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1140651

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date	19/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Middle East: Shipping
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of the United States about the plans, outlined by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on 9 July, to create a multinational military coalition to safeguard the waters around Iran and Yemen; and what assessment they have made of the practicality of those proposals.
tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
uin	HL17334
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/08/2019 answer text <p>The UK is part of ongoing conversations with international allies including the US on how best we can ensure maritime security in the Gulf and protect freedom of navigation. Work to assess the practicality of any proposals continues in parallel with the ongoing conversations with our partners.</p><p> </p><p>Freedom of navigation is in every nation's interest. It is therefore unacceptable to illegally seize a ship going about legitimate business in an internationally recognised shipping lane.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We continue to work for stability in the region with the international community and uphold the international rules that protect us all.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 02/08/2019 12:10:37 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

1141546

registered interest
date	23/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many (1) men, and (2) women, are in the British army.
tabling member printed	Lord Kilclooney
uin	HL17414
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/08/2019 answer text <p>As at 1 April 2019, there were 74,940 male and 7,510 female personnel in the Regular Army and Gurkha population, and 25,400 male and 4,060 female personnel in the Army Reserve.</p><p> </p><p>Notes/Caveats:</p><p> </p><p>The Figures are for trained and untrained Regular and Gurkha personnel excluding Full Time Reserve Service.</p><p> </p><p>Reserve figures are taken from the FR20 population consisting of Group A Army Reserves, some Sponsored Reserves and those personnel serving on FTRS contracts who were previously Army Reservists.</p><p> </p><p>Figures have been rounded to 10 for presentational purposes.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 02/08/2019 12:15:20 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	657 label Biography information for Lord Kilclooney

1141547

registered interest
date	23/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army Reserve
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people there are in the Army Reserve in (1) Wales, (2) Scotland, (3) Northern Ireland, and (4) England.
tabling member printed	Lord Kilclooney
uin	HL17415
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/08/2019 answer text <p>As at 1 April 2019, there were an estimated 1,720 Reserve personnel stationed in Wales, 4,140 in Scotland, 1,950 in Northern Ireland and 21,440 in England.</p><p>These figures are based on stationed locations, and not on residence or nationality.</p><p>Figures are taken from the Future Reserve 2020 population, which consists of Group A Army Reserves, some Sponsored Reserves and those personnel serving on Full Time Reserve Service contracts who were previously Army Reservists.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 02/08/2019 12:10:19 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	657 label Biography information for Lord Kilclooney

1141571

registered interest
date	23/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Warships: Decommissioning
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many de-commissioned (1) destroyers, and (2) frigates, remain in the ownership of the Ministry of Defence; and how many of those, if any, could be returned to service.
tabling member printed	Lord Trefgarne
uin	HL17439
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/08/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence owns no decommissioned destroyers or frigates; therefore, none are available to be returned to service.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 02/08/2019 12:10:49 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	1813 label Biography information for Lord Trefgarne

1141907

registered interest
date	24/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Royal Regiment of Scotland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government by how much the battalions of the Royal Regiment of Scotland are under strength.
tabling member printed	Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
uin	HL17451
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/08/2019 answer text <p>The current strength against workforce requirement for the battalions of the Royal Regiment of Scotland can be found in the table.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1: Strength and workforce requirement of the battalions of The Royal Regiment of Scotland:</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>The Royal Regiment of Scotland</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Strength</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Workforce Requirement</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Regular Battalions</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Royal Scots Borderers, 1st Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland</p></td><td><p>290</p></td><td><p>267</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Royal Highland Fusiliers, 2nd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland</p></td><td><p>480</p></td><td><p>628</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Black Watch, 3rd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland</p></td><td><p>480</p></td><td><p>628</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Highlanders, 4th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland</p></td><td><p>620</p></td><td><p>743</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Balaklava Company, 5th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland (The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders)</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>103</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Reserve Battalions</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>52nd Lowland, 6th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland (incl. band)</p></td><td><p>340</p></td><td><p>468</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>51st Highland, 7th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland (incl. band)</p></td><td><p>400</p></td><td><p>468</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> <strong>Notes/Caveats: </strong></strong></p><p> </p><p>Strength figures have been provided by Defence Statistics, whilst Workforce Requirement is a single service estimate.</p><p> </p><p>Regular battalions will include some Trained Full Time Reserve Service (FTRS) (Full Commitment).</p><p> </p><p>Reserve battalions will include Trained FTRS (Home Commitment), FTRS (Full Commitment), Trained Volunteer Reservists and some Regular personnel.</p><p> </p><p>The Highland and Lowland bands are included with the Reserve battalions.</p><p><br>Strength figures have been rounded to the nearest 10; numbers ending in &quot;5&quot; have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent systematic bias.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 02/08/2019 12:15:05 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	627 label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem

1141908

registered interest
date	24/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government by how much (1) the Royal Navy, (2) the army, and (3) the Royal Air Force, are under strength.
tabling member printed	Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
uin	HL17452
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/08/2019 answer text <p>The current strength of the Armed Forces as at 1 April 2019 is give<ins class="ministerial">n</ins> in the table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Service</p></td><td><p>Trained Strength</p></td><td><p>Workforce Requirement</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Navy/Royal Marines</p></td><td><p>29,224</p></td><td><p>30,568</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Army</p></td><td><p>75,070</p></td><td><p>82,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Air Force</p></td><td><p>30,010</p></td><td><p>31,756</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Trained Strength comprises military personnel who have completed Phase 1 and 2 training for Royal Navy/Royal Marines, the Army (prior to 1 October 2016) and the Royal Air Force. Following the change in definition of trained strength for Army, from 1 October 2016, trained strength for the Army comprises of personnel who have completed Phase 1 training.</p><p>The Ministry of Defence remains committed to maintaining the overall size of the Armed Forces and we have a range of measures under way to improve recruitment and retention. The challenge is kept under constant review.</p><p>Importantly the Services continue to meet all their current commitments, keeping the country and its interests safe.</p><p> </p><p>The strength of the Armed Forces is published every three months and can be found in the UK Armed Forces Quarterly Service Personnel Statistics at the following link:</p><p> </p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/quarterly-service-personnel-statistics-2019</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 02/08/2019 13:21:39 question first ministerially corrected 20/08/2019 11:14:54 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie previous answer version 132042 answering member printed Baroness Goldie answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	627 label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem

1141909

registered interest
date	24/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Recruitment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many (1) Royal Navy, (2) army, and (3) Royal Air Force, recruits there were in each of the last five years for which records are available.
tabling member printed	Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
uin	HL17453
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/08/2019 answer text <p>The number of recruits joining the Armed Forces in the last five years is given in the table below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>12 Months Ending</strong></td><td><strong>31 March 2015</strong></td><td><strong>31 March 2016</strong></td><td><strong>31 March 2017</strong></td><td><strong>31 March 2018</strong></td><td><strong>31 March 2019</strong></td></tr><tr><td>Tri-Service</td><td>12,980</td><td>13,796</td><td>13,383</td><td>12,359</td><td>12,485</td></tr><tr><td>Royal Navy/Royal Marines</td><td>2,933</td><td>2,997</td><td>3,045</td><td>3,042</td><td>3,143</td></tr><tr><td>Army</td><td>8,165</td><td>8,600</td><td>8,294</td><td>7,217</td><td>6,985</td></tr><tr><td>Royal Air Force</td><td>1,882</td><td>2,199</td><td>2,044</td><td>2,100</td><td>2,357</td></tr></tbody></table><p>UK Regular Forces includes trained and untrained UK Regulars, excludes Gurkhas, Military Provost Guard Service, Locally Engaged Personnel, Volunteer Reserve, Serving Regular Reserve, Sponsored Reserve, and Full Time Reserve Service.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Armed Forces recruitment figures are published in the Armed Forces Quarterly Service Personnel Statistics at the following link:</p><p> </p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/quarterly-service-personnel-statistics-2019</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 02/08/2019 13:36:38 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	627 label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem

1141950

registered interest
date	24/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Alliances
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government which Ministers have attended discussions within the Five Powers Defence Arrangement in the last five years.
tabling member printed	Baroness Taylor of Bolton
uin	HL17494
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/08/2019 answer text <p>Ministry of Defence Ministers have attended the following meetings to discuss the Five Powers Defence Arrangements (FPDA).</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Meeting</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Location</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Minister</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>FPDA Defence Ministers Meeting</p></td><td><p>Malaysia</p></td><td><p>Secretary of State (Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>FPDA informal breakfast at the annual Shangri La Dialogue</p></td><td><p>Singapore</p></td><td><p>Secretary of State (Rt Hon Sir Michael Fallon MP)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>FPDA informal breakfast at the annual Shangri La Dialogue</p></td><td><p>Singapore</p></td><td><p>Secretary of State (Rt Hon Sir Michael Fallon MP)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>FPDA Defence Ministers Meeting</p></td><td><p>Singapore</p></td><td><p>No ministerial attendance due to the UK General Election</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>FPDA informal breakfast at the annual Shangri La Dialogue</p></td><td><p>Singapore</p></td><td><p>Secretary of State (Rt Hon Gavin Williamson MP)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>FPDA informal breakfast at the annual Shangri La Dialogue</p></td><td><p>Singapore</p></td><td><p>Secretary of State (Rt Hon Penny Mordaunt MP)</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 02/08/2019 12:11:02 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	407 label Biography information for Baroness Taylor of Bolton

1141952

registered interest
date	24/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Merchant Shipping: Security
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to join a United States-led shipping coalition after Brexit.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL17496
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/08/2019 answer text <p>The UK is part of ongoing conversations with international allies, including the US on how best we can ensure maritime security in the Gulf and protect freedom of navigation. This is not connected to the United Kingdom's departure from the European Union.</p><p> </p><p>Freedom of navigation is in every nation's interest; it is unacceptable to illegally seize a ship going about legitimate business in an internationally recognised shipping lane. Any action we take will be aimed at ensuring freedom of navigation is maintained.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to work for stability in the region with the international community, and to uphold the international rules that protect us all.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 02/08/2019 12:11:18 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1142448

registered interest
date	25/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Warships: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many Royal Navy ships are currently undergoing repair; and how many were out of service for repairs in each of the last ten years.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL17522
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/08/2019 answer text <p>All Royal Navy (RN) ships rotate through planned operating cycles involving maintenance, repair, training, deployment, leave and upgrades. This results in individual ships being at various levels of readiness at any one time in accordance with the long-term operating schedule and operational needs; they remain in service during these periods. These periods are necessary for any highly complex system maintenance and are essential to ensure ships are fit for purpose in the most hostile of operational environments. In addition, the periods provide an opportunity to complete modifications and to fit essential upgrades to systems.</p><p> </p><p>Repair work on individual ships and their systems takes place during both planned maintenance periods and operational deployments. It is our policy to not disclose the readiness state of individual ships as this would, or would be likely to prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the Armed Forces. However, currently the following RN ships are undertaking routine docking or their deep refit period and are therefore unavailable for operational tasking:</p><p> </p><p>HMS RICHMOND; HMS DAUNTLESS; HMS PEMBROKE; HMS LANCASTER; HMS SOMERSET; HMS PORTLAND; HMS MIDDLETON; HMS IRON DUKE; HMS DARING</p><p> </p><p>Maintenance of Royal Navy warships is funded through an In Service Support allocation of Naval funds through a Maritime Support Delivery Framework contract.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie grouped question UIN HL17523 question first answered 02/08/2019 12:15:48 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

1142449

registered interest
date	25/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Warships: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the cost of repairing Royal Navy ships currently unfit for action.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL17523
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/08/2019 answer text <p>All Royal Navy (RN) ships rotate through planned operating cycles involving maintenance, repair, training, deployment, leave and upgrades. This results in individual ships being at various levels of readiness at any one time in accordance with the long-term operating schedule and operational needs; they remain in service during these periods. These periods are necessary for any highly complex system maintenance and are essential to ensure ships are fit for purpose in the most hostile of operational environments. In addition, the periods provide an opportunity to complete modifications and to fit essential upgrades to systems.</p><p> </p><p>Repair work on individual ships and their systems takes place during both planned maintenance periods and operational deployments. It is our policy to not disclose the readiness state of individual ships as this would, or would be likely to prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the Armed Forces. However, currently the following RN ships are undertaking routine docking or their deep refit period and are therefore unavailable for operational tasking:</p><p> </p><p>HMS RICHMOND; HMS DAUNTLESS; HMS PEMBROKE; HMS LANCASTER; HMS SOMERSET; HMS PORTLAND; HMS MIDDLETON; HMS IRON DUKE; HMS DARING</p><p> </p><p>Maintenance of Royal Navy warships is funded through an In Service Support allocation of Naval funds through a Maritime Support Delivery Framework contract.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie grouped question UIN HL17522 question first answered 02/08/2019 12:15:48 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

1142453

registered interest
date	25/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many (1) men, and (2) women, are serving full-time in the British army.
tabling member printed	Lord Kilclooney
uin	HL17527
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/08/2019 answer text <p>As at 1 April 2019, there were 75,230 male and 7,540 female personnel in the full-time trade-trained strength and their untrained counterparts. This population does not include full-time Reserves Service (Home Commitment), Military Provost Guard Service and non-regular permanent staff, of which there are an additional 4,960 male and 260 female personnel.</p><p> </p><p>Full-time trade-trained strength includes Regulars, Gurkhas, and full-time Reserves Service (Full Commitment and Limited Commitment). Mobilised Reserves have not been included in the data, as these are only full-time whilst mobilised. Figures have been rounded to 10 for presentational purposes.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 02/08/2019 12:15:31 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	657 label Biography information for Lord Kilclooney

1144067

registered interest
date	03/09/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces
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 1 November 2018 (HL10924), how the strength of the UK Armed Forces has changed since that answer; and what action they plan to take to meet the Strategic Defence and Security Review 2020 targets.
tabling member printed	Lord Allen of Kensington
uin	HL17555
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>Since Earl Howe’s Written Answer on 1 November 2018, the Trained Strength of the Armed Forces has dropped from 139,788 on 1 July 2018 to 137,409 on 1 July 2019.</p><p> </p><p>It remains a priority for each Service to meet the target for Armed Forces personnel strength in 2020, and there are a range of measures both already in progress and in the pipeline to improve the position. These include the introduction of the Armed Forces People Programme to modernise aspects of the employment offer, including scope for flexible working and the Future Accommodation Model.</p><p> </p><p>The strength of the Armed Forces is published every three months and can be found in Table 3a of the UK Armed Forces Quarterly Service Personnel Statistics at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/quarterly-service-personnel-statistics-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/quarterly-service-personnel-statistics-2019</a></p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 09/09/2019 16:34:57 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	4304 label Biography information for Lord Allen of Kensington

1144107

registered interest
date	03/09/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Workplace Pensions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what were the ranks of the members of the Armed Forces Pension schemes who breached their annual tax-free pension savings limit in the 2017/2018 financial year.
tabling member printed	Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
uin	HL17595
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The ranks of the members of the Armed Forces Pension Schemes who breached their annual tax-free pension savings limit in financial year 2017-18 are:</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>ROYAL NAVY</p></td><td><p>ARMY</p></td><td><p>ROYAL AIR FORCE</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Admiral</p></td><td><p>General</p></td><td><p>Air Chief Marshal</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Vice Admiral</p></td><td><p>Lieutenant General</p></td><td><p>Air Marshal</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rear Admiral</p></td><td><p>Major General</p></td><td><p>Air Vice Marshal</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commodore</p></td><td><p>Brigadier</p></td><td><p>Air Commodore</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Captain</p></td><td><p>Colonel</p></td><td><p>Group Captain</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander</p></td><td><p>Lieutenant Colonel</p></td><td><p>Wing Commander</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lieutenant Commander</p></td><td><p>Major</p></td><td><p>Squadron Leader</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lieutenant</p></td><td><p>Captain</p></td><td><p>Flight Lieutenant</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chief Petty Officer</p></td><td><p>Lieutenant</p></td><td><p>Flying Officer</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2nd Lieutenant</p></td><td><p>Warrant Officer</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Warrant Officer 1</p></td><td><p>Flight Sergeant</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Warrant Officer 2</p></td><td><p>Master Aircrew</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Staff Sergeant</p></td><td><p>Chief Technician</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Colour Sergeant</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Sergeant</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Corporal</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 09/09/2019 16:25:45 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	627 label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem

1144111

registered interest
date	03/09/2019
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 when No. 8 Squadron Royal Air Force will take delivery of the E-7 Wedgetail airborne early warning and control aircraft.
tabling member printed	Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
uin	HL17599
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>Under current plans, the first of the RAF's five E-7 Wedgetail aircraft is expected to be delivered to 8 Squadron in 2023.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 09/09/2019 11:09:23 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	627 label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem

1144122

registered interest
date	03/09/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Reserve Forces
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when the report of the External Scrutiny Team on the Reserve Forces, provided to the Ministry of Defence on 1 June, will be placed in the Library of the House.
tabling member printed	Lord De Mauley
uin	HL17610
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The report, which was received on 1 July 2019, was placed in the Library of the House on 3 September 2019. The Ministry of Defence will respond to the report in due course.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 09/09/2019 13:51:04 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	2202 label Biography information for Lord De Mauley

1144162

registered interest
date	03/09/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Medical Services: Pensions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to extend to the Defence Medical Services the same changes to pension tax rules that they are offering to senior consultants within the National Health Service.
tabling member printed	Baroness Kramer
uin	HL17650
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The Department for Health and Social Care are intending to publish a second consultation concerning an amendment to the NHS pension scheme for senior clinicians shortly. Once published the Ministry of Defence (MOD) will consider these proposals and their effect on MOD and Service personnel, including those in the Defence Medical Services.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 09/09/2019 13:51:58 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer

1144185

registered interest
date	03/09/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	USA: Boeing
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many (1) civil servants, and (2) armed forces personnel, attended the first flight of the RAF P-8A in Seattle; and what was the total cost of their attendance.
tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
uin	HL17673
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>Three Ministry of Defence (MOD) civil servants and three members of the RAF attended the first flight of the P-8A aircraft in Seattle in July 2019. The MOD does not hold information on the specific cost of attendance at this event as the individuals all attended other official meetings while in the United States.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 09/09/2019 16:33:18 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie

1144186

registered interest
date	03/09/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	USA: Boeing
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many public sector employees have visited Boeing in Seattle in an official capacity this year; and what was the total cost of any such visits.
tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
uin	HL17674
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 09/09/2019 16:24:24 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie

1145210

registered interest
date	05/09/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	HMS Montrose: Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the public statement by Commander Will King on 2 September that HMS Montrose has been subjected to 115 separate confrontations with the Iranian Revolutionary Guards; what assessment they have made of the nature and range of those confrontations; and what steps they are taking in response.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL17737
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>Assessments have been conducted by in-theatre and UK based personnel, which concluded that the vast majority of the interactions in recent months between HMS MONTROSE and the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps were safe and professional. Where there were active attempts to interfere with passage of British vessels, HMS MONTROSE responded within extant military direction.</p><p>The UK has deployed additional warships to the Gulf to ensure a consistent presence to reassure the merchant vessel community, and deter any malign behaviour. The UK has also joined the International Maritime Security Construct (IMSC), under which we will work with partner nations to ensure the free flow of commerce through the region.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 09/09/2019 16:26:42 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1145249

registered interest
date	05/09/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	HMS Bristol
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Goldie on 2 August (HL17439), who now owns HMS Bristol.
tabling member printed	Lord Trefgarne
uin	HL17776
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>HMS BRISTOL left active service in 1991 but remains a commissioned ship in the Royal Navy. She currently provides an alongside training and accommodation facility at the shore training establishment HMS EXCELLENT. Having been converted to provide this facility, she could not be returned to active service.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 09/09/2019 16:25:55 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	1813 label Biography information for Lord Trefgarne

1145250

registered interest
date	05/09/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Warships: Procurement
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many (1) destroyers, and (2) frigates, are presently on order for the Royal Navy.
tabling member printed	Lord Trefgarne
uin	HL17777
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>There are currently six Type 45 Destroyers and 13 Type 23 Frigates in service with the Royal Navy.</p><p>There are no destroyers on order. Three Type 26 Frigates are currently on order. We plan to award a contract for five Type 31 Frigates by the end of 2019, and a contract for the second batch of five Type 26 Frigates in the early 2020s.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie grouped question UIN HL17778 question first answered 09/09/2019 16:34:34 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	1813 label Biography information for Lord Trefgarne

1145251

registered interest
date	05/09/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Warships
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many (1) destroyers, and (2) frigates, are presently in service with the Royal Navy.
tabling member printed	Lord Trefgarne
uin	HL17778
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>There are currently six Type 45 Destroyers and 13 Type 23 Frigates in service with the Royal Navy.</p><p>There are no destroyers on order. Three Type 26 Frigates are currently on order. We plan to award a contract for five Type 31 Frigates by the end of 2019, and a contract for the second batch of five Type 26 Frigates in the early 2020s.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie grouped question UIN HL17777 question first answered 09/09/2019 16:34:34 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	1813 label Biography information for Lord Trefgarne

1146325

registered interest
date	25/09/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Sexual Offences
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to make posthumous pardons available under the Policing and Crime Act 2017 to armed forces personnel convicted of sexual offences that have now been abolished.
tabling member printed	Lord Lexden
uin	HL17820
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>Primary legislation will be required in order to add to the list of Service disciplinary offences set out in the Policing and Crime Act 2017. We will continue to consider finding Parliamentary time for this.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 08/10/2019 14:31:34 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	4202 label Biography information for Lord Lexden

1146353

registered interest
date	25/09/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Contracts
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the average length of time between the receipt of Ministry of Defence tender submissions and contract awards made in the (1) 2009/10, (2) 2014/5, and (3) 2018/19, financial years.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL17848
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2019 answer text <p>The average length of time between the receipt of Ministry of Defence tender submissions and contract awards is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 07/10/2019 14:07:44 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead