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HANSARDRussia: SanctionsMy Lords—11 Sept 2023HANSARDRussia: SanctionsMy Lords, on targeted sanctions, the oligarchs who make up the inner circle around Putin, and the huge number of people who have property here, have almost invariably made their…11 Sept 2023HANSARDUkraine: Ammunition and MissilesMy Lords, while I am encouraged by what my noble friend the Minister says about replenishing stocks, I agree with the noble Lord, Lord West—perhaps unusually—that we must have a…24 Jul 2023HANSARDNATO SummitMy Lords, I welcome the Statement. While he does not need my congratulations, I congratulate the Prime Minister and the Government on their work at the NATO summit, which is…18 Jul 2023HANSARDNuclear Test VeteransMy Lords, a dozen years ago, when I was working in the Ministry of Defence, the nuclear test veterans’ organisation brought a case against the Ministry of Defence for…18 Jul 2023HANSARDCorporate Profits: InflationMy Lords, does my noble friend the Minister not agree that the problem has been caused by the money supply increase, quantitative easing over the years and, in particular, most…29 Jun 2023HANSARDHunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) BillMy Lords, it might amuse my noble friend who has just spoken that I played the lion in the Bernard Shaw play, “Androcles and the Lion”, when I was about 10. I was not very good,…16 Jun 2023HANSARDCovid-19 InquiryMy noble friend will recall that, back in 2020 and 2021, the opposition parties were very keen to lock down for longer and harder than we actually did. Could my noble friend tell…08 Jun 2023HANSARDWater: Wales and EnglandAs somebody of Welsh ancestry, who could have played rugby for Wales—although it is unlikely I would ever have caught the selector’s eye— I welcome how the water that falls on the…07 Jun 2023HANSARDWoodland Cover Protection and Grey Squirrel ControlMy Lords, I too congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Redesdale: first, on his initiating the debate; secondly, on a really interesting speech; and, thirdly, on his work, which we…25 May 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Interim Arrangements) BillMy Lords, I shall not detain the House long nor repeat everything that has already been said, because it would be quite unnecessary. I have great respect for the noble Lord, Lord…18 May 2023HANSARDCoronation: PolicingWill my noble friend the Minister pass on the congratulations of the majority of people in this House and the overwhelming majority of people in the country on a very well policed…11 May 2023HANSARDWarrior Capability Sustainment ProgrammeMy Lords, it must be said that the Minister shows tremendous optimism and does a very good job defending the Ministry of Defence. Does she understand that the optimism she shows…03 May 2023HANSARDLife Expectancy: Pensions, Health and InsuranceMy Lords, last week, the Institute for Government issued a paper that said that every obesity strategy since the first one, in 1992, had failed. It also pointed out that taxes…26 Apr 2023HANSARDEmployment (Allocation of Tips) BillThat the Bill do now pass.21 Apr 2023HANSARDEmployment (Allocation of Tips) BillMy Lords, this is a very simple Bill and the issue is one of fairness. I am very keen that there should be no extra and unnecessary regulation; the chances of extra bureaucracy…21 Apr 2023HANSARDEmployment (Allocation of Tips) BillMy Lords, it is nice not to be controversial for a change and to have the agreement of the Liberal Democrats. I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Walmsley—I am not sure if it is a…21 Apr 2023HANSARDWindsor Framework (Democratic Scrutiny) Regulations 2023My Lords, there is a much-overused and rather ghastly cliché: “we are where we are”. As a unionist who absolutely supports Ireland in the union and as somebody who voted to leave…29 Mar 2023HANSARDMinistry of Defence Procurement: AccountabilityTo ask His Majesty’s Government who is held accountable if money is wasted in the Ministry of Defence procurement programme; and what subsequent action is taken.29 Mar 2023HANSARDMinistry of Defence Procurement: AccountabilityMy Lords, it is not my intention to make officials, serving officers or Ministers totally risk-averse or overcautious, or to destroy their reputations. However, as we know,…29 Mar 2023