Written Question
Wednesday 8th February 2023
Asked by:
Baroness Helic (Conservative - Life peer)
Question
to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask His Majesty's Government what (1) personnel, and (2) financial, contribution they made to NATO’s (Kosovo Force) KFOR in (a) 2020/21, (b) 2021/22, and (c) the current financial year.
Answered by Baroness Goldie
- Shadow Minister (Defence)
The UK directly contributes both persistently deployed troops and the UK based Over the Horizon Strategic Reserve Force to the NATO mission in Kosovo KFOR
The UK’s direct personnel and financial contribution to KFOR in 2020-21; 2021-22 and the current financial year (FY) is shown in the table below:
FY | Personnel in theatre | Financial Contribution |
2020-21 | 37 | Disaggregated figure unavailable |
2021-22 | 41 | £1,359,456.89 |
2022-23 | 41 | £1,441,218.47* |
*Forecast
In addition, NATO HQ Kosovo is funded through NATO’s Military Budget, to which the UK contributes a national cost share (currently 11.3%). Per calendar year, this share amounts to €1.9 million in 2020, €2.2 million in 2021, €2.4 million in 2022, and €2.5 million in 2023.
Written Question
Tuesday 20th December 2022
Asked by:
Baroness Helic (Conservative - Life peer)
Question
to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask His Majesty's Government how many Ukrainian soldiers have been trained by His Majesty's Armed Forces (1) since 2014, and (2) since 24 February 2022; and how many of these soldiers have received human security training, in particular on (a) Women, Peace and Security, and (b) conflict related sexual violence.
Answered by Baroness Goldie
- Shadow Minister (Defence)
Over 22,000 members of the Armed Forced of Ukraine (AFU) were trained under Operation ORBITAL between 2015 and its suspension in February 2022. More than 9,500 Ukrainian personnel have been trained under Operation INTERFLEX since June 2022, with an ambition for up to 19,000 in 2023.
With reference to Operation INTERFLEX, over 9,300 Ukrainian personnel have received human security training. The UK provides trainees from the AFU with reading material to help them understand issues relating to human security, including aspects of WPS and CRSV and how to respond.
The UK's wider training package focusses on the Law of Armed Conflict, including legal obligations for protection of civilians.
Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 18 Jan 2022
Ukraine
"My Lords, I welcome yesterday’s Statement. It is refreshing to see western unity when it comes to defending the sovereignty and territorial integrity of an ally. There is another country that is in the Kremlin’s sights, Bosnia-Herzegovina, where the Russians are trying to open another front. Unfortunately, there is not …..."Baroness Helic - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 06 Jul 2021
Afghan Interpreters: UK Relocation
"My Lords, it is absolutely right that we make provision for those who served alongside us, but we must not forget all the Afghan people who will continue to live in Afghanistan. The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission, a highly respected body, is calling for a UN fact-finding mission to …..."Baroness Helic - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 19 May 2021
Queen’s Speech
"My Lords, the western Balkans is a microcosm of the challenges that we and our allies face globally and a significant test of our capacity to meet them. The current outlook is not good. I welcome the fact that the strategic review identified Russia as our “most acute direct threat” …..."Baroness Helic - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 21 Apr 2021
Afghanistan
"My Lords, I join my noble friends in paying tribute to our Armed Forces and remembering those who paid the ultimate price. My noble friend said that the Taliban have no appetite to be an international pariah, yet in the past year they have waged a campaign of targeted assassinations …..."Baroness Helic - View Speech
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Written Question
Wednesday 3rd February 2021
Asked by:
Baroness Helic (Conservative - Life peer)
Question
to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the annual cost of the UK's participation in the EU-led military mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina; and how that participation was funded.
Answered by Baroness Goldie
- Shadow Minister (Defence)
The UK's participation in the EU-led military mission, Operation Althea in Bosnia and Herzegovina ended on 31 December 2020. The UK's participation in that mission had been funded by the Cross-government Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF).
In financial year 2019-20 the cost of UK participation in Operation Althea was £1,439,092.98.
Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 22 Sep 2020
Afghanistan: Locally Employed Civilians
"My Lords, this welcome extension seems to apply only to interpreters with at least 18 months’ service, whereas the previous support was available after 12 months. What is the basis for the change and what support is available for those who served alongside our Armed Forces for shorter periods but …..."Baroness Helic - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 07 Jan 2020
Queen’s Speech
"My Lords, I declare my interests as set out in the register. We have entered a new international reality in which our fundamental principles are being challenged, facts are distorted, policies are conducted on Twitter and executed by drones rather than through diplomacy. Citizens are observers of the spectacle unfolding …..."Baroness Helic - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 15 May 2019
Brexit: Common Security and Defence Policy Missions and Operations (European Union Committee Report)
"My Lords, I congratulate the committee on this excellent report and welcome the opportunity to debate it. I am honoured to follow the speeches given by noble Lords.
British and European security have been intertwined for centuries. There has hardly been a single major European event, from the Congress of …..."Baroness Helic - View Speech
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