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HANSARDNuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference 2026I first thank the noble Lord for the comments that he made and his association with my remarks about the tragic death. It is appreciated by everyone in this House and beyond. The…10 Dec 2025HANSARDAjax Armoured VehicleWithout being flippant, I am fed up with lessons learned from various reports over a period of time. The bigger question is why the lessons learned so often do not translate into…10 Dec 2025HANSARDNuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference 2026The establishment and existence of the NPT, which involves 191 countries, including all the countries—Russia, China and the United States—that the noble Lord has mentioned,…10 Dec 2025HANSARDNuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference 2026I strongly agree with the noble Lord’s analysis. The NPT is an essential cornerstone of global security. I suggest that in many ways it has been particularly successful. I was…10 Dec 2025HANSARDAjax Armoured VehicleI thank the noble Lord for the question. Clearly, Ministers from all Governments make decisions on the basis of the advice they receive. Let us see what the investigation tells us…10 Dec 2025HANSARDAjax Armoured VehicleI am not aware of any foreign interest in it, but I will check my facts and come back to the noble and gallant Lord if I am incorrect.10 Dec 2025HANSARDAjax Armoured VehicleI thank the noble Baroness for her remarks about our British serviceman who was so tragically lost. The whole House will join in her remarks. With respect to the position…10 Dec 2025HANSARDNuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference 2026I thank the noble and gallant Lord for his comments, and I should have thanked the noble Baroness for associating herself with the remarks that I made about the tragic death of…10 Dec 2025HANSARDNuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference 2026The noble Lord will be pleased to know that I never repeat myself. On the serious point about the DPRK, we take that challenge seriously. The DPRK announced that it had departed…10 Dec 2025HANSARDAjax Armoured VehicleThere was quite a bit in that. I thank the noble Lord for his comments about the bravery and sacrifice of our Armed Forces. He will know that we have paused all use of the Ajax…10 Dec 2025HANSARDAjax Armoured VehicleI do not know the absolute answer to the noble Lord’s last point, but at some point there will be a significant number of debates and questions that will explore in much more…10 Dec 2025HANSARDArmed Services: Sexual ViolenceI know that there have been a number of documented cases of utterly unacceptable behaviour, some of which is criminal and deserves to be prosecuted. I know from speaking to senior…09 Dec 2025HANSARDArmed Services: Sexual ViolenceI can assure my noble friend of that. The Armed Forces go out of their way to encourage service personnel to report all examples of sexual harassment. They make it clear that…09 Dec 2025HANSARDArmed Services: Sexual ViolenceI can assure the noble—I do not know what the correct title is.09 Dec 2025HANSARDArmed Services: Sexual ViolenceI agree with the noble Baroness about the importance of training all ranks. Certainly, I know that the military take that extremely seriously. The establishment of the victim care…09 Dec 2025HANSARDArmed Services: Sexual ViolenceI congratulate my noble friend again on the work that he did with respect to encouraging women into the service and in particular into the Navy and indeed the submarine service. A…09 Dec 2025HANSARDArmed Services: Sexual ViolenceMy Lords, I thank my noble friend for her Question, which I think is of importance and interest to us all. As I said, various units have been set up to deal with this problem. The…09 Dec 2025HANSARDArmed Services: Sexual ViolenceThe right reverend Prelate, who I know very well is the Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham. I can reassure the noble—09 Dec 2025HANSARDArmed Services: Sexual ViolenceI will just say to the noble Lord that I try very hard not to be partisan on defence matters. I do not really care whether it was a Conservative Government or a Labour Government.…09 Dec 2025HANSARDArmed Services: Sexual ViolenceMy Lords, people who choose to serve their country deserve to do so free from fear of abuse. The Defence Serious Crime Command has driven improvements to victim care and…09 Dec 2025