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HANSARDEnvironmental Policies: Timeliness and EffectivenessHow is the programme going to provide shore power in our ports and harbours so that visiting ships do not have to run their diesel generators?22 Jan 2024HANSARDInvestigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill [HL]13 Dec 2023HANSARDInvestigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill [HL]My Lords, I absolutely support what my noble friend has said. I was about to leap up and say that this should not be discussed in this forum because some of it is so sensitive.…13 Dec 2023HANSARDInvestigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill [HL]I beg leave to withdraw my amendment.13 Dec 2023HANSARDInvestigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill [HL]My Lords, this is the first of three amendments I have tabled to Clause 21 relating to the so-called triple lock for targeted interception and targeted examination of…13 Dec 2023HANSARDGuyana: Sovereign TerritoryMy Lords, Nelson’s favourite defence negotiators in Europe were a squadron of British battleships. Unfortunately, we do not have as many military assets as we used to. Does the…12 Dec 2023HANSARDInvestigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill [HL]My Lords, I stand to address the clause stand part notice for Clause 13 and also Amendments 21, 22, 24 and 26. The aim of looking at the clause relates to the communication data…11 Dec 2023HANSARDInvestigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill [HL]My Lords, if I suddenly fall over, it is not excitement over my amendments but that I have a brand new starboard knee, which is still slightly wobbly, so I might look a little…11 Dec 2023HANSARDMinistry of Defence: Equipment PlanMy Lords, the report is extremely worrying. The Government seem to have the ability to talk as if these things are not crucial. There is no doubt that we need more money spent on…07 Dec 2023HANSARDIntelligence and Security Committee of Parliament: China ReportTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the report by the Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament China , published on 13 July; and what steps…23 Oct 2023HANSARDIntelligence and Security Committee of Parliament: China ReportI thank the Minister for her Answer and congratulate the Government on sticking to their guns on this tilt to the Indo-Pac region. Geopolitically, it makes absolute sense for…23 Oct 2023HANSARDArmed Forces: Remuneration, Housing and Family SupportMy Lords, there is a little difference sometimes between a glass half full and burying one’s head in the sand, and there is no doubt at all that there are real problems with…18 Sept 2023HANSARDHammersmith BridgeMy Lords, the Minister will be aware that this has had a considerable impact on river traffic at various times, and that it has been very constrained. When the repair work finally…18 Sept 2023HANSARDOffshore WindMy Lords, the Minister is right that we should praise ourselves for the offshore wind farms, which I must say are most impressive. However, the interconnectors and so on lie along…11 Sept 2023HANSARDRussia: SanctionsDid our Prime Minister raise with Mr Modi the fact that India is still importing a large amount of Russian oil that is then being mixed with other oils, and so it is difficult to…11 Sept 2023HANSARDGlobal Famine: SolutionsMy Lords, the Russians having broken the agreement about grain shipments, which will obviously have a major impact, has the international community given any consideration to…07 Sept 2023HANSARDArmed ForcesMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Soames, for moving this debate. The world is more dangerous and unpredictable than at any time in my 58 years on the active list—a major war…07 Sept 2023HANSARDNuclear EnergyMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Howell, for introducing today’s debate on this very important subject. I am in no doubt that provision of a base electrical load using…07 Sept 2023HANSARDOrphan Sites: Hazardous WasteMy Lords, can the Minister tell us about another type of waste—radioactive waste—and how the geological disposal facility is moving ahead? Is it moving ahead as we hoped it would?…04 Sept 2023HANSARDMilitary Vehicles: RepairMy Lords, the outgoing Defence Secretary—who I think had done quite a good job, I have to say—actually said that the Government for some years had been treating defence spending…04 Sept 2023