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HANSARDFormer Afghan Special Forces: DeportationMy Lords, we absolutely respect that these individuals were brave, fought alongside us and gave support when necessary. Guidelines obviously need to be adhered to, because we are…12 Dec 2023HANSARDFormer Afghan Special Forces: DeportationThe right reverend Prelate makes a very good point. Since Pakistan changed its method of treatment of its illegal immigrants, we have managed to bring several hundred people back…12 Dec 2023HANSARDFormer Afghan Special Forces: DeportationMy Lords, ARAP has got to the stage where things are considered case by case. There is opportunity to be flexible within that.12 Dec 2023HANSARDFormer Afghan Special Forces: DeportationMy Lords, I am not certain that the word “pay” is accurate. I think expense recompense is more appropriate, which is different: you gift something and get something back. If the…12 Dec 2023HANSARDFormer Afghan Special Forces: DeportationMy Lords, the noble Baroness makes a very good point. The accuracy of the data held on large numbers of people requires double- checking and checking again. At the heart of…12 Dec 2023HANSARDFormer Afghan Special Forces: DeportationIn the interests of brevity, I quite agree.12 Dec 2023HANSARDFormer Afghan Special Forces: DeportationI do not disagree with quite a lot of what the noble and gallant Lord said. However, perhaps I may just take a moment to advise noble Lords of the scale of the challenge. There…12 Dec 2023HANSARDFormer Afghan Special Forces: DeportationCF333 and ATF444, known as the Triples, were Afghan-led task forces set up to counter drug trafficking and organised crime, and they reported to the Ministry of Interior Affairs.…12 Dec 2023HANSARDFormer Afghan Special Forces: DeportationHis Majesty’s Government are fully aware of their responsibilities under both the ARAP and the ACRS. They are implementing both schemes to the agreed guidelines at pace, in…12 Dec 2023HANSARDMinistry of Defence: Equipment PlanMy Lords, I do not buy that the plan is unfundable and unworkable. There is significant flexibility within the figures and large contingencies to allow the flexibility of the…07 Dec 2023HANSARDMinistry of Defence: Equipment PlanMy Lords, I thank the noble and gallant Lord for that question. I can confirm that all equipment gifted to Ukraine is well without these figures. Your Lordships will know that, as…07 Dec 2023HANSARDMinistry of Defence: Equipment PlanMy Lords, I agree with much of what the noble Lord has said. One of the key points about the NAO report is that it does not reflect the aspiration to increase defence spending to…07 Dec 2023HANSARDMinistry of Defence: Equipment PlanThe noble Baroness makes a good point. In fact, there is considerable investment in skills—particularly in the areas of nuclear and shipbuilding—within these figures, all of which…07 Dec 2023HANSARDMinistry of Defence: Equipment PlanMy Lords, the National Audit Office’s report on the equipment plan states that it does not consider the value for money of the MoD’s equipment expenditure or of the specific…07 Dec 2023HANSARDMinistry of Defence: Equipment PlanMy Lords, the Ministry of Defence certainly does not consider the report in such a way. Where the Ministry of Defence is coming from is that our Armed Forces are operating in an…07 Dec 2023HANSARDMinistry of Defence: Equipment PlanMy Lords, it is a great honour to answer a question from my predecessor. She is absolutely right: we are looking at a 10-year timeframe and only 25% of expenditure is committed.…07 Dec 2023HANSARDMinistry of Defence: Equipment PlanMy Lords, I assure the noble Lord that the Government take the report extremely seriously, as I said to the noble Lord, Lord Coaker. An enormous amount of work is going on in the…07 Dec 2023HANSARDMinistry of Defence: Equipment PlanMy noble friend makes two very good points. One is about the extremely complicated supply chain that the defence industry has to follow and the extreme pressures that inflationary…07 Dec 2023HANSARDMiddle East: UK Military DeploymentsThe noble Lord makes a good point. I am sure he knows that my right honourable friend is out in that part of the world at the moment; that is part of the conversations that are…06 Dec 2023HANSARDMiddle East: UK Military DeploymentsMy Lords, I do not know the detail on that, so I will find out and write to my noble friend.06 Dec 2023