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HANSARDUkraine: Depleted UraniumMy Lords, the positioning of Russian short and intermediate-range nuclear missiles in Belarus offers Russia no advantage whatever, beyond what it already achieves from its current…30 Mar 2023HANSARDDefence SpendingMy Lords, does the Minister recall that as recently as 2010, we were spending 2.6% of GDP on defence? Given the accounting changes that have occurred since then, that probably…16 Mar 2023HANSARDAUKUS Defence PartnershipMy Lords, the AUKUS programme, if executed well, will be very good news for this country. If executed badly, it could be a disaster. The Minister has given us some comforting…16 Mar 2023HANSARDIntegrated Review RefreshMy Lords, can the Minister make a clarification? In his answer to my question, he said that the Government had a firm commitment to increase defence expenditure to 2.5% of GDP.…14 Mar 2023HANSARDUK Car Production Since 2016My Lords, the Minister referred to our brains as being our competitive advantage. The Government reiterated in the integrated review refresh their ambition for the UK to be…14 Mar 2023HANSARDIntegrated Review RefreshYes.14 Mar 2023HANSARDIntegrated Review RefreshMy Lords, an effective strategy requires a sensible balance between ends, ways and means. The integrated review refresh is certainly better than its predecessor on ends and ways.…14 Mar 2023HANSARDCarbon Budgets: Methane FlaringMy Lords, on a slightly different tack, has the Minister’s department made any assessment yet, or will it do so, of the claims we have recently seen in the press about new…09 Mar 2023HANSARDEmergency PlanningMy Lords, the response to any serious emergency hinges a very great deal upon the emergency services. What impact does the Minister think the incorporation of Chinese technology…20 Feb 2023HANSARDUkraineMy Lords, I too look forward to the maiden speech of the noble Lord, Lord Soames. While it is his first in this Chamber, it is but his latest contribution to an already long and…09 Feb 2023HANSARDCarrier Strike GroupMy Lords, I did not quite catch the Minister’s Answer on the date of full operating capability. Can he reassure the House that, when it is declared, the F35B Lightning force will…06 Feb 2023HANSARDAfghan Citizens Resettlement SchemeMy Lords, how many Afghan refugees resettling in the UK are still being housed in hotels? What mechanisms do the Government have in place for tracking the successful integration…01 Feb 2023HANSARDIntegrated Review: UpdateMy Lords, whatever the fresh defence Command Paper has to say, it will be of value only if the Government strike an appropriate balance between ambition and resource. The Minister…31 Jan 2023HANSARDArmed Forces: ResilienceMy Lords, I am most grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Robathan, for securing this important debate at such a crucial time for the defence of our country. I, too, congratulate the…26 Jan 2023HANSARDWagner Group: Sanctions RegimeMy Lords, Russia’s war in Ukraine is being spearheaded by a mercenary organisation which has terror, torture, murder, rape and all other forms of brutality at the heart of its…26 Jan 2023HANSARDExcess Deaths in Private HomesCan the Minister tell the House what happened to cancer diagnosis and referral times during the course of 2022, and what the prognosis is for these crucial measures over the…10 Jan 2023HANSARDMigration and Economic Development Partnership with RwandaMy Lords, further to the question from the noble Lord, Lord Alton, people smuggling is a crime, and not just a cross-channel crime, but we seem currently to be more interested in…20 Dec 2022HANSARDNHS: Agency Doctors and NursesMy Lords, I have asked the Minister before about the NHS’s plans to retain its clinical personnel. He has acknowledged the importance of the issue but there seems to be no real…14 Dec 2022HANSARDChildren in Care: CAMHS Waiting TimesMy Lords, clinical staff are at crisis point throughout the NHS. What contribution are staffing levels in this area making to current waiting lists, and what is being done to…05 Dec 2022HANSARDUNCLOS: The Law of the Sea in the 21st Century (International Relations and Defence Committee Report)My Lords, this report makes it clear that the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, and crucially the instruments that fall within its overarching framework, have…28 Nov 2022