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1659964

registered interest
date	12/09/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Navy: Uniforms
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 June 2022 (HL Deb col 224), what was the result of the inquiries that were made regarding cotton products used by the Royal Navy.
tabling member printed	Lord Rooker
uin	HL10074
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/09/2023 answer text <p>It is longstanding policy that the use of slave labour is a mandatory exclusion from contracts with the Ministry of Defence; this policy is currently captured within the Procurement Contract Regulations (2015). In line with this policy the current supplier of combat clothing follows a code of practice under which cotton sourced from countries or regions at high risk of forced labour or child labour is prohibited, including the Xinjiang province of China. This is subject to regular review, and inspections of overseas suppliers are performed to ensure adherence to this policy.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 26/09/2023 15:10:24 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	302 label Biography information for Lord Rooker

1659829

registered interest
date	11/09/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Theft
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government to list the items stolen from UK military bases and Ministry of Defence sites with a value of more than £100 in 2022–23.
tabling member printed	Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent
uin	HL10020
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/09/2023 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 25/09/2023 15:27:38 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	4508 label Biography information for Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent

1659830

registered interest
date	11/09/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Lost Property
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government to list the items handed into lost property offices at UK military bases and Ministry of Defence sites in 2022–23.
tabling member printed	Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent
uin	HL10021
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/09/2023 answer text <p>Once Ministry of Defence officials have finalised collation of the necessary information, I will write to the noble Lady and place a copy of my letter in the Library of the House.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 25/09/2023 15:48:45 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	4508 label Biography information for Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent

1659838

registered interest
date	11/09/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Afghanistan: Refugees
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether former members of the Afghan Special Police Commando Force 333 benefit from the Afghan Relocation and Assistance Policy; and if not, why not.
tabling member printed	Lord Evans of Weardale
uin	HL10029
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/09/2023 answer text <p>The ARAP scheme provides relocation or other assistance specifically to Afghan nationals who worked for or alongside UK forces in support of the UK's mission in Afghanistan, as set out in the specific eligibility criteria in the ARAP policy.</p><p> </p><p>Members of the Afghan national security forces such as Commando Force 333 &quot;whilst their efforts heroic&quot; are not automatically in scope for relocation under ARAP unless they meet these criteria.</p><p> </p><p>Those who are eligible can also apply for support in the UK under Op NEWHOPE. The Ministry of Defence works closely with third sector partners to deliver Operation NEWHOPE, which is our pastoral commitment to support the individuals who have and want to maintain their Defence connection by providing camaraderie, community support, and pathways to employment.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 25/09/2023 16:01:32 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	4348 label Biography information for Lord Evans of Weardale

1659839

registered interest
date	11/09/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Refugees: Afghanistan
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many former members of the Afghan Special Police Commando Force 333 have applied to the Afghan Relocation and Assistance Policy; and how many have been rejected.
tabling member printed	Lord Evans of Weardale
uin	HL10030
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/09/2023 answer text <p>It is not possible to provide a breakdown of these figures by job role or specific unit. Not all members of the Afghan Armed Forces, including specific units such as Commando Force 333, will automatically be eligible for ARAP.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 25/09/2023 15:40:13 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	4348 label Biography information for Lord Evans of Weardale

1659874

registered interest
date	11/09/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Air Force
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Service Inquiry into the loss of the F-35B Lightning ZM152 (BK-18) of 617 Squadron, embarked on HMS Queen Elizabeth on 17 November 2021, what steps they are taking to address the findings that 617 Squadron "was under strength, morale was low, there were insufficient Quality Assurance checks being conducted at Marham and general readiness for FORTIS was lower than COMUKCSG had been led to believe".
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL10065
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/09/2023 answer text <p>As a direct result of the lessons identified during and post Operation FORTIS, embarked engineering workforce levels were significantly increased, in recognition of the additional workload and fatigue associated with embarked operations. Since 2021, RAF Marham has been subject to two external third-party audits, with the most recent concluding that previously identified shortfalls had been resolved, or that appropriate corrective action plans were in place. The unit maintains a full internal quality audit programme with regular continuous-improvement events and independent engineering standard evaluations. Readiness for embarked operations is constantly scrutinised, and optimised where required, during regular Carrier Strike multi-disciplinary meetings.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 25/09/2023 15:51:54 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

1659875

registered interest
date	11/09/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Nuclear Submarines: Deployment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether the reason that none of the Royal Navy’s six commissioned SSNs was at sea at the end of August, as shown by open source reporting, relates to inadequate material state, support infrastructure issues, crew shortages, or a combination of those; and whether Project Resolution will resolve such long-standing issues.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL10066
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/09/2023 answer text <p>We can confirm that we are meeting all our operational commitments, and will continue to ensure we have the workforce, support arrangements and facilities required to maintain availability in the future. For operational security reasons we do not comment on the availability of Royal Navy submarines.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 25/09/2023 15:28:53 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

1659876

registered interest
date	11/09/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Destroyers and Frigates
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether maintaining a fleet of a minimum of 19 operational Destroyers and Frigates is still realistic and sufficient; and, if not, what the new minimum will be.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL10067
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/09/2023 answer text <p>The government is committed to modernising the Royal Navy's escort fleet through the transition of the existing Type 23 frigate force to the Type 26 and Type 31 classes. This will bring the number of destroyers and frigates to 19.</p><p> </p><p>This is a realistic programme which will enable the Royal Navy to maintain its operational commitments.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 25/09/2023 15:27:22 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

1659877

registered interest
date	11/09/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Type 26 Frigates: Procurement
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to speed up delivery of the Type 26 frigates so as to avoid any decrease in the number of Royal Navy frigates.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL10068
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/09/2023 answer text <p>The delivery rate for the Type 26 ships is the optimum that can be achieved considering all relevant factors. Four of the Type 26 ships are now in construction on the Clyde. On current plans, HMS GLASGOW is forecast to achieve Initial Operating Capability in 2028 and construction of all eight frigates is expected to be completed by the mid-2030s.</p><p> </p><p>The Type 26 Batch 2 deal introduces further investment in BAE Systems’ facilities on the Clyde, most obviously demonstrated by the start of work on a new shipbuilding hall at Govan. The new hall will allow two frigates to be built under cover simultaneously and allow the ships to be built faster, improving efficiency in the programme, and expanding the facilities for future work at the yard.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 25/09/2023 15:48:28 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

1657558

registered interest
date	04/09/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence and National Security: Climate Change
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what, if any, mitigating actions they are taking to protect key (1) defence, and (2) national security, sites across the UK from the effects of climate change.
tabling member printed	Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent
uin	HL9743
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2023 answer text <p>A key objective of the Strategy for Defence Infrastructure, published in Jan 2022, is to ensure the estate is resilient to natural hazards and the impacts of climate change. The Department has an established site level bespoke Climate Impact Risk Assessment Methodology to identify and assess vulnerabilities, and to drive local mitigation and adaptation. To date, over 200 military bases have been assessed including all of Defence’s Critical National Infrastructure sites.</p><p> </p><p>The Department will publish its strategic Estate Climate Resilience Plan (ECRP) in 2024, which will further build on the programme of these assessments.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 18/09/2023 15:40:32 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	4508 label Biography information for Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent