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HANSARDBudget StatementMy Lords, I am delighted to follow my noble friend Lord Khan of Burnley and congratulate him on his splendid maiden speech. Born in 1979, he is the youngest ever mayor of Burnley.…12 Mar 2021HANSARDGlobal Navigation Satellite SystemTo ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the design and development research for the United Kingdom Global Navigation Satellite System has been completed; and if not, what is the…10 Mar 2021HANSARDGlobal Navigation Satellite SystemMy Lords, the outrageous behaviour of our European friends over the use of the Galileo system necessitates our going our own way, or in league with the Five Eyes community, our…10 Mar 2021HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) BillMy Lords, taken together, many of the amendments that we have just discussed certainly seem aimed at emasculating and, indeed, wrecking the Bill. I have no doubt whatever that the…09 Mar 2021HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow a West Country SIGINTer. I will speak to Amendment 14 in support of my noble friend Lord Robertson and the noble Lords, Lord Alton of…09 Mar 2021HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for a very clear exposition of how one can get around some of these difficulties. I am delighted that she is going take this back and look at it,…09 Mar 2021HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) BillMy Lords, I shall speak to Amendment 29 in support of my noble friend Lord Tunnicliffe and the noble and gallant Lords, Lord Boyce and Lord Stirrup. The de facto six-year time…09 Mar 2021HANSARDSpace IndustryMy Lords, we have been involved in space for over 50 years. In 2000 I was recognised by the Americans for my work in the national security space missions of both our nations over…04 Mar 2021HANSARDYnys Môn: EconomyMy Lords, the Minister believes passionately in the need for nuclear power and, judging by her excitement over the result of the match on Sunday, also about Wales. When I asked on…02 Mar 2021HANSARDCovert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillMy Lords, I felt initially that in Amendment 1 it was necessary and sensible to have the term “reasonable belief” in the Bill, but the inconsistency with RIPA 2000, the…09 Feb 2021HANSARDOverseas Territories: Humanitarian and Disaster ReliefMy Lords, as we speak, HMS “Medway” is on station in the West Indies, providing reassurance and support, safeguarding our north Atlantic Caribbean territories and getting to know…09 Feb 2021HANSARDNational Security and Investment BillMy Lords, first, I congratulate my noble friend, no longer in his place, on his maiden speech. I have to say, though, that Jeremy Corbyn is not my cup of tea, but clearly my noble…04 Feb 2021HANSARDElectricity SupplyTo ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the announcement by EDF of a delay in electricity generation from Unit 1 at Hinkley Point C, what assessment they have made of the…03 Feb 2021HANSARDElectricity SupplyMy Lords, I thank the Minister for her Answer. Considering the pressures of Covid, EDF is to be congratulated on what has been achieved on site. If you go to see what has been…03 Feb 2021HANSARDIntegrated Review: New ShipsMy Lords, I thank the Minister for her Answer. She will not be surprised that jam tomorrow has been a regular feature of defence reviews. I am concerned that the financial…25 Jan 2021HANSARDIntegrated Review: New ShipsTo ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the statement on the Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy by the Prime Minister on 19 November 2020…25 Jan 2021HANSARDCovert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillMy Lords, I, too, thank the Minister for all the consultation she has gone through, and the Government for their flexibility in adjusting the Bill to the stage it has reached. I…21 Jan 2021HANSARDAlexei NavalnyMy Lords, Mr Putin constantly challenges the global risk-based order and his behaviour is erratic, whether it is attempts to kill political opponents, such as Navalny, a WMD…21 Jan 2021HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) BillMy Lords, the Government are to be congratulated on bringing forward this Bill, which aims to put an end to the egregious injustice of historical allegations and prosecutions made…20 Jan 2021HANSARDCovert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Chakrabarti. She kept me well aware of civil liberties for three years when I was the Minister with responsibility…11 Jan 2021