Lord West of Spithead

To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans, if any, they have to commemorate the centenary of the raid on Zeebrugge on 23 April 1918.

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Ministry of Defence has ordered all the long-lead items for the first eight T26 frigates.

To ask Her Majesty's Government which naval decks will provide the UK’s amphibious force with simultaneous two company lift between now and 2023.

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Howe on 17 January (HL4523), whether the privilege of wearing Royal ADC aiguillettes and cyphers has been removed from former Heads of Service.

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Howe on 17 January (HL4577) concerning the planned decommissioning of HMS Ocean in 2018, whether an agreement has now been made to sell HMS Ocean to the government of Brazil; if so, fo...

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have undertaken any research into the level of pollution produced by a new 20mph limit in the London boroughs that have reduced the speed limit from 30mph; and, if so, what that research shows.

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether there has been a reduction in road traffic deaths in the first year of operation of a 20mph limit in those London boroughs that have reduced their speed limit from 30mph.

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Earl Howe on 30 November 2017 (HL3468), 12 December 2017 (HL3864), and 19 December 2017 (HL4126), what other changes have been made to the agreed five-star privileges accorded to former He...

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to remove the statement for the Royal Navy to "Fight and Win" found in naval recruitment literature.

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether a decision regarding the future of HMS Ocean has been put on hold until the work of the National Security Adviser is complete.

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Earl Howe on 30 November (HL3468) and 12 December (HL3864), what were the differences in the eligibility criteria for (1) former Heads of Service, and (2) honorary five-star officers, for ...

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Earl Howe on 5 December, how many Royal Navy and Royal Fleet Auxiliary ships are in commission on 5 December; and how many will be in commission on (1) 1 December 2020, (2) 1 December 2025, and (3)...

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Howe on 30 November  (HL3468), whether any honorary five-star officers are in regular service.

To ask Her Majesty's Government why the Antarctic Circumnavigation Expedition was denied approval to operate a rescue helicopter in South Georgia earlier this year.

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether new Long Service Medals were struck for four star retired officers of the three services who remain on the active list.

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether HM Treasury is involved in the invitations to tender to build the three new solid support ships, in particular relating to the costs; and, in assessing the bids, what account will be taken of the impact on UK tax re...

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether departments other than the Ministry of Defence are involved in assessing bids to build the three new solid support ships; how they intend to compare overseas and UK bids; and whether, in doing so, they plan to take ...

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether, in their current review of defence options, they will review whether or not the Vanguard class submarine replacement programme should be dealt with outside the defence budget.

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the UK, as a major stakeholder in the European Investment Bank, will take part in discussions in December about the Bank giving greater support to the European Defence Fund (EDF); and whether they expect the UK to b...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what comparative assessment they have made of the infantry fighting value of (1) line regiments, (2) the Parachute Regiment, (3) the Royal Marines, and (4) RAF regiments, to overall UK military capacity.