My Lords, I begin by declaring my defence interests: I am patron to the various RAF regiment associations, and I have just heard from their group captain that their gunners have shot down more Iranian drones, by quite some margin, than any other UK defence unit. I am sure that the Minister will want…
My Lords, I am grateful to my noble namesake for securing this debate. I declare my registered interest as chair of the National Preparedness Commission.
Not only are we closer to widespread war than we have been for 60 years, but conflict has become much more hybrid, with increasingly hostile cybe…
My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Harris, because she said almost everything that I was going to say, which is always a great help. I am the chair of the Ecclesiastical Committee, which is a Joint Committee of both Houses, with 30 members. We found it extremely easy. We were create…
My Lords, I am speaking to the amendments in this group on behalf of these Benches and, in doing so, I confirm the strong support we expressed at Second Reading for the Bill. There was a sense of outrage when President Trump attempted to squeeze an agreement for the extraction of rare minerals out o…
My Lords, it is an honour to speak on this important day and to follow the remarks of the noble Baroness, Lady Harris of Richmond, who has already praised the many brilliant stories and speeches that we have heard today. I add my congratulations to the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Peterborou…