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To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what steps he has taken to return HMS Endurance to active duty in Antarctica.

Asked by
Andrew Rosindell (Conservative)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
27 February 2012
Reference
96351; 541 c31W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what estimate he has made of the earliest in-service date for HMS Endurance.

Asked by
Mike Hancock (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
31 October 2011
Reference
70331; 534 c404W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what work was carried out on HMS Endurance before it was taken over by the Navy; and whether any work was subsequently undertaken by his Department that had not been anticipated.

Asked by
Mike Hancock (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
13 September 2011
Reference
70330; 532 c1151W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (a) for how long HMS Endurance was leased, (b) how much that lease cost and (c) at what cost it was purchased.

Asked by
Angus Robertson (Scottish National Party)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Notes
Question originally printed at 529 c830W on 15 June 2011
Date
13 July 2011
Reference
58918; 531 c368W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of refitting the replacement for HMS Endurance.

Asked by
Mike Hancock (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
28 June 2011
Reference
62450; 530 c671W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence by what date he expects the replacement for HMS Endurance to be fully operational.

Asked by
Mike Hancock (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
28 June 2011
Reference
62449; 530 c671W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the cost was of repairs to HMS Endurance in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.

Asked by
Madeleine Moon (Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
23 June 2011
Reference
61291; 530 c388-9W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence where HMS Endurance is berthed; and if he will make a statement.

Asked by
Madeleine Moon (Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
22 June 2011
Reference
61290; 530 c301W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of the decommissioning of HMS Endurance.

Asked by
Angus Robertson (Scottish National Party)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
15 June 2011
Reference
58919; 529 c830W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (a) for how long HMS Endurance was leased, (b) how much that lease cost and (c) at what cost it was purchased.

Asked by
Angus Robertson (Scottish National Party)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Notes
Further information at 531 c368W given on 13 July 2011
Date
15 June 2011
Reference
58918; 529 c830W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what assessment he has made of the cost of maintaining HMS Endurance in the next three years; and if he will make a statement;

Asked by
Madeleine Moon (Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
10 June 2011
Reference
58705; 529 c537-8W
House
House of Commons

(2) what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of commissioning a new ice-breaker to replace HMS Endurance; and if he will make a statement.

Asked by
Madeleine Moon (Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
10 June 2011
Reference
58707; 529 c537-8W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the answer of 4 November 2010, Official Report, column 1316W, on HMS Endurance, when he expects to announce a decision on the future of HMS Endurance; and whether he has estimated the cost of repair to the present vessel.

Asked by
Mike Hancock (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
26 April 2011
Reference
50867; 527 c73-4W
House
House of Commons

(2) what progress he has made in replacing the capability formerly provided by HMS Endurance.

Asked by
Lord Beamish (Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
24 March 2011
Reference
49027; 525 c1228W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what estimate his Department has made of the cost of base porting the future Antarctic Patrol Ship at Devonport alongside the other ships of the Hydrographic Survey Squadron;

Asked by
Lord Beamish (Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
24 March 2011
Reference
48908; 525 c1228W
House
House of Commons
My Lords, first, I am sure that the whole House will wish to join me in offering sincere condolences to the families and friends of Lance Corporal Liam Tasker from the Royal Army Veterinary Corps and Lance Corporal Steven McKee from the 1st Battalion The Royal Irish Regiment, who were killed on operations in Afghanistan recently, and Private Daniel Prior from 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment, who died of wounds sustained in Afghanistan. My thoughts are also with the wounded and I pay tribute to the courage and fortitude with which they face their rehabilitation. I am pleased to confirm that a commercial ice-breaker, to be named HMS ““Protector””, will provide the interim replacement ice patrol ship capability for at least the next three years while we consider the long-term future of HMS ““Endurance””. We anticipate a contract for the ship’s lease and support being signed soon with the preferred bidder, GC Rieber Shipping. I will write to noble Lords who have an interest in this matter when the contract has been signed.
Answered by
Lord Astor of Hever (Conservative)
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
21 March 2011
Reference
726 c450
House
House of Lords
My Lords, the name ““Protector”” has a historic connection with Britain’s Antarctic commitment. It was the name of the ship which preceded the former ““Endurance”” in the Atlantic role. ““Protector”” was the sixth ship to bear the name and completed 13 Antarctic deployments from 1955 to 1968. A seventh ship of the name saw service as a Falkland Islands patrol vessel from 1983 to 1987. This is the eighth time that the name has been used. The intention is to lease MV ““Polarbjorn””, a Norwegian ice patrol ship for an initial period of three years. She will arrive in Portsmouth in May where she will be fitted with specialist military equipment needed for her deployment. I have photographs of HMS ““Protector””, which I can show to any noble Lord who is interested.
Answered by
Lord Astor of Hever (Conservative)
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
21 March 2011
Reference
726 c450
House
House of Lords
My Lords, in thanking my noble friend for his reply, perhaps I may say that I feel sure that the noble Viscount, Lord Montgomery, will be greatly cheered to hear of this progress. He has, after all, been raising the issue regularly since the flooding accident suffered by HMS ““Endurance”” in the South Atlantic in 2008. Is my noble friend able to elaborate further about the past history of the new ice patrol ship to which he referred? Can he tell us why the name ““Protector”” has been selected?
Asked by
Baroness Hooper (Conservative)
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Date
21 March 2011
Reference
726 c450
House
House of Lords
Having just returned from Chile, I should like to know whether my noble friend is aware that there is considerable tension in South America, particularly in Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil, which recently refused to give naval bunkering? The news that there is a new ship to take on station is welcome so far as it goes, but will he confirm that HMS ““Protector”” will be armed equivalently to her predecessor in order to fulfil the particularly important function of looking after the Falklands and South Georgia?
Asked by
Lord Naseby (Conservative)
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Date
21 March 2011
Reference
726 c451
House
House of Lords
My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord for his support regarding HMS ““Protector””. On the defence of the Falkland Islands, as the Secretary of State for Defence has said, the situation now is very far removed from that of the early 1980s. First, we maintain a far more robust and capable force in the Falklands to act as a deterrent and to secure our interests there, and that force is able to be reinforced as the need arises. Secondly, Argentina is no longer ruled by a military junta that is repressive at home and aggressive abroad, but of course we maintain robust contingency plans for times of crisis, and there is no questioning our resolve to defend the Falklands whenever required and from whatever quarter.
Answered by
Lord Astor of Hever (Conservative)
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
21 March 2011
Reference
726 c451-2
House
House of Lords