Asked by: Lord Hunt of Kings Heath (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made as to whether their intention to build a new Royal Yacht breaches WTO rules.
Answered by Baroness Goldie - Shadow Minister (Defence)
The decision to build the National Flagship in the UK does not breach our obligations under the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Government Procurement Agreement (GPA). The WTO GPA contains a number of exemptions to open competition.
Asked by: Lord Hunt of Kings Heath (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to allocate additional finance to the Ministry of Defence to pay for the costs of the proposed new Royal Yacht.
Answered by Baroness Goldie - Shadow Minister (Defence)
The capital costs of building the National Flagship will accrue over a number of years and will be met from the Defence Budget.
Asked by: Lord Hunt of Kings Heath (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made for the annual cost of the proposed new Royal Yacht.
Answered by Baroness Goldie - Shadow Minister (Defence)
I refer the Noble Lord to the reply given by my right hon. Friend Ben Wallace MP (Secretary of State for Defence) to Question 13199, answered on 16 June 2021 in the House of Commons.
Asked by: Lord Hunt of Kings Heath (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the (1) costs, and (2) benefits, of the proposed new Royal Yacht.
Answered by Baroness Goldie - Shadow Minister (Defence)
I refer the Noble Lord to the reply given by my right hon. Friend Ben Wallace MP (Secretary of State for Defence) to Question 13199, answered on 16 June 2021 in the House of Commons.
Asked by: Lord Hunt of Kings Heath (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what contribution they expect the proposed new Royal Yacht to make to the UK's defence capability.
Answered by Baroness Goldie - Shadow Minister (Defence)
I refer the Noble Lord to the reply given by my right hon Friend, Ben Wallace MP (Secretary of State for Defence) to Question 10179, answered on 16 June 2021 in the House of Commons.
Asked by: Lord Hunt of Kings Heath (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask Her Majesty's Government how much funding was allocated to the Continuity of Education Allowance to fund school places (1) globally, and (2) in England, in each of the last five financial years.
Answered by Baroness Goldie - Shadow Minister (Defence)
I refer the noble Lord to the reply given by my hon. Friend, the Minister for Defence Personnel and Veterans (Johnny Mercer), in the House of Commons on 21 October 2019 to the hon. Member for Barnsley East (Stephanie Peacock) in response to Question number 751.
Asked by: Lord Hunt of Kings Heath (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the report by the National Audit Office Investigation into the British Army Recruiting Partnering Project, published on 14 December 2018, why they did not test the proposed changes to their recruitment approach for army recruitment prior to the introduction of the partnering agreement with Capita Business Services.
Answered by Earl Howe - Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Lords
At the outset of the contract the Army and Capita failed to understand the complexity of the Army recruitment requirement and the challenges faced. These were compounded by the delays in developing the new information technology to support the processes.
The Army and Capita are implementing a range of policy and process changes to increase enlistments to the Army. These have been informed by lessons learned and are, where appropriate, being piloted prior to full introduction. The improvements include changes to simplify and streamline the process.