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HANSARDPensions CommissionMy Lords, I too welcome my noble friend back to her rightful position. She talked about people working hard to save for their pensions. They include pensioners who worked at…22 Jul 2026HANSARDNatural England: Gamebird Release LicensingMy Lords, local shoots are important to many local rural economies. I would be interested to know the view of my noble friend the Minister on the position that National England…21 Jul 2026HANSARDArtificial Intelligence: LegislationMy Lords, I agree with my noble friend that AI is going to be transformational, but the noble and gallant Lord, Lord Houghton, raises a very important point about warfare, where…16 Jul 2026HANSARDNational Shipbuilding StrategyTo ask His Majesty’s Government what progress they have made towards implementing the National Shipbuilding Strategy.15 Jul 2026HANSARDNational Shipbuilding StrategySir John Parker produced his report on national shipbuilding policy in 2017. It was adapted by the then Government, reviewed in 2022 and adopted by the incoming Labour Government.…15 Jul 2026HANSARDBritish Industry and Services: Public ProcurementMy Lords, a central tenet of the UK’s national shipbuilding policy is that we have a drumbeat of orders through UK shipyards, recognising that 38p of every pound put in by the…07 Jul 2026HANSARDArmed Forces BillI concur—and I am on the record as saying—that the defence investment plan needs the money: we need to get to 3% as quickly as possible. But does the noble Earl also agree that…06 Jul 2026HANSARDArmed Forces BillCrimea?06 Jul 2026HANSARDNational Security (State Threats) BillI thank the noble Baroness, Lady Hayter, and the noble Lord, Lord Alton, for the amendments in their names. It is timely to have a debate and to keep raising—as I know the noble…30 Jun 2026HANSARDNottingham Maternity and Neonatal ServicesMy Lords, this is an appalling case, but some of the themes in it are common to other scandals, including the Post Office scandal: people being ignored, people not knowing how to…29 Jun 2026HANSARDWaste Management Carriers: RegulationMy Lords, I have been talking rubbish for many years. This is not just a blight on people’s neighbourhoods but an environmental time bomb ticking away in many communities. It is…25 Jun 2026HANSARDNational Security (State Threats) BillI welcome the Bill. The fact that we need it less than three years after the passing of the National Security Act demonstrates the evolving threat that this country faces. In 2020…23 Jun 2026HANSARDState of Extremism ReportMy Lords, my noble friend will recognise that an increasing number of the subjects of interest, in both the right-wing space and the Islamic space, being investigated by the…17 Jun 2026HANSARDForeign Interference in UK Democratic ProcessesMy Lords, in its 2020 report on Russia, the ISC highlighted the malign influence of Russia and, more recently, in our report on Iran, we highlighted the use of the online space to…17 Jun 2026HANSARDDefence Investment PlanThe DIP has a had a gestation period longer than an African elephant, and we are still no further forward. When they came into power, this Government said they were about growth,…15 Jun 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson Humble Address: Government ResponseMy Lords, the ISC has spent many hours and days doing the task which Parliament set it. I put on record my thanks, on behalf of the committee, to the staff who have worked behind…02 Jun 2026HANSARDProstate Cancer ScreeningMy Lords, the problem with prostate cancer is that most men do not have symptoms; it was certainly like that in my case. The Minister said that wide screening would lead to…02 Jun 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson: Government Response to Humble AddressMy Lords, the ISC was given a clear task to look at documents that were going to be released on the humble Address for national security and international relations harm. We have…19 May 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson Humble Address: Government Response UpdateMy Lords, I rise to bring news from the front to your Lordships’ House. After another five-hour meeting today, the Intelligence and Security Committee, which I chair, has now…28 Apr 2026HANSARDSecurity VettingMy Lords, the humble Address that Parliament passed gave the Intelligence and Security Committee, which I chair, the responsibility to consider those documents that, if released,…20 Apr 2026