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HANSARDRoyal Navy: Type 31e FrigatesMy Lords, we see no reason at all to depart from the timescales that we set ourselves; they remain unchanged. We want the first ship in 2023 and all five by the end of 2028. I say…06 Mar 2019HANSARDRoyal Navy: Type 31e FrigatesMy Lords, there has been no change in the Government’s plans. It remains our intention to award a single design and build contract for five Type 31e frigates by the end of 2019.06 Mar 2019HANSARDRoyal Navy: Type 31e FrigatesThe right reverend Prelate’s bid will not be lost on those of my colleagues who are responsible for decisions of this kind. However, I am afraid I can tell him that no decision…06 Mar 2019HANSARDRoyal Navy: Type 31e FrigatesThe noble and gallant Lord speaks with great experience and he is right: we are consciously prescribing an adaptable but general-purpose specification for the Type 31e, as opposed…06 Mar 2019HANSARDOffensive Weapons BillWe received only a very few representations about these weapons as opposed to those covered by my noble friend Lord Attlee’s amendments, where there was a distinct division of…04 Mar 2019HANSARDOffensive Weapons BillMy Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend for raising this issue and for the opportunity to discuss it with him at a meeting last week. As he explained, his amendment would place…04 Mar 2019HANSARDOffensive Weapons BillMy Lords, as the noble Lord, Lord Kennedy, has indicated, Amendments 95 and 96 would restore the prohibition on civilian access to high muzzle energy rifles, which was a feature…04 Mar 2019HANSARDOffensive Weapons BillI would hope that, on reflection, my noble friend will accept that as my words will be printed in large letters in Hansard , the undertaking very definitely stands.04 Mar 2019HANSARDOffensive Weapons BillMy Lords, my understanding is that the evidence provided to the Government by the National Crime Agency is already in the public domain.04 Mar 2019HANSARDParking (Code of Practice) BillMy Lords, I have it in command from Her Majesty the Queen to acquaint the House that she, having been informed of the purport of the Parking (Code of Practice) Bill, has consented…04 Mar 2019HANSARDOffensive Weapons BillMy Lords, although this amendment refers to Clause 34, I have assumed for the purposes of my reply to my noble friend that he would like to apply the additional wording to Clause…04 Mar 2019HANSARDOffensive Weapons BillI am grateful to my noble friend. I am sure that that point will be taken on board by the clubs concerned and those who assist disabled shooters. I do not think we can escape the…04 Mar 2019HANSARDArmed Forces Act (Continuation) Order 2019I assure the noble Lord that we are only too aware of the point he has raised. I think there is common to us all an antipathy to seeing large numbers of Armed Forces personnel on…20 Feb 2019HANSARDArmed Forces Act (Continuation) Order 2019My Lords, the Armed Forces Act (Continuation) Order is a routine item of business. It is a short but vital document to preserve the existence of one of our greatest assets—the…20 Feb 2019HANSARDArmed Forces Act (Continuation) Order 2019That the draft Order laid before the House on 24 January be approved.20 Feb 2019HANSARDPublic Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 13 December 2018 be approved. Considered in Grand Committee on 4 February .20 Feb 2019HANSARDArmed Forces Act (Continuation) Order 2019My Lords, the Armed Forces are fulfilling all the tasks assigned to them, and it is right that we have an Army, a Navy and an Air Force no bigger and no smaller than we need. The…20 Feb 2019HANSARDArmed Forces Act (Continuation) Order 2019I entirely understand the noble Lord’s point, and I shall, of course, be happy to write with any further information on the legal basis that he seeks.20 Feb 2019HANSARDArmed Forces Act (Continuation) Order 2019My Lords, I am very grateful to all noble Lords who have contributed to this debate. I will of course do my best to answer all the questions that have been raised. I start with…20 Feb 2019HANSARDOffensive Weapons BillMy Lords, I am advised that the compensation will embrace ancillary equipment unique to the weapons concerned.06 Feb 2019