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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 19 May 2020
Covid-19: Security Risks

"My Lords, over these last few weeks during this emergency, NATO has especially proved its worth. I put on record what I think is our collective gratitude to the UK delegation to NATO for its work, especially on social media, to make people aware of what NATO is doing at …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 07 Jan 2020
Queen’s Speech

"My Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the maiden speech of the noble Baroness, Lady Ritchie of Downpatrick. We have listened with great interest and admiration, and in much agreement with what she says. She brings a unique experience to this House in all the fields that she …..."
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Written Question
Nuclear Submarines: Anniversaries
Thursday 25th July 2019

Asked by: Lord Robertson of Port Ellen (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many ministers attended the commemoration of 50 years of Continuous At Sea Deterrence held at HM Naval Base Clyde (Faslane) on Friday 5 July.

Answered by Earl Howe - Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Lords

No Ministers attended the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Continuous at Sea Deterrent held at HM Naval Base Clyde on 5 July. This event, held at the home of the deterrent, was designed to focus on the families and personnel of the deterrent enterprise. The principal national commemorative event took place on 3 May in Westminster Abbey and was attended by the Rt Hon Penny Mordaunt MP, the then Secretary of State for Defence, and the Rt Hon Liam Fox MP, the then Secretary of State for International Trade. I also had the pleasure of attending.

Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 02 Apr 2019
NATO

"My Lords, we should all be grateful to the Minister for arranging this welcome debate, even if the short notice given has deprived us of a number of wise contributors who might otherwise have wanted to join us.

Those in 1949 who contemplated or even wanted a North Atlantic Treaty …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 02 Apr 2019
NATO

"I know that the noble Earl will come to my somewhat critical comments about the lack of information on NATO from the Government, especially to parliamentarians, but I exempt him from some of that criticism because he is a shining example of what Ministers should be doing, given his early …..."
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Speech in Grand Committee - Wed 06 Feb 2019
Offensive Weapons Bill

"I am listening to what the noble Lord is saying and the assumptions he is making about the guns that are being talked about—or in this case, not talked about—and them not falling into the wrong hands. Why does he think the Home Secretary of this country said in the …..."
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Speech in Grand Committee - Wed 06 Feb 2019
Offensive Weapons Bill

"Before Hungerford and Dunblane, there had not been evidence of legally held handguns being used to massacre people. However, Hungerford and Dunblane happened, and after that, we passed legislation and the country is much safer as a result...."
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Speech in Grand Committee - Wed 06 Feb 2019
Offensive Weapons Bill

"I appreciate what the Minister is saying but this is a critical part of the legislation, where some strong views are held on both sides. Having sat through the debate so far, I also appreciate that we want to finish the business. I am not an expert in this field …..."
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Speech in Grand Committee - Wed 06 Feb 2019
Offensive Weapons Bill

"They are certainly not infallible—I speak from great experience on that— but the Home Secretary clearly did not come to the House of Commons unprepared and without checking thoroughly in advance. His statements are clearly there. His predecessor was misled and she resigned. I do not think that the present …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 11 Jul 2018
Afghanistan Update

"My Lords, as the person who invoked Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty, from which the Afghanistan mission derives, I commend the Government for this further reinforcement of our troops in Afghanistan. We cannot too often pay tribute to those who died or were injured and to the tens …..."
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