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HANSARDUkraine: UK-USA DiscussionsMy Lords, Ukraine cannot win a body-on-body attritional conflict with Russia. Putin knows this. The only way he is going to come to the negotiating table is if Ukraine can inflict…19 Nov 2025HANSARD“Soldier F” Trial VerdictMy Lords, language matters. In taking forward the new legislation, will the Minister and Government reflect on the fact that, although this is often presented as an issue of…05 Nov 2025HANSARDUkraineMy Lords, it is extraordinarily difficult for most people in this country to get an accurate feel for what is really happening in Ukraine. Where are we after three and a half…31 Oct 2025HANSARDEl FasherMy Lords, the UAE is probably the only country able to exert significant leverage on the RSF, given the level of its support for them and the fact that it is the repository for…30 Oct 2025HANSARDUndersea Cables: National Security ThreatMy Lords, Ireland is a crucial hub for undersea infrastructure crossing the Atlantic, but it lacks the capabilities to defend against and be resilient to the destruction of that…27 Oct 2025HANSARDChinese EmbassyMy Lords, I am somewhat puzzled by something that the Minister said earlier and wonder whether she could clarify—23 Oct 2025HANSARDChinese EmbassyI thought that we had just reached agreement on this.23 Oct 2025HANSARDChinese EmbassyI am obliged to the noble Lord. Is the Minister saying that, if the Cabinet takes the view that national security is being compromised, the Prime Minister is unable to overrule a…23 Oct 2025HANSARDMiddle EastMy Lords, disarming Hamas will be extraordinarily difficult, but the task will be much harder if, in the meantime, Iran is surreptitiously seeking to rearm it. I would not expect…16 Oct 2025HANSARDUK and EU Trade: Arts and Creative IndustriesMy Lords, if this is such an important area for the Government, why do they not take action in those areas which lie within their own competence, such as making the St Pancras…11 Sept 2025HANSARDSuicide ReductionMy Lords, suicide rates among veterans as a whole are broadly in line with those of the population at large, but they are much higher among younger veterans, both men and women.…08 Sept 2025HANSARDPalestinian Territories: Development SupportMy Lords, the viability of any potential Palestinian state must surely depend not just on effective institutions but on credible, capable political leadership. What assessment…01 Sept 2025HANSARDPalestinian Territories: Development SupportMy Lords—01 Sept 2025HANSARDStrategic Defence Review 2025My Lords, I too congratulate the authors of this thoughtful review, and the noble Lord, Lord Robertson of Port Ellen, on his eloquent and powerful presentation of it today. The…18 Jul 2025HANSARDSyria: Druze CommunityMy Lords, what assessment do the Government make of continuing Russian involvement in Syria post the fall of the Assad regime? Will they work with partners to ensure that Russia…17 Jul 2025HANSARDAfghanistanMy Lords—16 Jul 2025HANSARDAfghanistanMy Lords, it has been stated again and again that the person responsible for the loss of data thought that the spreadsheet contained a small number of names, whereas it actually…16 Jul 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy Lords, I rise to support Amendment 106, to which I have attached my name. For decades now, I have seen at close hand the deficiencies in service families’ accommodation. They…15 Jul 2025HANSARDTax IncreasesMy Lords, just for clarification, the Minister said that the Government have an ambition to raise defence spending to 3% of GDP in the next Parliament. My understanding is that…10 Jul 2025HANSARDArtificial Intelligence: News MediaMy Lords, the Minister keeps saying that the Government want to get this right—and of course, who could argue with that—but does she agree that in the broader sense, there are two…07 Jul 2025