To ask Her Majesty's Government when the national PNT strategy will be released.
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To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure there are sufficient UK seafarers to operate the ships necessary for overseas military operations.
To ask Her Majesty's Government when they expect the Galileo PRS system to be fully operational.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made in the (1) design, and (2) implementation, of a UK Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) at Medium Earth Orbit which (a) delivers secure PNT signals, and (b) meets UK security requirements, ...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what their fallback system is for OneWeb in the event that the GPS is disrupted by (1) an enemy, or (2) malicious entity; and what consideration they have given to a ground based system.
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether OneWeb satellites held in Russia have been returned.
To ask Her Majesty's Government when they expect the first full satellite constellation for OneWeb to be in orbit.
To ask Her Majesty's Government, in response to the war in Ukraine, what plans they have, if any, (1) to fill shortages in weapons stocks held by UK armed services, (2) to bring ships, aircraft and any vehicles up to their latest state of modification and...
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to speed up (1) delivery of F35B fighters, and (2) the formation of the second squadron.
To ask Her Majesty's Government when they expect the first Fleet Solid Support ship to operate with the carrier battlegroup.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the current timetable for phase 2 of the rollout of Veteran’s ID Cards to all veterans who left the armed forces before 2018.
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Power Improvement Project conversion work has commenced on HMS Daring.
To ask Her Majesty's Government why the Power Improvement Project for HMS Dauntless has taken 21 months so far, instead of the planned six to eight months.
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Goldie on 18 November 2021 (HL3743) in which she said that the Refresh to the National Shipbuilding Strategy would be published "later this year", when they now expect to publish t...
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Goldie on 26 January (HL5599), whether the first Type 26 (1) passed Main Gate in 2015, (2) was ordered July 2017, (3) will enter operational service 2027; and whether they expect t...
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the lifeboat accident on the research ship Sir David Attenborough, whether they plan to review legislation relating to (1) hook release problems, and (2) wire and brake failures, leading to difficulties of recov...
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Vere of Norbiton on 31 January (HL5653), whether there is no comparability between the Jubilee Medal and the Merchant Navy Medal for meritorious service.
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether members of the Merchant Navy other than those in the Royal Fleet Auxiliary service will be eligible for the Platinum Jubilee Medal.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with (1) BA Systems, or (2) Babcock, regarding the build rate of the (a) Type 26 frigates, or (b) Type 31 frigates.
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether HMS Lancaster is due to be decommissioned in 2024; and whether HMS Iron Duke is due to be decommissioned in 2025.