Written Question
Friday 17th September 2021
Asked by:
Lord Naseby (Conservative - Life peer)
Question
to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask Her Majesty's Government why the Royal Air Force Regiment was not deployed to support the evacuation operation in Kabul, Afghanistan.
Answered by Baroness Goldie
- Shadow Minister (Defence)
The Ministry of Defence deploys the appropriate unit to each operation dependent on a number of factors. These include readiness, capability and the required task, as well taking into account current commitments. Consequently, elements from the RAF Regiment were deployed to Afghanistan as part of Operation PITTING.
Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 13 Sep 2021
Ajax Armoured Cavalry Programme
"My Lords, I am speaking as a former military man. Why is this vehicle so important to our defence capability?..."Lord Naseby - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 19 May 2021
Queen’s Speech
"My Lords, I welcome the gracious Speech. My comments will be on global Britain, specifically the Indo-Pacific tilt. My own background is that I have lived and worked in India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, and I know the rest of ASEAN quite well. I will specifically address Sri Lanka, and …..."Lord Naseby - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 09 Mar 2021
Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill
"My Lords, I spoke at Second Reading, where I said that our Foreign Office should release
“dispatches from our observers who watch war anywhere around the world.”—[Official Report, 20/1/21; col. 1231.]
I realise that Part 1 is absolutely the key issue of the Bill. I ask my noble …..."Lord Naseby - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 20 Jan 2021
Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill
"My Lords, I am a former—[Inaudible]—RAF pilot who nearly saw service and action at Suez. My son was in the front line in the retaking of Kuwait.
This is an important Bill, not just because it was in the manifesto of the Conservative Party but because its progress …..."Lord Naseby - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 07 Jan 2020
Queen’s Speech
"My Lords, for 23 years, I was a Member of Parliament for the marginal seat of Northampton South. What a joy it is to see the majority in that marginal seat move from 1,000 to 4,400—it quadrupled. The reason for that was not just what was done on the ground …..."Lord Naseby - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 17 Jun 2019
Afghan Interpreters: Security Clearance
"My noble friend must surely realise that it is not as good as it should have been. Can the House expect a Statement within a reasonable time—a couple of months, say—on exactly what the situation is, otherwise, as was said earlier, our efforts elsewhere in the world will be hampered?..."Lord Naseby - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 08 Jan 2019
RAF: Operational Conversion Unit
"Is it not to the great credit of Her Majesty’s Government that this project has been taken forward regularly and provides suitable armaments for Her Majesty’s Navy? However, are there safeguards in the contract for the subsequent purchase of the second tranche of aircraft to ensure that we are not …..."Lord Naseby - View Speech
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Written Question
Tuesday 27th February 2018
Asked by:
Lord Naseby (Conservative - Life peer)
Question
to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask Her Majesty's Government which Royal Navy ship will undertake future tasks of the type that HMS Ocean undertook in the relief efforts following Hurricane Irene.
Answered by Earl Howe
- Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Lords
Depending on the nature of the disaster relief efforts required, the Government can call on the versatile and highly capable ships of the Royal Navy and Royal Fleet Auxiliary. These ships can deliver life-saving assistance and supplies in response to natural or man-made disasters around the world.
Written Question
Tuesday 26th September 2017
Asked by:
Lord Naseby (Conservative - Life peer)
Question
to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask Her Majesty's Government when relief aircraft at RAF Brize Norton were ordered to be loaded up to fly to the disaster zone affected by Hurricane Irma.
Answered by Earl Howe
- Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Lords
On 6 September 2017 RAF Brize Norton was notified of the potential requirement to provide humanitarian relief flights and on 7 September the station was tasked to prepare those flights.
Having identified and prioritised the relief stores required and established which runways remained open following Hurricane Irma's impact, the first aircraft were loaded and dispatched from RAF Brize Norton on 8 September, reaching the Caribbean that night.
The Ministry of Defence is providing significant support to the relief efforts in the Caribbean following the devastation caused by Hurricane Irma. Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) MOUNTS BAY was pre-positioned in the region and loaded with aid precisely so we could respond to hurricane damage. So far 60 tonnes of much needed humanitarian aid has been distributed across the region by air. HMS OCEAN arrived in the British Virgin Islands on Friday 22 September with a further 60 tonnes of aid and is helping to deliver humanitarian assistance and disaster relief and engineering tasks.
UK military personnel will continue to provide immediate support after Hurricane Maria has passed. Defence activity will remain under constant review and we will continue to work with local authorities to establish what is required.