim report noted that chlorine was found in samples taken during the investigation, along with residues of explosives. We look forward to further reporting in due course. In addition, the 12 September 2018 report of the United Nations Commission of Inquiry on Syria also found that &quot;a vast body of evidence&quot; suggested that a gas cylinder containing chlorine, delivered by helicopter, struck a residential building in Douma on 7 April.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 15/10/2018 14:43:47 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

980178

	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	Military Decorations
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Earl Howe on 3 and 11 July (HL8946 and HL9251), whether honorary 5 star officers who were listed on the active list but not in regular service on 29 July 2014 were issued with long service and good conduct medals; and whether 4 star former heads of service who were listed on the active list but not in regular service on 29 July 2014 were not issued with long service and good conduct medals.
	tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
	uin	HL10447
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>I refer the Noble Lord to the answers I gave on 19 December 2017 (HL4126) and 3 July 2018 (HL8946). Long Service and Good Conduct (LS&amp;GC) Medals are struck for all Officers who were in Regular service on 29 July 2014 and who had served for 15 years from the date of attestation with good conduct. Former Heads of Service who retired at four-star rank before 29 July 2014 are ineligible. Those who are subsequently appointed to honorary five-star rank by Her Majesty The Queen become eligible, along with those who retired at that rank.</p><p> </p><p>As I explained in my answer of 28 February (HL5695), some LS&amp;GC medals were produced in error for some retired Heads of Service. In line with all other medals, any LS&amp;GC Medals which were erroneously produced will not have been issued to any personnel, including those of the Royal Navy.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL10448 question first answered 15/10/2018 14:54:43 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

980179

	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	Military Decorations
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Howe on 28 February (HL5695), whether Long Service and Good Conduct Medals were produced in error for all former heads of service not in regular service on 29 July 2014; and whether any such medals were produced for any other naval personnel in error.
	tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
	uin	HL10448
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>I refer the Noble Lord to the answers I gave on 19 December 2017 (HL4126) and 3 July 2018 (HL8946). Long Service and Good Conduct (LS&amp;GC) Medals are struck for all Officers who were in Regular service on 29 July 2014 and who had served for 15 years from the date of attestation with good conduct. Former Heads of Service who retired at four-star rank before 29 July 2014 are ineligible. Those who are subsequently appointed to honorary five-star rank by Her Majesty The Queen become eligible, along with those who retired at that rank.</p><p> </p><p>As I explained in my answer of 28 February (HL5695), some LS&amp;GC medals were produced in error for some retired Heads of Service. In line with all other medals, any LS&amp;GC Medals which were erroneously produced will not have been issued to any personnel, including those of the Royal Navy.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL10447 question first answered 15/10/2018 14:54:43 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

980180

	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 assessment they have made of concerns raised about the dreadnought programme by the NAO in its report The Defence Nuclear Enterprise: a landscape review, published on 22 May; and whether they anticipate the programme being delivered within budget.
	tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
	uin	HL10449
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>Her Majesty's Government welcomed the National Audit Office report on the Defence Nuclear Enterprise, which set out the complex nature of the enterprise, and recognised the positive steps that have been taken to deliver this technically challenging network of programmes.</p><p>The Dreadnought programme is one of the most complex engineering programmes ever undertaken by the United Kingdom. It remains on schedule to deliver the first of class into service in the early 2030s and within the £31 billion estimated cost as stated in Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 15/10/2018 15:09:55 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead