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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 08 Jul 2019
Oral Answers to Questions

"The all-party parliamentary group on the British Council, which I chair, has been overseeing an inquiry into aspects of the UK’s soft power capabilities. How does defence diplomacy fit into the Government’s overall soft power strategy?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 18 Feb 2019
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"9. What steps his Department is taking to increase recruitment into the armed forces. ..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 18 Feb 2019
Oral Answers to Questions

"I suggest that the Government should not take any lessons from Labour about manpower shortages, given today’s news about desertions.

The National Audit Office has recently confirmed that Capita has not recruited the required numbers of regulars and reservists in any year since the contract began in 2012. Clearly, extra …..."
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Written Question
Navy
Monday 11th June 2018

Asked by: John Baron (Conservative - Basildon and Billericay)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

What assessment he has made of the strategic importance of sea power for UK security and prosperity.

Answered by Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton

As is befitting an island nation, the UK has one of the most capable, skilled and experienced navies in the world. It is of vital strategic importance to UK security and prosperity.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 05 Mar 2018
Oral Answers to Questions

"23. Although many of us believe that the Regular Army should be closer to 100,000 in strength, it appears that we are struggling to reach even the reduced figure of 82,000. What more can our Government do to ensure that we increase recruitment, and maintain at those levels, to get …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 05 Mar 2018
Oral Answers to Questions

"Reports suggest that of the near 100,000 who wanted to join the Army last year, only 7,500 actually made it, in part because of time delays. What can be done to streamline the recruitment process?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 10 Jul 2017
Oral Answers to Questions

"8. What assessment he has made of whether the Royal Navy has sufficient personnel to operate (a) all vessels and (b) the Queen Elizabeth class aircraft carriers...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 10 Jul 2017
Oral Answers to Questions

"Given concerns that we are hollowing out our armed forces’ manpower in favour of big-ticket items, what is the Minister, and indeed the Government, doing to ensure that we not only have the manpower to operate those big-ticket items but the ships to protect them when at sea? Global uncertainties …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 14 Jul 2016
Report of the Iraq Inquiry

"I have great respect for my right hon. Friend, as he will know. However, I suggest that, on this issue, it was not just about intelligence sourcing from here. The United Nations inspectors at the time were pleading for more time because they could not find the WMDs upon which …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 14 Jul 2016
Report of the Iraq Inquiry

"I suggest that Iraq 2003 ranks with Suez in a catalogue of British foreign policy disasters. It cost the lives of more than 200 British nationals and many tens of thousands of Iraqi nationals and citizens, and set in train a terrible sequence of events, including a vicious civil war …..."
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