Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 20 Jan 2021
Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill
"My Lords, consider the worldwide message, not least for the people of—those subject to the Governments of—Russia, China, Myanmar, Uganda and any other places suffering under manipulative oppressive regimes, that we are even considering this legislation, with all its inherent questioning of what has been the aspiration of the international …..."Lord Judd - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 04 Nov 2020
HMS “Queen Elizabeth”
"My Lords, if the “Queen Elizabeth” is to be deployed as planned, with all the necessary and vital support, what are the implications for our flexibility and speed of response, and for the role that must be played by the Royal Navy in such a response, if something arises elsewhere …..."Lord Judd - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 20 Oct 2020
Armed Forces Personnel from Commonwealth Countries
"My Lords, does the Minister agree that all the messages of good will and good intent are wearing a little thin? The fact is that, at the moment, those who want to remain must still pay £10,000 or more for a visa. Furthermore, there have been some pretty disturbing cases …..."Lord Judd - View Speech
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Written Question
Tuesday 21st January 2020
Asked by:
Lord Judd (Labour - Life peer)
Question
to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the use of lethal drones and their commitment to the rule of law internationally.
Answered by Baroness Goldie
- Shadow Minister (Defence)
The Government's policy is to defend the UK and its citizens against threats to their security. In implementing that policy the Government may draw on a wide range of tools, including, in extremis, the use of military force to remove such threats when there is no other effective option. If the Government does resort to the use of military force then it will act in accordance with the requirements of applicable international law and we expect others to do likewise. This applies equally to Remotely Piloted Aerial Systems or 'drones' as it does to any other military asset or weapon. All UK weapon systems are reviewed to ensure their compliance with international law.
Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 16 Jan 2020
Drones: International Law
"My Lords, my interests and experience relevant to my position on this are on the record.
We all owe a great debt to the noble Lord, Lord Hodgson, for introducing this debate on a crucial issue. I underline the word “crucial”, with all its significance. The work that he consistently …..."Lord Judd - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 07 Jan 2020
Queen’s Speech
"My Lords, I join those who have congratulated my new noble friend Lady Ritchie on her outstanding maiden speech. Her counsels will be very important to us all in the events that lie ahead in the immediate future. I declare an interest as someone deeply involved in a number of …..."Lord Judd - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 04 Jun 2019
D-day: 75th Anniversary
"My Lords, yesterday, I was at the celebration of the life and contribution to humanity of Kofi Annan. Tomorrow, as a freeman of Portsmouth, I will be at the D-day celebration. In my view, there is a strong connection. Within two years of D-day, the great UN international conference at …..."Lord Judd - View Speech
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Written Question
Tuesday 9th April 2019
Asked by:
Lord Judd (Labour - Life peer)
Question
to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that UK personnel at Royal Air Force Menwith Hill are not directly or indirectly involved in drone activation including of Ghost Hunter, Ghost Wolf and other surveillance tools operated by United States service personnel.
Answered by Earl Howe
- Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Lords
In accordance with long standing policy we do not comment on the details of the activities carried out at RAF Menwith Hill in providing intelligence support.
Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 02 Apr 2019
NATO
"As usual, the noble Lord is making an interesting and challenging speech, to which I relate in many respects. Perhaps he could underline the point he made about the immediate situation, and how important it is to hear from the Minister in his reply, regarding the current doubt as to …..."Lord Judd - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 02 Apr 2019
NATO
"My Lords, like my noble friend Lord Touhig, who made a particularly powerful speech today, I reflect it was Attlee and Bevin who, on behalf of Britain, played a crucial part in the creation of NATO. I am glad that, in Britain, there has been for a long time a …..."Lord Judd - View Speech
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