Written Question
Monday 6th December 2021
Asked by:
Lord Tunnicliffe (Labour - Life peer)
Question
to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they plan to take, if any, to ensure any replacement for the Puma helicopter is built in the UK.
Answered by Baroness Goldie
- Shadow Minister (Defence)
Our current expectation is to run a competitive process, the full details of which will be published in due course.
Written Question
Monday 6th December 2021
Asked by:
Lord Tunnicliffe (Labour - Life peer)
Question
to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many UK Armed Forces are deployed in response to Military Aid to the Civil Authorities requests; and in what capacity any such forces are deployed.
Answered by Baroness Goldie
- Shadow Minister (Defence)
As of 6 December 2021, there were circa.1,336 Service personnel deployed on 19 MACA tasks. These tasks range from: personnel supporting local communities affected by Storm Arwen in the North of the UK; medical personnel in support to the NHS in Scotland; drivers assisting the Welsh Ambulance Service Trust; personnel supporting the COVID-19 vaccination programme across the UK; fuel tanker drivers to ensure the continuity of fuel supplies around the UK; and defence driving examiners supporting the Department for Transport.
Written Question
Friday 3rd December 2021
Asked by:
Lord Tunnicliffe (Labour - Life peer)
Question
to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask Her Majesty's Government when the investigation into the F35 jet crash in the Mediterranean sea will be completed; and whether the results of the investigation will be published.
Answered by Baroness Goldie
- Shadow Minister (Defence)
An investigation into an aircraft accident can be a complex and necessarily long process involving the gathering and analysing of a vast amount of evidence from many different sources. A Service Inquiry will be convened to investigate the circumstances surrounding the loss of ZM152; it is not possible at this early stage to determine how the investigation will proceed.
Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 23 Nov 2021
Armed Forces Bill
"My Lords, we welcome the increased parliamentary scrutiny for the statutory guidance on the application of the duty for due regard. This was a recommendation of the Delegated Powers Committee, which we thank for its work on this. Could the Minister give us some indication of how the consultation with …..."Lord Tunnicliffe - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 23 Nov 2021
Armed Forces Bill
"I thank the noble Lord, Lord Lancaster, for tabling Amendment 15. I have not much more to add than my comments in Committee, so I will not hold up the debate for long. I again thank everyone involved with the Veterans Advisory and Pensions Committees across the country. These committees …..."Lord Tunnicliffe - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 23 Nov 2021
Armed Forces Bill
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 23 Nov 2021
Armed Forces Bill
"My Lords, I rise to move Amendment 26, in the name of my noble friend Lord Coaker. We have retabled this amendment from Committee due to the strength of feeling on this issue across the House. Commonwealth service personnel and other non-UK personnel have contributed an enormous amount to our …..."Lord Tunnicliffe - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 23 Nov 2021
Armed Forces Bill
"Well, as the number two member of this team, I am glad I managed to imitate my boss with such accuracy that it was unnoticed—but I will recover.
I note that all noble Lords who have spoken in this debate have spoken in favour of a change of heart by …..."Lord Tunnicliffe - View Speech
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Speech in Grand Committee - Mon 08 Nov 2021
Armed Forces Bill
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Speech in Grand Committee - Mon 08 Nov 2021
Armed Forces Bill
"My Lords, Amendment 51, in the name of my noble friend Lord Coaker, is a probing amendment. We will be interested not only in the Government’s response but in the response of the noble and gallant Lords whose experience we value.
The new clause would create a representative body for …..."Lord Tunnicliffe - View Speech
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