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HANSARDMinistry of Defence: ExpenditureI thank my noble friend for his important question. Whether it is aircraft carriers and planes, the number of soldiers, technology or other capabilities, you have to have the…25 Jul 2024HANSARDMinistry of Defence: ExpenditureI thank the noble Baroness for her question. I think she slightly gets in front of herself. We have made a commitment to 2.5%, and that is a cast-iron guarantee. The noble Lord,…25 Jul 2024HANSARDMinistry of Defence: ExpenditureI thank the noble Baroness for her welcome to the post; it is an honour to follow her, as well as the noble Earl, Lord Minto. We have made a clear commitment to 2.5%, and the…25 Jul 2024HANSARDMinistry of Defence: ExpenditureThe noble and gallant Lord makes an important point. Of course there are competing pressures on any budget, whatever its size, but infrastructure—the hangars, runways and…25 Jul 2024HANSARDMinistry of Defence: ExpenditureOf course we should remain open to any capability that is necessary. The noble and gallant Lord makes a very important point. We are open to all these considerations and factors…25 Jul 2024HANSARDMinistry of Defence: ExpenditureI thank the noble Lord for his question and for all the work he does in his position outside this House. He makes an important point. For me, it is not whether it is a small…25 Jul 2024HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Purvis, for winding up for the Liberal Democrats and the noble Lord, Lord Benyon, for winding up for His Majesty’s Opposition. Before we…25 Jul 2024HANSARDMinistry of Defence: ExpenditureThe noble Lord will have heard what I said. Not only did I give reassurance to Italy and Japan and our defence companies at Farnborough, I hosted a reception for all those…25 Jul 2024HANSARDTempest Global Combat Air ProgrammeI thank the noble and gallant Lord for his question and thank him in anticipation of the sorts of thoughtful comments that he will make and the help that he will give to me and…23 Jul 2024HANSARDTempest Global Combat Air ProgrammeAs I said in answer to the question from the noble and gallant Lord—and the noble Lord makes the point for himself—the relationship between ourselves and Japan is extremely…23 Jul 2024HANSARDTempest Global Combat Air ProgrammeMy Lords, I thank my noble friend for his important Question. The strategic defence review is a root-and-branch review to look at the capabilities that our Armed Forces will need…23 Jul 2024HANSARDTempest Global Combat Air ProgrammeI certainly know that everyone has been reassured by the Prime Minister and others saying that progress on these programmes will continue. The Global Combat Air Programme…23 Jul 2024HANSARDTempest Global Combat Air ProgrammeOf course, the defence review will look at defence in the round, but it is really important that this country looks at what the next generation fighter should be. That is an…23 Jul 2024HANSARDTempest Global Combat Air ProgrammeLet me just say to the noble Lord that congratulations are due, to an extent, on the work of the previous Government. So far, £1.8 billion has been spent on GCAP and £600 million…23 Jul 2024HANSARDTempest Global Combat Air ProgrammeNo, GCAP will not be halted, in answer to my noble friend. Progress continues. I met partners yesterday at Farnborough, as did the Prime Minister, emphasising its importance. The…23 Jul 2024HANSARDTempest Global Combat Air ProgrammeI very much hope that the noble Baroness and I can carry on working together. Without being pompous about it, all of us across this Chamber share an interest in the defence of our…23 Jul 2024HANSARDLicensing Act 2003 (UEFA European Football Championship Licensing Hours) Order 2024My Lords, we support the SI. I will make just one suggestion to the Minister—that he make sure that the Prime Minister is fully aware of the contents, to avoid any further…24 May 2024HANSARDCounter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015 (Risk of Being Drawn into Terrorism) (Revised Guidance) Regulations 2024We support the extension. It is important to highlight that this statutory instrument simply extends the guidance to Scotland. Although counterterrorism legislation is a reserved…24 May 2024HANSARDBritish Nationality (Irish Citizens) BillMy Lords, I will very briefly pay tribute to the work that the noble Lord, Lord Hay, has done, but also to lots of other Members—he has mentioned Gregory Campbell; his leader,…24 May 2024HANSARDUkraine and GeorgiaMy Lords, I begin with the important repetition of our ongoing support for the Government regarding Ukraine and our shared deep concern with respect to events in Georgia, which…16 May 2024