"My Lords, the Royal College of Defence Studies enjoys an enviable global reputation, and the summary ban on attendance at the college by defence personnel of an ally is, as far as I am aware, unprecedented, which makes it extraordinary. Although she is not speaking for the Ministry of Defence, …..." Baroness Goldie - View Speech
"My Lords, I oppose assisted dying on principle; I voted against it in the Scottish Parliament and I want to be transparent. But the task before this House today is to scrutinise the Bill, and that is the process to which I wish to contribute. I reserve the right to …..." Baroness Goldie - View Speech
"My Lords, I place on record my support for the enormous amount of work that has clearly gone into the production of this industrial strategy. It is very evident that those at the Ministry of Defence have put their thinking caps on, done the hard work and constructed a plan …..." Baroness Goldie - View Speech
"My Lords, the activity to which the noble Lord, Lord Austin, rightly refers is de facto sabotage of our critical defence capability. In Napoleonic times, setting fire to a naval dockyard was construed as such and punishable by death, which was abolished only by the Criminal Damage Act 1971. Does …..." Baroness Goldie - View Speech
"My Lords, to echo the important point made by the noble Baroness, Lady Hoey, it is the case that our defence capability exists primarily for the protection of this country and to enable our contribution to global security, particularly through NATO. Indirectly, the Republic of Ireland has benefited greatly from …..." Baroness Goldie - View Speech
"My Lords, it has been a pleasure to participate in our debates on this Bill. I echo and endorse the sentiments articulated by the Minister at the start of his speech.
These Benches made clear from the outset that we supported the Bill, and an independent presence in the form …..." Baroness Goldie - View Speech
"My Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the very powerful introduction to this debate from the noble Lord, Lord Robertson. I thank the Government for facilitating this important debate. The strategic defence review is a very significant piece of work, with clear sight-lines as to what our defence …..." Baroness Goldie - View Speech
"My Lords, I am very grateful to the Minister for taking the time to speak with me extensively before the Statement. I thank him and his colleague, the Secretary of State for Defence in the other place, for the tone they have adopted. I join the Secretary of State and …..." Baroness Goldie - View Speech
"My Lords, first, I pay tribute to the noble Baroness, Lady Smith, for her impeccable judgment on timing, which worked very neatly. As she said, it seems that, every year, this comes round sooner than the year before; it is a bit like how policemen are getting younger. Anyway, here …..." Baroness Goldie - View Speech
"My Lords, I understand that Edinburgh has become the first city within the United Kingdom to impose a city-wide visitor levy, which will come into effect next year. But it appears that HMRC now proposes to impose VAT upon the levy; it seems intrinsically unfair that a tax is imposed …..." Baroness Goldie - View Speech