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HANSARDDigital and Technology Policy: National SovereigntyMy Lords, it is time for the formal and ritual congratulations to the noble Baroness, Kidron, not merely on starting the debate but for recognising her enormous energy,…23 Jul 2026HANSARDTributes: Lord LamingMy Lords, Herbert Laming, as Chairman of Committees, was the one who enabled us to set up a foreign affairs Committee; we called it the International Relations Committee. At last,…22 Jul 2026HANSARDReview Conference of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation TreatyMy Lords, commitment is not enough. There is a mood going around the capitals of the world that Ukraine would be in much better shape today if it had kept its nuclear weapons.…09 Jul 2026HANSARDInternational Marine Protected Area: Sargasso SeaMy Lords, I know that we have signed the global ocean treaty, but have we ratified it yet? Does the Minister think that the Commonwealth, which is increasingly involved in…06 Jul 2026HANSARDDefence Investment PlanMy Lords, I welcome part of this plan—it obviously has some holes in it, as we have already heard. I also welcome, as I do every time I hear the Minister speak, a great deal of…01 Jul 2026HANSARDDemocratic Institutions: ThreatsMy Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Wallace of Saltaire, on initiating this debate and bringing out into the open so many issues that we ought to discuss much more than…25 Jun 2026HANSARDDefence Investment PlanMy Lords, might not the Government find it a bit easier to deal with their problems explaining defence spending if they distinguished much more clearly between the overall defence…16 Jun 2026HANSARDRussian Shadow FleetOne of the problems is that we do not know where these hundreds of ghost ships are at any one time or where they are going. There is a need to identify that. We should have a…16 Jun 2026HANSARDRussian Attacks on Civilian InfrastructureMy Lords, given the completely new structure and formation of the modern battlefield and the way war is being conducted, which is changing very quickly indeed, does the Minister…08 Jun 2026HANSARDLebanon: Israel Defense Forces OperationsMy Lords, is it not an idea to offer some rather candid advice to our Israeli friends about the inner nature of Lebanon and the vast distinction between the Hezbollah…08 Jun 2026HANSARDMilitary in the GulfMy Lords, does the Minister agree that the real need in this area is for a far more effective maritime tracking system than we have today, for legal and illegal shipping, and for…04 Jun 2026HANSARDMiddle East: Economic ResponseMy Lords, the Minister will remember—at least I think he will remember—that, after 1945, the best brains of Britain, America and some other countries got together to rebuild the…01 Jun 2026HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Northover. I believe long ago we were in the same Government, but I cannot quite recall which Government it was. We…21 May 2026HANSARDDefence, Security and Resilience BankMy Lords, is the idea behind this plan to meet vital public expenditure needs without upsetting the bond markets too much? Can the Minister just explain a little more how it will…19 May 2026HANSARDMiddle East: Economic UpdateMy Lords, as the Minister says, no one quite knows yet the impact, particularly on the oil and gas sector. I declare an interest as a co-author of the original 1979 plan for…28 Apr 2026HANSARDClean Power 2030 Action Plan: Rural CommunitiesMy Lords, I thank my colleague, my noble friend Lady McIntosh, for securing this debate, the authorities for providing room for it, and I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord…22 Apr 2026HANSARDZimbabwe: ConstitutionMy Lords, the Minister probably knows that Zimbabwe is rather keen to rejoin the Commonwealth. Could it be explained to President Mnangagwa that the chances of doing so will be…15 Apr 2026HANSARDStrait of Hormuz: Mine ClearanceI think I have heard the Minister remind us from the Dispatch Box that the pipelines bypassing the Strait of Hormuz are working and carrying, apparently, 7 million or 8 million…13 Apr 2026HANSARDFuel Supplies: War in IranMy Lords, I am not sure that any of the figures we have heard in the last few minutes are correct or substantial. In fact, there is a huge amount around the world of spare oil…25 Mar 2026HANSARDIranian State-sponsored Cyber Attacks: Mitigation and PreparationMy Lords, as the defence production need for entirely new kinds of warfare steps up, as it is now doing, are the Government satisfied that the needs of our strategy, which are…11 Mar 2026