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date	16/06/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Housing
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made in upgrading the accommodation provided to service personnel in the UK.
tabling member printed	Baroness Kennedy of Cradley
uin	HL8568
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2023 answer text <p>Since 2016, the proportion of Service Family Accommodation (SFA) that meets or exceeds the Decent Homes Standard has risen from 94% to 97%. Only these homes are allocated to Service Families.</p><p>The Ministry of Defence has invested more than £936 million in SFA upgrades and improvements in the last seven Financial Years.</p><p>Through Financial Year 2022/23, the £185 million investment programme included approximately 150 major projects to an estimated 9,788 SFA, around 20% of stock. This included £73 million to improve the thermal efficiency of homes, which provided 600 properties with new boilers, 1,200 with new roofs, 1,740 with new doors and windows, and 900 with full external wall insulation.</p><p>Overall, we are spending circa £199 million on new SFA homes, with £80 million of that being spent over 4 years on programmes such as Defence Estates Optimisation Programme (DEOP).</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 03/07/2023 11:49:24 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	4303 label Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of Cradley

1645398

registered interest
date	16/06/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ajax Lessons Learned Review
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what lessons they have learned from the Report of the Armoured Cavalry Programme (Ajax) Lessons Learned Review, published on 19 May.
tabling member printed	Baroness Kennedy of Cradley
uin	HL8573
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2023 answer text <p>The Review highlighted a culture that led to issues not being escalated and makes recommendations to improve that and information flows.</p><p>We are working to build and sustain an environment of psychological safety in our programmes where individuals feel they can raise issues, and reinforcing the requirement to share information across organisational boundaries in support of a &quot;One Team&quot; approach.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 03/07/2023 11:50:01 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	4303 label Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of Cradley

1644512

registered interest
date	13/06/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	RFA Wave Knight and RFA Wave Ruler
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, what were the expected service lives of (1) RFA Wave Ruler, and (2) RFA Wave Knight, when they were introduced.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL8461
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2023 answer text <p>The WAVE class ships were built with a design service life of 25 years. Material condition of all platforms are carefully monitored and, if required, service life can be adjusted based on service need and appropriate evidence.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 27/06/2023 14:08:16 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

1644513

registered interest
date	13/06/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	RFA Fort Victoria
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what is the current status of RFA Fort Victoria.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL8462
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2023 answer text <p>Royal Fleet Auxiliary FORT VICTORIA is not in planned maintenance and is therefore available.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 27/06/2023 14:08:30 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

1644514

registered interest
date	13/06/2023
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: Procurement
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government when they expect the first fleet solid support ship to replace RFA Fort Victoria.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL8463
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2023 answer text <p>The approved In Service Date for the first Fleet Solid Support ship is 2031. The Royal Navy expects to manage RFA Fort Victoria's operational status as necessary to maintain solid support ship availability during the capability transition period.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 27/06/2023 15:51:52 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

1644515

registered interest
date	13/06/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	RFA Wave Knight and RFA Wave Ruler
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what are their estimated sale prices for RFA Wave Ruler and RFA Wave Knight.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL8464
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2023 answer text <p>On current plans, RFA WAVE RULER and RFA WAVE KNIGHT are not for sale. Therefore, no assessment has been made regarding a potential sales price.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 27/06/2023 14:08:41 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

1644516

registered interest
date	13/06/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	RFA Wave Knight and RFA Wave Ruler
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what is the annual cost of keeping RFA Wave Ruler and RFA Wave Knight in reserve status.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL8465
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2023 answer text <p>The annual cost for the safe keeping and upkeep of Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) WAVE RULER and RFA WAVE KNIGHT is circa £4 million in total. These costs include care and protection, dehumidification and continuation of mandatory maintenance to remain in class.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 27/06/2023 14:08:52 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

1643938

registered interest
date	12/06/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ukraine: Armoured Fighting Vehicles
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 15 May (HL7499), whether it is the Ministry of Defence that is the Government department leading on ensuring that the government of Ukraine and its armed forces have all the armoured fighting vehicles that are required.
tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
uin	HL8370
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2023 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence is the UK Government Department leading on the granting of military equipment to Ukraine, including armoured fighting vehicles. To date, the UK has provided over 300 armoured and protected mobility vehicles to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 27/06/2023 10:43:36 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee