Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 29 Feb 2016
Oral Answers to Questions
"I am genuinely interested in the Minister’s approach. I would like him to explain to the House why, for example, 60% of the steel for the new Royal Navy offshore patrol boats is being procured from Sweden, when in my part of the world, Wales, we have a real crisis …..."Lord Hanson of Flint - View Speech
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Written Question
Monday 22nd February 2016
Asked by:
Lord Hanson of Flint (Labour - Life peer)
Question
to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average hourly earnings of (a) female, (b) male, (c) full-time and (d) part-time employees of his Department were in each of the last five years.
Answered by Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
The information requested is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 18 Jan 2016
Oral Answers to Questions
"For the benefit of the Secretary of State, I do not think that Daesh has any strong points, but I would argue with the Prime Minister’s central argument about there being 70,000 so-called freedom fighters ready to take on Daesh on the ground in Syria. On Tuesday at the Liaison …..."Lord Hanson of Flint - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Thu 07 Jan 2016
Armed Forces Covenant Annual Report
"Order. Interventions have to be short...."Lord Hanson of Flint - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Thu 07 Jan 2016
Armed Forces Covenant Annual Report
"Order. If I may offer some gentle guidance, the points that the hon. Gentleman is making are perfectly within order, but the subject of the debate is the military covenant, and I hope he will reflect on that when making his remarks...."Lord Hanson of Flint - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Thu 07 Jan 2016
Armed Forces Covenant Annual Report
"Order. There is a Division in the House, so the sitting is suspended. We will return in 15 minutes’ time when Mr Graham Brady will take the Chair. Mr Mercer should be back in time to ensure he can continue...."Lord Hanson of Flint - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 23 Nov 2015
Oral Answers to Questions
"20 . What steps is the Secretary of State taking to squeeze ISIL’s supply chain, particularly with regard to munitions and ammunition? ISIL is not just supplied by organisations in the region; countries and establishments outside the region must be supplying ISIL with arms...."Lord Hanson of Flint - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 19 Oct 2015
Oral Answers to Questions
"7. How many UK Normandy veterans have been awarded the Legion d’Honneur between 6 June 2014 and 12 October 2015...."Lord Hanson of Flint - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 19 Oct 2015
Oral Answers to Questions
"Everyone will welcome the contribution of and the recognition given to those who fought bravely in the second world war from 6 June onwards, but does the Minister share my concern at the slowness and bureaucracy of the process? My constituents have raised with me the fact that more than …..."Lord Hanson of Flint - View Speech
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Written Question
Monday 19th October 2015
Asked by:
Lord Hanson of Flint (Labour - Life peer)
Question
to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many applications from Normandy veterans for the award of the Legion d'Honneur have been made to his Department since 6 June 2014; how many such applications have been approved for forwarding to the French government; and how many of those applications have resulted in receipt of a medal by veterans.
Answered by Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
Ministry of Defence (MOD) officials have received approximately 3,850 applications from Normandy veterans in the period 6 June 2014 to date; about 3,300 had been sent to the French authorities by April this year. The French system was overwhelmed by these and other applications from Allied nations, which have far exceeded expectations. We jointly developed a new administrative process with the French whereby, since July 2015, 100 cases per week have been re-submitted to the French authorities.
The MOD is not routinely informed when an individual veteran is awarded the Legion d'Honneur as this is a matter for the French authorities. MOD officials understand that around 150 awards had been made by the beginning of July and that, subsequently, approximately 950 additional awards have been approved; of these we believe that about 600 may have been sent out. I am confident that this number will increase significantly over the coming weeks and months.