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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 22 Jan 2018
Armed Forces: Investment

"My Lords, should it not be remembered that, for every hour of every day and every night, somewhere in the world one of our Trident submarines is on patrol, ready to respond should our supreme national interest so require? Should not any potential aggressor be reminded accordingly?..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 15 Jan 2018
National Security Capability Review

"My Lords, my noble friend just confirmed the Government’s continued adherence to continuous at-sea deterrence. Will he further confirm that that means four submarines, no less?..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 05 Dec 2017
Royal Navy: Staffing

"My Lords, is it not the case that members of the Royal Naval Reserve can very often be deployed in support of their regular colleagues in the Royal Navy, often in specialist roles, to the overall advantage of the system?..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 25 Oct 2017
Armed Forces: Inquiries

"To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they propose to take to protect members of the armed forces from repeated inquiries into the same incident...."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 25 Oct 2017
Armed Forces: Inquiries

"My Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend. Has not this problem been largely created by a number of costly lawyers who involve themselves in these affairs? Why does the principle of no double jeopardy not apply in the Ministry of Defence, as elsewhere?..."
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Written Question

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Friday 30th June 2017

Asked by: Lord Trefgarne (Conservative - Excepted Hereditary)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

Her Majesty's Government whether the Trident replacement programme is on schedule; and if so, when they expect that the first Dreadnought submarine, together with its missiles and systems, will enter service.

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

The Dreadnought programme to replace the four Vanguard Class nuclear-armed submarines is on schedule; HMS Dreadnought, the first of her Class, will enter service in the early 2030s.


Written Question
Wellington Barracks
Monday 6th February 2017

Asked by: Lord Trefgarne (Conservative - Excepted Hereditary)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how long the central heating and hot water systems at Wellington Barracks have been out of order; and when they expect them to be restored to working order.

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

The fault with the gas boosters to the boiler supplying central heating and hot water at Wellington Barracks was identified on Monday 23 January 2017 and restored to working order on Thursday 26 January 2017. Electric heaters and mobile hand washing stations were provided in the intervening period.


Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 30 Jan 2017
NATO: Eastern Flank

"My Lords—..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 30 Jan 2017
NATO: Eastern Flank

"My Lords, will it be possible to persuade the eastern flank nations which have the benefit of all the arrangements my noble friend has described to contribute 2% of their GDP to the cost of all these arrangements?..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 28 Nov 2016
Multilateral Disarmament

"My Lords, can my noble friend confirm that the Government will agree to nothing in this field which is not both balanced and verifiable?..."
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