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

"My Lords, with the greatest respect to the Minister, is this not much more than a simple defence matter? If the laser used was a weapons system, not just laser torching by a member of the “Yantar” crew, is this not a serious disregard of the 1980 UN protocol and …..."
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Written Question
Armed Forces: Data Protection
Friday 24th May 2024

Asked by: Lord Craig of Radley (Crossbench - Life peer)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the statement by the Secretary of State for Defence on 7 May (HC Deb cols 466–467), how many retired military personnel have been affected by the data breach of the armed forces payment network; and what steps they are taking to reassure veterans that their personal details have not been disclosed.

Answered by Earl of Minto - Shadow Minister (Defence)

At present there is no indication that this data has been accessed, exploited or made publicly available. This is being actively monitored. We have taken a precautionary approach of writing to those who have received salary or lump sum payments under either the Armed Forces Pension Scheme or Armed Forces Compensation Scheme since 2018.

Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 29 Nov 2022
Ukraine: Russian Drone Attacks

"My Lords, have the Government made any detailed assessment of the impact of sanctions on Russia’s ability to produce weapons and deploy them? Is there any indication that the sanctions have in fact affected Russia’s ability to fight?..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 15 Nov 2022
Mali: UN Peacekeeping Mission

"My Lords, the Minister has been through a great deal of detail, but I do not think she mentioned the financial implications for the Ministry of Defence. Will there be some savings? If so, has she any idea what the figure might be? More importantly, can she assure the House …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 08 Nov 2022
Armed Forces (Tri-Service Serious Crime Unit) (Consequential Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2022

"My Lords, this statutory instrument has a very narrow purpose, but I am content with the detail. As the Minister indicated, it follows from the review put in hand as preliminary work for the Armed Forces Act 2021. I do not recall what assessment was made of the average number …..."
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Speech in Grand Committee - Tue 18 Oct 2022
Armed Forces (Covenant) Regulations 2022

"My Lords, this is a very detailed piece of work, all 73 pages of it, and I commend the efforts and industry of all those involved in preparing it for publication. But this covenant concept had its origins as far back as 2000, and even before; it was very much …..."
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Speech in Grand Committee - Tue 18 Oct 2022
Armed Forces (Covenant) Regulations 2022

"Mentioning embassies in that sense seems to bring in the possibility of central government interests and the FCDO...."
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Speech in Grand Committee - Tue 18 Oct 2022
Armed Forces (Service Court Rules) (Amendment) (No. 2) Rules 2022

"My Lords, in supporting this draft SI and accepting that revision is not an option, I still have a couple of points to raise. The overriding objective introduced in all three types of service court seems, on first reading, to be almost entirely motherhood and apple pie, or should almost …..."
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Speech in Grand Committee - Tue 18 Oct 2022
Armed Forces (Service Court Rules) (Amendment) (No. 2) Rules 2022

"Just to be clear, is the Minister saying to the Committee that the Judge Advocate-General has the say and, regardless of whether the Secretary of State agrees with him, the Judge Advocate- General wins?..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 10 Oct 2022
Defence: Type 45 Destroyers

"My Lords, ships of course need crews to work them. Can the Minister give any indication as to whether the Royal Navy manpower and womanpower is adequate to the task that it is being asked to fulfil?..."
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