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Speech in Grand Committee - Mon 03 Feb 2014
Defence Reform Bill

"My Lords, I shall not speak about the advantages or disadvantages of a GOCO; I remain fairly neutral on the issue. I have listened with great interest to the very good speeches that we have heard so far on this clause stand part debate started by my noble friend Lord …..."
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Speech in Grand Committee - Mon 03 Feb 2014
Defence Reform Bill

"My point is that an affirmative resolution does not really provide any effective stop for Parliament, not that it does so. Given my experience of affirmative orders that have been fatally objected against, I wonder how the noble Lord can say that an affirmative order that is defeated really changes …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 17 Jul 2012
Defence Equipment and Support

"The noble Lord should not insult my noble friend Lord Hunt of Kings Heath, but he is not the first to do so...."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 17 Jul 2012
Defence Equipment and Support

"My Lords, do the Government believe in the concept of a defence industrial policy? It seems to some of us that in reality this plan may mean that within a fairly short time we will be buying off the shelf from anywhere, at the expense of—and with no regard for—the …..."
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