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3 Mar 2025, 7:12 p.m. - House of Lords "support the amendment five in this room in the name of my noble friend, Lord Soames. We are debating the " Baroness Finn (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript
3 Mar 2025, 7:30 p.m. - House of Lords "the noble Lord Lord Soames books about, 143 were Life Peers and 23 were hereditaries. So actually a huge amount of the work that kept " Lord Wolfson of Tredegar (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript
3 Mar 2025, 7:20 p.m. - House of Lords "do it is not as proposed by the noble Lord Lord Soames, nor by the noble Lord Lord True, but to " Lord Newby (Liberal Democrat) - View Video - View Transcript
3 Mar 2025, 7:22 p.m. - House of Lords "on this one and I speak to amendment five, in the name of my noble friend Lord Soames of Fletching, from these benches, and in speaking to this amendment I want to take the opportunity to recognise the " Lord Wolfson of Tredegar (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript
3 Mar 2025, 7:24 p.m. - House of Lords "the concern of my noble friend Lord Soames that we are moving people " Lord Wolfson of Tredegar (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript
4 Sep 2025, 2:02 p.m. - House of Commons "prime ministerial patronage and 57 peers have put into the hands of Lord Soames Labour came into power and it has been reported global " Rt Hon Nick Thomas-Symonds MP, The Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office (Torfaen, Labour) - View Video - View Transcript
9 May 2025, 10:08 a.m. - House of Lords "but I believe is the only current parliamentarian to have served in World War II. Can I equally pay tribute to Lord Soames who is in the Channel Islands. What a great " Lord Coaker, The Minister of State, Ministry of Defence (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript
9 May 2025, 10:09 a.m. - House of Lords "beyond. He, like Lord Soames, both " Lord Coaker, The Minister of State, Ministry of Defence (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript
9 May 2025, 2:54 p.m. - House of Lords "Lord Soames, whose grandfather played a central role in our nation's victory was the I know Lord " Government Spokes. Baroness Twycross (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript
28 Oct 2025, 9:11 p.m. - House of Lords ">> Lord Soames Noble Viscount has just referred to illegal means. So " Viscount Goschen (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript
5 Nov 2025, 11:58 a.m. - House of Lords " Lord Soames given what the noble Lady has just said, could you " Lord Robathan (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript
18 Nov 2025, 8:36 p.m. - House of Lords ">> Lord Soames that. >> The noble Lord referred to the £40 million, which I assume he " Amendment:5 Lord Hannan of Kingsclere (Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript
11 Dec 2025, 6:58 p.m. - House of Lords ">> Lord Soames the Minister the regulators often periods to do nothing and the general " Lord Hanson of Flint, The Minister of State, Home Department (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript
11 Dec 2025, 6:58 p.m. - House of Lords "to ensure that they end up behind >> Lord Soames the Minister " Lord Hanson of Flint, The Minister of State, Home Department (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript
11 Dec 2025, 6 p.m. - House of Lords " Lord Soames the Minister agree with me that the regulators often used long consultation periods to used long consultation periods to do nothing and the general public want action, not consultation. " Lord Watts (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript
19 Jan 2026, 4:28 p.m. - House of Lords " Lord Soames a great deal. >> I warmly welcome in this statement, in particular the bit that he's just referred to about. " Lord Grocott (Labour) - View Video - View Transcript
20 Jan 2026, 3:17 p.m. - House of Lords " Lord Soames. The Minister agreed. >> Lord Soames. The Minister agreed. >> In order for us to plan our work flow over the next couple of years, do you think the Minister could let " Lord Fox (Liberal Democrat) - View Video - View Transcript

Parliamentary Debates
Strategic Defence Review 2025 89 speeches (35,240 words) Friday 18th July 2025 - Lords Chamber Ministry of Defence Mentions: 1: Lord Hennessy of Nympsfield (XB - Life peer) My Lords, I thank my friend, the noble Lord, Lord, Lord Soames, for his kind words. - Link to Speech 2: Lord Howell of Guildford (Con - Life peer) sure we have yet learned enough.There is the huge expansion of reserves, which the noble Lord, Lord Soames - Link to Speech 3: Lord Glenarthur (Con - Excepted Hereditary) closely with the Reserve Forces and Cadets Association, which my noble friends Lord De Mauley and Lord Soames - Link to Speech 4: Lord Coaker (Lab - Life peer) The noble Lord, Lord De Mauley, and others—the noble Lords, Lord Soames, Lord Harlech, Lord Glenarthur - Link to Speech
80th Anniversary of Victory in Europe and Victory over Japan 101 speeches (41,175 words) Friday 9th May 2025 - Lords Chamber Ministry of Defence Mentions: 1: Lord Coaker (Lab - Life peer) I equally pay tribute to the noble Lord, Lord Soames, who is in the Channel Islands. - Link to Speech 2: Earl Attlee (Con - Excepted Hereditary) I am extremely grateful for the opportunity, alongside my noble friend Lord Soames of Fletching, to have - Link to Speech 3: Lord Ricketts (XB - Life peer) Lord, Lord Dannatt, who has now taken over from me as chairman, and the noble Lords, Lord Janvrin, Lord Soames - Link to Speech 4: Baroness Twycross (Lab - Life peer) I know that the noble Lord, Lord Soames, is in the Channel Islands today as part of their liberation - Link to Speech
Employment Rights Bill 119 speeches (47,030 words) 2nd reading Thursday 27th March 2025 - Lords Chamber Department for Business and Trade Mentions: 1: Lord Young of Acton (Con - Life peer) people: the noble Lords, Lord Maude of Horsham, Lord Palumbo of Southwark, Lord Prior of Brampton, Lord Soames - Link to Speech
Palestine Statehood (Recognition) Bill [HL] 68 speeches (19,049 words) 2nd reading Friday 14th March 2025 - Lords Chamber Cabinet Office Mentions: 1: Lord Swire (Con - Life peer) having been a former chairman of the Conservative Middle East Council, of which my noble friend Lord Soames - Link to Speech 2: Lord Purvis of Tweed (LD - Life peer) speech as Foreign Secretary when the Thatcher Government was formed in 1979.As the noble Lord, Lord Soames - Link to Speech
Ukraine (International Relations and Defence Committee Report) 65 speeches (28,140 words) Thursday 6th March 2025 - Grand Committee Ministry of Defence Mentions: 1: Baroness Fraser of Craigmaddie (Con - Life peer) I completely agree with my noble friend Lord Soames that a wake-up call has indeed become an alarm call - Link to Speech 2: Baroness Goldie (Con - Life peer) My noble friend Lord Soames is absolutely right beyond doubt: Russia is, and will continue to be, a threat - Link to Speech 3: Lord Coaker (Lab - Life peer) As the noble Lord, Lord Soames, so aptly put it, the committee could have called it “An Alarm Call”. - Link to Speech 4: Lord De Mauley (Con - Excepted Hereditary) I thank the noble and gallant Lord, Lord Stirrup, and my noble friends Lord Soames, Lady Fraser and Lady - Link to Speech
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill 150 speeches (29,999 words) Committee stage part one Monday 3rd March 2025 - Lords Chamber Leader of the House Mentions: 1: Lord Blencathra (Con - Life peer) My Lords, I support my noble friend Lord Soames and agree with everything he said, particularly his praise - Link to Speech 2: Viscount Astor (Con - Excepted Hereditary) I congratulate my noble friend Lord Soames on his amendment, because it would actually affect me, as - Link to Speech 3: Lord Wolfson of Tredegar (Con - Life peer) off when some people do not contribute at all.I therefore share the concern of my noble friend Lord Soames - Link to Speech 4: Lord Collins of Highbury (Lab - Life peer) My Lords, I am grateful for this debate and to the noble Lord, Lord Soames of Fletching, for raising - Link to Speech
Financial Assistance to Ukraine Bill 38 speeches (18,239 words) 2nd reading Wednesday 15th January 2025 - Lords Chamber HM Treasury Mentions: 1: Baroness Batters (XB - Life peer) Rishi Sunak; and my supporting Peers, the noble Duke, the Duke of Wellington, and the noble Lord, Lord Soames - Link to Speech
UK Strategy Towards the Arctic (International Relations and Defence Committee Report) 43 speeches (20,951 words) Thursday 9th January 2025 - Lords Chamber Leader of the House Mentions: 1: Lord Mountevans (XB - Excepted Hereditary) As noted by the noble Lord, Lord Soames, it wishes to treat this as a domestic channel, which is a very - Link to Speech
Introduction: Baroness Batters 1 speech (1 words) Tuesday 10th September 2024 - Lords Chamber Mentions: 1: None County of Wiltshire, was introduced and took the oath, supported by the Duke of Wellington and Lord Soames - Link to Speech
Independent Schools: VAT Exemption 91 speeches (27,717 words) Thursday 5th September 2024 - Lords Chamber Department for Education Mentions: 1: Lord Maude of Horsham (Con - Life peer) scholarships to disadvantaged children from local families—I am delighted to see my noble friend Lord Soames - Link to Speech
Making Britain a Clean Energy Superpower 135 speeches (38,212 words) Friday 26th July 2024 - Commons Chamber Department for Energy Security & Net Zero Mentions: 1: Alison Bennett (LD - Mid Sussex) It would be amiss not to acknowledge the noble Lord Soames in another place, who is held in high regard - Link to Speech
King’s Speech 135 speeches (53,523 words) Thursday 25th July 2024 - Lords Chamber Ministry of Defence Mentions: 1: Lord Swire (Con - Life peer) expect, to the debates on the issue of Gaza and Israel, and particularly closely to my noble friend Lord Soames - Link to Speech 2: Lord Benyon (Con - Life peer) us to witness, and that their suffering needs to be brought to a speedy end.To my noble friend Lord Soames - Link to Speech
King’s Speech 17 speeches (8,721 words) Wednesday 17th July 2024 - Lords Chamber Leader of the House Mentions: 1: Lord Reid of Cardowan (Lab - Life peer) I will mention the noble Lord, Lord Soames, who, as Armed Forces Minister, reached across the Chamber - Link to Speech
Tobacco and Vapes Bill 213 speeches (48,358 words) 2nd reading Tuesday 16th April 2024 - Commons Chamber Department of Health and Social Care Mentions: 1: Wes Streeting (Lab - Ilford North) and in the intervals between them.”I appreciate the Health Secretary’s efforts, but I fear that Lord Soames - Link to Speech
Foreign Affairs 82 speeches (33,311 words) Tuesday 5th March 2024 - Lords Chamber Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Mentions: 1: Baroness Morris of Bolton (Con - Life peer) My noble friend Lord Soames and I called for recognition in 2011, when the World Bank, the IMF, the UN - Link to Speech
King’s Speech 125 speeches (55,925 words) Wednesday 15th November 2023 - Lords Chamber Ministry of Defence Mentions: 1: Lord Mountevans (XB - Excepted Hereditary) In the stellar debate of the noble Lord, Lord Soames, a few weeks ago, the noble Lord, Lord Lancaster - Link to Speech
Armed Forces 59 speeches (24,778 words) Thursday 7th September 2023 - Lords Chamber Ministry of Defence Mentions: 1: Lord West of Spithead (LAB - Life peer) My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Soames, for moving this debate. - Link to Speech 2: Lord Browne of Ladyton (LAB - Life peer) My Lords, in opening, I associate myself with the words of gratitude to the noble Lord, Lord Soames of - Link to Speech 3: Baroness Helic (CON - Life peer) I am grateful to my noble friend Lord Soames of Fletching for tabling this debate. - Link to Speech 4: Lord Balfe (CON - Life peer) My Lords, I too begin by thanking the noble Lord, Lord Soames, for initiating this debate. - Link to Speech 5: Lord Sterling of Plaistow (CON - Life peer) My Lords, I think it splendid that my noble friend Lord Soames managed to get this debate. - Link to Speech
Illegal Migration Bill 132 speeches (27,005 words) Report stage Wednesday 5th July 2023 - Lords Chamber Home Office Mentions: 1: Lord Swire (CON - Life peer) Garnier—who is his place and will, I hope, be saying something about it shortly—and my noble friend Lord Soames - Link to Speech
Illegal Migration Bill 114 speeches (25,595 words) Committee stage: Part 2 Wednesday 14th June 2023 - Lords Chamber Home Office Mentions: 1: Lord Swire (CON - Life peer) amendment in my name and those of my noble and learned friend Lord Garnier and my noble friend Lord Soames - Link to Speech

Select Committee Documents
Wednesday 19th November 2025 Oral Evidence - Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, and Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office The UK’s future relationship with the US - International Relations and Defence Committee Found: Fraser of Craigmaddie; Lord Grocott; Baroness Morris of Bolton; Lord Robertson of Port Ellen; Lord Soames
Wednesday 12th November 2025 Oral Evidence - Space Policy Institute, The George Washington University Elliott School of International Affairs, and RAND Europe The UK’s future relationship with the US - International Relations and Defence Committee Found: Grocott; Lord Houghton of Richmond; Baroness Morris of Bolton; Lord Robertson of Port Ellen; Lord Soames
Wednesday 29th October 2025 Oral Evidence - Freeman Air and Space Institute, King's College London, and Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) The UK’s future relationship with the US - International Relations and Defence Committee Found: Grocott; Lord Houghton of Richmond; Baroness Morris of Bolton; Lord Robertson of Port Ellen; Lord Soames
Wednesday 17th September 2025 Oral Evidence - the Association of Marshall Scholars The UK’s future relationship with the US - International Relations and Defence Committee Found: Crawley; Lord Darroch of Kew; Lord Grocott; Lord Houghton of Richmond; Baroness Morris of Bolton; Lord Soames
Wednesday 17th September 2025 Oral Evidence - House of Representatives The UK’s future relationship with the US - International Relations and Defence Committee Found: Crawley; Lord Darroch of Kew; Lord Grocott; Lord Houghton of Richmond; Baroness Morris of Bolton; Lord Soames
Wednesday 10th September 2025 Oral Evidence - Arts Council England, Marshall Aid Commemoration Commission, and Universities UK International The UK’s future relationship with the US - International Relations and Defence Committee Found: Grocott; Lord Houghton of Richmond; Baroness Morris of Bolton; Lord Robertson of Port Ellen; Lord Soames
Wednesday 23rd July 2025 Oral Evidence - Chicago Council on Global Affairs, and European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) The UK’s future relationship with the US - International Relations and Defence Committee Found: Baroness Fraser of Craigmaddie; Lord Grocott; Lord Houghton of Richmond; Baroness Morris of Bolton; Lord Soames
Wednesday 2nd July 2025 Oral Evidence - Strategic Defence Review 2025, Strategic Defence Review 2025, and Strategic Defence Review 2025 International Relations and Defence Committee Found: Baroness Fraser of Craigmaddie; Lord Grocott; Lord Houghton of Richmond; Baroness Morris of Bolton; Lord Soames
Thursday 26th June 2025 Correspondence - Letter from the Chair to the Foreign Secretary, regarding the implications of the transfer of sovereignty of the Chagos Archipelago, dated 26 June 2025 International Relations and Defence Committee Found: SW1A 0PW Tel: 020 7219 7411 hlintlrelations@parliament.uk www.parliament.uk/lords Lord Soames
Wednesday 11th June 2025 Oral Evidence - King's College, London, Royal United Services Institute, and American Enterprise Institute Implications of the transfer of sovereignty of the Chagos Archipelago - International Relations and Defence Committee Found: Baroness Fraser of Craigmaddie; Lord Grocott; Lord Houghton of Richmond; Baroness Morris of Bolton; Lord Soames
Wednesday 11th June 2025 Oral Evidence - IISS–Asia, The Foundation for Defense of Democracies, and University of Oxford Implications of the transfer of sovereignty of the Chagos Archipelago - International Relations and Defence Committee Found: Baroness Fraser of Craigmaddie; Lord Grocott; Lord Houghton of Richmond; Baroness Morris of Bolton; Lord Soames
Wednesday 11th June 2025 Oral Evidence - University College, London, and St John's College, University of Oxford Implications of the transfer of sovereignty of the Chagos Archipelago - International Relations and Defence Committee Found: Baroness Fraser of Craigmaddie; Lord Grocott; Lord Houghton of Richmond; Baroness Morris of Bolton; Lord Soames
Wednesday 4th June 2025 Oral Evidence - The British Foreign Policy Group, and Georgetown University The UK’s future relationship with the US - International Relations and Defence Committee Found: Bennachie; Baroness Coussins; Baroness Fraser of Craigmaddie; Lord Grocott; Lord Houghton of Richmond; Lord Soames
Wednesday 21st May 2025 Oral Evidence - Atlantic Council, and RAND Europe The UK’s future relationship with the US - International Relations and Defence Committee Found: Coussins; Baroness Crawley; Baroness Fraser of Craigmaddie; Lord Grocott; Baroness Morris of Bolton; Lord Soames
Wednesday 14th May 2025 Oral Evidence - Sussex University, and ExplainTrade The UK’s future relationship with the US - International Relations and Defence Committee Found: of Kew; Baroness Fraser of Craigmaddie; Lord Houghton of Richmond; Baroness Morris of Bolton; Lord Soames
Wednesday 7th May 2025 Oral Evidence - Flint Global, and Atlantic Council The UK’s future relationship with the US - International Relations and Defence Committee Found: Baroness Fraser of Craigmaddie; Lord Grocott; Lord Houghton of Richmond; Baroness Morris of Bolton; Lord Soames
Wednesday 7th May 2025 Oral Evidence - Flint Global, and Atlantic Council The UK’s future relationship with the US - International Relations and Defence Committee Found: Baroness Fraser of Craigmaddie; Lord Grocott; Lord Houghton of Richmond; Baroness Morris of Bolton; Lord Soames
Wednesday 30th April 2025 Oral Evidence - Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, and Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office International Relations and Defence Committee Found: Baroness Fraser of Craigmaddie; Lord Grocott; Lord Houghton of Richmond; Baroness Morris of Bolton; Lord Soames
Wednesday 30th April 2025 Oral Evidence - Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, and Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office International Relations and Defence Committee Found: Baroness Fraser of Craigmaddie; Lord Grocott; Lord Houghton of Richmond; Baroness Morris of Bolton; Lord Soames
Wednesday 26th March 2025 Oral Evidence - Government of Ukraine, Save Ukraine, and Bring Kids Back UA International Relations and Defence Committee Found: Bennachie; Baroness Coussins; Lord Grocott; Lord Houghton of Richmond; Baroness Morris of Bolton; Lord Soames
Wednesday 19th March 2025 Oral Evidence - McMaster University, and Tufts University The UK’s future relationship with the US - International Relations and Defence Committee Found: Lord Darroch of Kew; Baroness Fraser of Craigmaddie; Lord Grocott; Lord Houghton of Richmond; Lord Soames
Wednesday 19th March 2025 Oral Evidence - McMaster University, and Tufts University The UK’s future relationship with the US - International Relations and Defence Committee Found: Lord Darroch of Kew; Baroness Fraser of Craigmaddie; Lord Grocott; Lord Houghton of Richmond; Lord Soames
Wednesday 19th March 2025 Oral Evidence - The Economist, Wall Street Journal, and Financial Times The UK’s future relationship with the US - International Relations and Defence Committee Found: Lord Darroch of Kew; Baroness Fraser of Craigmaddie; Lord Grocott; Lord Houghton of Richmond; Lord Soames
Wednesday 12th March 2025 Oral Evidence - Chatham House, and American Enterprise Institute The UK’s future relationship with the US - International Relations and Defence Committee Found: Baroness Fraser of Craigmaddie; Lord Grocott; Lord Houghton of Richmond; Baroness Morris of Bolton; Lord Soames
Wednesday 12th March 2025 Oral Evidence - Chatham House, and American Enterprise Institute The UK’s future relationship with the US - International Relations and Defence Committee Found: Baroness Fraser of Craigmaddie; Lord Grocott; Lord Houghton of Richmond; Baroness Morris of Bolton; Lord Soames
Wednesday 12th March 2025 Oral Evidence - Republicans Overseas UK, and Republicans Overseas UK The UK’s future relationship with the US - International Relations and Defence Committee Found: Baroness Fraser of Craigmaddie; Lord Grocott; Lord Houghton of Richmond; Baroness Morris of Bolton; Lord Soames
Thursday 6th March 2025 Declarations of interest - Members’ declarations of interests: The UK’s future relationship with the US International Relations and Defence Committee Found: company trading in the US and Europe) Baroness Morris of Bolton No relevant interests declared Lord Soames
Wednesday 5th March 2025 Oral Evidence - Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, and Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office The UK’s future relationship with the US - International Relations and Defence Committee Found: Baroness Fraser of Craigmaddie; Lord Grocott; Lord Houghton of Richmond; Baroness Morris of Bolton; Lord Soames
Wednesday 30th October 2024 Oral Evidence - The University of the West of England, and Wolfson College Cambridge International Relations and Defence Committee Found: Coussins; Baroness Crawley; Lord Grocott; Lord Houghton of Richmond; Baroness Morris of Bolton; Lord Soames
Wednesday 1st May 2024 Oral Evidence - British Armed Forces, and The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Implications of the war in Ukraine for UK Defence - International Relations and Defence Committee Found: Grocott; Lord Houghton of Richmond; Baroness Morris of Bolton; Lord Robertson of Port Ellen; Lord Soames
Tuesday 30th April 2024 Oral Evidence - Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, and Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office International Relations and Defence Committee Found: Grocott; Lord Houghton of Richmond; Baroness Morris of Bolton; Lord Robertson of Port Ellen; Lord Soames
Wednesday 24th April 2024 Oral Evidence - University of Exeter, and British Armed Forces Implications of the war in Ukraine for UK Defence - International Relations and Defence Committee Found: Fraser of Craigmaddie; Lord Grocott; Lord Houghton of Richmond; Lord Robertson of Port Ellen; Lord Soames
Wednesday 17th April 2024 Oral Evidence - Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), and RAND Implications of the war in Ukraine for UK Defence - International Relations and Defence Committee Found: Grocott; Lord Houghton of Richmond; Baroness Morris of Bolton; Lord Robertson of Port Ellen; Lord Soames
Wednesday 27th March 2024 Oral Evidence - International Institute for Strategic Studies, University of St Andrews, and Policy Exchange Implications of the war in Ukraine for UK Defence - International Relations and Defence Committee Found: Baroness Crawley; Baroness Fraser of Craigmaddie; Lord Grocott; Lord Houghton of Richmond; Lord Soames
Tuesday 19th March 2024 Declarations of interest - Members' declarations of interests: Implications of the war in Ukraine for UK Defence International Relations and Defence Committee Found: Strategic Advisory Board Lord Robertson of Port Ellen Senior Counsellor, The Cohen Group Lord Soames
Wednesday 6th March 2024 Oral Evidence - Royal United Services Institute, and RAND Europe International Relations and Defence Committee Found: Craigmaddie; Lord Houghton of Richmond; Baroness Morris of Bolton; Lord Robertson of Port Ellen; Lord Soames
Wednesday 6th March 2024 Oral Evidence - Royal United Services Institute, and Aviation Week International Relations and Defence Committee Found: Craigmaddie; Lord Houghton of Richmond; Baroness Morris of Bolton; Lord Robertson of Port Ellen; Lord Soames
Wednesday 28th February 2024 Oral Evidence - Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), and The Economist Implications of the war in Ukraine for UK Defence - International Relations and Defence Committee Found: Fraser of Craigmaddie; Lord Grocott; Lord Houghton of Richmond; Lord Robertson of Port Ellen; Lord Soames
Wednesday 17th January 2024 Oral Evidence - Office of the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina The UK and the Western Balkans - International Relations and Defence Committee Found: Chair); Lord Anderson of Swansea; Lord Boateng; Baroness Coussins; Lord Robertson of Port Ellen; Lord Soames
Wednesday 10th January 2024 Oral Evidence - Carnegie Europe, and International Alert International Relations and Defence Committee Found: Anderson of Swansea; Lord Boateng; Baroness Coussins; Baroness Cox; Lord Robertson of Port Ellen; Lord Soames
Monday 18th December 2023 Written Evidence - Balfour Project Charity MENA0046 - The UK’s engagement with the Middle East and North Africa The UK’s engagement with the Middle East and North Africa - Foreign Affairs Committee Found: Lang, Very Revd Dr Andrew McLellan, Rt Revd John Pritchard, Rabbi Danny Rich, The Rt Hon The Lord Soames
Wednesday 13th December 2023 Oral Evidence - Air Chief Marshal The Lord Peach GBE KCB DL, Prime Minister's Special Envoy to the Western Balkans, Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office, and Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office The UK and the Western Balkans - International Relations and Defence Committee Found: Stirrup (In the Chair); Lord Anderson of Swansea; Lord Campbell of Pittenweem; Baroness Coussins; Lord Soames
Wednesday 13th December 2023 Oral Evidence - Air Chief Marshal The Lord Peach GBE KCB DL, Prime Minister's Special Envoy to the Western Balkans, Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office, and Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office The UK and the Western Balkans - International Relations and Defence Committee Found: Stirrup (In the Chair); Lord Anderson of Swansea; Lord Campbell of Pittenweem; Baroness Coussins; Lord Soames
Wednesday 13th December 2023 Oral Evidence - Air Chief Marshal The Lord Peach GBE KCB DL, Prime Minister's Special Envoy to the Western Balkans, Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office, and Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office The UK and the Western Balkans - International Relations and Defence Committee Found: Stirrup (In the Chair); Lord Anderson of Swansea; Lord Campbell of Pittenweem; Baroness Coussins; Lord Soames
Wednesday 29th November 2023 Oral Evidence - Centre for Advanced Studies Southeast Europe (CAS SEE), University of Rijeka, Women's Rights Centre (Montenegro), and Westminster Foundation for Democracy The UK and the Western Balkans - International Relations and Defence Committee Found: Campbell of Pittenweem; Baroness Coussins; Baroness Morris of Bolton; Lord Robertson of Port Ellen; Lord Soames
Wednesday 29th November 2023 Oral Evidence - Centre for Advanced Studies Southeast Europe (CAS SEE), University of Rijeka, Women's Rights Centre (Montenegro), and Westminster Foundation for Democracy The UK and the Western Balkans - International Relations and Defence Committee Found: Campbell of Pittenweem; Baroness Coussins; Baroness Morris of Bolton; Lord Robertson of Port Ellen; Lord Soames
Wednesday 29th November 2023 Report - 1st Report - Our friends in the North: UK strategy towards the Arctic International Relations and Defence Committee Found: are: Lord Anderson of Swansea Lord Robertson of Port Ellen Lord Ashton of Hyde (Chair) Lord Soames
Wednesday 25th October 2023 Oral Evidence - Goldsmiths College, University of London, The London School of Economics and Political Science, and School of Slavonic and East European Studies International Relations and Defence Committee Found: Campbell of Pittenweem; Baroness Coussins; Baroness Morris of Bolton; Lord Robertson of Port Ellen; Lord Soames
Wednesday 25th October 2023 Oral Evidence - Goldsmiths College, University of London, The London School of Economics and Political Science, and School of Slavonic and East European Studies The UK and the Western Balkans - International Relations and Defence Committee Found: Campbell of Pittenweem; Baroness Coussins; Baroness Morris of Bolton; Lord Robertson of Port Ellen; Lord Soames
Wednesday 25th October 2023 Oral Evidence - Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office, and Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office International Relations and Defence Committee Found: of Pittenweem; Barone ss Coussins; Baroness Morris of Bolton ; Lord Robertson of Port Ellen ; Lord Soames
Wednesday 25th October 2023 Oral Evidence - Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office, and Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office International Relations and Defence Committee Found: Campbell of Pittenweem; Baroness Coussins; Baroness Morris of Bolton; Lord Robertson of Port Ellen; Lord Soames
Tuesday 18th July 2023 Oral Evidence - NATO The Arctic - International Relations and Defence Committee Found: Campbell of Pittenweem; Baroness Coussins; Baroness Morris of Bolton; Lord Robertson of Port Ellen; Lord Soames
Wednesday 12th July 2023 Oral Evidence - University of British Columbia The Arctic - International Relations and Defence Committee Found: Chair); Lord Anderson of Swansea; Lord Campbell of Pittenweem; Lord Robertson of Port Ellen; Lord Soames
Wednesday 12th July 2023 Oral Evidence - Polar Institute at the Wilson Centre, and Trent University The Arctic - International Relations and Defence Committee Found: Swansea; Lord Campbell of Pittenweem; Baroness Morris of Bolton; Lord Robertson of Port Ellen; Lord Soames
Tuesday 11th July 2023 Oral Evidence - Ministry of Defence The Arctic - International Relations and Defence Committee Found: Campbell of Pittenweem; Baroness Coussins; Baroness Morris of Bolton; Lord Robertson of Port Ellen; Lord Soames
Wednesday 5th July 2023 Oral Evidence - Independent Researcher, and Royal United Services Institute The Arctic - International Relations and Defence Committee Found: Anderson of Swansea; Lord Campbell of Pittenweem; Baroness Coussins; Baroness Morris of Bolton; Lord Soames
Wednesday 5th July 2023 Oral Evidence - Independent Researcher, and Royal United Services Institute The Arctic - International Relations and Defence Committee Found: Anderson of Swansea; Lord Campbell of Pittenweem; Baroness Coussins; Baroness Morris of Bolton; Lord Soames
Wednesday 5th July 2023 Oral Evidence - Independent Researcher, and Royal United Services Institute The Arctic - International Relations and Defence Committee Found: Anderson of Swansea; Lord Campbell of Pittenweem; Baroness Coussins; Baroness Morris of Bolton; Lord Soames
Wednesday 14th June 2023 Oral Evidence - Fridtjof Nansen Institute, and Tromsø University The Arctic - International Relations and Defence Committee Found: Anderson of Swansea; Baroness Coussins; Baroness Morris of Bolton; Lord Robertson of Port Ellen; Lord Soames
Wednesday 14th June 2023 Oral Evidence - Fridtjof Nansen Institute, and Tromsø University The Arctic - International Relations and Defence Committee Found: Anderson of Swansea; Baroness Coussins; Baroness Morris of Bolton; Lord Robertson of Port Ellen; Lord Soames
Wednesday 17th May 2023 Oral Evidence - Umeå University, Sweden, and Finnish Institute of International Affairs The Arctic - International Relations and Defence Committee Found: Campbell of Pittenweem; Baroness Coussins; Baroness Morris of Bolton; Lord Robertson of Port Ellen; Lord Soames
Wednesday 3rd May 2023 Oral Evidence - Norwegian Institute For Defence Studies, International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), and Chatham House The Arctic - International Relations and Defence Committee Found: Campbell of Pittenweem; Baroness Coussins; Baroness Morris of Bolton; Lord Robertson of Port Ellen; Lord Soames
Wednesday 19th April 2023 Oral Evidence - Royal Holloway University of London, Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge, and British Antarctic Survey The Arctic - International Relations and Defence Committee Found: Campbell of Pittenweem; Baroness Coussins; Baroness Morris of Bolton; Lord Robertson of Port Ellen; Lord Soames

Parliamentary Research
House of Lords: Maiden and valedictory speeches, 2022–2024 - LLN-2024-0052 Sep. 19 2024 Found: The noble lord, Lord Soames, and I were introduced to this House on the same day, and indeed had our
International affairs and defence: Parliamentary debates and statements in the 2022-23 session - CBP-9824 Jan. 17 2024 Found: take note of the role of the armed forces and the United Kingdom’s defence policy Lead Member: Lord Soames
The Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla - CBP-9789 May. 15 2023 Found: Earl and Countess of Airlie, 82 the Earl and Countess Peel, Lord and Lady Cavendish of Furness, Lord Soames

Bill Documents
Feb. 27 2025 HL Bill 49-I Marshalled list for Committee House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: LORD SOAMES OF FLETCHING 5★_ Clause 1, page 1, line 1, at end insert— “(A1) In section 1 of the House
Sep. 05 2023 Written evidence submitted by the Balfour Project (EAPBB09) Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill 2022-23 Written evidence Found: Lang, Very Revd Dr Andrew McLellan, Rt Revd John Pritchard, Rabbi Dann y Rich, The Rt Hon The Lord Soames
Jun. 12 2023 HL Bill 133-V Fifth marshalled list for Committee Illegal Migration Act 2023 Amendment Paper Found: people to enter the UK as refugees. 13 Illegal Migration Bill LORD SWIRE LORD GARNIER LORD SOAMES
Jun. 08 2023 HL Bill 133-IV Fourth marshalled list for Committee Illegal Migration Act 2023 Amendment Paper Found: Illegal Migration Bill 44 LORD SWIRE LORD GARNIER LORD SOAMES OF FLETCHING 139E _ After Clause
Jun. 05 2023 HL Bill 133-III Third marshalled list for Committee Illegal Migration Act 2023 Amendment Paper Found: LORD SWIRE LORD GARNIER LORD SOAMES OF FLETCHING 139E _ After Clause 60, insert the following
Jun. 02 2023 HL Bill 133-II(Rev) Revised second marshalled list for Committee Illegal Migration Act 2023 Amendment Paper Found: LORD SWIRE LORD GARNIER LORD SOAMES OF FLETCHING 139E _ After Clause 60, insert the following
Jun. 01 2023 HL Bill 133-II Second marshalled list for Committee Illegal Migration Act 2023 Amendment Paper Found: Illegal Migration Bill 84 LORD SWIRE LORD GARNIER LORD SOAMES OF FLETCHING 139E _ After Clause
May. 24 2023 HL Bill 133-I(b) Amendments for Committee (Supplementary to the Marshalled List) Illegal Migration Act 2023 Amendment Paper Found: Illegal Migration Bill 2 After Clause 60 LORD SWIRE LORD GARNIER LORD SOAMES OF FLETCHING

Deposited Papers
Thursday 5th October 2023 Ministry of Defence Source Page: Letter dated 29/09/2023 from Baroness Goldie to Baroness Smith of Newnham regarding questions raised during the debate on the Armed Forces: Chinese hacking, relations with China, MOD response to cyber threats, defence spending, accommodation for service personnel, the credibility of our conventional weapons, recruitment of the Army Reserves. 2p. Document: Role_of_AF_and_UKs_Defence_Policy-Baroness_Smith.pdf (PDF) Found: 9000 (Switchboard) 4/8/1/1/ap 29 September 2023 Dear Julie, During the Lord Soames
Thursday 5th October 2023 Ministry of Defence Source Page: Letter dated 29/09/2023 from Baroness Goldie to Lord Bilimoria regarding questions raised during the debate on the Armed Forces: if the UK should join the Quad grouping of the United States, Australia, India, and Japan in the Indo-Pacific, number of F-35 fighter jets in the RAF. 1p. Document: Role_of_AF_and_UKs_Defence_Policy-Lord_Bilimoria.pdf (PDF) Found: 9000 (Switchboard) 4/8/1/1/ap 29 September 2023 Dear Karan , During the Lord Soames
Thursday 5th October 2023 Ministry of Defence Source Page: Letter dated 29/09/2023 from Baroness Goldie to Lord Liddle regarding whether the UK’s Armed Forces should be putting its efforts east of the Suez, as discussed during the debate on the Armed Forces. 1p. Document: Role_of_AF_and_UKs_Defence_Policy-Lord_Baron_Liddle.pdf (PDF) Found: 9000 (Switchboard) 4/8/1/1/a p 29 September 2023 Dear Roger , During the Lord Soames
Thursday 5th October 2023 Ministry of Defence Source Page: Letter dated 29/09/2023 from Baroness Goldie to Lord Craig of Radley regarding whether the Government would accept the recommendations of the Haythornthwaite Review of Armed Forces Incentivisation and when the Government would respond to the report, as discussed during the debate on the Armed Forces. 1p. Document: Role_of_AF_and_UKs_Defence_Policy-Lord_Craig_of_Radley.pdf (PDF) Found: 9000 (Switchboard) 4/8/1/1/ap 29 September 2023 Dear David , During the Lord Soames
Thursday 5th October 2023 Ministry of Defence Source Page: Letter dated 29/09/2023 from Baroness Goldie to Lord Dannatt regarding questions raised during the debate on the Armed Forces: the 1st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery’s training, AS90 self-propelled artillery guns, the Challenger 3 Main Battle Tank programme. 1p. Document: Role_of_AF_and_UKs_Defence_Policy-Lord_Richard_Dannatt.pdf (PDF) Found: 9000 (Switchboard) 4/8/1/1/ap 29 September 2023 Dear Richard , During the Lord Soames
Thursday 5th October 2023 Ministry of Defence Source Page: Letter dated 29/09/2023 from Baroness Goldie to Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer regarding questions raised during the debate on the Armed Forces: the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, RAF Lakenheath. 1p. Document: Role_of_AF_and_UKs_Defence_Policy-Baroness_Miller.pdf (PDF) Found: (Switchboard) 4/8/1/1/ap 29 September 2023 Dear Susan , During the Lord Soames
Thursday 5th October 2023 Ministry of Defence Source Page: Letter dated 29/09/2023 from Baroness Goldie to Lord West of Spithead regarding a layman’s explanation of a phrase related to systems outlined in the Maritime Force Operating Concept, as discussed during the debate on the Armed Forces. 1p. Document: Role_of_AF_and_UKs_Defence_Policy-Lord_West_of_Spithead.pdf (PDF) Found: 9000 (Switchboard) 4/8/1/1/ap 29 September 2023 Dear Alan, During the Lord Soames
Thursday 5th October 2023 Ministry of Defence Source Page: Letter dated 29/09/2023 from Baroness Goldie to Viscount Trenchard regarding recruitment and retention challenges in the Army, as discussed during the debate on the Armed Forces. 1p. Document: Role_of_AF_and_UKs_Defence_Policy-Viscount_Trenchard.pdf (PDF) Found: 9000 (Switchboard) 4/8/1/1/ap 29 September 2023 Dear Hugh , During the Lord Soames
Thursday 5th October 2023 Ministry of Defence Source Page: Letter dated 29/09/2023 from Baroness Goldie to Lord Lee of Trafford regarding questions raised during the debate on Armed Forces: dental inspections, repairs to the Prince of Wales Aircraft Carrier, the number of F-35s currently in service and how many will be ordered, recruitment of the Army Reserves. 1p. Document: Role_of_AF_and_UKs_Defence_Policy-Lord_Lee_of_Trafford.pdf (PDF) Found: 9000 (Switchboard) 4/8/1/1/ap 29 September 2023 Dear John , During the Lord Soames
Thursday 5th October 2023 Ministry of Defence Source Page: Letter dated 29/09/2023 from Baroness Goldie to Lord Tugendhat regarding questions raised during the debate on the Armed Forces: steps to regain readiness stockpiles post-war in Ukraine, if British Forces would be in a state of readiness to deter Russian aggression. 1p. Document: Role_of_AF_and_UKs_Defence_Policy-Lord_Tugendhat.pdf (PDF) Found: Switchboard) 4/8/1/1/ap 29 September 2023 Dear Christopher , During the Lord Soames

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