Lord West of Spithead

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Goldie on 6 March (HL5734), on which ships of the Littoral Response Groups the (1) Merlin Mk4, and (2) Wildcat, helicopters of the Commando Helicopter Force will be embarked.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have made any contingency plans to divert shipping to alternative ports should major ports in Europe be made unusable for whatever reason.

To ask His Majesty's Government what powers they have to requisition UK-owned but not UK-flagged merchant ships.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether (1) Masters of UK flagged ships, and (2) Masters of UK owned but not UK flagged ships, are required to hold the latest Naval Control of Shipping documents.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether there has been any change to the inclusion of the Merchant Navy Meritorious Service medal with the ambulance service, fire service and police meritorious service medals in order of wear; if so, why this change was m...

To ask His Majesty's Government which Government department maintains an up-to-date list of all UK merchant seafarers, officers and ratings.

To ask His Majesty's Government how many merchant ships over 3000 tons by category are UK registered; how many merchant ships over 3000 tons by category are owned by UK companies but not UK flagged; and whether an up-to-date list is maintained by the Mini...

To ask His Majesty's Government whether the UK has a strategic need to maintain a steel industry; and if not, how it can ensure industrial resilience.

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps the Submarine Delivery Agency will take to ensure that mistakes made in the HMS Vanguard refit will not be repeated in HMS Victorious.

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to provide aviation facilities to the Littoral Response Groups.

To ask His Majesty's Government when they intend to retire the Albion-class Landing Platform Dock vessels from active service; and whether these vessels are necessary for the formation of Littoral Response Groups until the entry into service of any Multi-...

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to purchase Multi-Role Support Ships for the Royal Navy; and whether such vessels are necessary for the future formation of Littoral Response Groups following retirement of the Albion-class Landing Plat...

To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to semiconductor supply in determining their national security policy.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by the Centre for Policy Studies Cashing in our Chips: How to strengthen the UK’s semiconductor sector, published on 10 February.

To ask His Majesty's Government when their Semiconductor Strategy will be published.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether all of the civil servants working in (1) the Department for Business and Trade, (2) the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, (3) the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, (4) the Department for Science, I...

To ask His Majesty's Government what is the total value of the UK Military Flying Training System (UKMFTS) contract with Ascent.

To ask His Majesty's Government how many F35B are in 617 squadron; and how many are effectively in an Operational Control Unit or in trials.

To ask His Majesty's Government how many UK owned F35B are stationed permanently in the US.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether the steel for the Fleet Solid Support, Type 26 and Type 31 ships will be sourced from UK suppliers.