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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 22 Jun 2022
Royal Navy: Ships

"My Lords, I refer to my entry in the register of interests. The whole point of the ocean surveillance ship was to protect critical infrastructure pertaining to our digital capability and communications. I am not disinclined to be optimistic, but it will take some time before we can protect those …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 01 Mar 2021
Cadet Forces

"My Lords, in the West Midlands, we have four Army Cadet Force detachments, three RAF Air Cadet detachments and, even in landlocked Birmingham, 23 Sea Cadet detachments with over 1,000 cadets. They are an important force in the local community. I urge the Minister also to engage with local universities …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 07 Dec 2020
Trident Nuclear Programme

"The UK Trident nuclear programme is at the heart of our enduring and lasting relationship with the United States of America. Can the Minister undertake that any discussions on the future of that programme will articulate and take into account the enduring importance of Scotland’s contribution to the United Kingdom …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 12 Nov 2020
Armed Forces: Covid-19 Deployment

"My Lords, our Armed Forces are a United Kingdom asset that serve all four nations. Of those 420 requests for military aid to the civil authorities, of which 341 are Covid-related, could the Minister tell noble Lords how many came from England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland? In addition, 1,600 …..."
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Written Question
Ministry of Defence: Brexit
Monday 6th February 2017

Asked by: Baroness Stuart of Edgbaston (Crossbench - Life peer)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library a list of public consultations, White Papers and other documents his Department plans to publish to assist the UK in making effective the Government's plans for the UK to leave the EU within the two year timetable from the triggering of Article 50.

Answered by Mike Penning

The Ministry of Defence continues to work with the Department for Exiting the EU (DExEU) on understanding the implications of withdrawal from the EU for Defence. This includes work to support the various work streams that DExEU have established to support negotiations and other preparations for leaving the EU.

Written Question
Asylum: Applications
Thursday 17th March 2016

Asked by: Baroness Stuart of Edgbaston (Crossbench - Life peer)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether people rescued by (a) Royal Fleet Auxiliary and (b) Royal Navy vessels are able to claim for asylum in the UK if flagged in international waters.

Answered by Penny Mordaunt

The UK complies with all of its international obligations. The UK is not obliged to consider any asylum claim made on UK flagged vessels, including those of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary and the Royal Navy, outside of the UK's territorial waters.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 07 Mar 2016
Royal Naval Deployment: Mediterranean

"From Mare Nostrum in 2014, which we failed to finance properly, to the Frontex operations, there is a singular lack of strategy and sense of urgency. The deployment of Mounts Bay was actually announced two months ago, and I am not really clear on what it is doing that had …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 29 Feb 2016
Oral Answers to Questions

"When the Secretary of State talks to fellow European Defence Ministers, he must acknowledge that some would prefer a European defence force ultimately to replace NATO. What is his view on that, and will he acknowledge that most of our European security successes are bilateral and not as part of …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 19 Oct 2015
Oral Answers to Questions

"If ISIL is degraded in Syria, what assessment has been made of whether the vacuum will simply be filled by Assad?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 20 Jul 2015
Counter-ISIL Coalition Strategy

"I know that it is the tradition of this House not to make any statement about the operation of the special forces. However, in the light of the Prime Minister’s statement about expanding those forces, the Secretary of State needs to tell the House how he intends to expand them, …..."
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