Written Question
Tuesday 12th April 2022
Asked by:
Lord Wigley (Plaid Cymru - Life peer)
Question
to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what financial provision they are making for the financial year 2022–23 to give military assistance to the Baltic states; and how, within NATO, are (1) they, (2) the government of the USA, and (3) the government of Canada, allocating any additional responsibilities.
Answered by Baroness Goldie
- Shadow Minister (Defence)
The UK enjoys close military relationships with the Baltic states. We work together both bilaterally and through various multilateral fora, including through NATO and the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF). The UK trains and exercises routinely across the Baltic sea region. We are also the framework nation for the enhanced Forward Presence (eFP) Battlegroup in Estonia.
The UK does not disclose live operational financial information. We discuss European Defence and security regularly with NATO Allies including the US and Canada, but cannot comment on how they allocate responsibilities within NATO. SACEUR has not requested any further NATO support or reinforcement to the region, but the UK stands ready to respond to future requests from NATO.
Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 22 Oct 2020
Armed Forces: Reduction
"My Lords, in the event of land occupied by the Sennybridge training centre becoming superfluous to requirements, will the Government bear in mind how the residents of 54 farms on those 30,000 acres of land were, in 1940, given just three months to quit their farms, some of which had …..."Lord Wigley - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 02 Nov 2016
Russia: Baltic States
"My Lords, might Russia’s strategy be to use economic and ethnic issues to make the Baltic states appear unstable, so that they seem less attractive to the internal Russian Federation population which otherwise might see the Baltic states as a better model than that currently offered by Russia? Therefore, is …..."Lord Wigley - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 23 May 2016
Queen’s Speech
"My Lords, I too shall focus on the EU. I declare my interest as a board member of Britain Stronger in Europe. But first, on the impending Wales Bill, I hope that the Government will legislate for the Silk commission’s unanimous recommendation of devolving the police service since, following the …..."Lord Wigley - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 10 May 2016
Child Refugee Resettlement
"My Lords, will the noble Earl confirm that he is having close discussions with the Welsh Government on these matters, seeing that many of the responsibilities lie there? We in Wales are anxious to play our part in this programme. Given the emphasis that he placed on co-operation with the …..."Lord Wigley - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 10 Nov 2015
Europe: Renegotiation
"My Lords, will the noble Earl assure the House that, if all four objectives are fully achieved in the negotiations, Ministers across all government departments will support a vote to stay in the European Union?..."Lord Wigley - View Speech
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Written Question
Thursday 23rd July 2015
Asked by:
Lord Wigley (Plaid Cymru - Life peer)
Question
to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the estimated annual cost to the public purse of maintaining the United Kingdom's military presence in the Falkland Islands.
Answered by Earl Howe
- Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Lords
The total annual running cost of the garrison in the Falkland Islands (including infrastructure costs) is around £85 million. In addition, as part of the Falkland Islands Defence Review, £180 million will be invested in improvements to the infrastructure over the next ten years.
Written Question
Tuesday 10th February 2015
Asked by:
Lord Wigley (Plaid Cymru - Life peer)
Question
to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the report in the<i> Scottish Daily Mail</i> on 28 January, whether they have considered moving Britain's nuclear armed submarines from Scotland to Wales.
Answered by Lord Astor of Hever
The UK Government is not considering moving the strategic nuclear deterrent to Wales. Her Majesty's Naval Base Clyde will become the Royal Navy's Submarine Centre of Specialisation, and home to all Royal Navy submarines by 2020.
Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 03 Mar 2014
Scottish Independence: Faslane
"My Lords, while he and I might disagree with regards to the outcome of the referendum and even with regards to nuclear weapons, does the Minister not realise that the attitude that he has shown on behalf of the Government could well go down as arrogance by the Government towards …..."Lord Wigley - View Speech
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