"My Lords, when Paddy Ashdown published his Humanitarian Emergency Response Review, he concluded that the people who were best able to cope with disasters were those who had been through them before and learned from them. In my own area of north-east Scotland, we have got used to sustained …..." Lord Bruce of Bennachie - View Speech
"My Lords, I join all other noble Lords in congratulating the noble Lord, Lord McConnell, on initiating this debate and on the way he introduced it. We have had a pretty wide-ranging debate, with lots of different perspective brought into play, which is as it should be and is extremely …..." Lord Bruce of Bennachie - View Speech
"My Lords, right now the economy of Aberdeen, in the north-east of Scotland, is hurting badly. The decision on Jackdaw has been welcomed and will be extremely helpful to the situation. By the way, I was an early supporter of targets for net zero, which I support 100%, and I …..." Lord Bruce of Bennachie - View Speech
"My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Campbell-Savours, should remember that the guarantors that he is looking for are the people who signed the Budapest agreement, which they have now ripped up. Does the Minister nevertheless agree that what contributes most to international tension at the moment is the lack of …..." Lord Bruce of Bennachie - View Speech
"Is it not unfortunate that the Conservatives, who are in no way blameless for the parlous state of the public finances, are arguing the case for defence on the basis of saying that the people who should bear the burden of topping up the defence budget are the poorest, the …..." Lord Bruce of Bennachie - View Speech
"My Lords, the Israeli military initially responded to “NAZA” by saying that it categorically rejects the allegations, but, in a later statement, it said that
“the allegations required a detailed, evidence-based response rather than a blanket dismissal”,
"My Lords, does the Minister acknowledge that numerous tax and regulation actions are undertaken by both the UK Government and the Scottish Government that have an impact on job prospects for young people in Scotland, yet both Governments operate separate, unconnected programmes in Scotland to address youth unemployment? Would it …..." Lord Bruce of Bennachie - View Speech
"My Lords, there is understandable frustration that the Government set out a target but have delayed how they will implement it. Can the Minister address two specific and urgent questions? With the phasing out of our destroyers and their current lack of readiness, what action are the Government taking now …..." Lord Bruce of Bennachie - View Speech
"My Lords, given that Russia is building nuclear power stations in Turkey and Egypt, is not the concern about proliferation real? Is not the noble Lord, Lord Lamont, right to say that the problem with this agreement is lack of transparency, compared with the UAE agreement, which has no processing …..." Lord Bruce of Bennachie - View Speech
"With no disrespect to the Minister, it is regrettable that we do not have a dedicated Foreign Office Minister in this House. I hope that that will be rectified, but I welcome him to his post. The situation in both Indian- and Pakistan-administered Kashmir has for ever been one of …..." Lord Bruce of Bennachie - View Speech