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HANSARDCharities: Banking ServicesMy Lords, I faced some of the challenges raised by this Question when setting up a charity some 11 or 12 years ago. At the time, questions were asked by others in this place about…23 Jul 2026HANSARDFuture Capability of the Armed ForcesMy Lords, the most obvious and urgent thing to say about military capability is that we have nothing like enough of it, either now or as currently planned for the future. This…16 Jul 2026HANSARDArtificial Intelligence: Vaccine TechnologyMy Lords, if this technology is used for malign purposes, it does not really matter whether that happens in the UK or elsewhere in the world. What action is being taken and how…09 Jul 2026HANSARDBritish Industry and Services: Public ProcurementMy Lords, it is reported today that Lockheed Martin is buying Ultra Maritime, a company which makes important underwater capabilities and should be of personal interest to the…07 Jul 2026HANSARDBosnia and HerzegovinaMy Lords, if you have ever seen a ballerina stationary en pointe, you will know that, unaided, she can hold the position for only a couple of seconds. It is simply too unstable.…11 Jun 2026HANSARDUK Defence CapabilityMy Lords, the focus has been on the defence investment plan, which is, of course, crucial, but does the Minister agree that capability is not just about capital investment?…08 Jun 2026HANSARDDemocratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda: Ebola OutbreakMy Lords, signals matter, to friends as well as to enemies. No matter how the Government now seek to parse this decision, they have created the perception that their appetite for…21 May 2026HANSARDProcessed Russian Oil Products: SanctionsMy Lords, signals matter, to friends as well as to enemies. No matter how the Government now seek to parse this decision, they have created the perception that their appetite for…21 May 2026HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, in his speech at the Munich Security Conference in February, the Prime Minister warned of the dangerous time in which we live. He went on to say: “In the 1930s, leaders…21 May 2026HANSARDDefence, Security and Resilience BankMy Lords, does the Minister recognise that, when we refer to the defence industry these days, we are talking not about the traditional defence companies but about industry much…19 May 2026HANSARDNational Emergency Plan for FuelMy Lords, can the Minister confirm that sufficient consideration is being given to the maintenance of adequate stocks of petrol and jet fuel for the military, for their ongoing…28 Apr 2026HANSARDOnline Challenger BanksMy Lords, has the Minister seen reports that members of defence companies are being refused accounts with challenger banks? The whole issue of de-banking, the difficulty that…27 Apr 2026HANSARDSudanMy Lords, we have spoken before in this Chamber about the link between the war in Sudan and instability more widely in the Horn of Africa. Does the Minister agree that we need to…21 Apr 2026HANSARDStrategic Defence Review: FundingMy Lords, I offer my sympathies to the Minister for being put up, once again, to defend the indefensible. Would he agree that the people of this country have a right to expect…16 Apr 2026HANSARDHBOS: Fraud InvestigationDoes the Minister accept that some of the difficult political challenges facing western societies today are a consequence of the destruction of the faith that people have in the…26 Mar 2026HANSARDUK Homeland DefenceMy Lords, surely the point here is not the threat from Iranian missiles, which would be operating at extreme range with limited payload and very poor accuracy. The lessons to be…23 Mar 2026HANSARDUK Space EconomyMy Lords, following on from the previous question, there is a clear and urgent strategic demand for a robust, Europe-based polar satellite constellation. This is an area where the…11 Mar 2026HANSARDIranian State-sponsored Cyber Attacks: Mitigation and PreparationMy Lords, we have talked a lot about cyber defence, and of course that is extremely important, but you do not win a war purely through defence and, be in no doubt, we are at war…11 Mar 2026HANSARDTaiwanMy Lords, China is deterred from taking military action against Taiwan not by the rules of an international order with which it fundamentally disagrees but by the prospect of the…04 Mar 2026HANSARDSecurity UpdateMy Lords, does this not reflect the flaw in the approach of successive Governments to China? They have all said that we will engage with China where it is appropriate, trade with…04 Mar 2026