Asked by: Lord Hutton of Furness (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much financial support they have provided to regimental museums in each of the last five years.
Answered by Earl Howe - Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Lords
In addition to the National Army Museum, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) currently supports 69 regimental and corps museums across the UK through a combination of a grant in aid, salary costs, and providing utilities and some support running costs where a museum is located on a MOD site. It is not possible to disaggregate utilities or support costs but the table below shows the details of support provided, by financial year (FY), where available:
Cost | FY 2012-13 | FY 2013-14 | FY 2014-15 | FY 2015-16 | FY 2016-171 |
Grant in Aid | £0.6 million | £0.8 million | £1.2 million | £1.4 million | £1.6 million |
CS salaries | Not available2 | Not available2 | Not available2 | £1.6 million | £1.4 million |
Notes:
1. Figures for FY 2016-17 are projected.
2. Salary information is not available for FY 2012-13 to 2014-15.
Asked by: Lord Hutton of Furness (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether measures are in place to protect Ministry of Defence procurement budgets from the fall in the value of sterling against the US dollar and the Euro; and if so, what those measures are.
Answered by Earl Howe - Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Lords
I refer the noble Lord to the answer given by my hon. Friend, the Minister for Defence Procurement (Harriett Baldwin), in the House of Commons on 17 October 2016 to Question 48369.
Asked by: Lord Hutton of Furness (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they plan to take to ensure continued public access to the archives and collections of the Royal Artillery museum once the existing site at Woolwich is closed.
Answered by Earl Howe - Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Lords
Regimental museums are provided and sustained by individual Regiments. However, I understand that the Royal Artillery intends to follow the precedent set by the National Army Museum, which is to close all access to the archives and collections during the transition of the Royal Artillery Museum to a new location. I understand that the Royal Artillery is examining ways to provide some access to a limited selection of archive materials whilst it develops longer term plans.
Asked by: Lord Hutton of Furness (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government on how many occasions in the last five years Ministry of Defence firefighters attended accidents on public highways involving civilian property.
Answered by Earl Howe - Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Lords
Such information has only been centrally recorded since February 2012. The number of occasions on which Defence Firefighters have attended accidents on the public highway since 2012 is as follows:
2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
28 | 39 | 28 | 22 |