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HANSARDUkraineI thank the noble Lord for the tenor of his remarks, which is greatly appreciated. I think we all agree that what we witnessed from Russia in Ukraine was absolutely barbaric; it…12 Oct 2022HANSARDUkraineAll the evidence suggests that the country beginning to experience depleted morale and to pose questions about the morality and wisdom of this illegal war is Russia and the…12 Oct 2022HANSARDUkraineIt is certainly somewhat outwith my ministerial responsibility. I understand that there is an overall responsibility falling on the Home Office, and I am sure that the Government…12 Oct 2022HANSARDUkraineThat is an important question about an issue which I know occupies the thoughts of many. I reassure the House that the Ministry of Defence continually manages and analyses our…12 Oct 2022HANSARDUkraineAlthough I am sympathetic to the tone of the right reverend Prelate’s questions, they are all outwith my ministerial responsibility. However, I hear what he is saying and am sure…12 Oct 2022HANSARDUkraineI was finding myself largely in sympathy with the noble Lord’s remarks until that point. To be clear, I have never displayed any visceral hatred of or towards the EU, and many of…12 Oct 2022HANSARDUkraineFrom a fairly early stage, we volunteered our support for, and co-operation with, the International Criminal Court, which is the pivot for driving forward both the investigation…12 Oct 2022HANSARDUkraineAs the noble Lord will be aware, the whole thrust of what the UK has been engaged in has been partly unilateral with Ukraine and partly multilateral and bilateral in conjunction…12 Oct 2022HANSARDDefence: Type 45 DestroyersMy Lords, HMS “Dauntless” has successfully completed rigorous sea trials at the end of our power improvement project conversion. The performance of HMS “Dauntless” demonstrated…10 Oct 2022HANSARDDefence: Type 45 DestroyersWell, I do not completely recognise the figures that the noble Lord uses and he will know the constraint I am under in referring to specific operational activity. However, what I…10 Oct 2022HANSARDDefence: Type 45 DestroyersI would be reluctant to speculate on a specific answer to the noble and gallant Lord at the Dispatch Box; I need to go away and make some inquiries and I will endeavour to respond…10 Oct 2022HANSARDDefence: Type 45 DestroyersAgain, I would be hazarding a guess as to the total number. It is a healthy number, but I will get a specific answer to my noble friend’s question and write to him.10 Oct 2022HANSARDDefence: Type 45 DestroyersThe noble Lord is being slightly mischievous and, as he is well aware, yes, we have a lot of ships that work extremely well. They have been much in evidence, not least when they…10 Oct 2022HANSARDDefence: Type 45 DestroyersAs the noble Baroness will be aware, the propulsion issue that arose with the Type 45s was a complex technical issue. Indeed, it has been a complex engineering project to rectify…10 Oct 2022HANSARDDefence: Type 45 DestroyersThe response given at the time was a reflection of both industry and the department doing their best to advance the correction of the propulsion defects. As I have indicated to…10 Oct 2022HANSARDDefence: Type 45 DestroyersOf course, implicit in my answer is that before 2028 we hope to have the ships returning to full working order. As the noble Lord is aware, “Defender” is currently conducting…10 Oct 2022HANSARDDefence: Type 45 DestroyersAs the noble Viscount will be aware from the refreshed national shipbuilding strategy, which is one of the most exciting developments we have seen for shipbuilding in the UK,…10 Oct 2022HANSARDDefence: Type 45 DestroyersThe noble and gallant Lord poses an important question. As far as I am aware, there is not concern over levels of recruitment. However, I do not have detailed information in front…10 Oct 2022HANSARDRoyal Navy: F35BMy Lords, the noble Lord’s figure of 36 F35B as the optimum deployment for a carrier is not a measurement recognised within the MoD. Each Queen Elizabeth-class carrier has been…08 Sept 2022HANSARDRoyal Navy: F35BAs I indicated to the noble and gallant Lord, the current level of F35s is 26; by 2025, there will be a further 22, bringing the flight up to 48. The intention is to buy a further…08 Sept 2022