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HANSARDUkraineThe morality is that, when someone behaves in an inexcusably illegal and brutal fashion, it must be resisted, in the interests of international respect for upholding law and for a…02 May 2023HANSARDUkraineI thank the noble Lord for his observations. I listened with interest to his view that we should devote more time to the consideration of matters in Ukraine, and I quite…02 May 2023HANSARDUkraineMany people will be in sympathy with the important point made by my noble friend. We do everything that we can through intelligence outlets to try to ascertain what is happening…02 May 2023HANSARDUkraineI thank the noble Baroness for raising an important point. We have resources and assets to cover those contingency demands on our personnel. I take this opportunity to pay tribute…02 May 2023HANSARDUkraineI say to the noble and gallant Lord that I think that the evidence to date has been that Ukraine has mounted an extraordinarily courageous and very effective response to Russian…02 May 2023HANSARDUkraineObviously we remain engaged with Ukraine on its immediate needs and how best we, in conjunction with partners, can respond to them. I am not at liberty to disclose operational…02 May 2023HANSARDUkraineI reassure my noble friend and the House that it will continue. We have an ambition to train up to 20,000 Ukraine armed forces personnel this year, and I am able to inform the…02 May 2023HANSARDService Police (Complaints etc.) Regulations 2023That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 23 February be approved. Relevant document: 32nd Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee. Considered in Grand…26 Apr 2023HANSARDUK Undersea Infrastructure: Hostile ActivityThat would be a matter for the Irish Government to assess and to determine their response to. This gets into an area of policy wider than that covered by the MoD; it would be a…25 Apr 2023HANSARDUK Undersea Infrastructure: Hostile ActivityWe view that activity with great gravity. As I said earlier, we are aware of that activity and we constantly monitor it, but I am unable to disclose further information.25 Apr 2023HANSARDUK Undersea Infrastructure: Hostile ActivityA critical element of this debate is resilience, which is partly a matter for government in consultation with industry and certainly a matter for individual private infrastructure…25 Apr 2023HANSARDUK Undersea Infrastructure: Hostile ActivityMy Lords, the Government take the security and resilience of undersea infrastructure, including cables, interconnectors and pipelines, very seriously. These are critical to our…25 Apr 2023HANSARDUK Undersea Infrastructure: Hostile ActivityTo respond to the noble Lord, I have to return to the final part of my response to the noble Lord, Lord West: although I have information, I am unable to disclose it—it is held…25 Apr 2023HANSARDUK Undersea Infrastructure: Hostile ActivityI am not sure that I have the technical detail to respond to the noble Lord, but I will undertake to inquire. If I can disclose further information to him, I shall respond in…25 Apr 2023HANSARDUK Undersea Infrastructure: Hostile ActivityThat area of responsibility, the noble Lord will understand, is slightly outwith my ministerial bailiwick, but I am sure his remarks have been heard by the appropriate department.25 Apr 2023HANSARDUK Undersea Infrastructure: Hostile ActivityThere are two elements to the right reverend Prelate’s question. The first is about the operational resilience of the installations, which is a matter for the owners and operators…25 Apr 2023HANSARDUK Undersea Infrastructure: Hostile ActivityI am not normally accused of taciturnity, so I shall try to encourage the noble Lord. He is aware, certainly, that in relation to recent activity for Ukraine the MoD has been…25 Apr 2023HANSARDUK Undersea Infrastructure: Hostile ActivityThe noble and gallant Lord will be aware that we have operational assets which we can deploy. For example, in the wake of Nord Stream we deployed HMS “Somerset” to monitor what…25 Apr 2023HANSARDUK Undersea Infrastructure: Hostile ActivityI think we all agree that the overall objective of increasing our usage of renewable energy is laudable and to be commended, but my noble friend is correct that the installation…25 Apr 2023HANSARDUK Undersea Infrastructure: Hostile ActivityI in no way disagree with the noble Lord’s final conclusion. It is recognised across government, which is why a number of government departments have a role to play in protecting…25 Apr 2023