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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 25 Nov 2025
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill

"My Lords, I did not expect to participate in this, but I was having a conversation earlier with my noble friend Lord Minto, who is very knowledgeable about corporate finance. He posed the question: is there anything in this whole arrangement that would stop Mauritius capitalising on the revenue stream …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 25 Nov 2025
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill

"Before the Minister sits down, the particular question I pose—and I am not being polemical; I think there is an issue—is: what actually stops Mauritius, contractually, from commercially transferring this revenue stream in a capitalised form to another purchaser?..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 25 Nov 2025
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill

"I am happy to speak outside the Chamber...."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 25 Nov 2025
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill

"My Lords, my Amendment 88 in this group is very much in a similar vein to my earlier amendments, although I see I do not have the presence of my newly acquired fan—the noble Lord, Lord Kerr of Kinlochard—to encourage me. I seek reassurance that the

“unrestricted access, basing and …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 20 Nov 2025
President Trump: Nuclear Weapons Statement

"My Lords, following on from what the Minister has just very helpfully said, in relation to our own United Kingdom nuclear defence capability, we have seen just this week that between 400 and 500 jobs will be put at risk at the Atomic Weapons Establishment. The Government claim that the …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 18 Nov 2025
Ministry of Defence Procurement: UK-manufactured Products

"My Lords, I revert to the Question asked by the noble Lord, Lord Beamish. When it comes to MoD procurement within the United Kingdom, there are two certainties: there is a £2.6 billion black hole in the defence budget and domestic procurement has virtually dried up. In addition to that, …..."
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Written Question
Royal Fleet Auxiliary: Amphibious Warships
Tuesday 16th September 2025

Asked by: Baroness Goldie (Conservative - Life peer)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask His Majesty's Government what risk assessment has been undertaken of the consequences of there being no Royal Fleet Auxiliary amphibious ship active and available for service.

Answered by Lord Coaker - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)

The Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) retains three Bay Class Landing Ships Dock (Auxiliary) to support UK amphibious capability. The RFA has committed to at least one of these vessels maintaining appropriate readiness, while the others undergo deeper maintenance and upkeep.

Regarding RFA ARGUS, The RFA continue to work alongside Defence Equipment and Supprt surveyors and commercial partners to assess the cost and value of effecting the required repairs.

Written Question
RFA Argus
Tuesday 16th September 2025

Asked by: Baroness Goldie (Conservative - Life peer)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment, if any, there has been of the relative cost benefit of (1) decommissioning RFA Argus and (2) carrying out repairs; and what plans have been developed to effect its potential replacement.

Answered by Lord Coaker - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)

The Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) retains three Bay Class Landing Ships Dock (Auxiliary) to support UK amphibious capability. The RFA has committed to at least one of these vessels maintaining appropriate readiness, while the others undergo deeper maintenance and upkeep.

Regarding RFA ARGUS, The RFA continue to work alongside Defence Equipment and Supprt surveyors and commercial partners to assess the cost and value of effecting the required repairs.

Written Question
Navy: Amphibious Warships
Thursday 24th July 2025

Asked by: Baroness Goldie (Conservative - Life peer)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask His Majesty's Government, following the Strategic Defence Review 2025, what steps they are taking to improve the amphibious capabilities of the Royal Navy.

Answered by Lord Coaker - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)

Following the Strategic Defence Review 2025, the Royal Navy is progressing plans to enhance its amphibious capabilities through investment in new amphibious shipping including the Multi Role Strike Ship, Littoral Response Groups and the ongoing modernisation of the Commando Force. Final decisions on capability will be informed by the Defence Investment Plan in autumn 2025.

Written Question
Air Force: Weapons
Thursday 24th July 2025

Asked by: Baroness Goldie (Conservative - Life peer)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask His Majesty's Government, with regard to recommendation 48 of the Strategic Defence Review 2025, whether they have initiated the review of storage and other regulations of highly expensive weapons used by the Royal Air Force; and if not, when they will do so.

Answered by Lord Coaker - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)

The Royal Air Force is in the process of establishing a review in line with Recommendation 48 of the Strategic Defence Review. This work will form part of the Chief of the Air Staff's wider Optimise Directive, which coheres initiatives aimed at delivering benefits across the Royal Air Force and ensuring the best use of resources. Examining investment options for the explosives' storage estate and availability of weapons through the Defence Investment Plan will form a key aspect of the review, which will be completed by June 2026.