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1219710

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date	01/07/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Industry
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what recent assessment they have made of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the defence industry.
tabling member printed	Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
uin	HL6374
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2020 answer text <p>It is inevitable that the Covid-19 pandemic will have some impact on the defence industry and we remain closely engaged with our strategic suppliers during this difficult time to understand this in more detail. We will continue to provide support, where appropriate, to ensure that critical defence operations and programmes, on which our nation relies, continue uninterrupted.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 09/07/2020 13:10:29 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

1219711

registered interest
date	01/07/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what recent estimate they have made of the number of armed forces personnel who have tested positive for COVID-19.
tabling member printed	Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
uin	HL6375
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2020 answer text <p>I refer the noble Lady to the answer given in the House of Commons to the hon. Member for Lewisham East (Janet Daby) to Question 904256.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 15/07/2020 13:56:10 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie attachment 1 file name 904256 - Armed Forces - Coronavirus (1).docx title 904256 - Armed Forces; Coronavirus
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

1219712

registered interest
date	01/07/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: 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 contribution of the armed forces in tackling the outcomes of the COVID-19 pandemic.
tabling member printed	Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
uin	HL6376
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2020 answer text <p>Having plans and resources in place, coupled with effective military aid to civil authorities (MACA) mechanisms was key to delivering Defence's response in aid of Other Government Departments (OGDs).</p><p> </p><p>Due to the public's adherence to lockdown measures, and the ability of OGDs to maintain essential services, it was not necessary to deploy most of those personnel held at higher readiness.</p><p> </p><p>Defence remains committed to supporting the cross government COVID-19 response, along with delivering its critical outputs maintaining National Security.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 15/07/2020 10:59:20 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

1219714

registered interest
date	01/07/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Veterans: 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 on veteran's welfare of the temporary closure of the Veterans UK telephone helpline during the COVID-19 pandemic.
tabling member printed	Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
uin	HL6378
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2020 answer text <p>The full range of veterans' support services, including the Veterans UK helpline and Welfare Service, has continued to be provided throughout the Covid-19 pandemic.</p><p> </p><p>The COVID-19 situation necessitated the delivery of helpline services in a different manner and call backs and referral to the Veterans Welfare Service were made where urgent or vulnerable veterans were identified. The Veterans helpline telephony service has now resumed operations.</p><p> </p><p>Veterans UK has helped over 13,000 veterans since 23 March. In addition, approximately 470,000 monthly pension and compensation scheme payments continue to be paid into nominated accounts.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 08/07/2020 12:15:43 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

1219716

registered interest
date	01/07/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Ethnic Groups
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support the work of the British Army's BAME network.
tabling member printed	Lord Rogan
uin	HL6380
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2020 answer text <p>The Army's Black Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) Network was launched in November 2017 and is supported in several ways. These include an appointed Race Champion - Lieutenant General Tyrone Urch - who represents their views and experiences at Army Board level; Race Champion membership of Business in the Community which involves networking and a BAME mentoring initiative; membership of the Army Diversity and Inclusion (D&amp;I) Working Group, and Conferences, mentoring schemes, events, including virtual events, and publicity about the BAME Network in both internal Army communications and external media. Army D&amp;I policy and briefings also highlight the BAME Network and both personnel and the Chain of Command are made aware as to how concerns and issues raised by the network are fed into policy.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 09/07/2020 11:24:16 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	2478 label Biography information for Lord Rogan

1219729

registered interest
date	01/07/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Islamic State: Unmanned Air Vehicles
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many drone strikes British Armed Forces carried out against ISIL in June.
tabling member printed	Lord Touhig
uin	HL6393
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2020 answer text <p>In June Zero (0) Weapon Release Events were recorded from Remotely Piloted Air Systems against Daesh targets. The Ministry of Defence regularly releases statistics on UK air activity under Op SHADER on the gov.uk website.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 13/07/2020 10:59:53 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	542 label Biography information for Lord Touhig