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HANSARDAlaa Abd el-Fattah: Hunger StrikeMy Lords, are there any Egyptian citizens currently serving in British prisons? If so, how are they being treated?09 Nov 2022HANSARDAirports Slot Allocation (Alleviation of Usage Requirements) (No. 3) Regulations 2022My Lords, with your Lordships’ permission, may I ask the Minister whether these restrictions mean that the need for slots for most aircraft also applies to the very smallest…26 Oct 2022HANSARDDefence: Type 45 DestroyersMy Lords, back in the 1980s, when I was a very junior Minister at the Ministry of Defence, we had about 50 destroyers and frigates available for service with the Royal Navy. How…10 Oct 2022HANSARDHeatwave ResponseMy Lords, we read that a comparatively small number of people had their houses either completely destroyed or very seriously damaged. Should not special provisions be made for…21 Jul 2022HANSARDDefence Spending Priorities: NATO SummitMy Lords, are there plans to deploy any of our existing naval forces to the Black Sea to facilitate some of the export of the large quantities of grain which at present are unable…06 Jul 2022HANSARDRoyal Navy: ShipsMy Lords, years ago, we were able to say that there were about 50 destroyers and frigates available for service in the Royal Navy. What is the present figure and is it sufficient…22 Jun 2022HANSARDEnglish Football: Independent RegulatorMy Lords, will the activities of the regulator be confined to football or might other sports be included; for example, cricket?25 Apr 2022HANSARDPublic Procurement: British Standard 95009My Lords, I was Minister for Defence Procurement, admittedly a very long time ago now. Will these new arrangements apply to defence procurement or only to civilian business, as is…05 Apr 2022HANSARDFalkland IslandsMy Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend. Should we not now recall the conflict of 1982 and, above all, the 253 British personnel who gave their lives on that occasion,…04 Apr 2022HANSARDFalkland IslandsTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what their policy is towards the future of the Falkland Islands; and whether their policy will be determined by the views and wishes of the…04 Apr 2022HANSARDBAE Systems: Type 26 FrigateMy Lords, can my noble friend tell me how many destroyers and frigates are presently available to the Royal Navy?24 Mar 2022HANSARDElectric Vehicles: Charging PointsMy Lords, how many charging points are to be found within the Palace of Westminster and available to noble Lords and noble Baronesses?14 Mar 2022HANSARDBroadcasting White PaperMy Lords, is it not the case that the old-fashioned shortwave transmission systems are much more difficult to interfere with than the more modern systems? Therefore, can the BBC…14 Mar 2022HANSARDZimbabweMy Lords, is my noble friend aware that the Minister who originally agreed in your Lordships’ House to the signature by the Patriotic Front, and announced it to your Lordships,…08 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraineMy Lords, I of course share the views already expressed on the appalling nature of the events that have taken place in eastern Europe and, in particular, in Ukraine. Exactly 40…25 Feb 2022HANSARDDefence: Type 45 DestroyersMy Lords, how many of these vessels remain ready to be deployed to the south Atlantic to respond to the recent threats from the Argentinians—supported by the Chinese, no less—in…23 Feb 2022HANSARDRussia: SanctionsMy Lords, is it not possible to secure the involvement of the United Nations Security Council more fully in the Ukrainian situation? Is that not the formula we followed back in…01 Feb 2022HANSARDWater Industry ReformMy Lords, what has come of the proposal for a national water grid, which seems to have been pending for a very long time?25 Jan 2022HANSARDHouse of Lords: AppointmentsMy Lords, does my noble friend not recall that, back in 1999, the then Labour Government removed about 600 Conservative supporters in a single Bill on a single day? A one-clause…24 Jan 2022HANSARDNuclear WeaponsMy Lords, can my noble friend confirm that, every hour of every day and every night, somewhere in the world one of our Trident submarines is on patrol, ready to respond should our…12 Jan 2022