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HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency BillMy Lords, I will speak in support of Amendments 1 and 26—to which I have added my name—and Amendment 21. Like the noble Baroness, Lady Brown, and the noble Lord, Lord Oates, I…17 Nov 2021HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency BillMy Lords, I want to express the hope that the Minister is going to tell the Committee that consultations have taken place with the Scottish Government, the Welsh Government and…17 Nov 2021HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency BillI may have misinterpreted something earlier, but I do not think I have misinterpreted this. Paragraph 17(1) allows ARIA to do anything as long as it meets the test. It is judge…17 Nov 2021HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency BillMy Lords, for the second time today I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Lansley—the first was for saving me before the Minister had to expose my misunderstanding of a part of…17 Nov 2021HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency BillI apologise for wasting the Grand Committee’s time. I go back to the simple argument I made in relation to Amendment 16; in today’s global arena, setting an environmental, social…17 Nov 2021HANSARDNagorno-KarabakhMy Lords, on the first anniversary of the ceasefire, the US State Department statement, as well as listing all of the humanitarian issues that are supported by allegations on both…15 Nov 2021HANSARDCharities: LandminesMy Lords, in April 2017 the then International Development Secretary, Priti Patel, standing alongside Prince Harry at a Landmine Free 2025 event, announced the UK’s funding…15 Nov 2021HANSARDRussia: Gas SuppliesMy Lords, it seems almost certain that reports of build-up along the border are directly related to a year-long increase in the number of violations on both sides of the line of…10 Nov 2021HANSARDArmed Forces Bill08 Nov 2021HANSARDArmed Forces BillOn Amendment 62, can the Minister answer this deceptively simple question? Why do the Army, in their regulations regarding the minimum service period, discriminate against younger…08 Nov 2021HANSARDArmed Forces BillIt is not a preface. I want to turn to Amendment 62, for a couple of paragraphs. The amendment would ensure that “soldiers aged under 18 are not required to serve for a longer…08 Nov 2021HANSARDArmed Forces BillI apologise, but I had not finished—it was a dramatic pregnant pause that misled the noble Baroness.08 Nov 2021HANSARDArmed Forces BillMy Lords, I shall speak to both amendments. I thank my noble friend Lady Massey of Darwen for tabling them. My noble friends Lady Massey and Lady Lister and I are doing our level…08 Nov 2021HANSARDArmed Forces BillMy Lords, this amendment is also in the names of the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones, and the noble and gallant Lords, Lord Houghton of Richmond and Lord Craig of Radley. I am very…08 Nov 2021HANSARDArmed Forces BillI thank the Minister for her response to this debate and, with the indulgence of the Committee, I will refer to parts of her response. I was greatly appreciative of it all, but…08 Nov 2021HANSARDArmed Forces BillMy Lords, I will get back to where I was. The problem is real. On the basis, nature, extent and clear effect it has on military personnel, questions need to be answered. The issue…02 Nov 2021HANSARDArmed Forces BillMy Lords, it is a privilege to follow the noble and gallant Lord, Lord Houghton. His sharing of his personal experience has honestly been of great benefit to the Committee on this…02 Nov 2021HANSARDAutonomous Weapons SystemsMy Lords, the National AI Strategy was published in September and promises were made that, before the end of the year, “details of the approaches the Ministry of Defence will use…01 Nov 2021HANSARDClimate Change Risk: National Audit Office GuidanceTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they have taken to ensure government departments and other public bodies have regard to the latest National Audit Office guidance…25 Oct 2021HANSARDPrivate Equity TakeoversMy Lords, I am sure that the Minister is aware of the latest Bank of England financial stability summary, which specifically warns that the current level of debt-fuelled US equity…21 Oct 2021