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1174452

registered interest
date	29/01/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Aircraft: Decommissioning
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the total annual cost of storing military aircraft awaiting commercial disposal.
tabling member printed	Lord Davies of Gower
uin	HL912
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2020 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 06/02/2020 14:19:36 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower

1174065

registered interest
date	28/01/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Parachute Regiment: Recruitment
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 ban the practice of “milling” as part of the selection process for the Parachute Regiment.
tabling member printed	Lord Birt
uin	HL836
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2020 answer text <p>There are no plans to ban the practice of milling as part of the selection process for the Parachute Regiment. As a training activity milling is subject to risk assessment and review. To mitigate any risk milling bouts are regulated to ensure compliance under departmental Medical, Training and Health and Safety policy. A General Practitioner (GP), a dedicated ambulance and a paramedic are in attendance at all times milling takes place. The GP conducts a pre-medical to assess a participant's fitness and make them aware of the risks. Participants can withdraw at any time.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 04/02/2020 15:29:17 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	2533 label Biography information for Lord Birt

1175276

registered interest
date	23/01/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Patrol Craft
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government, further to the announcement by the Secretary of State for Defence on 23 November 2018 that HMS Tyne, HMS Mersey and HMS Severn will forward-operate from their namesake rivers, what progress has been made towards the implementation of that announcement.
tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
uin	HL756
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2020 answer text <p>While HMS TYNE, MERSEY and SEVERN remain base ported in HM Naval Base Portsmouth, they continue to have strong associations with their namesake regions. The Royal Navy is considering how they can further optimise the use of the Offshore Patrol Vessels in supporting our national and global interests.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 04/02/2020 15:28:40 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie

1172387

registered interest
date	21/01/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many soldiers have been recruited to the Army Reserves since January 2019.
tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Belmont
uin	HL611
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2020 answer text <p>Between 1 January 2019 and 30 September 2019 3,300 people joined the Reserves both trained and untrained. This consists of Army Reservists, sponsored Reserves, and those personnel now serving on Full Time Reserve Service (FTRS) who were recruited as Army Reservists.</p><p>Notes:</p><p>Figures have been rounded to 10 for presentational purposes; numbers ending in &quot;5&quot; have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent systematic bias.</p><p>Intake Statistics are published on a quarterly basis by Defence Statistics. These figures are taken from the most recent published figures.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 28/01/2020 14:19:57 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	3801 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Belmont

1172393

registered interest
date	21/01/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what impact, if any, on the budget of the MoD there has been as a result of the variation in the cost of the F-35 Lightning aircraft.
tabling member printed	Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
uin	HL617
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2020 answer text <p>F-35 aircraft unit costs continue to reduce as planned, and the programme remains within its overall cost approval. Any variations in the aircraft costs would not impact the overall Defence budget.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 29/01/2020 15:25:45 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	627 label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem

1172394

registered interest
date	21/01/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have had any difficulties in the supply of spare parts for the F-35 Lightning aircraft
tabling member printed	Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
uin	HL618
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2020 answer text <p>The UK Lightning Force is supported by the Global Sustainment Solution. This provides access to a global spares pool supporting all F-35 operators around the world, including the UK. To date, there have been no significant supply chain issues arising from the use of this service.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 29/01/2020 15:25:32 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	627 label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem

1172396

registered interest
date	21/01/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the current (1) nominal, and (2) actual, strength of the battalions of the Royal Regiment of Scotland.
tabling member printed	Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
uin	HL620
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2020 answer text <p>The current trained strength of the Royal Regiment of Scotland by battalion as at 1 October 2019 can be found in the attached table, alongside the workforce recruitment.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 28/01/2020 14:20:27 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie attachment 1 file name HL620 - Current Trained Strength of Royal Regiment of Scotland by Battalion.docx title Royal Regiment of Scotland
tabling member	627 label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem

1175147

registered interest
date	21/01/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Type 45 Destroyers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government how many Type 45 destroyers are (1) at sea, and (2) technically fit to go to sea with 24 hours notice.
tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
uin	HL597
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2020 answer text <p>We do not disclose the readiness state of individual ships for operational security reasons, as this would, or would be likely to, prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the Armed Forces. HMS DEFENDER is currently deployed on operations in the Gulf. All Royal Navy ships rotate through planned operating cycles involving routine maintenance, repair, training, deployment, leave, essential modification and upgrades and will, therefore, be at varying levels of readiness in accordance with Defence requirements.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 04/02/2020 15:30:36 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

1171816

registered interest
date	20/01/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have for the military Mark 4 Chinook helicopters that are currently held in store.
tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
uin	HL578
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2020 answer text <p>The remaining Mark 4 Chinook helicopters are being modified through a safety enhancement programme, the Digital Automatic Flight Control System. They will return to flying as Mark 6A Chinooks by the end of the year.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 28/01/2020 15:46:40 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie

1171185

registered interest
date	15/01/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	EU Defence Policy
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether any agreements have been made with the EU about British participation in (1) the establishment of a European Defence Union, (2) any military command and control procedures, (3) the future of Five Eyes, (4) the procurement of military equipment from an EU-wide organisation, and (5) the transfer of nuclear technology licensed to the UK by the United States; if so, what are the details of any such agreements; and whether any such agreements are separate to any agreements relating to the UK’s departure from the EU.
tabling member printed	Lord James of Blackheath
uin	HL456
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2020 answer text <p>The UK has no agreement with the EU about British participation in the establishment of a 'European Defence Union'.</p><p>The Withdrawal Agreement and Political Declaration provide the option, but no obligation, for the UK to continue to contribute to CSDP operations and missions on a voluntary basis, and where of benefit to UK interests. This does not undermine the UK's sovereignty, our command or control of our Armed Forces nor does it oblige us to participate in a 'defence union' or any EU defence initiatives.</p><p>The UK will retain full sovereign control over its defence, intelligence services and decision-making after leaving the EU. The UK will also retain control over the deployment of its Armed Forces and their equipment. Any future security partnership negotiated with the EU would reflect this position.</p><p>The UK currently has no agreements with the EU on military command and control procedures other than those in the Withdrawal Agreement referring to continued participation in CSDP operations and missions during the Implementation Period. UK personnel remain under UK sovereign command at all times.</p><p>The UK does not have any agreements with the EU on British participation in the 'Five Eyes' community. Any future relationship agreement with the EU will not undermine our partnership with the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. The intelligence cooperation between these 'Five Eyes' partners is the broadest, deepest and most advanced of any grouping of nations and we are committed to maintaining it.</p><p>The UK has not entered into any agreements with the EU to participate in the procurement of military equipment from EU-wide organisations. There are no agreements with the EU about British participation in transfer of nuclear technology licensed to the UK by the US.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 28/01/2020 12:43:19 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	3799 label Biography information for Lord James of Blackheath