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HANSARDThe Space Economy (UK Engagement with Space Committee Report)My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who participated in this debate and my noble friend the Minister for her response. It is clear from everything that has been said that we have…09 Jul 2026HANSARDThe Space Economy (UK Engagement with Space Committee Report)That this House takes note of the Report from the UK Engagement with Space Committee The Space Economy: Act Now or Lose Out (HL Paper 190, Session 2024–26).09 Jul 2026HANSARDThe Space Economy (UK Engagement with Space Committee Report)My Lords, it is with great pride that I introduce this debate on the report The Space Economy : Act N ow or L ose O ut . The title was chosen to capture the urgency with which the…09 Jul 2026HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, it is a privilege to speak in this debate. This week, as the right reverend Prelate has just referenced, some of our most experienced former military chiefs wrote: “When…21 May 2026HANSARDUK Space EconomyMy Lords, at the request of my noble friend Lord Stansgate, and with his permission, I beg leave to ask the Question standing in his name on the Order Paper.11 Mar 2026HANSARDUK Space EconomyI thank my noble friend the Minister for that reply. Given that, in the space inquiry we conducted, The Space Economy: Act Now or Lose Out , we identified that the space sector is…11 Mar 2026HANSARDResetting the UK-EU Relationship (European Affairs Committee Report)My Lords, I also thank the noble Lord, Lord Ricketts, for his measured, calm chairmanship of the European Affairs Committee, and I welcome his successor, the noble and gallant…26 Feb 2026HANSARDUkraineMy Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Barrow, as he makes his first intervention in your Lordships’ debates. As the noble Lord, Lord Ricketts, suggested,…31 Oct 2025HANSARDSudanMy Lords, I too am grateful that my noble friend the Minister is leading us in this debate. His determination, knowledge and dedication are clearly well known and respected across…13 Sept 2024HANSARDForeign AffairsMy Lords, when I was in office at the EU, I visited the Middle East more than anywhere else. In Sderot in Israel, I was presented with a sculpture of a rose, fashioned from one of…05 Mar 2024HANSARDIran: Stability in the Middle EastMy Lords, I too am grateful to my noble friend Lord Turnberg for securing this debate. It is a very long time since I spoke in your Lordships’ House. Indeed, I was sitting where…30 Jan 2020