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HANSARDChinaMy Lords, the Chinese threat and the actions we need to take to counter it have been brought to prominence by two recent events. First, in June, the declaration agreed at the NATO…14 Jul 2022HANSARDUkraineMy Lords, it is a national disgrace that our Armed Forces are not actually ready today for peer-on-peer war. Our commitment to the new NATO strategic concept in Army terms is an…13 Jul 2022HANSARDSri LankaMy Lords, the Chinese have had considerable involvement with Sri Lanka and, indeed, have effectively got control of a deep-water port as part of their belt and road initiative.…13 Jul 2022HANSARDNATO Accession: Sweden and FinlandI think we should welcome the accession of both Finland and Sweden to NATO; they are amazingly capable military countries with most impressive armed forces. The point that the…07 Jul 2022HANSARDNATO Accession: Sweden and FinlandMy Lords—07 Jul 2022HANSARDDefence Spending Priorities: NATO SummitMy Lords, I must first say that I am very impressed that the Minister is so on top of her brief; she read it just 20 seconds ago. The NATO summit clearly identified Russia as a…06 Jul 2022HANSARDDefence Spending Priorities: NATO SummitTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what changes to defence spending priorities they will make as a result from the outcome of the NATO summit in June.06 Jul 2022HANSARDTransport for London: FundingMy Lords, one of the areas that has not received sufficient investment is transport on the river, which I used during the Tube strike the other day. It worked brilliantly, but…23 Jun 2022HANSARDTransport for London: FundingThose are boats; ships are rather different. I will have to give a seminar on that. But will there be any more investment in river transport? In particular, will the Government…23 Jun 2022HANSARDRoyal Navy: ShipsTo ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the recently announced Ocean Surveillance Ship and National Flagship will be built concurrently; and when those vessels are expected to…22 Jun 2022HANSARDRoyal Navy: ShipsMy Lords, five years ago the shipbuilding strategy came out, and I was impressed and pleased that the Government seemed to have gripped this very important issue. I said so on the…22 Jun 2022HANSARDRoyal Navy: ShipsShips!22 Jun 2022HANSARDAnimal Welfare: Tourist Attractions, Activities and ExperiencesMy Lords, the Gough Island albatross and the Gough Island bunting were in great danger of being wiped out entirely. The Government very helpfully helped the RSPB in undertaking an…20 Jun 2022HANSARDUkraine: WeaponsTo ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the usage rates by Ukrainian forces of weapons supplied by the United Kingdom aligns with their predictions; and whether they intend to…16 Jun 2022HANSARDUkraine: WeaponsMy Lords, the usage rates by Ukraine are high because in peer-on-peer warfare that is exactly what happens. We have experience of that ourselves, historically. I am delighted that…16 Jun 2022HANSARDUkraine: Defence RelationshipsMy Lords, while I think it is right that we should review the integrated review in the context of the Ukraine war and a number of global issues that have come to light because of…09 Jun 2022HANSARDRussia and Ukraine: SettlementMy Lords, it is quite clear that the early euphoria about how Ukraine is doing must now be tempered. There is no doubt that the Russians have twigged what a shambles they have…26 May 2022HANSARDQueen’s SpeechMy Lords, commenting on last year’s Queen’s Speech, I expressed delight that the Government said they would increase the size of the Royal Navy and appeared to be taking…18 May 2022HANSARDFood Security: Climate Change and Biodiversity LossMy Lords, the insurance of shipping often depends on its protection. Does the Minister believe that the fact that we currently have 12 frigates and will soon have only nine does…17 May 2022HANSARDGlobal Positioning SystemTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the United Kingdom’s fallback should Global Positioning System (GPS) services be (1) disrupted by an enemy, or (2) damaged at the peak of…26 Apr 2022