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HANSARDDecommissioned Nuclear-Powered SubmarinesMy Lords, as the noble Baroness’s follow-up question pointed out, there is an accumulation of nuclear submarines that have been decommissioned but are still in Rosyth or…23 Oct 2024HANSARDUK-US Co-operation on Using Atomic Energy for Mutual DefenceMy Lords, I welcome the opportunity to debate AUKUS, the MDA and the work of the International Agreements Committee. It has been nothing if not a wide-ranging debate this…23 Oct 2024HANSARDArmed Forces Act 2006 (Continuation) Order 2024Yes, there is obviously a certain choreography to this: the smaller opposition Front Bench is allowed to go first. This time last year—or not quite this time last year, but when…22 Oct 2024HANSARDRelations with EuropeMy Lords, the speakers’ list suggests that I can speak for a few moments but I am aware that I am detaining the House—and, as the Minister pointed out, it is late on a Thursday. I…10 Oct 2024HANSARDRelations with EuropeMy Lords, this debate in my name is on a slightly different topic from the one that we got so used to debating in the last few years: the UK’s relations with the EU. It is…10 Oct 2024HANSARDCombat Air CapabilityMy Lords, it is indeed reassuring that His Majesty’s Government appear to be recommitting to GCAP but, like AUKUS, this agreement has been inherited from the previous Conservative…10 Oct 2024HANSARDRelations with EuropeThat this House takes note of the relations between the United Kingdom and Europe, particularly on issues of culture, diplomacy and security.10 Oct 2024HANSARDStrategic Defence ReviewMy Lords, as other noble Lords have done, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Robertson, for securing this debate and the Government Whips for allowing us government time to debate such…09 Oct 2024HANSARDErasmus+My Lords, the initial Question was very much about Erasmus and the importance of rejoining. The noble Baroness, Lady Smith of Llanfaes—a trio of Smiths is speaking—talked about…12 Sept 2024HANSARDUkraine: Military SupportMy Lords, following on from the question asked by the noble Lord, Lord West, it is right that we should be supporting Ukraine, and the Minister’s answer was right—the National…12 Sept 2024HANSARDPublic LibrariesMy Lords, standing as the second person in this “Just a Minute” challenge, I am very much a product of the equivalent of the Reading Agency’s summer reading challenge, but from…12 Sept 2024HANSARDUkraineMy Lords, in her initial Answer, the Minister mentioned the Blenheim discussions, which the Government hosted. That is a very welcome forum, but will His Majesty’s Government also…05 Sept 2024HANSARDGlobal Combat Air Programme International Government Organisation (Immunities and Privileges) Order 2024To clarify, I was merely speculating about where a country might wish to join—or rejoin under Article 49. I was not suggesting that noble Lords on any Benches are necessarily…29 Jul 2024HANSARDGlobal Combat Air Programme International Government Organisation (Immunities and Privileges) Order 2024My Lords, I have an advantage—or disadvantage—on these Benches because, as often with debates on defence, there is nobody behind me on the Back Benches to say anything different…29 Jul 2024HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, there has been a significant amount of change in your Lordships’ House since the election. Clearly, the caterers have changed sides, and the consumers have obviously…25 Jul 2024HANSARDMinistry of Defence: ExpenditureMy Lords, is the Minister able to reassure the House, and perhaps the noble Lord, Lord Robertson, that this is intended to be a defence-led review, not a Treasury-led review? If…25 Jul 2024HANSARDTempest Global Combat Air ProgrammeMy Lords, I welcome the noble Lord to his place. When he and I sat on adjacent Benches, we tended to agree. I always had the benefit of being able to piggyback on his comments…23 Jul 2024HANSARDIsrael and GazaMy Lords, like the noble Lord, Lord Collins, we on these Benches have been making a set of points, essentially from early October, when the terrorist attacks against Israel…22 May 2024HANSARDUniversities: Financial SustainabilityMy Lords, I declare my interests at Cambridge and the Oxford International Education Group. Could the Minister explain to the House how the Government can say that they feel that…21 May 2024HANSARDRussia: SanctionsMy Lords, what assessment have His Majesty’s Government made of the fact that oil is being sold through China and India and then being resold, so in many ways circumventing the…21 May 2024