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HANSARDHuaweiMy Lords, I apologise for leaping in earlier; it is not like Radio 4. It is an absolute disgrace that things discussed at the National Security Council are leaked. I hope the…25 Apr 2019HANSARDHuaweiMy Lords, does the Minister not agree that—25 Apr 2019HANSARDBusinesses: TechnologyMy Lords, I raise a slightly different aspect. We are ahead of most countries in the world on AI, particularly at our universities, but a large number of university courses are…10 Apr 2019HANSARDOperation BrockMy Lords, the Minister will be aware that the M20 provides access to the Cinque Ports, which of course gathered together in a time of crisis because our nation did not have enough…08 Apr 2019HANSARDOnline HarmsMy Lords, we must not delude ourselves; despite everything the major internet giants and the social media platforms say about how they are trying to advance the cause of humankind…08 Apr 2019HANSARDNATODoes the Minister not think there are real dangers in the route the EU is going down, with PESCO, the European Defence Fund and the fact that, in our negotiations with it, on a…02 Apr 2019HANSARDVenezuela: Russian TroopsMy Lords, the Minister will be aware that Venezuela owes Russia $3.1 billion in payments for military and other equipment, and it owes Rosneft $2 billion, so that is $5 billion…02 Apr 2019HANSARDNATOMy Lords, I thank the Minister for tabling this debate. I fear that issues of defence seem to have little traction in this place, in the body politic as a whole or, indeed, in the…02 Apr 2019HANSARDUK Export Finance: ExpenditureIs it still government policy that one-third of the nation’s future energy supply should be provided by nuclear? If that is the case, how are the Government going to resolve the…27 Mar 2019HANSARDChildren: Covert Human Intelligence SourcesMy Lords, does the Minister agree that the Investigatory Powers Act has been the most amazingly successful piece of legislation? It has enabled us, for example, to identify the…18 Mar 2019HANSARDAircraft Carrier Task ForceDoes the Minister not agree that we talk about this as if the carriers were vulnerable, whereas they can go 500 miles in any direction in one day, and are extremely difficult to…13 Mar 2019HANSARDMaritime 2050 StrategyMy Lords, I welcome this document but it is rather light on action. I am delighted that the Minister has said that it is harnessing my enthusiasm to try to do something about it—I…13 Mar 2019HANSARDFracking: Planning GuidanceMy Lords, does the Minister not agree that the joy of fracking is that we can become self-sufficient in that type of energy, which means that we do not have to bring some 28% of…12 Mar 2019HANSARDInternational Women’s DayPart of the reason why there are not more men here—this has been said already—is that the debate was unfortunately timed for a Thursday. I would have spoken, but I cannot be here…07 Mar 2019HANSARDInternational Women’s DayI will wait until I am mentioned.07 Mar 2019HANSARDInternational Women’s DayMy Lords, perhaps I may—07 Mar 2019HANSARDUniversities: BAME Women in Leadership PositionsMy Lords, I declare an interest as a former chancellor of a non-Russell group university. Further to my noble friend’s point, is there a difference between the people employed…07 Mar 2019HANSARDYemen: Women and GirlsMy Lords, that training does not seem to be working. We have people in Saudi Arabia advising how to use the weapons we have sold it, and we have just released statistics showing…07 Mar 2019HANSARDRoyal Navy: Type 31e FrigatesTo ask Her Majesty’s Government when they expect to award the contract to build five Type 31e frigates.06 Mar 2019HANSARDRoyal Navy: Type 31e FrigatesMy Lords, I thank the noble Earl for his answer. Many of us who are concerned about the number of ships in the Navy have been concerned about this delay in ordering. Only…06 Mar 2019