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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 08 Sep 2026
Armed Forces Bill

"My Lords, in moving Amendment 59, I will also speak to Amendment 60 in my name; I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Smith of Newnham, and the noble Earl, Lord Minto, for their support. I declare an interest as the father of a soldier.

The amendments that I am proposing …..."

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 08 Sep 2026
Armed Forces Bill

"My Lords, I am very grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Smith, for her brevity at this late hour when many of us want to be tucked up in bed. It was worth staying up to hear the analysis of the noble Earl, Lord Minto. That was particularly helpful regarding …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 08 Sep 2026
Armed Forces Bill

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 02 Sep 2026
Armed Forces Bill

"My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for his response and for agreeing to look further at the availability of commanding officers. We should remember that, very often, it is their delegated person being dealt with. They can frequently not have had their required training in this area, which …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 02 Sep 2026
Armed Forces Bill

"My Lords, in moving Amendment 27, I will speak also to Amendments 28 to 34 in my name; I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Smith of Newnham, for her support. I declare an interest, both for this series of amendments and for my contributions in Committee earlier today, as the …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 02 Sep 2026
Armed Forces Bill

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 02 Sep 2026
Direction of Government

"These Benches wish the Prime Minister well and assure him of our prayers. I welcome his attendance at COP 31 in Turkey in a couple of months’ time and that he recognises the impact of climate change—he referenced the glacial collapse at the Nepal-China border with tragic loss of life …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 02 Sep 2026
Data Centres: Water Resources

"My Lords, can the Minister tell us what assessment Defra has made of the current regulatory framework and whether it will provide enough protection for the environment from the cumulative demand of data centres on water resources?..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 02 Sep 2026
Armed Forces Bill

"My Lords, I thank the Minister so much for allowing my intervention. I support the amendment in the names of the noble Baroness, Lady Goldie, and the noble Earl, Lord Minto, because it is about well-being and retention. From what the Minister has just said about how the new board …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 02 Sep 2026
Armed Forces Bill

"My Lords, I rise to support Amendments 17 and 18 in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Smith of Newnham, and I am very grateful to her for spending time over the weekend explaining them in more detail. The noble Baroness is quite right in what she has just …..."
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