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HANSARDArmed Forces BillI beg to move. Motion B1 (as an amendment to Motion B)08 Dec 2021HANSARDArmed Forces BillMy Lords, with the leave of the House, in moving Motion A I will address Motion A1, and then Motions B and B1. Obviously there will be a certain element of déjà vu in my remarks…08 Dec 2021HANSARDArmed Forces BillI say to the noble and learned Lord that, as I understand it, the difficulty is that constitutionally we cannot extend this amendment to cover Scotland and Northern Ireland. That…08 Dec 2021HANSARDArmed Forces BillYes, but with all respect, I say to the noble Lord that that is not the essence of the issue. The essence is instead how you create a service justice system which can operate…08 Dec 2021HANSARDArmed Forces BillMy Lords, first, I thank your Lordships for, as ever, interesting and thoughtful contributions on both issues being debated this afternoon, particularly Motions A1 and B1. I will…08 Dec 2021HANSARDArmed Forces BillI thank the noble Lord for taking this point of correction. The statistic I gave him for cases of rape prosecuted in courts martial in the last six months shows a conviction rate…08 Dec 2021HANSARDArmed Forces BillCentral government, as I have indicated previously, is bound by a wide spectrum of obligations. Some of these obligations exist because of parliamentary and government…08 Dec 2021HANSARDArmed Forces BillI have to say to the noble and learned Lord that I am afraid I do not have information available. I gave him the statistics provided to me, but I will undertake to ascertain that…08 Dec 2021HANSARDUkraine: Military EquipmentThe UK Government take very seriously our responsibility for the security of this country and our support for our global allies. That is why we have a strong defence capability.…29 Nov 2021HANSARDUkraine: Military EquipmentMy Lords, we have signed a number of agreements with the Government of Ukraine to work together and with industry to boost Ukraine’s defence capabilities. This is part of the UK’s…29 Nov 2021HANSARDUkraine: Military EquipmentI thank my noble friend for the question, but I do not share his analysis. No one is disputing that there is a serious situation within Ukraine and on the Crimea peninsula. That…29 Nov 2021HANSARDArmed Forces BillThat the Bill do now pass.29 Nov 2021HANSARDUkraine: Military EquipmentThe accidental occurrence to which the noble Lord refers would obviously be very negative and unwelcome, and what all powers, particularly the UK and NATO allies, are anxious to…29 Nov 2021HANSARDUkraine: Military EquipmentMy noble friend is quite right in that Operation Orbital was conceived and has been delivered as a training mission, again with the objective of building Ukraine’s military…29 Nov 2021HANSARDArmed Forces BillMy Lords, it has been a great pleasure to lead the Bill through this House. It delivers on the manifesto commitment to strengthen the legislation of the Armed Forces covenant that…29 Nov 2021HANSARDUkraine: Military EquipmentOperation Orbital, the training arm of what the UK has been doing with Ukraine since 2015, has actually trained around 22,000 Ukrainian troops to date. Operation Orbital delivers…29 Nov 2021HANSARDArmed Forces BillI thank the noble Baroness, Lady Smith, and noble Lords across the Chamber for their contributions. They reflect what I said in my remarks: we are all united in our admiration…29 Nov 2021HANSARDUkraine: Military EquipmentMy noble friend is correct in his analysis that the perpetrators of the pressure are indeed the Russian Government. We have significant concerns about their aggressive pattern of…29 Nov 2021HANSARDUkraine: Military EquipmentThe noble Lord will be aware that we engage in discussions with and make representations to Russia. Indeed, the Prime Minister spoke to President Putin on 25 October and was very…29 Nov 2021HANSARDUkraine: Military EquipmentThat would be a very alarming prognosis and a very unwelcome outcome, which I obviously hope can be avoided. The noble Lord is aware of the programme of engagement that has…29 Nov 2021