"My Lords, the 2025 SDSR committed to £15 billion of investment in the sovereign warhead programme by the end of this Parliament. Can the Minister indicate what progress has been made in implementing that investment programme?..." Baroness Stuart of Edgbaston - View Speech
"My Lords, I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Coussins, on initiating this debate. I would like to focus on the second part of the Motion, on the sustainability of language learning in schools and universities.
"My Lords, the Minister said that a range of other tools is available to the Government to deal with particular threats, and he mentioned the Charity Commission. Could I press him a little more on whether this is an area in which they are taking more actions or taking a …..." Baroness Stuart of Edgbaston - View Speech
"My Lords, it is an honour and a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbott, opening this debate, and I add my admiration for his work over the years. Although in those years when I was a party-political politician we were “on the other side” in …..." Baroness Stuart of Edgbaston - View Speech
"My Lords, this is not just about legal frameworks; what is also important is the physical security of some of the data structures. Are we in discussions with other European partners, in particular with Ireland, to ensure that their undersea cables are secure, not just undersea but when they enter …..." Baroness Stuart of Edgbaston - View Speech
"My Lords, I shall be even more brief than the noble Lord, Lord Tyrie, but I put on record that I am quite in favour of Damascene conversions on this occasion. This last hour and a half have shown us that this is irrespective of the aims of the Bill. …..." Baroness Stuart of Edgbaston - View Speech
"My Lords, following up on the question in relation to Ireland from the noble and gallant Lord, Lord Stirrup, the Taoiseach set up a Ministerial Council on National Security earlier this year. What government-to-government conversations are going on to ensure either increased information sharing or that extra infrastructure investment for …..." Baroness Stuart of Edgbaston - View Speech
"My Lords, there are moments which stick in your mind because they tell you that “something has changed”. Sometimes it is obvious, such as when the Brandenburg Gate was opened and the Berlin Wall fell, but at other times it takes a bit longer before it becomes clear just what …..." Baroness Stuart of Edgbaston - View Speech
"To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the challenges presented to the international order by the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation following the recent summit held in Tianjin...." Baroness Stuart of Edgbaston - View Speech