Greenland

Debate between Lord Ricketts and Baroness Wheeler

Thursday 8th January 2026 Lords Chamber

[Baroness McIntosh of Pickering (Con)]

My Lords, I am half-Danish—

[Captain of the King’s Bodyguard of the Yeomen of the Guard and Deputy Chief Whip (Baroness Wheeler) (Lab)]

We will hear from the Cross Benches.

[Lord Ricketts (CB)]

Are Ministers seeking to persuade President Trump that he can achieve all US security objectives in and around Greenland by working with Denmark through NATO and using the existing treaty it has with Denmark? Also, to show that Arctic security is a genuine NATO priority, is the UK considering deploying at least some military capability of our own to that collective endeavour?