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HANSARDRAF Aerobatic Team: Historical AllegationsThe noble Baroness makes a very serious point. I have addressed it on a number of occasions from this Dispatch Box and continue to give the commitment that all the forces are…29 Jan 2024HANSARDRAF Aerobatic Team: Historical AllegationsI thank the noble Lord for his question. Yes, I think it is too few; I think everybody knows that. But however many frigates and destroyers we have, the unacceptable behaviour…29 Jan 2024HANSARDRAF Aerobatic Team: Historical AllegationsMy noble friend makes a couple of very good points. On the timelines, because one inquiry led into the next, it was very important that the thoroughness was followed the whole way…29 Jan 2024HANSARDRAF Aerobatic Team: Historical AllegationsThose were some extremely good points from the noble Baroness. There is now training regarding endemic and unacceptable behaviour, which also addresses active bystanding. In this…29 Jan 2024HANSARDUkraineI certainly will. The International Fund for Ukraine is a good example of how that has been working. In conclusion, I hugely appreciate the wisdom and expertise that colleagues…26 Jan 2024HANSARDUkraineMy Lords, I am very grateful for the constructive, thoughtful and high-quality debate today, as indeed one would expect from so many distinguished former Defence Ministers, heads…26 Jan 2024HANSARDLGBT Veterans Independent ReviewI thank my noble friend for that very valuable contribution, and I agree that rather a long time has elapsed between the Commons Statement and me standing here. I will undertake…19 Dec 2023HANSARDUkraineMy noble friend raises a particularly topical subject. There are obviously areas I cannot go into, but the new coalition will deliver long- term support to Ukraine, including…19 Dec 2023HANSARDUkraineI fully commit to doing that.19 Dec 2023HANSARDUkraineThe noble Baroness is quite right to raise this issue. We were the first to support Ukraine in its endeavour and we continue to encourage everybody to come along. The Ukraine…19 Dec 2023HANSARDUkraineMy Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Coaker, makes a number of very good points. On the final point, we have committed, including humanitarian aid, in excess of £9.5 billion—close £10…19 Dec 2023HANSARDLGBT Veterans Independent ReviewI thank the noble Baroness for her questions. On that of personal issues and compassionate leaders, that is completely accepted. There is opportunity within the “LGBT veterans:…19 Dec 2023HANSARDUkraineMy Lords, I will now repeat an Answer to an Urgent Question given earlier today in the House of Commons: “Since the Minister for the Armed Forces last updated the House on 28…19 Dec 2023HANSARDLGBT Veterans Independent ReviewI thank the noble Lord for his important contribution. On the question of a cap, as I said, until we know the full picture, it is difficult to say whether the cap will be…19 Dec 2023HANSARDLGBT Veterans Independent ReviewMy Lords, it is gratifying to see that everybody is on the same page in this. The treatment of LGBT serving personnel between 1967 and 2000 was wholly unacceptable, and I think…19 Dec 2023HANSARDLGBT Veterans Independent ReviewMy Lords, I assure the House that if, at the end of 24 months, we do not feel we have got to the bottom of this, the deadline will be extended.19 Dec 2023HANSARDGlobal Combat Air Programme TreatyMy noble friend makes some good points. My understanding is that, as the treaty is now signed, the founder members are in effect locked in—although there is, I believe, a bit of…19 Dec 2023HANSARDGlobal Combat Air Programme TreatyMy Lords, first, I welcome the cross-House support, because this is a very important treaty and a meaningful allied programme. The launching of the Global Combat Air Programme in…19 Dec 2023HANSARDLGBT Veterans Independent ReviewMy Lords, I will certainly take that away and look at it properly.19 Dec 2023HANSARDFormer Afghan Special Forces: DeportationMy Lords, I assure the House that His Majesty’s Government are in direct contact with the Pakistan Government at the very highest level. They are being extremely co-operative…12 Dec 2023