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1545541

registered interest
date	24/11/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Harland and Wolff
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Goldie on 22 November (HL Deb cols 1272–5), what is the size of the current Harland & Wolff workforce; and when it last built a ship for the Royal Navy.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL3785
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2022 answer text <p>The size and distribution of the current Harland and Wolff workforce is a matter for the company.</p><p>Harland and Wolff was last awarded a Ministry of Defence contract to build RFA Fort Victoria in 1986. The ship was launched in 1990 and completed in 1994.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 08/12/2022 14:43:19 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

1543828

registered interest
date	21/11/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Afghanistan and Iraq: Reserve Forces
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many reservists have died on operations in (1) Iraq, and (2) Afghanistan, since 2000, broken down by service.
tabling member printed	Lord De Mauley
uin	HL3592
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2022 answer text <p>The requested information is provided in the following table:</p><p> </p><p><strong>UK Armed Forces Reservist deaths as a result of operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, numbers, </strong><strong>1 January 2000 to 20 November 2022</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Conflict</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Iraq<sup>1</sup></strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Afghanistan<sup>2</sup></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>ALL</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>8</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>24</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Royal Navy</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Royal Marines</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Army</strong></p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>RAF</strong></p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Source: Defence Statistics Health</strong></p><ol><li>Includes deaths on Op TELIC and Op SHADER.</li><li>Includes deaths on Op VERITAS, Op HERRICK and Op TORAL.</li></ol><p> </p><p>Information on deaths as a result of operations is regularly published in the Official Statistic on UK Armed Forces operational deaths post World War Two: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/uk-armed-forces-operational-deaths-post-world-war-2-2022" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/uk-armed-forces-operational-deaths-post-world-war-2-2022</a>. The latest update was published on 31 March 2022 (as of 28 February 2022).</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 05/12/2022 17:50:39 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	2202 label Biography information for Lord De Mauley

1543859

registered interest
date	21/11/2022
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 His Majesty's Government what plans they have for the future of HMS Bristol.
tabling member printed	Lord Trefgarne
uin	HL3625
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2022 answer text <p>I refer my noble Friend to the answer I gave on 15 November 2022 to Question HL3303 to the noble Lord, Lord West of Spithead.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 05/12/2022 17:39:34 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	1813 label Biography information for Lord Trefgarne

1543735

registered interest
date	18/11/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Republic of Ireland: Airspace
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government when they last met the government of Ireland to discuss co-operation on defence of Irish air space.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hoey
uin	HL3543
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2022 answer text <p>There have been no discussions between His Majesty's Government and the Government of Ireland on co-operation on the defence of Irish air space.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 02/12/2022 14:15:12 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	210 label Biography information for Baroness Hoey

1543516

registered interest
date	17/11/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Type 26 Frigates
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 17 November (HL3222), whether the delivery rate of Type 26 frigates to initial operating capability, after HMS Glasgow, will be once every 12 months.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL3533
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2022 answer text <p>Initial Operating Capability (IOC) is only declared once for ship classes. The Type 26 Class's IOC is forecast to be October 2028.</p><p>While delivery rates for the following hulls 2-8 may vary, all ships are expected to enter service between 2028 and 2035.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 30/11/2022 15:25:12 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

1543085

registered interest
date	16/11/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ukraine: Military Aid
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to work with NATO allies to send all available winter warfare clothing to the Ukrainian military.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL3454
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2022 answer text <p>On 9 November, we announced that the UK would provide Armed Forces of Ukraine recruits with extreme cold weather kits, including 25,000 sets of extreme cold weather clothing and 20,000 sleeping bags. The UK has been a leading advocate for the provision of winter equipment and has supported the delivery of tens of thousands of additional sets through the International Donors Coordination Cell.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 30/11/2022 15:24:53 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

1543086

registered interest
date	16/11/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ukraine: Guided Weapons
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the need to supply Ukraine with long-range weapons to neutralise missile sites inside Russia.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL3455
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2022 answer text <p>We have provided Ukraine with military aid on the understanding that it will be used in accordance with international humanitarian law. We liaise on a daily basis with the Ukrainian Government, and they are clear that equipment provided by the UK is intended for the defence of Ukraine.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 30/11/2022 15:47:03 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

1542545

registered interest
date	15/11/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Warships: River Clyde
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take to ensure that the five new warships to be built on the Clyde are not subject to delay.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL3406
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2022 answer text <p>The Type 26 Batch 2 contract is structured to motivate both the Ministry of Defence and BAE Systems to deliver a successful outcome, with both parties sharing in the pain and gain in delivering the programme, ensuring value for public money and protecting the taxpayers from any project overrun costs.</p><p>The Batch 2 contract introduces further investment in BAE Systems' shipbuilding facilities on the Clyde, as demonstrated by the submission of planning application for a new Shipbuilding Hall at Govan, which will allow two frigates to be built under cover simultaneously and enable the ships to be built faster, improving the efficiency in the programme and expanding the facilities for future work at the yard.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 29/11/2022 15:01:47 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1540917

registered interest
date	08/11/2022
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 His Majesty's Government what is the current status of HMS Bristol; and what plans they have for the future of HMS Bristol.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL3303
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2022 answer text <p>HMS Bristol was decommissioned in 2020 and the process for disposal is still under consideration.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 15/11/2022 16:06:47 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

1540388

registered interest
date	07/11/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Autonomous Weapons
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Policy Paper Ambitious, safe, responsible: Our approach to the delivery of AI-enabled capability in Defence, published on 15 June, in particular the statement that "there must be context-appropriate human involvement in weapons which identify, select and attack targets", whether users need to understand the effects of using the weapons in each specific context for such use to be acceptable.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
uin	HL3229
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2022 answer text <p>The MOD has set out a clear commitment to develop and use AI-enabled military capabilities - including, potentially, weapons systems - safely, responsibly, and ethically. This includes ensuring that commanders and the operators of AI-enabled systems are trained to understand the appropriate parameters of use in relation to their specific domain and operating context.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 21/11/2022 17:02:51 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle