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HANSARDUkraine: Forcible Removal of ChildrenShould the present negotiations fail, which one hopes they will not, one of the few big levers that Europeans have, as distinct from Americans, are the frozen assets. We have been…24 Nov 2025HANSARDPresident Trump: Nuclear Weapons StatementTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of President Trump’s statement on 30 October regarding the testing of nuclear weapons.20 Nov 2025HANSARDPresident Trump: Nuclear Weapons StatementMy Lords, it is easy to look on this as some sort of playground bravado by President Trump, who clearly did not understand the implications of, or what was meant by, the trials of…20 Nov 2025HANSARDCaribbean: US Military ActionMy Lords, my noble friend the Minister knows well that for many years we have been deeply involved in JIATF-East, the joint intelligence drugs task force in the Caribbean. We work…12 Nov 2025HANSARDOffice for National StatisticsMy Lords, my noble friend the Minister will be aware that when I was First Sea Lord, I used to encourage my sailors to all be on board the ships when they were working.10 Nov 2025HANSARDOffice for National StatisticsWhy should the Civil Service work to a different pattern? Admittedly it has few ships, but I would be very interested to know.10 Nov 2025HANSARDUkraineMy Lords, it is inevitable that many speakers today will be covering the same ground, but I do not think that is important because the full impact of the war in Ukraine should be…31 Oct 2025HANSARDMusical Instrument CertificatesDoes my noble friend the Minister agree that hedgehogs, rather like frigates, are an endangered species, and that there is a need to look at some positive action by the Government…20 Oct 2025HANSARDRepublic of Ireland: Defence Co-operationMy Lords, my noble friend the Minister mentions that Ireland might increase defence spending. There is no doubt that, through the Second World War and the Cold War, in effect the…03 Sept 2025HANSARDGovernment Performance against Fiscal RulesMy Lords, does my noble friend the Minister agree that, if we get defence policy wrong and there is a war, welfare and the National Health Service will count for nothing?08 Jul 2025HANSARDArmed Forces: Recruitment and RetentionRFA.07 Jul 2025HANSARDArmed Forces: Recruitment and RetentionDoes my noble friend the Minister agree that we have slightly lost sight of why youngsters want to join the military? I do not believe youngsters have changed that much and I…07 Jul 2025HANSARDPeers’ Entrance Security DoorMy Lords, previously I said, slightly tongue in cheek, that going for the best is often a problem in terms of protection. There is a real risk of going for more and more to…02 Jul 2025HANSARDF35A and F35B JetsTo ask His Majesty’s Government whether the recently announced procurement of twelve F35A jets capable of carrying nuclear weapons will affect the planned procurement of F35B jets.01 Jul 2025HANSARDF35A and F35B JetsI thank my noble friend the Minister for his reply, although my question has been rather shredded of various elements by the previous debate. It is worth remembering that 80 years…01 Jul 2025HANSARDMiddle EastMy Lords, I have to congratulate the Government on the way they have been handling the current situation. I fought in a number of wars, and there is nothing like fighting in a war…24 Jun 2025HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillMy Lords, I am a simple sailor, but my thoughts are that, when they start work deep in the basement, would they please not use Navy or Army divers to do the work there but ensure…17 Jun 2025HANSARDDefence Industrial BaseMy Lords, I ask my noble friend the Minister: does the Treasury now understand that all this military equipment requires a drumbeat of orders? For example, if you want 30 frigates…16 Jun 2025HANSARDUK Nuclear DeterrentMy Lords, it has always been the case that the nuclear programme has been at the very limits of our technological, industrial, scientific and cost profiles. The speed at which we…03 Jun 2025HANSARDReservoirs: Protection from ContaminationMy Lords, if I could correct my noble friend, because she is probably not aware of it, in 2008 there was an attempt by eight al-Qaeda operatives to poison north London water…03 Jun 2025