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1197849

registered interest
date	21/05/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Greenhouse Gas Emissions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to restore the policy of publishing standalone Sustainable MOD annual reports to ensure that the records of all military greenhouse gas emissions each year are easily accessible.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
uin	HL4814
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2020 answer text <p>Ministry of Defence greenhouse gas emissions and performance against targets are reported in the Department's Annual Report and Accounts.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 05/06/2020 10:16:31 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1197850

registered interest
date	21/05/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Arms Trade: Coronavirus
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 impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on (1) future UK arms sales, and (2) existing arms contracts.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
uin	HL4815
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2020 answer text <p>It is not yet clear what the full impact will be of the Covid-19 outbreak on existing Ministry of Defence contracts, although it is inevitable that there will be some repercussions. We remain closely engaged with our strategic suppliers to monitor and understand the impact of Covid-19 on defence during this critical time.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for International Trade's Defence and Security Organisation (DIT DSO) has not made a formal assessment on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on future UK arms sales or existing arms contracts. DIT DSO remains in close contact with industry and is actively monitoring the situation through its Industry Engagement Plan. DIT DSO will continue to support UK defence and security industries to export, post COVID-19.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 05/06/2020 10:17:00 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1196881

registered interest
date	18/05/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Deployment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many members of the UK Armed Forces are currently deployed on NATO operations, broken down by service.
tabling member printed	Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
uin	HL4592
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2020 answer text <p>In total there are 2,005 members of the UK Armed Forces deployed on NATO operations. The Navy has 14 deployed, the Army has 1,727 deployed and the RAF has 264 deployed.</p><p> </p><p>This table provides greater detail should it be required.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Country</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Army</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>RAF</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Navy</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>LITHUANIA</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>164</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>167</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ESTONIA</p></td><td><p>838</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>840</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>POLAND</p></td><td><p>136</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>137</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>KOSOVO</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IRAQ</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>AFGHANISTAN</p></td><td><p>727</p></td><td><p>97</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>835</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p>1727</p></td><td><p>264</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>2005</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 02/06/2020 11:16:05 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	627 label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem

1196882

registered interest
date	18/05/2020
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 meeting their NATO commitment to spending two per cent of GDP on defence in real terms.
tabling member printed	Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
uin	HL4593
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2020 answer text <p>Her Majesty's Government is committed to spending at least 2% of GDP on Defence each year of this Parliament, as per the Defence Investment Pledge. The UK is one of only a handful of nations that meets, and in our case exceeds the 2% target, and remains the largest European Defence spender in NATO.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 02/06/2020 11:16:42 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	627 label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem

1195997

registered interest
date	14/05/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Shipbuilding: Submarines
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Baroness Goldie on 11 May (HL3566 and HL3735), whether COVID-19 safety measures have caused any delay to ASTUTE hulls 5, 6 and 7; and what were the expected planned approximate dates for the commissioning of ASTUTE hulls 5,6 and 7.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL4543
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2020 answer text <p>We are working closely with our industry partners to minimise the impact of COVID-19 on our submarine programmes. The planned in-service dates of submarines are withheld as disclosure would, or would be likely to, prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the Armed Forces.</p><p> </p><p>The individual commissioning dates of the remaining three Astute class submarines are yet to be determined.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 22/05/2020 12:10:50 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

1195887

registered interest
date	13/05/2020
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 former service personnel discharged from the services on disciplinary grounds have (1) applied to rejoin the armed forces and (2) been accepted and rejoined.
tabling member printed	Lord Touhig
uin	HL4463
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2020 answer text <p>The information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 22/05/2020 12:35:35 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	542 label Biography information for Lord Touhig

1195191

registered interest
date	12/05/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	HMS Dasher
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 5 May (HL3163), whether only 23 servicemen out of the 379 servicemen lost on board HMS Dasher when it sank on 27 March 1943 were recovered from the sea.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL4194
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2020 answer text <p>Records show that, of the servicemen tragically lost on board HMS DASHER when she sank on 27 March 1943, 22 were recovered from the sea and a further serviceman who was recovered alive subsequently succumbed to his injuries.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 20/05/2020 13:24:24 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

1195240

registered interest
date	12/05/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Apache Helicopters
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assumed maintenance cost per flying hour for Apache AH-64E helicopters after they have come into service has been included in planning assumptions.
tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
uin	HL4243
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/05/2020 answer text <p>The Apache AH64E support costs are subject to on-going commercial negotiations.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 19/05/2020 11:23:24 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie

1195241

registered interest
date	12/05/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Mali: Armed Forces
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government which Armed Forces personnel were planned to be deployed to Mali in 2020; and what was the anticipated (1) length, and (2) objective, of any such deployment.
tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
uin	HL4244
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/05/2020 answer text <p>As announced in July 2019, the UK is due to deploy 250 peacekeepers to the UN's mission in Mali (MINUSMA). The first unit is planned to deploy in 2020 and will be led by the Light Dragoons. The deployment will last an initial period of three years. The deployment’s objectives are aligned with the UN mission's mandate of: supporting the Malian peace process; security sector reform; assisting the reestablishment of State authority; protecting civilians; and promoting human rights.</p><p>The UK also currently has three CH-47 helicopters committed to France's counter-terror mission in the Sahel, Operation BARKHANE, in a non-combat, heavy-lift capacity role. This was initially agreed as part of the January 2018 UK-France Summit. This commitment is currently due to end in June 2020 and discussions are ongoing regarding a possible extension. Operation BARKHANE is a French-led operation and the objectives focus on preventing the re-establishment of any safe havens for terrorist forces in the region.</p><p> </p><p>The UK also has military and civilian staff in the EU's Training Mission (EUTM) in Mali. UK contributions to the EU's Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) operations will be maintained during the Transition Period. The objectives for these UK personnel are focused on the delivery of international humanitarian law training, in support of EUTM's current mandate which aims to train, educate and advise Malian Armed Forces.</p><p> </p><p><strong><br> </strong></p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 27/05/2020 13:57:37 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie

1195242

registered interest
date	12/05/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Intensive Care: Hospitals
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many Armed Forces personnel have been deployed in the creation of the NHS Nightingale Hospitals.
tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
uin	HL4245
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2020 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence has supported the NHS in several ways. This has included a significant contribution to the opening of the Nightingale Hospitals as a measure to ensure the NHS can meet the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic.</p><p> </p><p>Over the course of the past three months, Defence has deployed over 500 military personnel to support the design and build of these temporary hospitals, providing infrastructure, logistics and project management advice.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 20/05/2020 13:24:50 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie