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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

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

1641684

registered interest
date	05/06/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Staff
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many civilians have been employed by the Ministry of Defence in each of the past five years.
tabling member printed	Lord Lee of Trafford
uin	HL8210
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2023 answer text <p>The table below details the total number of Ministry of Defence (MOD) civilians by year from April 2019 - April 2023.</p><p>As of 1 January 2023, the total of both MOD Civilians full time equivalent (FTE) and military service personnel stood at 213,590, of which 28% (60,288) were civilians.</p><p>Data for the United States and France is not held by MOD, therefore comparative data is not available.</p><p><strong>MOD Total Civilians by Year, April 2019 - April 2023, FTE.</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>1April 2019</p></td><td><p>1 April 2020</p></td><td><p>1 April 2021</p></td><td><p>1 April 2022</p></td><td><p>1 April 2023</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MIOD Total Civilians</p></td><td><p>57,760</p></td><td><p>58,523</p></td><td><p>60,005</p></td><td><p>59,903</p></td><td><p>60,645</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>1. These figures include all MOD Civilians, including MOD Main Top Level Budgetary areas, Trading Fund and Executive Agencies, Royal Fleet Auxiliary and Locally engaged civilians.</p><p>2. Figures are full time equivalent (FTE).</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 13/06/2023 15:03:58 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	1132 label Biography information for Lord Lee of Trafford

1641685

registered interest
date	05/06/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Staff
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what is the current ratio of civilians employed by the Ministry of Defence against the total number of service personnel; and how this ratio compares with (1) the United States, and (2) France.
tabling member printed	Lord Lee of Trafford
uin	HL8211
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2023 answer text <p>The table below details the total number of Ministry of Defence (MOD) civilians by year from April 2019 - April 2023.</p><p>As of 1 January 2023, the total of both MOD Civilians full time equivalent (FTE) and military service personnel stood at 213,590, of which 28% (60,288) were civilians.</p><p>Data for the United States and France is not held by MOD, therefore comparative data is not available.</p><p><strong>MOD Total Civilians by Year, April 2019 - April 2023, FTE.</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>1April 2019</p></td><td><p>1 April 2020</p></td><td><p>1 April 2021</p></td><td><p>1 April 2022</p></td><td><p>1 April 2023</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MIOD Total Civilians</p></td><td><p>57,760</p></td><td><p>58,523</p></td><td><p>60,005</p></td><td><p>59,903</p></td><td><p>60,645</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>1. These figures include all MOD Civilians, including MOD Main Top Level Budgetary areas, Trading Fund and Executive Agencies, Royal Fleet Auxiliary and Locally engaged civilians.</p><p>2. Figures are full time equivalent (FTE).</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 13/06/2023 15:04:11 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	1132 label Biography information for Lord Lee of Trafford

1640669

registered interest
date	25/05/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	BRIXMIS
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many members of the UK Armed Forces who served as members of the British Commanders’-in-Chief Mission to the Soviet Forces in Germany during its years of operation between 1946 and 1990 are still alive; and how many of those individuals received either a commendation, gallantry award or state honour as a result of their service on BRIXMIS.
tabling member printed	Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
uin	HL8149
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2023 answer text <p>The requested information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 09/06/2023 12:41:06 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton

1640676

registered interest
date	25/05/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Northern Ireland: Armed Forces
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many (1) army personnel, (2) Royal Air Force personnel, and (3) Royal Navy personnel, are based in Northern Ireland.
tabling member printed	Lord Morrow
uin	HL8156
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2023 answer text <p>The attached supporting table details the number of UK regulars and Future Reserves 2020 (FR20) personnel stationed in Northern Ireland by service as at 1 January 2023.</p><p>The figures are based on Service personnel's stationed location and not their location of residence - where personnel work isn't necessarily where they live. Personnel deployed on operations to an area away from their stationed location are shown against their most recent stationed location. The Royal Navy/Royal Marines personnel on sea service are included against the local authority containing the home port of their ship.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 09/06/2023 13:25:42 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie attachment 1 file name 20230530- PQLW_22-23_2023_06563 (HL8156)- Morrow- Supporting table.xlsx title Armed Forces Personnel stationed in NI
tabling member	3795 label Biography information for Lord Morrow

1639917

registered interest
date	23/05/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Tornado Aircraft
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many retired Tornado aircraft remain in the possession of the RAF.
tabling member printed	Lord Trefgarne
uin	HL8065
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2023 answer text <p>The Tornado aircraft went out of RAF service in 2019 and has been through a thorough disposal process. The RAF have retained 16 Tornado aircraft across different variants for use as ground based training aids and gate guardians but none are airworthy and the majority of their systems have been permanently removed or inhibited to ensure long-term safety for ground instruction training or public display.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 07/06/2023 15:50:33 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	1813 label Biography information for Lord Trefgarne

1639924

registered interest
date	23/05/2023
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 what ships the Royal Navy currently have on order.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL8072
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2023 answer text <p>The Royal Navy currently has the following vessels on order :</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Class</p></td><td><p>On Order/Contract</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Type 26 Frigate</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Type 31 Frigate</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fleet Solid Support</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Autonomous Minehunting – Mission System</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Autonomous Minehunting – Logistic Support Vessel</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Multi Role Ocean Surveillance Ship (Seabed Warfare)</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 07/06/2023 16:16:16 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

1639925

registered interest
date	23/05/2023
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 whether RAF fast jet pilots are now being trained in Italy.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL8073
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2023 answer text <p>The Royal Air Force have signed a technical arrangement with the Italian Air Force to send a small number of RAF trainee pilots to the International Flight Training School in Italy, commencing in July 2023.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 07/06/2023 15:50:47 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

1628699

registered interest
date	17/05/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Strait of Hormuz: Patrol Craft
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking, if any, to increase defensive patrols in and around the Strait of Hormuz following the undertaking by the United States’ National Security Council spokesman John Kirby on 12 May to seek to increase co-ordination and interoperability of the International Maritime Security construct and European Maritime awareness in the Strait of Hormuz.
tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
uin	HL7909
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/06/2023 answer text <p>The UK currently commands the International Maritime Security Construct, which provides an immediate response to the threat in the Persian Gulf by providing reassurance to commercial shipping and maintaining the security of the maritime commons.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the UK demonstrates our commitment to freedom of navigation through the deployment of HMS LANCASTER, a Type 23 Frigate, which regularly patrols the Gulf of Oman and through the Strait of Hormuz.</p><p> </p><p>Alongside the US, the UK is currently increasing defensive maritime patrols in the Strait of Hormuz to provide additional security for maritime commerce in the region.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 01/06/2023 12:35:58 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian