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HANSARDArmed Forces: Land War ReadinessMy Lords, one essential requirement for an effective land war fighting capability is to have enough people to man the existing posts within the force structure. Last year, the…20 May 2024HANSARDDefence FundingMy Lords, in the Prime Minister’s speech he highlighted perils that some of us have been warning about, to little avail, for more than a decade now. The Government’s response…16 May 2024HANSARDMilitary Bases: AccommodationMy Lords, one of the most persistent problems with service accommodation is the quality of, and the response times for, maintenance. Last year, the continuous attitude survey…15 May 2024HANSARDNATO: French Nuclear WeaponsMy Lords, our military capability, conventional and nuclear, depends crucially on industrial capacity, which it is clear that we in this country have allowed to atrophy to a…09 May 2024HANSARDSanctions: Russian IndividualsMy Lords, when considering secondary sanctions, which may well have an important effect, will the Government take great care to ensure that we do not drive those countries that we…25 Apr 2024HANSARDMiddle East: Deployment of British Armed ForcesMy Lords, the Minister may recall me saying in the context of a previous Question put to the Leader that the Armed Forces place enormous importance on the support of the British…17 Apr 2024HANSARDUkraine: Arms and Ammunition CostsMy Lords, could the Minister go a bit further in response to the point from the noble Lord, Lord Wallace? The contribution that the UK has made to Ukraine is welcome and to be…26 Mar 2024HANSARDAsylum ClaimsWhat progress is being made on police co-operation across Europe to target people traffickers, not just at the point of the channel but across the entire continent?25 Mar 2024HANSARDRed Sea Telecommunication CablesThe Minister has said that physical attacks on undersea infrastructure are very rare, and this is true at the moment, but it is unlikely to be true in a period of heightened…14 Mar 2024HANSARDUK Armed ForcesMy Lords, yesterday in another place a Conservative Member suggested to the Minister for Defence Procurement that the timing of the 2.5% target should be determined by the level…12 Mar 2024HANSARDBBC World ServiceRussian disinformation is rife in the western Balkans and having a malevolent influence there. The Foreign Secretary will recall that the chair of your Lordships’ House’s…12 Mar 2024HANSARDMilitary National ServiceMy Lords, I agree entirely with the Minister’s remarks about conscription. One area where the Government could do more is in support for the cadet organisations. Although it is…07 Mar 2024HANSARDWar Widows: Ex Gratia Pension PaymentMy Lords, I am sure that the noble Lord the Minister finds himself personally in considerable difficulty seeking to defend this position— I realise that he could not possibly…05 Mar 2024HANSARDForeign AffairsMy Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Ashton of Upholland, and to benefit from her considerable personal experience. In recent years, the Government…05 Mar 2024HANSARDUkrainians: Visas and Further SupportMy Lords, I am aware of a Ukrainian lady who is harboured here in the United Kingdom, whose husband remains in Ukraine, and who has sadly had a return of a cancer from which she…04 Mar 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, having tried earlier in the day during Questions to be supportive of the Minister, let me now seek to redress the balance. I have appended my name to Amendment 44 for…04 Mar 2024HANSARDPost Office Horizon Scandal: Compensation PaymentsMy Lords, in answer to an earlier question, the Minister said that £150 million of public money has been expended correcting the system. Why is it not £150 million of Fujitsu’s…19 Feb 2024HANSARDConventional Weapon Stocks: ExpenditureMy Lords, the Defence Command Paper places great emphasis on technology and innovation. A great deal of innovation comes from small and medium-sized enterprises, most of which…19 Feb 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, I support Amendment 75, to which I have added my name. In order not to try the patience of the Committee, I will not repeat all the excellent arguments made by the noble…14 Feb 2024HANSARDPost Office Appointments: Ministerial ResponsibilityMy Lords, further to the question from the noble Lord, Lord Forsyth, when in an earlier Question Time I asked the Minister whether the Post Office brand was not now too toxic for…07 Feb 2024