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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

1657619

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	Veterans: LGBT+ People
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to accept the recommendation in the report by Lord Etherton LGBT Veterans Independent Review, published on 19 July 2023, to establish a scheme to compensate those who lost their jobs in the armed services between 1967 and 2000 as a result of the discrimination against LGBTQ+ people; and what plans they have to extend or replicate the scheme for former employees of (1) the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, and (2) the Security Services, who similarly lost their jobs as a result of the ban on homosexuality for serving officers.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
uin	HL9783
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2023 answer text <p>Lord Etherton has concluded his independent review and submitted his report and recommendations to the Secretary of State for Defence and the Minister for Veterans' Affairs in the Cabinet Office. The Government will now consider the report and recommendations and decide which Departments are best placed to take action. Defence is committed to responding in full in due course after giving the report due consideration, as per the terms of reference. Defence has accepted the recommendation of a financial award, noting that such schemes take time to establish. Further detail on eligibility will be included in the full response. <br> <br> Any consideration of compensation, or decision to mirror any arrangements which Defence may put in place, for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) and Security Services staff dismissed due to their sexuality is a matter for the FCDO and Home Office to consider.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 18/09/2023 15:43:46 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

1657646

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	Cyprus: Military Bases
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what difficulties have been reported in honouring the pension entitlements of Turkish Cypriot former employees of the Sovereign Base Areas in Cyprus, or the widows of those employees, now living in Northern Cyprus.
tabling member printed	Lord Sharkey
uin	HL9845
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2023 answer text <p>There are currently no outstanding issues reported in honoring the occupational pension entitlements of Turkish Cypriot former employees of the Sovereign Base Areas in Cyprus, or the widows of those employees, now living in the north of Cyprus.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 18/09/2023 15:43:58 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	4196 label Biography information for Lord Sharkey

1657657

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	Warrior Vehicles
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration has been given to remanufacturing the hulls of the Warrior armoured fighting vehicles in order to overcome the problem of cracking in highly stressed areas.
tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
uin	HL9745
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2023 answer text <p>There is no requirement for new hulls as the existing fleet of Warrior armoured fighting vehicles can be refurbished, as required, to a standard suitable for the needs of Defence. Procuring new hulls would also not present the optimum Value for Money solution when compared to maintaining the existing fleet.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 18/09/2023 15:41:33 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

1655104

registered interest
date	25/07/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Poland: Wagner Group
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the risk of the Wagner group attacking Poland from Belarus; and what steps they are taking with other NATO countries to support Poland in protecting its borders from any risk of an attack.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL9667
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/08/2023 answer text <p>The UK continues to condemn the Wagner Group's malign and destabilising impact wherever it operates.</p><p>We continue to monitor threats from a range of state and non-state actors, including the Wagner Group, working with and through our partners to protect our security against shared threats.</p><p>NATO maintains an appropriate force posture to ensure strong and credible deterrence and defence across the Alliance to protect and defend every inch of Allied territory.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 08/08/2023 14:17:07 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1655139

registered interest
date	25/07/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Deployment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether any operational tours of the armed services are currently being conducted in Northern Ireland; and if so, what are the names of the operations and whether operational service medals will be awarded.
tabling member printed	Lord Rogan
uin	HL9710
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/08/2023 answer text <p>The UK's Armed Forces conduct a number of tasks in support of the Police Service of Northern Ireland including explosive ordinance disposal. This support is a standing task provided under Military Aid to the Civil Authority (MACA) principles and mirrors the support provided to the Police in Great Britain. There are no plans to award operational service medals for this task.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 08/08/2023 14:17:46 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	2478 label Biography information for Lord Rogan

1655028

registered interest
date	24/07/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Bosnia and Herzegovina: Armed Forces
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with international partners in respect of the possibility of deploying UK military personnel to support (1) EUFOR’s Operation Althea, or (2) NATO headquarters in Sarajevo.
tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Ladyton
uin	HL9606
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/08/2023 answer text <p>The UK Government regularly discusses maintaining stability in the Western Balkans with our NATO Allies and European partners. The UK provides support for EUFOR ALTHEA through NATO (the operation is carried out with recourse to NATO assets and capabilities) and coordinated bilateral exercising. The UK will support the renewal of EUFOR's UN Security Council mandate, due by November.</p><p>The UK already has military personnel deployed to NATO's headquarters in Sarajevo.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 07/08/2023 13:39:55 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	620 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Ladyton

1654961

registered interest
date	20/07/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	NATO: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what reservations have been made by the International Board of Auditors for NATO in their most recent annual report with regard to the organisation's financial management.
tabling member printed	Lord Jopling
uin	HL9561
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/08/2023 answer text <p>The International Board of Auditors (IBAN) produces an annual report for the North Atlantic Council. Their reports on the 2021 Financial Statement Audit of the Reporting Entities and main findings of these audits are publicly available and can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/topics_111782.htm" target="_blank">https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/topics_111782.htm</a></p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 03/08/2023 14:09:46 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	883 label Biography information for Lord Jopling

1654967

registered interest
date	20/07/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Cyprus: Armed Forces
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many British service personnel stationed in Cyprus have been murdered by terrorists in that country, and by which named terrorist group, in the past 30 years.
tabling member printed	Lord Rogan
uin	HL9570
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/08/2023 answer text <p>In the last 30 years there have been no terrorist related murders of British Service personnel in Cyprus.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 03/08/2023 14:10:02 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	2478 label Biography information for Lord Rogan

1654551

registered interest
date	19/07/2023
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 Afghan interpreters who worked with the British armed forces in Afghanistan have to date been relocated to the UK under (1) ARAP, (2) the Intimidation Policy, (3) the Locally Employed Staff Ex-Gratia Scheme, and (4) any other relevant scheme; and in each case how many were relocated (a) directly from Afghanistan, and (b) from a third country.
tabling member printed	Baroness Coussins
uin	HL9496
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/08/2023 answer text <p>Under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP) scheme we have so far relocated an estimated 12,200 individuals - principal applicants and their family members - to the UK.</p><p> </p><p>We have relocated an estimated 526 principal applicants under the Ex-Gratia Scheme (EGS) and four principal applicants under the Intimidation Policy (IIU). Due to data constraints, we are currently unable to provide figures for Ex Gratia and Intimidation Policy principals' family members.</p><p> </p><p>We are also unable to break down figures for ARAP, EGS or IIU by job role and due to operational sensitivities, we cannot provide the requested information on locations.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 02/08/2023 13:43:36 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	3829 label Biography information for Baroness Coussins