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HANSARDArmed Forces BillI am of course grateful for my noble friend’s courteous reply. Indeed, if nothing else, having waited for seven years, if coincidentally, yesterday, the terms of reference were…27 Oct 2021HANSARDArmed Forces BillI am grateful to be able to contribute briefly on this group, which is an area of particular interest to me. I declare my interest as chairman of the Reserve Forces Review 2030 ,…27 Oct 2021HANSARDAssisted Dying Bill [HL]My Lords, I welcome the opportunity to participate in this timely and important debate. I start by congratulating the noble Baroness, Lady Meacher, on bringing forward the Bill.…22 Oct 2021HANSARDArmed Forces BillMy Lords, I too welcome the Bill and of course start by declaring my interest as a serving member of the Armed Forces, and so subject to it. I also fear I am a veteran of this…07 Sept 2021HANSARDAfghanistan: SecurityMy Lords, as distressing as it is to see a Taliban Government in Kabul and particularly galling for those of us who have served there, if we want to achieve our objectives of…06 Sept 2021HANSARDCovid-19My Lords, I remind your Lordships’ House of my interest as deputy colonel commandant of the Brigade of Gurkhas. Since I last raised the plight of unvaccinated Gurkha veterans in…15 Jul 2021HANSARDAfghanistanMy Lords, seeing young girls in school and everything that means for the future of Afghanistan reassures me and, I am sure, many others who served there that our efforts were not…12 Jul 2021HANSARDAfghan Interpreters: UK RelocationMy Lords, much of the progress that has been made on this cause is down to the championship of the noble Baroness, Lady Coussins, and the noble and gallant Lord, Lord Stirrup. I…06 Jul 2021HANSARDSecret DocumentsThis was indeed an important security breach and really quite concerning, but we bandy the word “secret” around without necessarily understanding what it means. There are…30 Jun 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI remind the House of my interest as Deputy Colonel Commandant Brigade of Gurkhas. According to the Daily Telegraph , 63 unvaccinated Gurkha veterans have now died in Nepal. Had…29 Jun 2021HANSARDArctic: Security and Co-operationMy Lords, I was deeply privileged to be on board HMS “Trenchant” as she broke up through the ice in the Arctic in 2019, an event that marked the return of the Royal Navy to…28 Jun 2021HANSARDDefence: Continuous At-sea DeterrenceMy Lords, if our nuclear deterrent is to be credible, it must also be viable. My noble friend mentioned two aspects of that viability—the continuous at-sea deterrent and having a…23 Jun 2021HANSARDArmed Forces: Transition to Civilian LifeMy Lords, it was an enormous honour to serve as the Minister for Veterans, probably the most rewarding job in government. While that is the only ministerial job to have the word…15 Jun 2021HANSARDUN Peacebuilding Fund: Financial SupportMy Lords, I find it depressing that we seem to be judging the UK Government’s contribution to peacebuilding and peace- keeping solely by financial input. What about over 40 years…10 Jun 2021HANSARDAjax ProgrammeMy Lords, I also welcome the noble Lord, Lord Coaker, to his place. I honestly do not think that Her Majesty’s loyal Opposition could have picked a better defence spokesman,…09 Jun 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI remind your Lordships’ House of my interest as Deputy Colonel Commandant Brigade of Gurkhas. I thank my noble friend for his part in ensuring the Government’s swift response to…08 Jun 2021HANSARDBelarus: Roman ProtasevichMy Lords, a central tenet of the integrated review was the commitment of the United Kingdom to the international rules-based order. Yesterday was a crucial test of that. But…25 May 2021HANSARDNepal: Covid-19 Vaccine RequestTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the request by the government of Nepal for two million doses of COVID-19 vaccine to tackle the spread of the…20 May 2021HANSARDNepal: Covid-19 Vaccine RequestMy Lords, I beg leave to ask the Question standing in my name on the Order Paper, and I declare my interest as deputy colonel commandant of the Brigade of Gurkhas.20 May 2021HANSARDNepal: Covid-19 Vaccine RequestMy Lords, there can be no greater champion in the Government for Nepal than my noble friend the Minister, in part because he understands, as your Lordships’ House understands, the…20 May 2021