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HANSARDMinistry of Defence: Palantir ContractsI missed that. Could the noble Baroness say with who?11 Feb 2026HANSARDMinistry of Defence: Palantir ContractsI will write to the noble Baroness about that. I will write, along with my noble friend Lady Anderson, to make sure that the noble Baroness gets one joint letter rather than two.…11 Feb 2026HANSARDMinistry of Defence: Palantir ContractsAgain, that is an extremely important point. There are two things. Of course, single source is something that you try to avoid by having open competition, but there are…11 Feb 2026HANSARDMinistry of Defence: Palantir ContractsNo minutes were taken of that meeting, but it was a routine visit. The noble Lord will know from his own experience that going to visit businesses and industry is a significant…11 Feb 2026HANSARDMinistry of Defence: Palantir ContractsMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Goldie, for the courteous way in which she asked the question. I will reflect on what she has said and respond appropriately once I have…11 Feb 2026HANSARDMinistry of Defence: Palantir ContractsI say to the noble Lord, who asks an important question with respect to this, that the UK defence data used and developed in Palantir’s software remains sovereign and under the…11 Feb 2026HANSARDMinistry of Defence: Palantir ContractsIf necessary, I will write to the noble Baroness, but let me reassure her that everything was done properly and appropriately. The decision to award the contract to Palantir was…11 Feb 2026HANSARDMinistry of Defence: Budget ShortfallMany decisions will be subject to the defence investment plan. The noble Viscount has been an advocate of the GCAP programme for a number of years and was berating me a few months…15 Jan 2026HANSARDMinistry of Defence: Budget ShortfallFirst, it would be wrong not to acknowledge the service that the noble Lord undertakes on behalf of our nation; perhaps he can pass that on to the other reservists he will be…15 Jan 2026HANSARDMinistry of Defence: Budget ShortfallI am not going to comment on the operation of Special Forces, and the noble Baroness would not have done that in her previous role, however nicely she was asked. I outlined the…15 Jan 2026HANSARDMinistry of Defence: Budget ShortfallThe defence investment plan will deal with choices according to the budget that it has set for it. Even if you increase the budget, you still have to make choices about what you…15 Jan 2026HANSARDMinistry of Defence: Budget ShortfallThe Government explain it by using the figures I have just outlined. There is billions of pounds of additional money. You cannot alter the fact that it is going from the figure I…15 Jan 2026HANSARDMinistry of Defence: Budget ShortfallI agree with the last point about making sure that the public have greater awareness of the threats faced, and the national conversation. The noble Lord has asked me about that…15 Jan 2026HANSARDRoyal Navy: Nuclear SubmarinesI can give some of the information that the noble Baroness has asked me for. The Defence Nuclear Enterprise submarine dismantling project has achieved a major milestone as it…15 Jan 2026HANSARDRoyal Navy: Nuclear SubmarinesFrom his previous incarnation as the MP for Barrow and Furness, the noble Lord knows a significant amount about the nuclear programme. He is right to highlight the important work…15 Jan 2026HANSARDMinistry of Defence: Budget ShortfallMy noble friend will know the importance of his question. That is why reform has taken place within the Ministry of Defence with the establishment of the National Armaments…15 Jan 2026HANSARDRoyal Navy: Nuclear SubmarinesI am confident about that. I will not go into the number of submarines that are operational for obvious reasons, but the noble Lord will have heard the First Sea Lord outlining…15 Jan 2026HANSARDRoyal Navy: Nuclear SubmarinesMy Lords, the Royal Navy has a fleet of nine submarines currently in service. It operates four Vanguard class nuclear-powered and nuclear-armed submarines in Operation Relentless,…15 Jan 2026HANSARDRoyal Navy: Nuclear SubmarinesA key point for all of us in this House, our nation and our alliances is that it is a continuous at-sea deterrent, and I reassure everyone that we maintain that. The noble Lord is…15 Jan 2026HANSARDRoyal Navy: Nuclear SubmarinesI need to be careful about the monetary figures, but I can reassure the noble Baroness that the programme is going ahead according to schedule and will deliver what we need for…15 Jan 2026