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HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) BillMy Lords, I am glad to hear that the noble Lord, Lord Faulks, does not want to bias anyone; I am sure that is absolutely right and we are all on the same page on that. However, he…11 Mar 2021HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) BillMy Lords, in this suite of amendments we are focusing on a relatively narrow area. On this occasion, I should be slightly relived that the noble Lord, Lord Faulks, does not…11 Mar 2021HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) BillMy Lords, both these amendments are important but quite different. They come together as a final hurrah for the Committee stage of the Bill. Amendment 34, in the names of the…11 Mar 2021HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) BillMy Lords, not being a lawyer, I shall take the approach taken by the lawyers and be very brief in my comments. I have the same question as the noble and learned Lord, Lord…09 Mar 2021HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) BillMy Lords, it is conventional to say what a pleasure it is to speak after whichever noble Lord has preceded one. On this occasion, it genuinely is a pleasure to speak after the…09 Mar 2021HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) BillMy Lords, as I said in my comments on the first group of amendments, the vagaries of parliamentary procedure mean that in some ways the groups of amendments are being debated in a…09 Mar 2021HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) BillMy Lords, unlike the first group of amendments, this group—particularly Amendment 14—has very broad support across your Lordships’ House. That is scarcely surprising because one…09 Mar 2021HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) BillMy Lords, at this time of the evening it would be very easy simply to agree with everything the noble and learned Lord, Lord Falconer of Thoroton, has just said and be happy to…09 Mar 2021HANSARDMyanmarMy Lords, the Minister’s indication that the Government are thinking of formally intervening in the Gambia’s genocide case against Myanmar, at the ICJ, is welcome. Given the…11 Feb 2021HANSARDArmed Forces Act (Continuation) Order 2021My Lords, it is very frequent that Ministers talk about wide-ranging debate when they are summing up. In winding up for the Liberal Democrat Front Bench, I indeed comment that…11 Feb 2021HANSARDOverseas Territories: Humanitarian and Disaster ReliefMy Lords, the Minister said that other overseas territories have not asked to have reserve units to deal with crisis response. Will the Government consider being proactive and…09 Feb 2021HANSARDIntegrated Review: New ShipsMy Lords, defence is a reserved matter; shipbuilding is not. Will the Minister tell the House what is the likely impact on shipbuilding procurement on the Clyde and the Forth if…25 Jan 2021HANSARDBritish Armed Forces: Global BritainMy Lords, I pay tribute to our Armed Forces’ regulars and reserves for the work they do internationally and at home: dealing with Covid, the floods and now trying to play a key…21 Jan 2021HANSARDProhibition of Nuclear WeaponsMy Lords, one of the key aspects of non-proliferation in recent years has been the JCPOA. The UK has been involved in this but under President Trump the US pulled out. What are…21 Jan 2021HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) BillMy Lords, I start, as did the noble Baroness, Lady Goldie, my noble friend Lord Campbell of Pittenweem and the noble Lord, Lord Touhig, by paying my debt of gratitude to the Armed…20 Jan 2021HANSARDXinjiang: Forced LabourMy Lords, in his previous response, the Minister pointed out that the advice given to the public sector was not the same as that given to the private sector. Can he reassure the…19 Jan 2021HANSARDInternational Soft Power Strategy: Role of BBCMy Lords, does the Minister envisage that the soft power strategy that was anticipated will ever be produced, or has it been subsumed into the integrated security and defence…18 Jan 2021HANSARDForeign Policy: UK-EU DialogueMy Lords, the Minister reiterates the Government’s commitment to co-operation with the European Union, but now that we no longer have a seat at the table, what mechanisms is the…14 Jan 2021HANSARDEducation: Turing SchemeMy Lords, I am minded to ask what price one can put on life-changing opportunities such as those lost with the Erasmus scheme. I declare an interest as an academic involved in…05 Jan 2021HANSARDUN Mission in Mali: Armed Forces DeploymentMy Lords, I start by echoing the words of the noble Lord, Lord Touhig, and the Secretary of State in expressing my gratitude to our service men and women. In particular at this…14 Dec 2020