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HANSARDAfghanistanI thank the noble Lord. I am most grateful to my noble friend Lord Roberts for bringing this most important debate, which is not only timely but absolutely vital. The only concern…02 Dec 2021HANSARDShipbuilding: Use of British Steel for Royal NavyMy Lords, I applaud the idea of supporting British steel, but British Steel as a company is owned by the Chinese Jingye Group, is it not? In which case, what on earth difference…30 Nov 2021HANSARDArmed Forces BillMy Lords, I join the noble Lord, Lord Coaker, in thanking the Minister, and join her in thanking her officials for the time they have been willing to take to brief the opposition…29 Nov 2021HANSARDUkraine: Military EquipmentMy Lords, capacity building is obviously important, but last week the Daily Telegraph reported the defence intelligence chief of Ukraine as saying that there were 92,000 soldiers…29 Nov 2021HANSARDArmy Restructuring: Future SoldierMy Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for repeating the Statement and am glad we have gone back to having Statements repeated, rather than them being assumed to have been read.…25 Nov 2021HANSARDChina: GenocideMy Lords, I pay tribute to the noble Lord, Lord Alton, for yet again bringing to the attention of your Lordships’ House, of the country and, I hope, of the Government the…25 Nov 2021HANSARDArmed Forces BillMy Lords, I support this amendment. Many of the issues have been rehearsed at earlier stages of this legislation, as the noble Lord, Lord Dannatt, pointed out. We have even heard…23 Nov 2021HANSARDArmed Forces BillMy Lords, I would like to support this amendment, in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Browne of Ladyton, the noble and gallant Lord, Lord Craig, and my noble friend Lord…23 Nov 2021HANSARDArmed Forces BillMy Lords, I do not quite support this amendment but will speak in rather the same spirit as the noble Lord, Lord Coaker. From the Liberal Democrat Front Bench, in Committee, I…23 Nov 2021HANSARDArmed Forces BillMy Lords, I support the amendment in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Coaker, which I and the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett of Manor Castle, have signed. In the first group of…23 Nov 2021HANSARDArmed Forces BillMy Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Lancaster, brought a similar amendment forward in Committee, which we discussed. He has made very clear why there is a case for expanding the role…23 Nov 2021HANSARDArmed Forces BillMy Lords, from these Benches, I echo the comments of the noble Lord, Lord Tunnicliffe. The amendments that have been brought forward all seem sensible and, as the Minister said,…23 Nov 2021HANSARDArmed Forces BillMy Lords, I will speak to Amendment 4, which I have co-signed, and Amendments 3, 5, 6 and 7 in the names of the noble Lord, Lord Coaker, and my noble friend Lady Brinton. We have…23 Nov 2021HANSARDRetained EU LawMy Lords, in answering my noble friend Lady Ludford, I am not sure that the Minister actually dealt with the question of whether any changes to retained law would be dealt with…18 Nov 2021HANSARDHouse of Lords: Appointments ProcessMy Lords, I think I heard the noble Lord, Lord Cormack, from a sedentary position, say, “Follow that”. I shall do my best. We have already heard from the noble Lord, Lord Balfe,…18 Nov 2021HANSARDCovid-19: UK ArrivalsMy Lords, I refer to my registered interests. I have printed off the advice given by my university, Cambridge, to international students and what it means to be fully vaccinated.…16 Nov 2021HANSARDArmed Forces BillMy Lords—08 Nov 2021HANSARDArmed Forces BillMy Lords, I apologise for interrupting the dramatic pause of the noble Lord, Lord Browne of Ladyton, but I think that the noble Lord, Lord Coaker, was going to interrupt if I had…08 Nov 2021HANSARDArmed Forces BillI did sit down; I apologise. On Amendment 62, like other noble Lords, I can see no justification for saying that somebody recruited at 16 should be required to stay in for longer…08 Nov 2021HANSARDArmed Forces BillMy Lords, I fear that the noble Lords, Lord Tunnicliffe and Lord Coaker, will not have very much support this afternoon. We on these Benches are also somewhat sceptical about the…08 Nov 2021