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1580444

	registered interest
	date	24/01/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Challenger Tanks: Exports
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, when the Challenger 3 tank is in service, whether they will be free to export, sell, loan or transfer these tanks to any government they should choose without the agreement of the government of Germany.
	tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL5003
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2023 answer text <p>Challenger 3 will be a highly capable Main Battle Tank with world-leading performance. In line with the Land Industrial Strategy, our ambition is for it to be in service in 2027 with the capability ready for transfer, loan, or export. We are closely working with partners, including Germany where certain Challenge 3 components will be made, in order to meet these ambitions.</p><p> </p><p>Any and all such sharing would be subject to the relevant law of intellectual property, national export regulations, and licence conditions that identify and control the end user, and reflect international arms controls and human rights legislation.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 07/02/2023 16:47:40 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
	tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

1600114

	registered interest
	date	28/02/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Voting Behaviour
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, what was the voting turnout among members of the Royal Air Force, Army, and Navy stationed overseas at each of the last three general elections.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL5976
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2023 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence does not hold any voter participation information as it would not be appropriate to track when or where Service personnel have voted. However, voter registration campaigns are run annually to notify personnel of upcoming elections and to make them aware of their voting options.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie grouped question UIN HL5977 question first answered 14/03/2023 14:44:57 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
	tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1543516

	registered interest
	date	17/11/2022
	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 His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Goldie on 17 November (HL3222), whether the delivery rate of Type 26 frigates to initial operating capability, after HMS Glasgow, will be once every 12 months.
	tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL3533
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2022 answer text <p>Initial Operating Capability (IOC) is only declared once for ship classes. The Type 26 Class's IOC is forecast to be October 2028.</p><p>While delivery rates for the following hulls 2-8 may vary, all ships are expected to enter service between 2028 and 2035.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 30/11/2022 15:25:12 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
	tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

1545542

	registered interest
	date	24/11/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Harland and Wolff: Fleet Solid Support Ships
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Goldie on 22 November (HL Deb cols 1272–5), whether (1) pre-built, and (2) fitted, modules from Spain will be put together in Harland & Wolff.
	tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL3786
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2022 answer text <p>I refer the noble Lord to the answer provided by my hon. Friend, the Minister for Defence Procurement (Alex Chalk), in the House of Commons on 24 November 2022 to the right hon. Member for Wentworth and Dearne (John Healey), in response to Question number 89737.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 08/12/2022 14:43:09 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie attachment 1 file name UIN 89737.docx title Fleet Solid Support Ships: Contracts
	tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

1545544

	registered interest
	date	24/11/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Fleet Solid Support Ships: Contracts
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Goldie on 22 November (HL Deb cols 1272–5), what is the total cost of the contract; and how much of that will be spent in the UK accruing (1) corporation tax, (2) National Insurance contributions, and (3) income tax.
	tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL3788
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2022 answer text <p>No contract has yet been signed. His Majesty's Government anticipates that the value of the contract will be £1.6 billion. The majority of this sum will be spent in the United Kingdom. As with any contract it is for the contractor to agree a price that takes into account its costs, including normal business costs such as taxes and national insurance payments.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 08/12/2022 14:42:37 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
	tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

1545541

	registered interest
	date	24/11/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Harland and Wolff
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Goldie on 22 November (HL Deb cols 1272–5), what is the size of the current Harland & Wolff workforce; and when it last built a ship for the Royal Navy.
	tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL3785
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2022 answer text <p>The size and distribution of the current Harland and Wolff workforce is a matter for the company.</p><p>Harland and Wolff was last awarded a Ministry of Defence contract to build RFA Fort Victoria in 1986. The ship was launched in 1990 and completed in 1994.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 08/12/2022 14:43:19 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
	tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

1545543

	registered interest
	date	24/11/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Fleet Solid Support Ships: Iron and Steel
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Goldie on 22 November (HL Deb cols 1272 to 1275), whether British steel will be used in the construction of the ships.
	tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL3787
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2022 answer text <p>I refer the noble Lord to the answer provided by my hon. Friend, the Minister for Defence Procurement (Alex Chalk), in the House of Commons on 22 November 2022 to the right hon. Member for Wentworth and Dearne (John Healey), in response to Question number 88822.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 08/12/2022 14:43:43 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie attachment 1 file name UIN 88822.docx title Fleet Solid Support Ships: Iron and Steel
	tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

1523497

	registered interest
	date	18/10/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Homosexuality
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Goldie on 17 October (HL Deb col 952), how many service personnel discharged or dismissed before 2000 for homosexual conduct that was legal in civilian life forfeited their full pension rights; and what plans they have to restore their full rights.
	tabling member printed	Lord Lexden
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL2691
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2022 answer text <p>Defence recognises and accepts that the policy that homosexuality was incompatible with Service life was unacceptable and that its LGBT+ veteran community suffered as a consequence. As part of the Veterans’ Strategy Action Plan 2022-2024, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) and the Office for Veterans’ Affairs (part of the Cabinet Office) co-commissioned Lord Etherton PC Kt QC to chair an independent review into the impact of this policy. Once completed, Lord Etherton will send a report containing his recommendations to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and The Secretary of State for Defence. The Government will then decide what action to take.</p><p> </p><p>The MOD is not aware of any instances in which the accrued right to a pension has been forfeited because of the member’s sexual orientation; Service personnel dismissed or discharged in respect of their sexuality retained their accrued pension rights. There are no provisions of the Armed Forces Pension Scheme which are discriminatory on the basis of a member’s sexuality. Accordingly, it is not possible in law to amend the scheme rules so that they have retrospective effect. As there is no existing discretion in the Armed Forces pension rules to retrospectively deem pensionable service to have been given in order to provide for additional pension entitlement, they are not an appropriate vehicle for financial compensation.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 25/10/2022 10:55:57 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
	tabling member	4202 label Biography information for Lord Lexden

1518522

	registered interest
	date	26/09/2022
	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 His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer from Baroness Goldie on 20 September (HL2197), how many days at sea (1) HMS Queen Elizabeth, and (2) HMS Prince of Wales, have had since their acceptance by the Royal Navy; and on how many of those days operational F-35 jets have embarked.
	tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL2379
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2022 answer text <p>HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH has had 603 days at sea since vessel acceptance date, with operational F-35 jets embarked on 278 of those days.</p><p>HMS PRINCE OF WALES has had 267 days at sea since vessel acceptance date, with operational F-35 jets embarked on 13 of those days.</p><p>The normal operating cycle of every ship involves them entering different readiness levels depending on their programmes, periods of refit and Departmental planning requirements. In addition, these figures represent days at sea and it should be noted that, while deployed away from the UK, ships will spend both days at sea and alongside in ports around the world.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 10/10/2022 16:32:27 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
	tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

1602597

	registered interest
	date	08/03/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Warships: Military Aircraft
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Goldie on 6 March (HL5734), on which ships of the Littoral Response Groups the (1) Merlin Mk4, and (2) Wildcat, helicopters of the Commando Helicopter Force will be embarked.
	tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL6288
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2023 answer text <p>Both the Merlin MK4 and Wildcat Mk 1 helicopters will embark on the Landing Platform Dock, Landing Ship Dock (Amphibious) and RFA ARGUS (as an Amphibious Support Ship) as necessary for Littoral Response Group operations.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 22/03/2023 11:44:09 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
	tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead