Lord West of Spithead

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.

To ask His Majesty's Government how much they are paying Ascent each year for ghost helicopter training courses without any student pilots on them.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether any department monitors loss of wild plant, insect and animal life, such as butterflies, and if so, who; and what steps they have taken to ensure maintenance of biodiversity.

To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to banning super trawlers such as the FV Margiris from fishing in UK waters.

To ask His Majesty's Government how many ammunition and missile supply firms have commenced 24-hour, 7-day operations since the start of the war in Ukraine.

To ask His Majesty's Government how many of the stockpiles of ammunition and missiles are at the 100 per cent-level that plans require.

To ask His Majesty's Government how many types of ammunition and missiles are stored in UK.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether the stockpile levels of ammunition and missiles held by the UK armed forces have been reassessed in light of the levels of Ukrainian and Russian expenditure during fighting in Ukraine.

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Goldie on 23 December 2022 (HL4271), which squadrons will provide the 36 F35B Lightning aircraft to meet the Full Operating Capability of the Carrier Strike operating within a Mari...

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans, if any, they have to build nuclear power stations at Wylfa Newydd.

To ask His Majesty's Government how many NLAW anti-tank missiles (1) have been, and (2) are planned to be, provided to Ukraine; and how many (a) have been, and (b) will be, delivered from the manufacturers to the UK Army in (i) 2022, and (ii) 2023.

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Goldie on 12 December (HL3834), what is the definition of Full Operational Capability of Carrier Strike.

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking, additional to the purchase of the Naval Strike Missile, to increase the Royal Navy’s offensive firepower capacity.

To ask His Majesty's Government, following the announcement that the equipment plan to fund the Type 32 Frigate and Multirole Support Ships programme has been withdrawn, what is the status of that programme.

To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to fitting the Mk 41 vertical launch system to Type 45 destroyers.

To ask His Majesty's Government what is the projected cost of the new Typhoon radar; and when it will enter frontline service.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether the embarked trials for F35B shipborne rolling vertical landing (SRVL) have been successfully achieved; and if not, when they will be completed.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether the primary reason for the purchase of F35B fighter aircraft is to provide an air wing for the new aircraft carriers...

To ask His Majesty's Government when Tempest (Future Combat Air System-FCAS) is due to enter service.