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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

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

1644514

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	Fleet Solid Support Ships: Procurement
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government when they expect the first fleet solid support ship to replace RFA Fort Victoria.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL8463
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2023 answer text <p>The approved In Service Date for the first Fleet Solid Support ship is 2031. The Royal Navy expects to manage RFA Fort Victoria's operational status as necessary to maintain solid support ship availability during the capability transition period.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 27/06/2023 15:51:52 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

1644515

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 are their estimated sale prices for RFA Wave Ruler and RFA Wave Knight.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL8464
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2023 answer text <p>On current plans, RFA WAVE RULER and RFA WAVE KNIGHT are not for sale. Therefore, no assessment has been made regarding a potential sales price.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 27/06/2023 14:08:41 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

1644516

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 is the annual cost of keeping RFA Wave Ruler and RFA Wave Knight in reserve status.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL8465
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2023 answer text <p>The annual cost for the safe keeping and upkeep of Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) WAVE RULER and RFA WAVE KNIGHT is circa £4 million in total. These costs include care and protection, dehumidification and continuation of mandatory maintenance to remain in class.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 27/06/2023 14:08:52 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

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

1612625

registered interest
date	19/04/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Type 23 Frigates: Decommissioning
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to decommission further Type 23 frigates before 2027.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL7309
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2023 answer text <p>On current plans, the last Type 23 frigate will transition out of service in 2035.</p><p>To avoid compromising operational security, the Ministry of Defence does not routinely disclose individual out of service dates for warships or reveal elements of the Fleet's long-term schedule. However, the Royal Navy continues to ensure that it has sufficient assets available to deliver operational outputs.</p><p>We expect to have 13 new frigates, eight Type 26 and five Type 31, in service by the early 2030s. Plans for the Type 32 Frigate continue to be developed.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie grouped question UIN HL7311 question first answered 04/05/2023 14:35:55 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

1612626

registered interest
date	19/04/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Royal Fleet Auxiliary: Shipping
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what is the status of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary ships Wave Knight and Wave Ruler.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL7310
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2023 answer text <p>Both Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) Wave Knight and RFA Wave Ruler are currently in Extended Readiness (ER) until 2028 in His Majesty's Naval Base Portsmouth and Liverpool respectively, under the care and custody of RFA Cluster management.</p><p>RFA Cluster management are providing care and maintenance to ensure the ships remain within Lloyds Register classification requirements and can be regenerated at some point in the future if required.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 04/05/2023 14:36:38 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead