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HANSARDAction Against Houthi Maritime AttacksMy Lords, there is an enormous weight of diplomatic activity going on. It is important to note that China backed the UN resolution which called for this activity to stop and to…24 Jan 2024HANSARDAction Against Houthi Maritime AttacksMy Lords, I am grateful for the remarks of the noble Baroness and the noble Lord. Following on from what the noble Lord said, I understand that there is a high degree of concern…24 Jan 2024HANSARDAction Against Houthi Maritime AttacksMy Lords, these arrangements are still in place. My noble friend Lord Ahmad on the Front Bench here was whispering in my ear that he was speaking to the Foreign Minister of Yemen…24 Jan 2024HANSARDArrangement of BusinessMy Lords, the noble Lord makes a very fair point. I spent nearly 30 years in local government in a council chamber where you were not allowed to speak for more than five minutes,…18 Jan 2024HANSARDArrangement of BusinessMy Lords, perhaps some Members of your Lordships’ House read Hansard , but my noble friend makes a good point; we communicate these matters through party groups and will continue…18 Jan 2024HANSARDDefending the UK and AlliesI am sorry, I think the noble Baroness was not here: we have agreed to extend this to 30 minutes.15 Jan 2024HANSARDDefending the UK and AlliesMy Lords, I think the Houthis have fewer missiles than they had before this operation took place, but my noble friend is absolutely right. Again, I am not going into operational…15 Jan 2024HANSARDDefending the UK and AlliesMy Lords, it is quite clear that the behaviour of the Iranian regime, including the actions of the revolutionary guards, poses a significant threat to the safety and security of…15 Jan 2024HANSARDDefending the UK and AlliesMy Lords, we do have enough people. Not only do we have enough people, we have some of the most outstanding people in our nation, and I know that the noble Baroness would agree…15 Jan 2024HANSARDDefending the UK and AlliesMy Lords, the right reverend Prelate refers to the integrated review. Obviously, the integrated review refresh confirmed an additional £5 billion to the Ministry of Defence over…15 Jan 2024HANSARDDefending the UK and AlliesMy Lords, I am extremely grateful for the tone and content of the response from the noble Baroness and the noble Lord. In person, by their presence here and in what they said,…15 Jan 2024HANSARDDefending the UK and AlliesI very much welcome what the noble Baroness has said. Who gains most from freedom of navigation? It is some of the poorest people in the world. Not only in this action standing up…15 Jan 2024HANSARDDefending the UK and AlliesMy Lords, with the leave of the House, I shall now repeat a Statement made in another place by my right honourable friend the Prime Minister. The Statement is as follows: “Mr…15 Jan 2024HANSARDDefending the UK and AlliesMy Lords, Yemen has been through an extraordinarily difficult period of conflict and the noble Lord is quite right to bring the matter to your Lordships’ House, as have many other…15 Jan 2024HANSARDDefending the UK and AlliesMy Lords, the noble and gallant Lord, with his great experience, will know that I am not going into the individual stances of particular nations on particular events or…15 Jan 2024HANSARDDefending the UK and AlliesMy Lords, there is a balance to be reached in these things. I agree with what my noble friend said. In terms of accountability, the Prime Minister came to the House of Commons and…15 Jan 2024HANSARDDefending the UK and AlliesMy Lords, I have referred to the British Government’s desire to see a sustainable ceasefire, but I have set out some of the conditions and the state in which that would happen.…15 Jan 2024HANSARDDefending the UK and AlliesThe Daily Telegraph —a very important newspaper. He set out in precise and clear detail the extent to which the Government had gone to show and make sure that our action was…15 Jan 2024HANSARDDefending the UK and AlliesAbsolutely so, my Lords. My noble friend and my other noble friend Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon are both very actively involved with this, along with the Foreign Secretary. Some people…15 Jan 2024HANSARDDefending the UK and AlliesMy Lords, I do not think that “aggression” is really an appropriate word to use in this respect. The United Kingdom, the United States and other nations involved have not…15 Jan 2024