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HANSARDMinistry of Defence: ExpenditureI thank the Minister and congratulate him on his appointment, and welcome him to the Front Bench. My Question was predicated on an already stretched defence budget and government…25 Jul 2024HANSARDMinistry of Defence: ExpenditureTo ask His Majesty’s Government whether they have made any decisions to pause expenditure on Ministry of Defence programmes; and, if so, on which programmes.25 Jul 2024HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, it is a privilege and an unexpected pleasure to find myself at the Dispatch Box opening this debate for His Majesty’s loyal Opposition in this House. Just when I thought…25 Jul 2024HANSARDLeaseholders: Management CompaniesMy Lords, I am looking at the text of the Question tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Kennedy, and I am trying to be helpful to my noble friend the Minister. In Scotland the…20 May 2024HANSARDInflammatory Bowel DiseaseMy Lords, further to the question of the noble Baroness, Lady McIntosh, and indeed the question from the noble Lord, Lord Turnberg, I understood that there was a link with a…20 May 2024HANSARDDefence FundingTo ask His Majesty’s Government whether they intend to replicate the approach of the Green Savings Bonds to provide incremental resource to fund the defence capability by issuing…16 May 2024HANSARDDefence FundingMy Lords, I thank my noble friend for that response. I of course welcome the Prime Minister’s commitment, which is reassuring and provides a clarity that is much needed. My…16 May 2024HANSARDMilitary Bases: AccommodationMy Lords, one of the recommendations of the Kerslake commission report, which is very exhaustive, was that the MoD should commission an external independent survey of the Defence…15 May 2024HANSARDHydrogen EnergyMy Lords, I have listened with great care to the responses from my noble friend the Minister. What are the implications of these responses for future grid hydrogen blending trials?14 May 2024HANSARDNATO: French Nuclear WeaponsMy Lords, does my noble friend the Minister agree, in relation to the important point made by the noble Lord, Lord West, that the unambiguous commitment by the United Kingdom and…09 May 2024HANSARDDefence Personnel Data BreachMy Lords, the MoD has in place, and regularly refreshes, robust resilience plans in case any of its systems are compromised or prejudiced by an adverse attack. Although this…08 May 2024HANSARDPeriod PovertyMy Lords, I am not often given to commending the Scottish Government, but as your Lordships may be aware, particularly the ladies present, they have introduced a universal system…07 May 2024HANSARDNuclear Test Veterans: SupportMy Lords, the decision to award a Nuclear Test Medal is very welcome. The MoD endeavoured last year in advance of Remembrance Day to issue as many of these medals as possible. How…02 May 2024HANSARDUK Armed Forces in Middle EastMy Lords, we should applaud the role of the RAF, with the recent contribution it made in the interception of Iranian drones launched against Israel. I ask my noble friend the…01 May 2024HANSARDUniversities: Sensitive ResearchMy Lords, I declare an interest as an honorary fellow of the University of Strathclyde. This challenge to our universities is both fast-moving and intensifying in complexity. Now,…30 Apr 2024HANSARDRoad PricingMy Lords, I find it difficult to fault the analysis of my noble friend Lord Young of Cookham, because he points to an inescapable gap in revenue receipts for the Treasury from…29 Apr 2024HANSARDSanctions: Russian IndividualsMy Lords, the annual report of the OFSI indicates a dramatic increase in the volume of frozen assets, which, as my noble friend the Minister has indicated, is reassuring across a…25 Apr 2024HANSARDSpring Budget 2024My Lords, it is always a pleasure to follow my noble friend Lord Young of Cookham. I looked back at what I said in November when we debated the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement. At…18 Mar 2024HANSARDUnited Kingdom: UnionMy Lords, it is always a pleasure to speak about the union and to listen to the experience and wisdom of my noble friend Lord McInnes of Kilwinning, whom I thank for securing this…14 Mar 2024HANSARDScottish Government: Devolved CompetencesMy Lords, does my noble friend the Minister agree, in pursuance to the question from the noble Lord, Lord Foulkes, that there has to be concern about the cost to the Scottish…13 Mar 2024