To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the status of the Power and Propulsion Upgrade for the T45; when the first ship will be taken in hand; and when all six T45s will be fully operationally capable.
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To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the extent to which the US Mark 54 torpedo is as effective operationally and intrinsically safe as Stingray.
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether it is planned for UK P8 aircraft to use the US Mark 54 torpedo in place of the UK Stingray; what the cost of new weapon stocks will be; and what assessment they have made of the impact of the use of the US Mark 54 t...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the requirement for a sovereign capability in torpedo design and production.
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether there is a requirement for a sovereign capability in radar development and production.
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether there has been any investment in a Ballistic Missile Defence upgrade for the Sampson radar on the T45 destroyers which will protect the new aircraft carriers.
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend officially to recognise the 80th anniversary of the establishment of the Chain Home radar system later this year.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of calls from the Maritime Foundation for urgent action to institute measures to protect the UK's maritime littoral zone post-Brexit.
To ask Her Majesty's Government how much of the Department for International Development's spending in the last financial year was in Brazil.
To ask Her Majesty's Government how they raise public awareness of the advice contained in their Preparing for Emergencies guidance.
To ask Her Majesty's Government when their Preparing for Emergencies guidance was last updated.
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to establish a post with executive authority over the maritime craft of those departments with an interest in coastal littoral activity; and if so, whether that post would lead on procurement of a common...
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Cabinet Office intends to fund the £4.5 million annual cost of running the National Maritime Information Centre and Joint Maritime Operations Centre; and if not, how they will ensure that departments involved p...
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have issued advice to merchant shipping companies about the level of cyber awareness expected of ships entering UK ports.
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have assessed the cyber risks to merchant shipping (1) in UK ports, (2) in UK waters, and (3) globally.
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Howe on 1 February (HL4977), on what grounds any changes were made to the privileges accorded to previous Heads of Service; and whether the Chief of Defence Staff or Defence Services ...
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Howe on 30 November 2017 (HL3468), whether any Long Service and Good Conduct Medals for retired Heads of Service were produced but have not subsequently been issued.
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Howe on 1 February (HL5091), whether they have produced any estimates of the difference in cost per ship if long-lead items had been ordered for all eight Type 26 Frigates, rather than...
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 24 January (HL Deb, col 1020), how many Hong Kong servicemen have been given British nationality for crown service; how many such servicemen are eligible; and whether the...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what savings the Ministry of Defence expected to make out of sales of unwanted service housing and reduction in rent negotiated with Annington Property Ltd for the financial years (1) 2018–19, (2) 2019–20, and (3) 2020–21.