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1647811

registered interest
date	26/06/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Navy: Territorial Waters
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what Royal Navy (1) ships or boats, and (2) aircraft, are allocated for security and enforcement operations in the UK's Territorial Seas and Exclusive Economic Zone.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL8793
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2023 answer text <p>The Royal Navy operates a flexible and responsive approach to the allocation of resource to address national security threats to the UK. In terms of vessel types, the Royal Navy allocates frigates, Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessels, Offshore Patrol Vessels, and minehunters, as well as helicopters (Wildcat, Merlin, and Chinook) to UK security operations. Additionally, the Royal Air Force supports operations in the UK maritime area with P8 maritime patrol aircraft.</p><p>It would be misleading to provide a numerical answer on the numbers of vessels and aircraft available for maritime security purposes as allocations may change on a daily basis, affected by, amongst other things, operational readiness profiles, maintenance, training and exercise requirements, as well as the activity of other nations in and around the UK's Economic Exclusion Zone.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 10/07/2023 15:20:31 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

1647812

registered interest
date	26/06/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Russia: Shipping
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many incursions into the UK's Exclusive Economic Zone have been made by ships of the Russian Main Directorate of Deep-Sea Research during the past two years.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL8794
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2023 answer text <p>Defence does not routinely record and archive the number of entries by foreign vessels into the UK's Exclusive Economic Zone. The number of instances that the Royal Navy is employed to escort a foreign vessel is, however, recorded. In 2021 the Royal Navy escorted 66 Russian warships through UK waters; 41 such warships were escorted in 2022. During the same period the Royal Navy also located and tracked several Russian submarines in the UK's marine area to guard against intrusion into UK sensitive waters.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 10/07/2023 15:21:14 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

1647815

registered interest
date	26/06/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	HMS Prince of Wales
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government when HMS Prince of Wales will start sea trials after defect rectification work.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL8796
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2023 answer text <p>I refer the noble Lord to the answer that I gave to him on 3 April 2023 to Question HL6891.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 10/07/2023 15:13:05 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie attachment 1 file name HL6891.docx title HMS Prince of Wales: Repairs and Maintenance
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

1647816

registered interest
date	26/06/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Air Force: Training
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what is their current assessment of the number of fast jet pilots now coming out of training.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL8797
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2023 answer text <p>We continue to have sufficient aircrew to meet our operational commitments. A range of measures have been introduced to address challenges in the aircrew training pipeline, including the continued impact of the Hawk T2 engine issues which have reduced UK Sovereign pilot training capacity. To mitigate this, a small number of UK students will be trained overseas in partnership with our allies and partners to ensure Front Line demands are met.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 10/07/2023 15:25:26 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

1646560

registered interest
date	21/06/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Warships: Procurement
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the reply by Baroness Goldie on 20 June (HL Deb col 100), whether the Ministry of Defence will raise with the Treasury the case for having a multi-year rolling programme of warship orders.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL8706
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2023 answer text <p>The Royal Navy (RN) has ambitious plans to ensure its fleet remains modern and capable of dealing with evolving threats. Regular discussions take place between the RN, the Ministry of Defence and His Majesty's Treasury to ensure this is funded in a way that provides value for money for taxpayers and the best capability for the RN.</p><p>The National Shipbuilding Strategy Refresh, published on 10 March 2022, sets out the ambition for the pipeline of more than 150 new naval and civil vessels for the UK Government and Devolved Administrations over the next 30 years.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 05/07/2023 14:02:14 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

1645519

registered interest
date	19/06/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Artificial Intelligence
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 signed memorandum of understanding between the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory and Google Cloud to accelerate the adoption of Artificial Intelligence in the UK defence sector.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL8626
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2023 answer text <p>The Defence AI Strategy (June 2021) set out a vision to better engage with industry and highlight the importance of effective public-private partnerships. In response to the strategy, the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) and Google Cloud UK signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on 14 June 2023 to enable them to work together on delivering safe and responsible Artificial Intelligence (AI) Science &amp; Technology research for the benefit of UK defence. In due course, progress consequent upon the MOU will be reviewed.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 03/07/2023 13:05:13 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1645393

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	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