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HANSARDAdvanced Artificial IntelligenceIt is pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Kakkar, and I thank the noble Lord, Lord Ravensdale, for scheduling this most timely debate. I draw attention to my relevant…24 Jul 2023HANSARDUkraine: Ammunition and MissilesMy Lords, can the Minister answer the simple question: do the new contracts merely replenish the stocks, or do they maintain the means of production?24 Jul 2023HANSARDDefence: Support Ships and Type 32 FrigatesMy Lords, on this particular argument I find myself more in favour of the Minister’s point, inasmuch as the lineage of these questions, although entertaining, occasionally gives…20 Jun 2023HANSARDFrigatesCan I return the noble Baroness to the question of the policy context for the future purchase of these ships? Is she suggesting that we are potentially returning to an age of…10 May 2023HANSARDUkraineMy Lords, I have a question on the high-level strategic purpose of the UK’s support and the international support for Ukraine. To an interested observer, it appears to be an…02 May 2023HANSARDMinistry of Defence Procurement: AccountabilityMy Lords, the MoD is always an easy target for this sort of Question, so I will offer some balance. Some waste is undoubtedly both culpable and measurable; some waste is also…29 Mar 2023HANSARDArmed Forces: ResilienceMy Lords, I start by offering my own mixture of welcome and congratulations to our two maiden speakers. The noble Lord, Lord Hintze, of Dunster, is a new friend; I knew his speech…26 Jan 2023HANSARDPolice Conduct and David CarrickI slightly hesitate to say what I am about to say but I am going to say it, although I do not want to draw crude comparisons between the police force and the Armed Forces as…19 Jan 2023HANSARDUkraine: Challenger 2 TanksMy Lords, in pursuit of a more precise answer on this issue of funding, will the Minister answer two questions? First, does the aggregate of all our activities in support of…18 Jan 2023HANSARDStrike ActionCan the Minister confirm whether, in the scenarios that are being planned for, the deployment of regular and reserve military manpower might be called upon? If that is the case,…07 Dec 2022HANSARDUkraine: Tactical Nuclear WeaponsMy Lords, I welcome this more substantial debate on Ukraine and thank the noble and right reverend Lord, Lord Harries, for securing it. Occasional Questions or short responses to…01 Dec 2022HANSARDStock MarketsIs it possible to produce a definitive ranking order of the causes of our economic woes, specifying war in Ukraine, Brexit, Covid and a defined period of government mismanagement?…17 Nov 2022HANSARDUkraine: NATOMy Lords, the interest of the House in the progress of the military situation in Ukraine is entirely understandable, but can the Minister reassure the House that the Government…18 Oct 2022HANSARDUkraineMy Lords, given the state of the ground conflict in Ukraine, I will ask a domestic question on reserves. In doing so, I declare an interest as the president of the Reserve Forces’…07 Sept 2022HANSARDEnergy: Prices and SupplyCan the Minister reassure the House regarding when energy security last appeared on the agenda of, and was discussed by, the Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy?14 Jul 2022HANSARDUkraine: WeaponsCan I press the Minister on the original Question? It is not a matter of what allies have, or what our stockpiles are and the degree to which they have been run down. What the…16 Jun 2022HANSARDQueen’s SpeechThe gracious Speech indicated that the Government will “lead the way in championing security around the world … work closely with international partners to maintain a united NATO…18 May 2022HANSARDUkraine: UK Military SupportGiven the risks of escalation in the military elements of the conflict in Ukraine, it is quite clear that any further military aid will have to be less than decisive. In policy…11 May 2022HANSARDUkraine: Lethal WeaponsMy Lords, the question illuminates a difficult choice for the Government. The war in Ukraine, by military definition, remains limited. It is limited in strategic aim, in geography…05 Apr 2022HANSARDDefence: Type 45 DestroyersMy Lords, as we have seen in Ukraine, the most important vector of attack in conflict below the threshold of formalised warfare is a form of politicised war based on an effective…23 Feb 2022