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HANSARDIntegrated Review: Defence Command PaperWithout hesitation, I reassure my noble friend that such is the case; the continuous at-sea deterrent is just that. It has been doing that important job without interruption. I am…23 Mar 2021HANSARDIntegrated Review: Defence Command PaperMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Tunnicliffe, and the noble Baroness, Lady Smith, for their welcome recognition of the contribution made by our Armed Forces to the Covid…23 Mar 2021HANSARDIntegrated Review: Defence Command PaperThe noble and gallant Lord is quite correct that this is a shared departmental responsibility. I am unable to say whether the command structure has been identified but I shall…23 Mar 2021HANSARDIntegrated Review: Defence Command PaperThe protocols surrounding nuclear weapons have been widely understood. They exist as a deterrent and to do that job in the hope that they never have to be used. I said earlier…23 Mar 2021HANSARDIntegrated Review: Defence Command PaperI am very grateful to my noble friend for raising something of critical importance because we in this Chamber are all aware that the MoD depends greatly upon the presences that we…23 Mar 2021HANSARDIntegrated Review: Defence Command PaperI say to the noble Lord, whose experience in these matters I hugely respect, that we have to look at the future very much on the basis of working with partners, friends and…23 Mar 2021HANSARDIntegrated Review: Defence Command PaperAs the noble Lord is aware, we have a partnership at the moment with our American friends, who provide support to the carrier. That is a matter of merit; it is about alliance,…23 Mar 2021HANSARDIntegrated Review: Defence Command PaperI say to the noble Lord that business in the Chamber is not my responsibility; it is the responsibility of his and my colleagues, working through the usual channels. Your…23 Mar 2021HANSARDIntegrated Review: Defence Command PaperWe are aware that much of the conventional and traditional format of the military again has been overtaken by technology. We have seen, for example, what can happen to traditional…23 Mar 2021HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) BillThe Bill has been drafted to reflect the overall policy intentions to try to reassure our service personnel that, before overseas operations are committed to, careful thought is…11 Mar 2021HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) BillMy Lords, first, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Browne of Ladyton, for tabling this amendment, which is fascinating and raises substantial issues. One only had to listen to the…11 Mar 2021HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) BillMy Lords, I thank the noble and learned Lord, Lord Falconer of Thoroton, for the informed proposal in his amendment and other noble Lords for their genuinely thought-provoking…11 Mar 2021HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) BillMy Lords, this has been an important debate, and I want to thank the noble Lord, Lord Dannatt, for his careful presentation of his amendment, which covers a very important issue.…11 Mar 2021HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) BillI am grateful for the opportunity to comment. When I responded to the noble Baroness, Lady Chakrabarti, I did not have before me specific information relating to her question. I…11 Mar 2021HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) BillThe way in which I anticipate Clause 12 operating is that it is simply an ex facie reminder on the face of the Bill that a Secretary of State, if he were contemplating an overseas…11 Mar 2021HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) BillMy Lords, again I thank the noble Lord, Lord Tunnicliffe, for raising this issue. I have looked at his proposed new clause in Amendment 30, which would indeed require the…11 Mar 2021HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) BillI thank your Lordships for your kind comments and the noble Lord, Lord Tunnicliffe, for his helpful and kind observation. Yes, I will undertake to distribute electronically any…11 Mar 2021HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) BillMy Lords, it is interesting that we conclude our consideration of Part 1 of the Bill with a genuinely interesting proposition from the noble and learned Lord, Lord Falconer of…09 Mar 2021HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Baronesses, Lady Ritchie of Downpatrick, Lady Suttie and Lady Chakrabarti, and the noble Lord, Lord Tunnicliffe, for their contributions. These…09 Mar 2021HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) BillMy Lords, predictably this debate surrounding Clause 6 and Schedule 1 has given rise to the passionate, informed and powerful advance of arguments, which I was expecting. I have…09 Mar 2021