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HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, today I intend to focus on defence, but of course defence and foreign policy are so closely aligned that it is sometimes difficult to do that. As highlighted in the…25 Jul 2024HANSARDTempest Global Combat Air ProgrammeTo ask His Majesty’s Government whether the Tempest Global Combat Air Programme will be halted until the Strategic Defence Review is completed and its future decided.23 Jul 2024HANSARDTempest Global Combat Air ProgrammeI thank my noble friend the Minister for his Answer. Of course, I understand that the mechanism of this programme has to move ahead, not least for diplomatic and political…23 Jul 2024HANSARDCounter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015 (Risk of Being Drawn into Terrorism) (Revised Guidance) Regulations 2024I stand briefly to say that the Intelligence and Security Committee fully supports this.24 May 2024HANSARDNational Immunisation ProgrammeMy Lords, the noble Lord will be aware that the Royal Navy was very involved with immunisation work for tropical diseases because it had many ships all over the world. I am…23 May 2024HANSARDRussia: SanctionsMy Lords, I thank the Foreign Secretary for his Answer. There is no doubt that sanctions are having an impact. Indeed, you only need to look at the Russian-flagged tankers…21 May 2024HANSARDRussia: SanctionsTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of UK sanctions on Russia, and in particular on…21 May 2024HANSARDArmed Forces: Land War ReadinessMy Lords—20 May 2024HANSARDNATO: French Nuclear WeaponsTo ask His Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with President Macron regarding the allocation of French nuclear weapons to NATO.09 May 2024HANSARDNATO: French Nuclear WeaponsMy Lords, the defence of Europe is reliant on NATO, not some half-baked EU military organisation. We are safe because of NATO—let us not fool ourselves. We allocate out nuclear…09 May 2024HANSARDUK Armed Forces in Middle EastMy Lords, the “Cardigan Bay” is of course one of our crucial Royal Fleet Auxiliaries. I refer to my noble friend’s question about the work that is going on about conditions of…01 May 2024HANSARDUkraine: Small BoatsMy Lords, speaking as a simple sailor, none of those things float so they will not help the Ukrainians much on the Dnipro, will they? It seems extraordinary. Perhaps these things…01 May 2024HANSARDDefence SpendingMy Lords, this is too little, too late, but it is still good news because we are actually spending some money on it. The support going to Ukraine is particularly good news. We…25 Apr 2024HANSARDMiddle East: Deployment of British Armed ForcesMy Lords, the last time that tensions rose in the Middle East, which sadly ended up with fighting going on, we had deployed in the north Arabian Sea an aircraft carrier, two…17 Apr 2024HANSARDSteel: Port TalbotMy Lords, I will return to the question from the noble Lord, Lord Fox. What percentage of British steel will be used in the Dreadnought class, the AUKUS class submarines, Type…15 Apr 2024HANSARDIran and IsraelMy Lords, de-escalation is clearly in everyone’s interests, but that might well not happen. Last week, we saw the Iranians take down a neutral ship in the Strait of Hormuz.…15 Apr 2024HANSARDAsylum ClaimsMy Lords, does the Minister not agree that possession of identity cards would make the handling of this situation a great deal easier?25 Mar 2024HANSARD809 Naval Air SquadronTo ask His Majesty’s Government when they plan on 809 Naval Air Squadron being fully operational with a full complement of aircraft.11 Mar 2024HANSARD809 Naval Air SquadronMy Lords, it is absolutely extraordinary in this highly volatile and dangerous world, as recognised by a number of senior people in government, that there was no extra money for…11 Mar 2024HANSARDDefence Acquisition ReformMy Lords, war is raging in Europe, the Levant, the southern Red Sea and Sudan. We are in the most dangerous and hostile world we have been in for many years and, amazingly, the…07 Mar 2024