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HANSARDStrategic Defence Review: FundingWe speak to the Treasury all the time, so I hope the Treasury will understand the points we are making about defence and its importance. I know the Treasury and the Prime Minister…16 Apr 2026HANSARDStrategic Defence Review: FundingI say to the noble Lord, Lord Harlech, and to the noble Lord, Lord Lancaster, that the reserves are an essential part of the defence of our nation; they will be an increasing part…16 Apr 2026HANSARDStrategic Defence Review: FundingThe point I was trying to make on Tuesday—I am happy to reiterate it—is that the threat we face needs the country to respond as a whole. The Government’s responsibility, working…16 Apr 2026HANSARDStrategic Defence Review: FundingOn the noble Lord’s main point about the national conversations, as I have said to him and in this House on a number of occasions, that national conversation needs to begin as…16 Apr 2026HANSARDStrategic Defence Review: FundingAs the noble Lord will know, there has been a defence reform programme, which has led to the establishment of a national armaments directorate and a new national armaments…16 Apr 2026 Bills sponsored (1)