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HANSARDGlobal 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 2022HANSARDNewport Wafer FabMy Lords, as the Minister says, the National Security and Investment Act was passed—it shot through this House, actually—to stop things like this happening, because we have been…07 Apr 2022HANSARDUkraine: Defence in a Competitive AgeMy Lords, the defence Command Paper had two major errors, caused by one underlying problem. It was wrong to pay off ships, aircraft and people—numbers of Army personnel—for jam…07 Apr 2022HANSARDFalkland IslandsMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Trefgarne, for his kind words. Forty years ago this week, a task force sailed to the South Atlantic. Within about 12 weeks, it had managed…04 Apr 2022HANSARDP&O FerriesMy Lords, 40 years ago next month, a task force went to the south Atlantic. It had 73 merchant ships. The bulk of the people on board those were of course British merchant seamen,…29 Mar 2022HANSARDBAE Systems: Type 26 FrigateTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with BAE Systems to speed up the build rate of the Type 26 frigate; and what assessment they have made of the…24 Mar 2022HANSARDBAE Systems: Type 26 FrigateI was not the mole. [ Laughter. ]24 Mar 2022HANSARDBAE Systems: Type 26 FrigateMy Lords, we are closer to a world war than at any stage during the last 60 years. We must not delude ourselves into thinking that our Armed Forces are capable of standing up to a…24 Mar 2022HANSARDUkrainian Nationals: Visitor VisasMy Lords, we have huge admiration for the fighting ability and bravery of the Ukrainians fighting against the Russians, and it is important that they should continue that fighting…22 Mar 2022HANSARDMinister for the OceansMy Lords, I stand ready to be Neptune. I must congratulate the Government on a number of the measures they have taken to protect whole areas of the ocean around our overseas…16 Mar 2022HANSARDUkrainian RefugeesI think it is this side.15 Mar 2022HANSARDUkrainian RefugeesMy Lords, we will get war criminals to The Hague only if we win. The way to win wars is by having strong armed forces. Are we going to put some money into our Armed Forces? Many…15 Mar 2022HANSARDPayments to Train Operating CompaniesThere was an article in the paper this morning about closing many ticket offices. Is this likely to happen? If so, is that a better service for the passengers on our rail network?15 Mar 2022HANSARDHorizon EuropeMy Lords, the Minister will be aware that one of the key areas of research in the Horizon programme is space, which we see as very important; the Government have done a…09 Mar 2022HANSARDGlobal WarmingMy Lords, does the Minister agree that these concerns make it even more imperative that we press ahead with our plans for getting more nuclear power, and that anyone opposing that…03 Mar 2022HANSARDSanctionsMy Lords, do we and our allies have a view of what a satisfactory end state would be for us? Do we have a mechanism for stopping the sanctions, or some of them? We have a bad…01 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraineMy Lords, I intend to focus on just one issue, but I first join the praise for the noble Lord, Lord Sedwill, whom I have known for a number of years. I thank him for his very good…25 Feb 2022HANSARDDefence: Type 45 DestroyersMy Lords, I have great respect for the Minister and her buoyant way of answering questions, but I have to say that with her brief she is a bit like a Tommy in the First World War…23 Feb 2022HANSARDIreland: Russian Naval Military ExercisesMy Lords, does the Minister consider that there is any significance to the fact that where the Russian exercise was planned for is the point where the two most important…23 Feb 2022HANSARDDefence: Type 45 DestroyersTo ask Her Majesty’s Government when all of the Type 45 destroyers will have completed the Power Improvement Project (PIP) upgrade.23 Feb 2022