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HANSARDPermanent Secretaries: Appointment and Removal (Constitution Committee Report)My Lords, I am very grateful for this thoughtful report. I am grateful to the committee for having asked the Civil Service Commission to give evidence to it. As the First Civil…09 May 2024HANSARDUK Armed Forces in Middle EastMy Lords, I refer to my registered interests in the Royal Navy. I encourage the Minister to take this opportunity to pay tribute to the work of HMS “Diamond”, particularly its…01 May 2024HANSARDEducational Trips and ExchangesMy Lords, I am extremely grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Coussins, for this opportunity, but there is a tinge of sadness about it, because what I am about to say, I would…25 Apr 2024HANSARDIran and IsraelMy Lords, like the noble Baroness, Lady Smith, I was in Israel a couple of weeks ago, and we actually saw the RAF flight that dropped aid over northern Gaza. One of the things, as…15 Apr 2024HANSARDRoyal Navy: Climate Change TrainingMy Lords, I refer to my entry in the register of interests as an honorary captain in the Royal Navy. While education is very important, even more important is capacity. HMS…14 Mar 2024 Bills sponsored (1)