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HANSARDLGBT Veterans: Financial RedressMy Lords, we come back to grammar. We are all on the same page on this. Everybody is in full agreement, but we have to make certain that it is done fairly, that everybody who has…21 Mar 2024HANSARDLGBT Veterans: Financial RedressMy Lords, I am fully aware of the war widows issue and we are addressing that at the same time. It is very important that all these things get finished off as quickly as we…21 Mar 2024HANSARDLGBT Veterans: Financial RedressMy Lords, nobody can do anything other than agree with my noble friend. The progress we are making is as we set out after we received the review and considered it in December.…21 Mar 2024HANSARDLGBT Veterans: Financial RedressMy Lords, I can do no more than assure the House that it is indeed an absolute priority for the Government.21 Mar 2024HANSARDLGBT Veterans: Financial RedressMy Lords, when it comes down to it, it must be on a case-by-case basis, because a lot of the information that we have available to check and re-check exactly who has been so badly…21 Mar 2024HANSARDLGBT Veterans: Financial RedressMy Lords, the Canadian example is apposite but very different. The Canadian Government took a very clear administrative approach, which addressed a specific number of people,…21 Mar 2024HANSARDSingle Source Contract (Amendment) Regulations 2024That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 22 January be approved. Considered in Grand Committee on 19 March .20 Mar 2024HANSARDSingle Source Contract (Amendment) Regulations 2024My Lords, I thank noble Lords for their contributions to this debate and say to the noble Lord, Lord Tunnicliffe, in particular that this is a very complicated set of contracts…19 Mar 2024HANSARDSingle Source Contract (Amendment) Regulations 2024That the Grand Committee do consider the Single Source Contract (Amendment) Regulations 2024.19 Mar 2024HANSARDSingle Source Contract (Amendment) Regulations 2024My Lords, since their introduction through the Defence Reform Act 2014, the Single Source Contract Regulations have generally worked well and helped ensure that the prices paid…19 Mar 2024HANSARDRed Sea Telecommunication CablesMy Lords, our naval assets are substantial. In fact, there are new support ships coming in that have the specific capability of underwater surveillance, so it is well on the way.14 Mar 2024HANSARDRed Sea Telecommunication CablesMy Lords, nobody would be surprised to know that, yes, I think Grant Shapps is absolutely right.14 Mar 2024HANSARDRed Sea Telecommunication CablesMy Lords, the question of resilience is one of ongoing technological change. However, through maritime domain awareness, which is a critical part of our maritime defence and is…14 Mar 2024HANSARDRed Sea Telecommunication CablesMy Lords, the speed of that acquisition is a fantastic example of how when procurement goes right, the agility and ability to acquire, equip and train crews to man these sorts of…14 Mar 2024HANSARDRoyal Navy: Climate Change TrainingMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness for that extremely valid point. She is right that we need to learn from our experience. The Navy in particular is building in adaptability to…14 Mar 2024HANSARDRoyal Navy: Climate Change TrainingThat was a very nice allegory; I entirely agree. It is embedded in everything that all services, not just the Royal Navy, undertake. This is to ensure that what is inevitable—the…14 Mar 2024HANSARDRoyal Navy: Climate Change TrainingAgain, that is an extremely valid point. The MoD has just held its first climate security wargame across government, with international representation, and it was the MoD that led…14 Mar 2024HANSARDRoyal Navy: Climate Change TrainingMy Lords, I entirely agree with the noble Lord. However, I make two points. First, we will not and cannot compromise military capability solely for a sustainable solution. A key…14 Mar 2024HANSARDRoyal Navy: Climate Change TrainingMy Lords, there are training programmes in all three forces, and the whole question of climate change and the changing environment we will have to face is deeply embedded in that.…14 Mar 2024HANSARDRoyal Navy: Climate Change TrainingMy Lords, I am increasingly thinking this is rather like Groundhog Day. I entirely agree, but the words “war footing” are slightly alarmist. There is no doubt that we are in a…14 Mar 2024