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HANSARDUkraineOf course.25 Feb 2025HANSARDUkraineMy Lords, is the Minister aware that many of us on these Benches are deeply appreciative of the action taken by the Prime Minister? He has had to make unbelievably difficult…25 Feb 2025HANSARDUkraineMy Lords—25 Feb 2025HANSARDUkraineMy Lords—25 Feb 2025HANSARDSterling: Rise in Yields on 30-year GiltsMy Lords, when will the Government’s planning reforms positively affect the UK economy?14 Jan 2025HANSARDDefence: 2.5% GDP Spending CommitmentMy Lords, does the Minister agree that when we rearmed in the 1950s, we deterred aggression and avoided conflict?17 Dec 2024HANSARDAnti-social Behaviour and ShopliftingMy Lords, while I agree with everything the noble Baroness has just said, will the Minister join me in the hope that the sentencing review will result in fewer women being sent to…16 Dec 2024HANSARDUndersea CablesMy Lords, do we have an agreed retaliation doctrine?03 Dec 2024HANSARDHouse of Lords ReformMy Lords, I too am grateful to the Leader of the House for introducing the debate. She and I have always had the most cordial of relations. I have been in this situation before,…12 Nov 2024HANSARDGypsy and Traveller Communities: AccommodationMy Lords, what does the planning system do to improve the education of Travellers so that they can engage in exclusively legitimate economic activity?06 Nov 2024HANSARDDefence SpendingMy Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend Lord Trenchard for introducing this debate. The noble Lord, Lord Bilimoria, said that our Armed Forces were the finest in the world. I…31 Oct 2024HANSARDDefence Policy: DeterrenceI am grateful to my noble friend Lord Trefgarne for introducing this Question for Short Debate. I used to read my father’s Hansard when my noble friend was a Minister in the…31 Oct 2024HANSARDVehicle Drivers (Certificates of Professional Competence) (Amendment) Regulations 2024My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for introducing the regulations so skilfully. I welcome them, including all the detail. Before saying anything substantive, I should…29 Oct 2024HANSARDPolice AccountabilityMy Lords, I strongly support the Statement and everything the Minister has said. However, he will be aware of my report of the harassment of the heavy haulage industry by West…28 Oct 2024HANSARDDecommissioned Nuclear-Powered SubmarinesMy Lords, are the older submarines more difficult to recycle than the Swiftsure class?23 Oct 2024HANSARDStrategic Defence ReviewMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Robertson of Port Ellen, for introducing this debate. I agree with almost everything that every noble Lord has said and I see no…09 Oct 2024HANSARDHouse of Lords Conduct Committee: Code of Conduct ReviewMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baroness, the chairman of the Conduct Committee, for initiating this debate, because it gives us the opportunity to comment on the direction…08 Oct 2024HANSARDPublic Spending: InheritanceMy Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Boateng, correctly drew attention to our productivity problems. How much scope does the Minister think there is for improving our productivity?…30 Jul 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice Act 2003 (Requisite and Minimum Custodial Periods) Order 2024My Lords, the Minister should make sure that it is not a sobriety tag.29 Jul 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice Act 2003 (Requisite and Minimum Custodial Periods) Order 2024My Lords, I welcome the Minister to his position; this is the first time I have been able to debate with him. I hope he has plenty of time to sort out the mess of the prison…29 Jul 2024