My Lords, I too congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Ricketts. It is a credit to his diplomatic chairing skills, as well as the excellent committee staff, that we were able in the end to produce this excellent and comprehensive report. The committee began its work on this inquiry a little over a year a…
My Lords, I draw attention to my offshore wind interests as declared in the register. I add my congratulations to those offered to the excellent and entertaining maiden speakers that we have already had. Perhaps I may ask for the discretion of the House in mentioning a maiden speech still to come, f…
My Lords, I too am much looking forward to the maiden speech of my friend and long-time colleague, the noble Lord, Lord Barrow. The House is about to discover that, unlike the present speaker, the noble Lord really knows what he is talking about, having been ambassador in Ukraine and Russia, as well…
The excellent strategic defence review of the noble Lord, Lord Robertson, rightly recognises that space is now a crucial and critical domain, one that underpins modern defence, national security and civilian infrastructure. What was once a metaphor for aspiration is now a domain of competition; and …