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HANSARDUkraine UpdateMy Lords, I thank the noble Lords, Lord Coaker and Lord Campbell, for their helpful, constructive and encouraging remarks. We are all clear—and were particularly so when we had…10 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraineMy Lords, this is a sombre occasion, but I still welcome the opportunity to provide this House with an update on the latest situation inside Ukraine. On Thursday, at 5 am…25 Feb 2022HANSARDUkraineThat this House takes note of the current situation in Ukraine.25 Feb 2022HANSARDDefence: Type 45 DestroyersMy Lords, it is planned that all six Type 45 ships will have received the power improvement project conversion by 2028.23 Feb 2022HANSARDDefence: Type 45 DestroyersLet me say to the noble Lord, who I thought was being somewhat uncharacteristically mean-spirited, that he will understand that the problems that beset the power propulsion…23 Feb 2022HANSARDDefence: Type 45 DestroyersAs the noble and gallant Lord will be aware, batch 1 of the Type 26 is under way and the first one, HMS “Glasgow”, should be in the water by the end of this year and is currently…23 Feb 2022HANSARDDefence: Type 45 DestroyersYes, as I have already indicated to my noble friend, the programme for the Type 45s is established, it is encouraging and the improvements will be made. As to the Type 26 frigates…23 Feb 2022HANSARDDefence: Type 45 DestroyersI say to the noble Baroness that the programme is under way; it is scheduled, and the other Type 45s will be going in subject to their operational obligations and their…23 Feb 2022HANSARDDefence: Type 45 DestroyersI am almost tempted to answer the question the other way around and say that, with the integrated review, the defence Command Paper and the allocation of budget to defence over…23 Feb 2022HANSARDDefence: Type 45 DestroyersAs the noble Lord will be aware, all our ships are subject to planned maintenance schedules; that is how the Navy operates. As to the broader question of whether we have a Navy…23 Feb 2022HANSARDDefence: Type 45 DestroyersWell, as I said earlier, we always build in an assessment of where the threat lies and how we counter it. As my noble friend will be aware, we are dealing with exceptional…23 Feb 2022HANSARDDefence: Type 45 DestroyersThe noble Lord is correct in quoting the committee and in that it identified areas of historic weakness, but as the noble Lord will be aware, radical reform has been undertaken in…23 Feb 2022HANSARDUkraine: Military and Non-military SupportI do not have any information on that precise point, but I undertake to investigate and respond to the noble Lord if I can.25 Jan 2022HANSARDUkraine: Military and Non-military SupportThe noble Lord speaks with authority and makes a very important point. He will be aware that the NATO approach over recent years has in fact been deterrence, dialogue and defence,…25 Jan 2022HANSARDUkraine: Military and Non-military SupportMy Lords, we unequivocally support Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity and that is why the United Kingdom has provided considerable military support to the Government…25 Jan 2022HANSARDUkraine: Military and Non-military SupportThe noble Lord will be aware that under Operation Orbital we have offered a range of military support since 2015. That is continuing. The recently announced ongoing package is a…25 Jan 2022HANSARDUkraine: Military and Non-military SupportThe noble Lord will understand that there has been a range of diplomatic and military engagement by the United Kingdom Government, not least by my right honourable friends the…25 Jan 2022HANSARDUkraine: Military and Non-military SupportThere has been a wide programme of engagement, not least by my right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Defence, with colleagues across the globe, but also by the…25 Jan 2022HANSARDUkraine: Military and Non-military SupportYes, I reassure my noble friend that any donations are made within the limitations of ensuring that we have residual supplies for our normal operational needs. These donations—he…25 Jan 2022HANSARDUkraine: Military and Non-military SupportObviously, the noble Baroness will realise that the focus of attention at the moment is on the aggressive and unacceptable behaviour of President Putin in relation to a particular…25 Jan 2022