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HANSARDUkraine War: London TalksThe Easter truce seemed to be an opportunity for Vladimir Putin and his Government to trawl Hansard and work out which Members of the other place and your Lordships’ House needed…28 Apr 2025HANSARDLandmines and Cluster MunitionsMy Lords, the situation in the Baltic states and Poland is rather different from that in the United Kingdom. We need to look at the decisions of those sovereign states that have…03 Apr 2025HANSARDUkraine: UK-USA DiscussionsMy Lords—26 Mar 2025HANSARDUkraine: UK-USA DiscussionsMy Lords, the Minister said it is vital that the United Kingdom and our European allies stay in marked support of Ukraine. Does he believe that the United States still gives that…26 Mar 2025HANSARDFuture Defence CapabilityMy Lords, His Majesty’s Government’s commitment to the special transatlantic relationship is laudable, but if from the other side of the Atlantic the relationship is not seen as…26 Mar 2025HANSARDStrategic Priorities Statement: DefenceMy Lords, it is clearly welcome that the strategy includes defence. What support are His Majesty’s Government planning to give to small and medium-sized enterprises working in…25 Mar 2025HANSARDArmed Forces Commissioner BillMy Lords, I support these amendments from these Benches. I am delighted that the noble Lord, Lord Harlech, felt inspired to stand up and speak on the first day in Committee and…24 Mar 2025HANSARDArmed Forces Commissioner BillMy Lords, I will take it from the Minister that this is a technical change that is necessary as a consequential. I will not raise further questions.24 Mar 2025HANSARDArmed Forces Commissioner BillI am grateful to the noble Lord for clarifying that point. I suspect most Members of the Grand Committee were not necessarily listening so closely.19 Mar 2025HANSARDArmed Forces Commissioner BillThat is a very helpful intervention, and we are probably all delighted to hear that there were so many applications for the Army last year, given that recruitment has been an…19 Mar 2025HANSARDArmed Forces Commissioner BillClearly, it was only I who was not listening sufficiently closely, but I understood it as being the Armed Forces commissioner rather than the next Armed Forces Bill. However, I…19 Mar 2025HANSARDArmed Forces Commissioner BillMy Lords, I am grateful to all noble Lords who have contributed to this fascinating debate on the two amendments in this group. Several of us have learned a lot, and some are now…19 Mar 2025HANSARDArmed Forces Commissioner BillI thank the Minister for his response. If I may give a slightly flippant response to the noble Viscount, Lord Stansgate, who said that the amendment looks straightforward and is…19 Mar 2025HANSARDArmed Forces Commissioner BillYes. For the purposes of this I am making a verbal amendment to what is on the page; I am not proposing to bring back an amendment like Amendment 2 that would bring in hundreds of…19 Mar 2025HANSARDArmed Forces Commissioner Bill19 Mar 2025HANSARDArmed Forces Commissioner BillMy Lords, I will speak to Amendments 4 and 21, which are in my name. As the noble Lord, Lord Beamish, pointed out, in some ways Amendments 3 and 4 are trying to bring a…19 Mar 2025HANSARDArmed Forces Commissioner BillThe first amendment.19 Mar 2025HANSARDArmed Forces Commissioner Bill19 Mar 2025HANSARDArmed Forces Commissioner BillMy Lords, I will speak to what I hope is the last of my amendments today, Amendment 11, on the further matters that the commissioner may investigate. Before I speak to my…19 Mar 2025HANSARDArmed Forces Commissioner BillI am grateful to the noble Lord for the clarification. That is what I had assumed on reading the Bill, but I wanted to make sure that that was absolutely right. The Minister has…19 Mar 2025