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HANSARDDefence 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 2026 · 4d agoHANSARDRussian 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 2026 · 4d agoHANSARDRussian 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 2026HANSARDEnergy MarketsMy Lords, having been a Minister through six energy crises rather similar to this one, I cannot resist a bit of sympathy with Ministers having to go through it all again and…09 Mar 2026HANSARDSmall Businesses: VAT ThresholdIs the Minister aware that, according to official statistics, 99.18% of all British businesses are defined as “small”—those with 50 employees or fewer. It sometimes seems, in the…05 Mar 2026HANSARDUK-India: Comprehensive Economic and Trade AgreementMy Lords, as a member of the committee that produced this report, I congratulate our former chairman, who has just spoken, for guiding us through an extremely complex and quite…04 Mar 2026HANSARDResetting the UK-EU Relationship (European Affairs Committee Report)My Lords, I am very glad that the title of the excellent report we are discussing refers to a “reset”. Indeed, there seems general agreement in all the documents, including the…26 Feb 2026HANSARDBritish Military Equipment: Chinese ComponentsMy Lords—25 Feb 2026HANSARDBritish Military Equipment: Chinese ComponentsMy Lords—25 Feb 2026