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HANSARDHis Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of EdinburghMy Lords, the many and varied tributes that we have heard today bear witness to the huge number of lives that Prince Philip touched and the influence that he had on fields as…12 Apr 2021HANSARDHis Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of EdinburghMy Lords, we are here today to remember and pay tribute to the life of His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, as we mourn the loss of the “strength and stay” to…12 Apr 2021HANSARDHis Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of EdinburghTo move that a Humble Address be presented to Her Majesty as follows— “Most Gracious Sovereign, We, Your Majesty’s most dutiful and loyal subjects, the Lords Spiritual and…12 Apr 2021HANSARDUniversity of Bristol: Jewish StudentsThat is an extremely long question. Could I please ask noble Lords to keep their questions short, as a lot of people want to get in and express their views?24 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Resuscitation OrdersMy Lords, I am afraid that we are having questions that are far too long. Can people please keep their questions brief?24 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Resuscitation OrdersWe will now hear from the Minister.24 Mar 2021HANSARDIntegrated ReviewI thank my noble friend. As he rightly states, we aim to secure our status as a science and technology superpower by 2030. As I mentioned, the defence Command Paper, which will be…17 Mar 2021HANSARDPolice: Sarah Everard VigilsBefore the Minister responds, could I ask noble Lords to please keep their questions brief?17 Mar 2021HANSARDIntegrated ReviewI can certainly say—I am sure that the noble Lord, with his experience, recognises this—that we believe that this review brings together national security and international policy…17 Mar 2021HANSARDIntegrated ReviewI was going to thank the noble Baroness and the noble Lord for their comments, but I might just thank the noble Baroness in the light of the noble Lord’s comments. However, I will…17 Mar 2021HANSARDIntegrated ReviewI thank the right reverend Prelate for his question. Indeed, he will see within the review that part of the definition or explanation we include of what being “a force for good”…17 Mar 2021HANSARDIntegrated ReviewI hope that I made clear in a previous answer that trade does not come at the expense of human rights and that we stand up and speak on human rights, as we have done with China…17 Mar 2021HANSARDIntegrated ReviewNATO certainly remains the cornerstone of our defence and we are exceeding our NATO spending commitments, now at 2.2% of GDP. That cements our position as the largest defence…17 Mar 2021HANSARDIntegrated ReviewAs I have said, and am sure the noble Lord knows, the document makes clear that we intend to return to 0.7% spending. We are acting compatibly with the Act, which explicitly…17 Mar 2021HANSARDIntegrated ReviewAs I said, the review makes quite clear that we are committed to spending 0.7% of GNI on ODA as soon as the economic situation allows, and we believe that we are acting compatibly…17 Mar 2021HANSARDIntegrated ReviewAs I have said, and as my noble friend knows, we are increasing defence spending and modernising our Armed Forces to help us achieve the full range of our security and prosperity…17 Mar 2021HANSARDIntegrated ReviewAs I said, the review details our intent to increase the limit of our overall nuclear weapons stockpile. It is a ceiling, not a target. As I have also said, we remain fully…17 Mar 2021HANSARDIntegrated ReviewThe noble Lord has much recent experience of this, so I bow to his knowledge and expertise. He will know, but I can say, that we maintain functional channels of engagement with…17 Mar 2021HANSARDIntegrated ReviewObviously as the strategy and the way we work roll out, we will be working with allies. But in the development of this review there was thorough engagement with our allies and…17 Mar 2021HANSARDIntegrated ReviewAs I said, we remain fully compliant with the non-proliferation treaty and deeply committed to our collective goal of a world without nuclear weapons. But we also remain committed…17 Mar 2021