Limited Cold Weather Defence Capability
Limited specialised cold weather capability within the UK armed forces to meet objectives in extremely cold environments.
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Committee recommendation
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#24 - Review cold weather capability needed for High North defence, focusing on Scotland-based assets.
The UK Government must review, and report to the House, the extent to which, now and in the future, what capability is needed to operate in extremely cold environments at the scale required to meet evolving defence and security objectives in the High North. The review should consider what equipment and technology might be needed, and whether there...
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terms: capability, cold, defence, weather
Committee recommendation
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#23 - UK possesses limited specialised cold weather capability for High North objectives.
The UK needs a clear sense of what kind of specialised cold weather capability it will need to meet its objectives in the High North. We heard that the UK currently has limited capability for operating in extremely cold environments. Where there are gaps, and these cannot be filled by complementary capabilities operated by our NATO allies, this...
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terms: capability, cold, limited, weather
Committee recommendation
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#5 - Revise Cold Weather Payment for daily rates, minimum temperature, and advance payments.
In its current form, the Cold Weather Payment is an outdated, old-fashioned scheme. The Government should revise the Cold Weather Payment as follows: to be applicable on a daily rate after a one- or three-day cold-wave below freezing; to be based on the daily minimum temperature and not on an average; and to be provided in advance of...
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terms: cold, weather
Committee recommendation
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#11 - Explore reforming Cold Weather Payment to provide daily payments during sub-zero forecasts.
The Government should explore reform of the Cold Weather Payment considering whether a £10 payment could be made to eligible households every day that the Met Office forecasts that the average temperature will be zero degrees or below the following day. This should be subject to the usual cost benefit analysis and, if viable, be implemented as soon...
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terms: cold, weather
Committee recommendation
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#10 - Cold Weather Payment criteria are too high and payments inadequate for vulnerable households.
The criteria for triggering the Cold Weather Payment is set too high and does not reflect the impact that extreme cold can have on vulnerable households. Inadequate and unpredictable payments, sometimes made weeks after a period of cold weather, do not give vulnerable households confidence to use their heating. This can have devastating consequences including energy rationing and...
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terms: cold, weather
Committee recommendation
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#29 - Committee to scrutinise Defence Investment Plan's implications for UK and Overseas Territories defence.
We will ensure that our future examination of the thinking on capability and infrastructure requirements and the resultant force structure within the Defence Investment Plan will include scrutiny of the implications for defence of the UK and Overseas Territories. In addition, we will seek to establish how the decisions taken within the Defence Investment Plan contribute to the...
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terms: capability, defence
Committee recommendation
74match
#5 - Enhance JEF’s deployable capability, including Royal Navy ships, to combat grey zone threats in the Arctic.
The Government should consider enhancing the JEF’s deployable capability to combat grey zone threats, such as protecting seabed infrastructure and permitting extended military operations in the High North/Arctic, for example by reinforcing the bows of Royal Navy ships, including the future Type 83 Destroyers. (Recommendation, Paragraph 45) 27
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terms: capability, defence
Committee recommendation
74match
#11 - Develop clear approach to Integrated Air and Missile Defence, given critical importance
The lack of clarity about the Government’s approach to Integrated Air and Missile Defence, given the absence of European IAMD capability, is an area of critical importance that requires urgent action. (Recommendation, Paragraph 42)
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terms: capability, defence
Committee recommendation
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#3 - Assess UK leadership in replacing US defence capabilities and supporting EU development programmes
The US needs to see European investment in defence capabilities for there to be any chance of an orderly transition of responsibilities. The Government should assess where the UK can lead in terms of replacing US capabilities in the event of them being withdrawn and establishing how it can best support EU capability development programmes, particularly those referenced...
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terms: capability, defence
Committee recommendation
66match
#23 - Defence readiness suffers from in-year budget pressures, exacerbated by defence inflation.
The evidence is that readiness is suffering because of in-year pressures on budgets at a crucial time of preparation to meet potential conflict. It is vital that the additional funds allocated to defence by the Government do not get swallowed by defence inflation. Both we and the Government recognise the importance of public support (and sacrifice) for the...
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terms: defence
Committee recommendation
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#28 - Ministry of Defence's slow progress threatens UK's Article 3 defence responsibilities.
We question the Ministry of Defence’s ability to protect the UK and the Overseas Territories from crisis or conflict. This means the UK is not fulfilling its Article 3 responsibilities—a fact recognised by Government. Despite this recognition from Government (which has pledged to be ‘NATO First’), measures to remediate seem to be moving at a glacial pace—we are...
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terms: defence
Committee recommendation
62match
#2 - European NATO members remain over-reliant on United States defence capabilities
Europe is over-reliant on US defence capabilities. Despite indications from successive US Presidents that Europe needs to step up, European NATO members have failed to invest in key strategic enablers. (Conclusion, Paragraph 14)
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terms: defence
Committee recommendation
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#1 - Accelerate and deepen defence and security cooperation with EU and European partners on Russia threat
The Government should ensure that it accelerates and further deepens defence and security cooperation with the EU and European partners, particularly France, on the threat posed by Russia and the countries that enable it, notably China. As a nuclear power, it is incumbent upon the UK to lead discussions within Europe on forming a coherent response. (Recommendation, Paragraph...
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terms: defence
Committee recommendation
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#74 - Expand HMS Protector’s logistical role by upgrading sensor systems and adding a helicopter.
Additionally, HMS Protector’s role in logistics should be expanded, by upgrading her sensor systems with potential for collecting valuable data such as sea ice observations and oceanographic data. The Ministry of Defence should consult experts on expanding its onboard sensor capabilities and consider equipping Protector with a helicopter to increase the UK’s response capacity in the region and...
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terms: defence
Committee recommendation
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#15 - Ensure UK provides leadership and required capabilities for JEF operations in High North
The UK’s role as a framework nation in JEF means that it has to ensure it is leading both politically and militarily including by ensuring that it has the capabilities required for exercises and operations in the High North and Polar regions. The UK must ensure that the JEF is able to respond at pace and protect its...
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terms: defence
Committee recommendation
51match
#15 - Forty-Ninth Report - COVID-19: housing people sleeping rough
Since October 2020, the Department has made a series of smaller funding commitments for the winter months, including a £10 million Cold Weather Fund, £12 million Protect Programme and £10 million in January 2021 for extra COVID protection for people sleeping rough.53 The Department told us that in its consideration local authorities had adequate funding to protect people...
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terms: cold, weather
Committee recommendation
48match
#25 - Department dismisses concerns over grid supply levels, asserting routine system operation
The Department described energy security and the security of supply as its highest priority. We asked the Department what it thought about concerns, set out in a document published by Net Zero Watch called “Blackout Risk in the GB Grid”, that events such as certain weather conditions, or interruption to a few power stations, led to a situation...
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terms: weather
PFD report
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Max Carlton-Smith
Organizers of an unlicensed rave failed to provide medical assistance, delayed calling emergency services, and operated in an unsafe venue with poor ventilation. Police lacked sufficient powers to intervene effectively in squatted commercial premises.
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IMB recommendation
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Wayland (2022)
The Board recommends that the Prison Service provides the finance and resources for a comprehensive overhaul of the new build heating systems to be put in place before the next cold season.
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terms: cold
Committee recommendation
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#1 - Assess Joint Expeditionary Force adaptation needs for climate change developments in the Arctic.
The increasing exploitation of the Arctic for international trade and exploration for critical minerals gives greater importance to the role of the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) as a security alliance in the ‘High North’. The Ministry of Defence should assess how the JEF might need to be adapted in the face of climate-change induced developments in the Arctic...
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terms: defence
Committee recommendation
32match
#12 - UK experiencing a severe and escalating energy debt crisis impacting millions of customers.
The UK is experiencing a severe energy debt crisis that shows little sign of abating. Millions of customers currently owe more than £4bn in debt and arrears, a record figure that has more than tripled in just five years. This is having a devastating impact on the wellbeing of millions, while increasing energy bills for everyone. We welcome...
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Committee recommendation
32match
#3 - Millions in fuel poverty or with disabilities remain ineligible for Warm Home Discount scheme.
The Warm Home Discount is a crucial mechanism to tackle fuel poverty and we welcome the Government’s plans to broaden eligibility for the scheme for winter 2025–26. However, it is deeply troubling that millions of households in fuel poverty and many living with disabilities or long-term health conditions are still not eligible for support. This represents a major...
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IMB recommendation
18match
Portland (2023)
Funding for relief of heat issues for Beaufort wing
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