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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 25 Nov 2025
Russian Ship “Yantar”

"My Lords, it is clear that that message is conveyed, but it seems to do nothing to deter the Russians from continuing with their activity. Can the Minister say whether our military leaders have come to any conclusions about what an appropriate response will be to what, in the end, …..."
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Written Question
Ukraine: Military Aid
Monday 7th November 2022

Asked by: Lord Bishop of Leeds (Bishops - Bishops)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask His Majesty's Government what military assistance they are providing to the government of Ukraine to protect Ukraine’s (1) power plants, and (2) infrastructure, from Russian attack.

Answered by Baroness Goldie - Shadow Minister (Defence)

The UK remains committed to providing military assistance to Ukraine to defend its sovereignty from Russia's illegal and unprovoked invasion.

So far, we have provided a variety of air defence systems, including Stormer vehicles fitted with Starstreak launchers, and hundreds of missiles for air defence systems. These missiles are helping to protect Ukraine's critical national infrastructure, including its power plants.

As the Defence Secretary announced on 13 October, the UK will donate AMRAAM to Ukraine, and hundreds of other air defence missiles, to help Ukraine defend itself against Russian missile strikes.

Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 10 Mar 2022
Ukraine Update

"Notwithstanding that last answer, have the Government made any assessment that could be made public about the possibility of red lines, particularly in relation to biological, chemical and nuclear weapons, and how that might be communicated to the western public if such weapons were used?..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 19 May 2021
Queen’s Speech

"My Lords, I am grateful to follow the noble Lord, Lord Campbell, and for the Minister’s comprehensive and ambitious speech introducing this debate. I welcomed the Government’s integrated review as a necessary attempt to hold together the diverse interests, challenges and opportunities facing the UK in the immediate future. In …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 09 Mar 2021
Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill

"My Lords, I understand the stated rationale for this Bill and I state at the outset that I have enormous respect for the noble Baroness the Minister, but I am struggling. I am not a lawyer, but I would like to focus on a couple of specific questions. I understand …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 07 Jan 2020
Queen’s Speech

"My Lords, following the last debate on Iran, I think it is wise to take a step back from the detail, to which we shall shortly return, to consider culture and principle.

Twenty-twenty vision is something that, if claimed, proves only that the claimant is deluded. However, leaving fantasists to …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 15 Jan 2018
National Security Capability Review

"My Lords, would the Minister agree with me that it is important in any public statement that the people of this country are properly apprised of the fact that, if we say yes to and prioritise some elements of our defence capability, we are inevitably saying no to others, and …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 21 Mar 2017
Armed Forces Act (Continuation) Order 2017

"My Lords, I hesitate to follow such eloquent speeches on so much detail, but I want to make one or two general points about a more specific area. I do so from an interest that began when I was a Soviet specialist at GCHQ in a previous incarnation, although I …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 26 Apr 2016
Immigration Bill

"My Lords, I was recently in northern Iraq, visiting internally displaced people and Syrian refugees. In a meeting with the United Nations office for the co-ordination of humanitarian aid, we were told that despite the generosity promised by many international donors, only 9% of the money had actually got through. …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 23 Nov 2015
National Security Strategy and Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015

"My Lords, would the Minister agree with me that some of the language we are using in this debate reflects an assumption that the world is binary and divided into allies and enemies? The reality is that allies become enemies, and enemies become allies. In any strategic approach to the …..."
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