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1568379

registered interest
date	18/01/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Challenger Tanks
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many of the 227 Challenger tanks originally procured for the army (1) remain in service, and (2) are currently serviceable.
tabling member printed	Lord Goddard of Stockport
uin	HL4853
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2023 answer text <p>408 Challenger 2 Main Battle Tanks were originally procured for the Army in the 1990s. 227 platforms remain in the Army's current active fleet.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 25/01/2023 12:58:45 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	4334 label Biography information for Lord Goddard of Stockport

1227734

registered interest
date	22/07/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Watchkeeper WK450
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many Watchkeeper airframes are currently in-service; and how many have (1) undertaken flights in the past 12 months, and (2) been in storage for longer than 12 months.
tabling member printed	Baroness Stern
uin	HL7184
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/07/2020 answer text <p>45 Watchkeeper airframes were in service as at 23 July 2020. 13 have flown in the past 12 months and 23 have been in storage for longer than 12 months. Of those flying, 10 have been operated by the Army from Akrotiri in Cyprus and Boscombe Down in Wiltshire, three have been used for test and evaluation. The airframes in storage are held at specific, graduated, levels of readiness. This is commensurate with practices used on other Defence capabilities and assets.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 28/07/2020 11:19:59 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	2475 label Biography information for Baroness Stern

1275469

registered interest
date	11/01/2021
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 48 F35B combat aircraft would meet the requirement for 35 embarked aircraft that were originally considered essential for initial war-entry Carrier Strike operations.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL12036
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2021 answer text <p>48 Lightning aircraft will be available when the Carrier Enabled Power Projection Full Operational Capability milestone is reached in 2026. The future composition of the UK Lightning Force will be determined by the requirements identified in the Integrated Review.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 25/01/2021 12:23:17 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

1489779

registered interest
date	15/07/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Joint Exercises
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what military exercises they have conducted with allies so far this year; and how many British participants were deployed.
tabling member printed	Lord Goddard of Stockport
uin	HL1791
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2022 answer text <p>71 military exercises have been conducted with allies and partners so far this year. Circa 17,000 British Service Personnel were deployed.</p><p><strong><br> <br> </strong></p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 29/07/2022 20:36:26 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	4334 label Biography information for Lord Goddard of Stockport

1506485

registered interest
date	08/09/2022
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 His Majesty's Government when 809 Squadron will be formed.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL2315
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2022 answer text <p>809 Naval Air Squadron is due to stand up on 1 April 2023.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 20/09/2022 13:54:38 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

1489780

registered interest
date	15/07/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Joint Exercises
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what military exercises they plan to conduct with allies during the rest of this year; and how many British participants will be in each exercise.
tabling member printed	Lord Goddard of Stockport
uin	HL1792
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2022 answer text <p>81 military exercises are planned to be conducted with allies during the rest of this year. Circa 14,500 British Service Personnel with participate across these exercises.</p><p><strong><br> <br> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 29/07/2022 20:36:36 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	4334 label Biography information for Lord Goddard of Stockport

1461076

registered interest
date	10/05/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ajax Vehicles: Procurement
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what recent progress they have made on delivering outstanding Ajax armoured vehicles.
tabling member printed	Lord Coaker
uin	HL41
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2022 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">I refer the Noble Lord to the written statement (HCWS739) made by my hon. Friend the Minister for Defence Procurement (Jeremy Quin) in the House of Commons on 29 March 2022. </del><ins class="ministerial">I refer the Noble Lord to the written statement (HCWS42) made by my hon. Friend the Minister for Defence Procurement (Jeremy Quin) in the House of Commons on 19 May 2022.</ins></p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 23/05/2022 15:37:55 question first ministerially corrected 24/05/2022 10:29:40 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie attachment 1 file name HCWS42 - Ajax Update.docx title Ajax Update previous answer version 2074 answering member printed Baroness Goldie answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie attachment 1 file name HCWS 739.docx title Armoured Cavalry Programme: Ajax Update
tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

1220859

registered interest
date	06/07/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Aircraft
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration, if any, was given to (1) replacing, or (2) refurbishing, the Vigilant airframes; and if any such consideration was given, why were both options rejected.
tabling member printed	Baroness Garden of Frognal
uin	HL6463
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2020 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">Officials have now developed a number of options to be considered. The full financial and legal implications of these options are being explored so that the Defence Secretary can decide how to proceed. Work on this is continuing at pace both in the Ministry of Defence and across Government.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Vigilant T1 originally had an Out-of-Service Date of 2019; this was brought forward to May 2018 in order to refocus resource for the benefit of the Cadets, extending the life of the Viking conventional glider and investing in the wider Air Cadet Aerospace Offer.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The glider recovery programme from 2014-2018 covering both Viking Conventional glider and Vigilant motor-glider was subject to routine investment appraisal processes. This showed that substantial operational, technical and commercial negotiations with a range of aerospace leaders in this field had failed to find a value for money approach to successfully repair and recover or replace all the gliders. Therefore, in line with the available technical and commercial capacity the value for money was in restructuring the Aerospace Offer for cadets.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The recovery programme of both glider types was resourced within wider support contracts which also supported the operation of the active fleets with Volunteer Gliding Squadrons. Consequently, we cannot separately identify the resource used for the recovery of the six Vigilant airframes which were successfully recovered prior to the Out-of-Service date.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Vigilant fleet was disposed of to Aerobility. I am withholding the value of the disposal sale as it would prejudice commercial interests.</ins></p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 13/07/2020 10:59:00 question first ministerially corrected 17/07/2020 13:31:41 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie previous answer version 36431 answering member printed Baroness Goldie answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	3842 label Biography information for Baroness Garden of Frognal

1246839

registered interest
date	27/10/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Empty Property
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many former military sites are currently vacant in the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Hay of Ballyore
uin	HL9643
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2020 answer text <p>A copy of the list showing the land and buildings that are in the process of being disposed of by the Ministry of Defence has been placed in the Library of the House. The majority of these sites are still occupied whilst being prepared for disposal. However, 25 part or whole sites are currently vacant and have been physically handed over to Defence Infrastructure Organisation for disposal.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 04/11/2020 12:19:11 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie attachment 1 file name HL9643 - MOD Disposals List.xlsx title List of MOD Sites Currently Vacant in the UK
tabling member	4352 label Biography information for Lord Hay of Ballyore

1344448

registered interest
date	06/07/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Marines
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the cost, and over what period, for the introduction of the Royal Marines Future Commando Force.
tabling member printed	Lord Burnett
uin	HL1753
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2021 answer text <p>A generous settlement of over £24 billion has allowed Defence to invest in amongst other things the delivery of the Future Commando Force and we will be spending in excess of an additional £200 million over ten years to support this. Other elements of the Royal Navy's programme, such as the future landing craft project, are funded to over £50 million. The wider ship building pipeline will also support the UK's Commando Forces.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 15/07/2021 15:22:50 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	238 label Biography information for Lord Burnett