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Speech in Lords Chamber - Fri 18 Jul 2025
Strategic Defence Review 2025

"My Lords, I too congratulate the authors of this thoughtful review, and the noble Lord, Lord Robertson of Port Ellen, on his eloquent and powerful presentation of it today. The key arguments it makes are compelling, and the recommendations are, in the main, well judged. There are, of course, points …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 17 Jul 2025
Syria: Druze Community

"My Lords, what assessment do the Government make of continuing Russian involvement in Syria post the fall of the Assad regime? Will they work with partners to ensure that Russia is unable to exploit this current crisis to spread further its malign and destabilising influence?..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 16 Jul 2025
Afghanistan

"My Lords—..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 16 Jul 2025
Afghanistan

"My Lords, it has been stated again and again that the person responsible for the loss of data thought that the spreadsheet contained a small number of names, whereas it actually contained a very large number of names. Surely this is irrelevant. It is the fact that it was used …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 15 Jul 2025
Renters’ Rights Bill

"My Lords, I rise to support Amendment 106, to which I have attached my name. For decades now, I have seen at close hand the deficiencies in service families’ accommodation. They range from an inability to get things fixed to serious problems with damp and mould. They are always irritating, …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 10 Jul 2025
Tax Increases

"My Lords, just for clarification, the Minister said that the Government have an ambition to raise defence spending to 3% of GDP in the next Parliament. My understanding is that the Prime Minister has committed the UK to increasing it to 3.5% by 2035. Could the Minister please clarify?..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 07 Jul 2025
Artificial Intelligence: News Media

"My Lords, the Minister keeps saying that the Government want to get this right—and of course, who could argue with that—but does she agree that in the broader sense, there are two fundamental tenets that we should be aware of? The first is that AI cannot be uninvented. The second …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 02 Jul 2025
NHS, Armed Forces and Civil Service Staff: Public Meetings

"Does the Minister agree that, while senior military officers, for example, are Crown servants, and it is not appropriate for them to dissent from or challenge government policy in public, nevertheless, if they are constrained to being little more than oral press releases, they will lose all credibility? Surely, it …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 01 Jul 2025
UK Weapons Systems

"My Lords, does the Minister agree that the security of this country against major threats in high-intensity warfare is based on our membership of NATO, and that within NATO we rely upon many of our partners to provide crucial capabilities —not least, for example, a number of strategic capabilities that …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 19 Jun 2025
Israel and Iran

"My Lords, one of the many difficulties associated with this situation is the confusion that seems to have arisen over strategic objectives. Israel has stated that it does not want Iran to possess a nuclear weapon, but there has been a lot of loose talk recently about regime change. Can …..."
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