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HANSARDRed Sea UpdateI entirely agree. Any way that one can starve any of these sorts of organisations with access to funds should be pursued with absolute vigour.05 Feb 2024HANSARDRed Sea UpdateI will certainly take that up with my colleague, my noble friend Lord Ahmad.05 Feb 2024HANSARDAfghan Relocations: Special ForcesMy Lords, I am not 100% clear on that point, but I know that, where inconsistencies and inaccuracies have come to light, we are going to reconsider—with a completely new team of…05 Feb 2024HANSARDAfghan Relocations: Special ForcesMy Lords, I will certainly take up that question about the British Council. The Government are absolutely clear about their responsibilities under ARAP and ACRS, and are doing…05 Feb 2024HANSARDAfghan Relocations: Special ForcesMy Lords, I assure all noble Lords that we are in very close contact with the highest level of the Government in Pakistan. They are being extremely co-operative on the situation.…05 Feb 2024HANSARDAfghan Relocations: Special ForcesMy Lords, your Lordships will remember from when we went through this issue the last time that it is not easy. I do not accept that we have made a nonsense of it. What we are…05 Feb 2024HANSARDRed Sea UpdateI thank the noble Lord and the noble Baroness for providing that firm commitment to support the Government in their actions and to give at all times the full level of support that…05 Feb 2024HANSARDRed Sea UpdateMy Lords, with permission I shall now repeat the Statement given by the Secretary of State for Defence in the other place earlier today, on the recent response to Houthi…05 Feb 2024HANSARDRoyal Navy: Drone Attacks in the Red SeaMy Lords, this question is raised fairly regularly, and of course it is something which is under constant consideration. These are difficult decisions to take. However, in the…05 Feb 2024HANSARDRoyal Navy: Drone Attacks in the Red SeaMy Lords, that is a very good point. Sea Viper is extremely effective, and there is a new version, which I think is called Sea Viper Evolution. A very substantial amount of…05 Feb 2024HANSARDRoyal Navy: Drone Attacks in the Red SeaMy noble friend makes a very good point. The French are extremely supportive, but of course it is each sovereign nation’s decision whether or not to become lethally involved.05 Feb 2024HANSARDRoyal Navy: Drone Attacks in the Red SeaThe noble Lord asks a good question about the total scope and scale of His Majesty’s Navy and how long this might go on for. Perhaps I might turn the question around. If we were…05 Feb 2024HANSARDRoyal Navy: Drone Attacks in the Red SeaI thank my noble friend for his question. The accuracy of the bombing is very precise, very limited and specifically targeted at weapons that are being, or are about to be,…05 Feb 2024HANSARDRoyal Navy: Drone Attacks in the Red SeaMy Lords, the First Sea Lord and his team are fully aware of the situation and are keeping as many ships at sea as we can at any one time. There is obviously a maintenance…05 Feb 2024HANSARDRoyal Navy: Drone Attacks in the Red SeaI thank the noble and gallant Lord for his question; that is a very good point. When firing an expensive missile at a cheap drone, you are not protecting the missile; you are…05 Feb 2024HANSARDRoyal Navy: Drone Attacks in the Red SeaMy Lords, I welcome the congratulations and commitment of the other Benches to the service of the individual men and women. As I understand it, no two warships are exactly the…05 Feb 2024HANSARDRoyal Navy: Drone Attacks in the Red SeaYour Lordships will be aware that my right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Defence will shortly update the other place on recent events in the Red Sea. I will not…05 Feb 2024HANSARDAfghan Relocations: Special ForcesMy Lords, I believe that I said the Pakistan Government. I do not think the Afghanistan Government are particularly co-operative.05 Feb 2024HANSARDAfghan Relocations: Special ForcesMy Lords, my understanding is that that is absolutely correct. Everything is being considered on a case-by-case basis, and the information now needs to be as pure as it possibly…05 Feb 2024HANSARDRAF Aerobatic Team: Historical AllegationsMy Lords, the recommendations in both reports, the Royal Air Force aerobatic team non-statutory inquiry report and the command, leadership and management report, have all been…29 Jan 2024