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1543516

registered interest
date	17/11/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Type 26 Frigates
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 17 November (HL3222), whether the delivery rate of Type 26 frigates to initial operating capability, after HMS Glasgow, will be once every 12 months.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL3533
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2022 answer text <p>Initial Operating Capability (IOC) is only declared once for ship classes. The Type 26 Class's IOC is forecast to be October 2028.</p><p>While delivery rates for the following hulls 2-8 may vary, all ships are expected to enter service between 2028 and 2035.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 30/11/2022 15:25:12 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

1540917

registered interest
date	08/11/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	HMS Bristol
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what is the current status of HMS Bristol; and what plans they have for the future of HMS Bristol.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL3303
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2022 answer text <p>HMS Bristol was decommissioned in 2020 and the process for disposal is still under consideration.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 15/11/2022 16:06:47 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

1539360

registered interest
date	03/11/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Type 26 Frigates
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government when HMS Glasgow will become operational in the Royal Navy; and when the remaining seven Type 26 frigates will enter service.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL3222
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2022 answer text <p>I refer the noble Lord to the Written Ministerial Statement I made on 2 November 2022 entitled ‘Type 26 Batch 1 Update’.</p><p> </p><p>The Initial Operating Capability for the Type 26 Class is forecast to be October 2028. All ships are expected to enter service between 2028 and 2035.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 17/11/2022 15:59:31 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie attachment 1 file name HLWS345 - Type 26 Batch 1 Update.docx title Type 26 Batch 1 Update
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

1536159

registered interest
date	25/10/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	China: Armed Forces
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether there is any evidence of BAE Systems being involved with the UK ex-military aircrew flying in China.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL2902
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2022 answer text <p>While we are aware that a number of the pilots recruited had previously worked in defence industry, we have no reason to believe that any British companies were directly involved in the practice of UK ex-military aircrew flying in China. We have issued an alert to industry to make them aware, requesting that they communicate the threat to their personnel, to ensure that the alert is as widely disseminated as possible to any potential recruitment targets.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 08/11/2022 16:32:42 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

1520188

registered interest
date	10/10/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Navy
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to (1) the Written Answer from Baroness Goldie on 22 September (HL2312), and (2) programme data released by the Ministry of Defence indicating a reduction in tonnage of 65,000 tons, whether they can now provide a detailed breakdown of how they calculated an increase of 59,000 tons.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL2458
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2022 answer text <p>Tonnage was calculated in 2020 as 799,000, with a total of 88 platforms.</p><p>By 2030, we expect growth in tonnage to increase to 858,000 with a total of 83 platforms.</p><p>Increases in tonnage is expected for eight platforms by 2030. Decreases in tonnage is expected for nine platforms by 2030.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 24/10/2022 15:37:13 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

1520189

registered interest
date	10/10/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	AUKUS
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made with the AUKUS agreement; and in what areas such progress has been made.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL2459
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2022 answer text <p>We are more than one year into the 18-month feasibility study period for AUKUS, with work advancing on training for Australian submariners, information sharing on nuclear naval propulsion, and adherence to the highest non-proliferation standards in consultation with the International Atomic Energy Agency.</p><p> </p><p>We are also making substantial progress in the four original areas of advanced capabilities, with workstreams on artificial intelligence, quantum technologies, undersea capabilities, and cyber. A further four additional workstreams, introduced in April 2022, in hypersonics and counter-hypersonics capabilities, electronic warfare capabilities, information sharing and innovation have also made strides.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 24/10/2022 15:05:10 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

1518521

registered interest
date	26/09/2022
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 what is the current status of their proposed order of three Fleet Solid Support ships; whether they still intend that these ships will be built in the UK; and when they intend to launch the Home Shipbuilding Credit Guarantee Scheme.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL2378
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2022 answer text <p>With reference to the first element of the Noble Lord’s question relating to the Fleet Solid Support ships, I refer the noble Lord to the answers provided by my hon. Friend, the then Minister for Defence Procurement (Jeremy Quin), in the House of Commons on 4 July 2022 to the right hon. Member for Wentworth and Dearne (John Healey), in response to Question HC27511; and on 29 June 2022 to the right hon. Member for North Durham (Kevan Jones) to HC24549.</p><p> </p><p>I can also confirm that the Government intends to launch the Home Shipbuilding Credit Guarantee Scheme later this year, subject to final Ministerial and HM Treasury approvals. This scheme will provide transactional cover for UK companies to underwrite the finance of new commercial vessel contracts. This will stimulate the industry by increasing the competitiveness of UK commercial shipbuilding.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie attachment 1 file name 24549 - Fleet Solid Support Ships Procurement.docx title Fleet Solid Support Ships; Procurement 2 file name 27511 - Fleet Solid Support Ships Procurement.docx title Fleet Solid Support Ships; Proicurement question first answered 10/10/2022 16:32:09 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

1518522

registered interest
date	26/09/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Aircraft Carriers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer from Baroness Goldie on 20 September (HL2197), how many days at sea (1) HMS Queen Elizabeth, and (2) HMS Prince of Wales, have had since their acceptance by the Royal Navy; and on how many of those days operational F-35 jets have embarked.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL2379
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2022 answer text <p>HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH has had 603 days at sea since vessel acceptance date, with operational F-35 jets embarked on 278 of those days.</p><p>HMS PRINCE OF WALES has had 267 days at sea since vessel acceptance date, with operational F-35 jets embarked on 13 of those days.</p><p>The normal operating cycle of every ship involves them entering different readiness levels depending on their programmes, periods of refit and Departmental planning requirements. In addition, these figures represent days at sea and it should be noted that, while deployed away from the UK, ships will spend both days at sea and alongside in ports around the world.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 10/10/2022 16:32:27 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

1518523

registered interest
date	26/09/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Aircraft Carriers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government when the last aircraft carrier was lost by the Royal Navy; and whether she had her airwing embarked.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL2380
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2022 answer text <p>Chronologically the last aircraft carrier lost by the Royal Navy was the Escort Carrier HMS DASHER which sank as a result of an internal explosion in the Clyde on 27 March 1943.</p><p>The aircraft embarked were Sea Hurricanes from 891 Naval Air Squadron and Swordfish from 816 Naval Air Squadron.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 10/10/2022 16:27:12 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

1518524

registered interest
date	26/09/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Aircraft Carriers: F-35 Aircraft
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what calculation they have made, if any, of the minimum number of F35s the UK requires to ensure that in a major war or an emergency the full complement of 36 aircraft can be embarked in the designated carrier.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL2381
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2022 answer text <p>I refer the noble Lord to the answer I gave him on 8 September 2022, volume 824 during the debate in the House of Lords main chamber.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 10/10/2022 16:30:01 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie attachment 1 file name Royal Navy F35.docx title Royal Navy; F35
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead