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HANSARDBycatch Risk Prioritisation FrameworkMy Lords, does my noble friend the Minister agree that we need more patrolling and monitoring of our inshore waters and exclusive economic zone, and that perhaps it would be a…21 Jul 2026HANSARDEU Security Action for Europe ProgrammeMy Lords, can my noble friend the Minister confirm that discussions are still going on with Germany about its involvement in the global combat aircraft work?20 Jul 2026HANSARDStrait of Hormuz: Merchant ShippingTo ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to assist in opening the Strait of Hormuz to merchant traffic; and what advice is being given by the United Kingdom…20 Jul 2026HANSARDStrait of Hormuz: Merchant ShippingMy Lords, we cannot allow the highly damaging closure of the Strait of Hormuz to continue indefinitely. We have two bases in the Middle East, HMS “Jufair” in Bahrain and Duqm in…20 Jul 2026HANSARDNational Shipbuilding StrategyMy Lords, for too long we have had feast and famine within our warship shipbuilding industry. Part of the reason for the dreadful situation we are in today is that orders took too…15 Jul 2026HANSARDMindanao EarthquakeMy Lords, can I ask my noble friend the Minister what the closest Royal Navy ship was to the Philippines when this accident happened—because historically the Navy has been very…10 Jun 2026HANSARDUK Defence CapabilityTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the concerns raised by the Chief of Defence Staff in comments to the BBC regarding (1) the threat posed by Russia…08 Jun 2026HANSARDUK Defence CapabilityMy Lords, our Armed Forces and our defence industries are, I believe, teetering on the brink of disaster due to lack of investment over certainly the past 15 years but actually…08 Jun 2026HANSARDSupreme Court Dillon JudgmentMy Lords, I am a simple sailor. Recently, I have spoken to a number of simple soldiers, who may be even simpler. When we joined the military, we felt that there was an agreement…19 May 2026HANSARDStudent VisasMy Lords, when the ISC did its study on China last year, we were very concerned to find a large number of Chinese students blocking or filling up courses on quantum, AI and the…27 Apr 2026HANSARDSchoolchildren: SwimmingMy Lords, my noble friend the Minister will be aware that in the Navy we are all taught to swim. Does she agree with me that it is rather important that we enhance our swimming…20 Apr 2026HANSARDAtlantic Undersea Cables: Russian Subsurface OperationsMy Lords, during the Cold War, I was a member of the “red tie” group, which consisted of intelligence officers, operations teams and the defence industry. Basically, we monitored…14 Apr 2026HANSARDStrait of Hormuz: Mine ClearanceTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assistance, if any, the UK has agreed to provide with mine clearance operations in the Strait of Hormuz.13 Apr 2026HANSARDStrait of Hormuz: Mine ClearanceMy Lords, I agree entirely with my noble friend the Minister that we must not let this war end with the Strait of Hormuz, a very important international waterway, being closed. It…13 Apr 2026HANSARDUK Homeland DefenceMy Lords, we have to realise that it is almost impossible to defend against exoatmospheric ballistic missiles trying to strike one’s country. Indeed, those are the nuclear…23 Mar 2026HANSARDBBC World Service: SustainabilityMy Lords, what is the future for BBC Monitoring?17 Mar 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson: Response to Humble Address MotionMy Lords, I understand that the complexities of employment law mean that you have to pay someone some money when they work for you. Has anyone approached Mandelson, who has done…17 Mar 2026HANSARDIran and the Middle EastMy Lords, in 2003 the Prime Minister, Mr Blair, met the chiefs of staff just before the invasion of Iraq and we discussed our plan of action. At that meeting, we asked: what is…09 Mar 2026HANSARDGibraltar TreatyMy Lords, many years ago the commander-in-chief of a commando brigade invaded Spain when they were meant to be exercising in Gibraltar. That was quite embarrassing, but my…03 Mar 2026HANSARDGlobal Biodiversity Loss and National SecurityMy Lords, 40% of our food comes from abroad. Should there be a World War III, the Royal Navy would be responsible, as in the past, for ensuring that that flow of food continued.…23 Feb 2026