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date	26/01/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Challenger Tanks
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 25 January (HL4866),  whether they will now answer the question put; namely, whether the UK has the necessary (1) facilities, and (2) workforce, to increase the number of Challenger tank if required; and where they would be built.
tabling member printed	Lord Lee of Trafford
uin	HL5140
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2023 answer text <p>Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land are the prime contractor for the currently agreed Challenger 3 upgrades and assembly will be completed in their Telford site.</p><p>In line with the Defence Secretary's statement on 16 January 2023, the number of Challenger 3 remains under review to ensure the Army's Main Battle Tank fleet is sufficient to meet Defence's needs.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 09/02/2023 12:16:52 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	1132 label Biography information for Lord Lee of Trafford

1580943

registered interest
date	25/01/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Bosnia and Herzegovina: NATO
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what (1) personnel, and (2) financial, contribution they made to NATO HQ in Bosnia and Herzegovina in (a) 2020/21, (b) 2021/22, and (c) the current financial year.
tabling member printed	Baroness Helic
uin	HL5072
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2023 answer text <p>The UK’s direct personnel and financial contribution to NATO HQ in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2020-21; 2021-22 and the current financial year (FY) is shown in the table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>FY</p></td><td><p>Personnel in theatre</p></td><td><p>Financial Contribution</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020-21</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>No finance data available*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021-22</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>£37,013.44</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022-23</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>£25,000.00 **</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>* Costs for the UK’s contribution to NATO HQ Sarajevo Staff Officer postings are unavailable due to these financial contributions being reported as one sum for Op ELGIN (KFOR, Op REHEARSAL, NATO HQ Sa). In FY2020-21 these costs totalled £2,733,351.11 and were not disaggregated by Operation.</p><p> </p><p>** Forecast at AP12 FY2022/23</p><p> </p><p>NATO HQ Sarajevo is funded through NATO’s Military Budget, to which the UK contributes a national cost share (currently 11.3%). Per calendar year, this share amounts to €415,000 in 2020, €493,000 in 2021, €533,000 in 2022 and €572,000 for 2023.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 08/02/2023 17:53:22 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	4331 label Biography information for Baroness Helic

1580944

registered interest
date	25/01/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	KFOR
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what (1) personnel, and (2) financial, contribution they made to NATO’s (Kosovo Force) KFOR in (a) 2020/21, (b) 2021/22, and (c) the current financial year.
tabling member printed	Baroness Helic
uin	HL5073
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2023 answer text <p>The UK directly contributes both persistently deployed troops and the UK based Over the Horizon Strategic Reserve Force to the NATO mission in Kosovo KFOR</p><p> </p><p>The UK’s direct personnel and financial contribution to KFOR in 2020-21; 2021-22 and the current financial year (FY) is shown in the table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>FY</p></td><td><p>Personnel in theatre</p></td><td><p>Financial Contribution</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020-21</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>Disaggregated figure unavailable</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021-22</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>£1,359,456.89</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022-23</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>£1,441,218.47*</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>*Forecast</p><p> </p><p>In addition, NATO HQ Kosovo is funded through NATO’s Military Budget, to which the UK contributes a national cost share (currently 11.3%). Per calendar year, this share amounts to €1.9 million in 2020, €2.2 million in 2021, €2.4 million in 2022, and €2.5 million in 2023.</p><p><strong><br> </strong></p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 08/02/2023 17:55:54 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	4331 label Biography information for Baroness Helic

1580964

registered interest
date	25/01/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Typhoon Aircraft
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to upgrade the Royal Air Force Typhoon aircraft; and what are the numbers per annum projected to leave service in future.
tabling member printed	Lord Rogan
uin	HL5100
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2023 answer text <p>I refer the Noble Lord to the answer given to Lord Goddard of Stockport on 24 January 2022 to Question HL4609.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 08/02/2023 15:37:25 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie attachment 1 file name HL 4609.docx title Typhoon Aircraft
tabling member	2478 label Biography information for Lord Rogan

1580444

registered interest
date	24/01/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Challenger Tanks: Exports
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, when the Challenger 3 tank is in service, whether they will be free to export, sell, loan or transfer these tanks to any government they should choose without the agreement of the government of Germany.
tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
uin	HL5003
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2023 answer text <p>Challenger 3 will be a highly capable Main Battle Tank with world-leading performance. In line with the Land Industrial Strategy, our ambition is for it to be in service in 2027 with the capability ready for transfer, loan, or export. We are closely working with partners, including Germany where certain Challenge 3 components will be made, in order to meet these ambitions.</p><p> </p><p>Any and all such sharing would be subject to the relevant law of intellectual property, national export regulations, and licence conditions that identify and control the end user, and reflect international arms controls and human rights legislation.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 07/02/2023 16:47:40 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

1580445

registered interest
date	24/01/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Challenger Tanks
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether the primary purpose of the Challenger II Main Battle Tank’s hull and automotive systems is to transport the Challenger II turret, its associated systems and crew, around the battlefield with an optimised balance of protection and mobility.
tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
uin	HL5004
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2023 answer text <p>Yes. The Challenger 2 hull primarily provides survivability, the automotive components provide mobility, and the turret provides lethality. All three are balanced and work in harmony to deliver an effective capability.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 07/02/2023 11:28:18 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee