"My Lords, I conclude by expressing my warmest thanks to all those Members of the House who either supported or voted for my earlier amendments. I also thank the Ministers closely involved in dealing with this issue for their willingness to meet and discuss how to progress it. It made …..." Lord Craig of Radley - View Speech
"My Lords, I was expecting to speak to, and encourage others to support, Amendment 2 and to thank the Government for bringing forward my Amendment 54 from Report. However, the House has just heard from the Minister—and I thank her for the courtesy of informing me of her intention—that the …..." Lord Craig of Radley - View Speech
"My Lords, have the Government arrived at arrangements over rules of engagement with the Saudis? I am not asking what they are but I want assurance that they have been agreed. Will the Saudis be paying financially towards the contribution that we are making?..." Lord Craig of Radley - View Speech
"My Lords, I strongly support the purpose of opposing Clause 38 standing part. The PAC’s 43rd report of 2024-25 heavily criticised the MoD for inadequacies in its financial oversight of the RFCAs. The report said:
“The Department’s arrangements for monitoring and reporting on the RFCAs’ financial performance are inadequate”
"My Lords, very briefly, the Minister answering my question in such a positive way is very encouraging. It certainly made my day—or perhaps I should say it has made my night. I also thank the noble Baronesses and the two noble Lords who spoke in favour of my amendment, which …..." Lord Craig of Radley - View Speech
"My Lords, in moving Amendment 56, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Harlech, for adding his name in support of it. I also thank the Royal British Legion for its guidance in drafting this amendment.
Amendment 56 proposes amending the nationality fees regulations of 2018 to waive fees for certain …..." Lord Craig of Radley - View Speech
"My Lords, I will speak very briefly to support strongly what the noble Lord, Lord Davies of Brixton, just said. He brought to our attention a most significant failure in how Armed Forces pensions have been paid, calculated and mispaid.
"My Lords, much has been said in recent months about the possibility of a Russian conflict with NATO. Such a war will be deterred if we and our allies react to strengthen our weak arms posture now. NATO’s potential military, economic and technical strength far exceeds that of any potential …..." Lord Craig of Radley - View Speech