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Speech in Lords Chamber - Fri 25 Feb 2022
Ukraine

"My Lords, I of course share the views already expressed on the appalling nature of the events that have taken place in eastern Europe and, in particular, in Ukraine.

Exactly 40 years ago this year, the Argentinians invaded and briefly occupied the Falkland Islands. The response of the United Kingdom, …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 23 Feb 2022
Defence: Type 45 Destroyers

"My Lords, how many of these vessels remain ready to be deployed to the south Atlantic to respond to the recent threats from the Argentinians—supported by the Chinese, no less—in case they came to pass as they did in 1982?..."
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Written Question
Trident Submarines: Deployment
Thursday 20th January 2022

Asked by: Lord Trefgarne (Conservative - Excepted Hereditary)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the reply by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 12 January (HL Deb, col 1083), whether they have anything further to add about whether one of the UK's Trident submarines is always on patrol.

Answered by Baroness Goldie - Shadow Minister (Defence)

Since April 1969, there has always been at least one Royal Navy nuclear-armed submarine at sea keeping us safe from the most extreme threats to our national security and way of life. We will maintain four deterrent submarines to ensure at least one will always be on a Continuous At Sea Deterrence patrol.

Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 14 Oct 2021
Royal Navy: Ships and Frigates

"My Lords, the Question asked by the noble Lord, Lord West, seems to include every possible kind of naval vessel except submarines. Can the Minister say how many submarines are on order and when she expects them to be delivered? Can she also say how the national shipbuilding strategy is …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 23 Jun 2021
Defence: Continuous At-sea Deterrence

"To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether continuous at-sea deterrence remains central to their defence policy...."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 23 Jun 2021
Defence: Continuous At-sea Deterrence

"My Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend the Minister for that reassuring Answer. Is she aware that such knowledge as I have in these matters was learned a very long time ago at the feet of the then Mr George Younger, whose son now sits on the Government …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 23 Mar 2021
Integrated Review: Defence Command Paper

"My Lords, it is good to ask a supplementary question on this after seeing my noble friend Lord Younger on the Front Bench, because I had the privilege of serving in the Ministry of Defence under his late father. I ask my noble friend the Minister whether the policy of …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 07 Dec 2020
Trident Nuclear Programme

"My Lords, the Minister confirmed to me only the other day that we have a policy of continuous at-sea deterrence, which we all very much welcome. Can she confirm that we now have sufficient submarines for that purpose and, no less importantly, sufficient crews to keep them at sea?..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 25 Nov 2020
Nuclear Weapons

"Can the Minister confirm the Government’s continued adherence to a policy of continuous at sea deterrents—namely, one of our Trident submarines, permanently on patrol and ready to reply, should our supreme national interest so require?..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 04 Nov 2020
HMS “Queen Elizabeth”

"My Lords, can the Minister say whether any other deployments of this nature are planned, for example to the south Atlantic?..."
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