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174530

registered interest
date	19/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Bahrain
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 risk that Bahrain’s security services are being infiltrated by supporters of Daesh, and the consequent advisability both of training those services and of basing United Kingdom naval forces in Bahrain.
tabling member printed	Lord Avebury
uin	HL4230
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2015 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence keeps the security situation in Bahrain under regular review, in order to inform all decisions on security measures for deployed personnel and on co-operation with Bahrain Defence Forces.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Astor of Hever question first answered 27/01/2015 17:10:44 answering member 3428 label Biography information for Lord Astor of Hever
tabling member	1665 label Biography information for Lord Avebury

173586

registered interest
date	14/01/2015
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 what plans they have to issue an operational medal for service in Operation Kipion.
tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
uin	HL4146
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2015 answer text <p>There are no plans to issue an operational medal for Operation Kipion. All operational activity undertaken by UK personnel is subject to regular review by Commander Joint Operations in the Permanent Joint Headquarters. Amongst other things, this routine review considers whether deployments might warrant medallic recognition.</p><p>Operation Kipion has been kept under review, but it has been consistently assessed that, whilst conditions are challenging, personnel are not exposed to levels of risk and rigour that are in excess of what Service personnel might reasonably be expected to face on operational service.</p> answering member printed Lord Astor of Hever question first answered 22/01/2015 16:39:43 answering member 3428 label Biography information for Lord Astor of Hever
tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie

173587

registered interest
date	14/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Aircraft: Accidents
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the cause of the accident involving a British Royal Air Force Airbus A330-200 (RRR2740) from Royal Air Force Brize Norton at St John’s, Newfoundland; what was the cost of repairing the damage; and what additional costs were incurred while it was out of service.
tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
uin	HL4147
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2015 answer text <p>The RAF is undertaking an Occurrence Safety Investigation (OSI) into the incident involving Voyager ZZ331 at St John's International Airport on 19 December 2014. Whilst taxiing to its parking bay under the guidance of ground handling staff, the aircraft's wing struck a hangar. It would be inappropriate to comment further on the cause until the OSI is completed.</p><p>The costs incurred as a result of the incident are still to be finalised, but the damage caused was relatively minor.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Astor of Hever question first answered 28/01/2015 17:15:25 answering member 3428 label Biography information for Lord Astor of Hever
tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie

173595

registered interest
date	14/01/2015
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 what assessment they have made of the functionality, reliability and resilience to cyber-attack of the Autonomic Logistics Information System for the F35 aircraft.
tabling member printed	Lord Davies of Stamford
uin	HL4155
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2015 answer text <p>The F-35 Autonomic Logistics Information System (ALIS) has been designed to be resilient against cyber-attack and will be the subject of testing throughout the life of the programme. The ALIS capability has been used by the UK since 2012 to support the aircraft operating in the US and has not experienced any reliability issues and nor have the other partners.</p><p>In terms of resilience and business continuity, this is being ensured via the ALIS network architecture being installed at Main Operating Bases and deployed locations, which include the Queen Elizabeth Class Carriers.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Astor of Hever question first answered 26/01/2015 17:15:28 answering member 3428 label Biography information for Lord Astor of Hever
tabling member	346 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Stamford

173603

registered interest
date	14/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Aircraft Carriers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether there are any occasions on which an operational Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier will leave home waters without a fixed-wing air group embarked; and what will be the minimum viable size of that air group.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL4163
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2015 answer text <p>The composition and size of the embarked air group in a deploying Queen Elizabeth class aircraft carrier will be tailored to meet the required task.</p> answering member printed Lord Astor of Hever question first answered 22/01/2015 16:41:12 answering member 3428 label Biography information for Lord Astor of Hever
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

173604

registered interest
date	14/01/2015
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 whether the decision has been made as to the location of the Operational Conversion Unit for the F35B aircraft.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL4164
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2015 answer text <p>The Lightning II (F-35B) Operational Conversion Unit will be located at RAF Marham.</p> answering member printed Lord Astor of Hever question first answered 22/01/2015 16:38:34 answering member 3428 label Biography information for Lord Astor of Hever
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

173605

registered interest
date	14/01/2015
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 whether they intend to stop using VMFAT-501 squadron for pilot training on the F35B aircraft, and, if so, on what date; and where will training for that aircraft be conducted.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL4165
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2015 answer text <p>Under current planning assumptions, the UK will stop assigning UK pilots to VMFAT-501 for pilot training on the F-35B from July 2019, when the UK Operational Conversion Unit will begin pilot training at RAF Marham.</p> answering member printed Lord Astor of Hever question first answered 22/01/2015 16:38:50 answering member 3428 label Biography information for Lord Astor of Hever
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

173606

registered interest
date	14/01/2015
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, further to the Written Answer by Lord Astor of Hever on 29 July 2014 (HL1320), how many F35B aircraft will initially be allocated to the Operational Conversion Unit.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL4166
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2015 answer text <p>Based on current planning assumptions, five aircraft will be allocated to the Operational Conversion Unit at RAF Marham when it begins pilot training in July 2019.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Astor of Hever question first answered 22/01/2015 16:38:11 answering member 3428 label Biography information for Lord Astor of Hever
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

173607

registered interest
date	14/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	HMS Queen Elizabeth
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 16 December 2014 (WA 291), how many F35B aircraft will be in the squadron available at Initial Operating Capability for use on HMS Queen Elizabeth.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL4167
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2015 answer text <p>The front line squadron at Initial Operating Capability in 2020 will be equipped with a minimum of nine F-35B aircraft, which could be supplemented from other assets from across the fleet if required.</p> answering member printed Lord Astor of Hever question first answered 26/01/2015 17:14:39 answering member 3428 label Biography information for Lord Astor of Hever
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

172974

registered interest
date	12/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Expenditure
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to continue to abide by the NATO principle urging all member states to spend two per cent of gross domestic product on defence.
tabling member printed	Lord Renwick of Clifton
uin	HL4046
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2015 answer text <p>This Government is committed to spending 2% of GDP on Defence and we expect to do so through the end of this Parliament. Decisions on Defence spending after financial year 2015-16 will be determined in the next Comprehensive Spending Review. NATO assess the UK to be the largest defence spender in the EU, the second largest in NATO and one of only four countries in NATO currently meeting the NATO 2% GDP guideline.</p> answering member printed Lord Astor of Hever question first answered 20/01/2015 16:26:04 answering member 3428 label Biography information for Lord Astor of Hever
tabling member	3230 label Biography information for Lord Renwick of Clifton