"Mr Lords, are the Government concerned about the seeming resurgence of ISIL, and what is actually being done about that?..." Lord West of Spithead - View Speech
"My Lords, it is easy to look on this as some sort of playground bravado by President Trump, who clearly did not understand the implications of, or what was meant by, the trials of delivery systems that Putin was conducting. With him having made his statement, President Putin wanted to …..." Lord West of Spithead - View Speech
"To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of President Trump’s statement on 30 October regarding the testing of nuclear weapons...." Lord West of Spithead - View Speech
"My Lords, my noble friend the Minister knows well that for many years we have been deeply involved in JIATF-East, the joint intelligence drugs task force in the Caribbean. We work very closely and share intelligence across the board. There is nothing strange in having over the years been selective …..." Lord West of Spithead - View Speech
"My Lords, my noble friend the Minister will be aware that when I was First Sea Lord, I used to encourage my sailors to all be on board the ships when they were working...." Lord West of Spithead - View Speech
"Why should the Civil Service work to a different pattern? Admittedly it has few ships, but I would be very interested to know...." Lord West of Spithead - View Speech
"My Lords, it is inevitable that many speakers today will be covering the same ground, but I do not think that is important because the full impact of the war in Ukraine should be aired in this Chamber. I am delighted that this has been an opportunity to do that.
"Does my noble friend the Minister agree that hedgehogs, rather like frigates, are an endangered species, and that there is a need to look at some positive action by the Government to help protect our hedgehogs in this country?..." Lord West of Spithead - View Speech
"My Lords, my noble friend the Minister mentions that Ireland might increase defence spending. There is no doubt that, through the Second World War and the Cold War, in effect the United Kingdom made sure the defence of Ireland was secure, with almost no contribution from Ireland. We are now …..." Lord West of Spithead - View Speech
"My Lords, does my noble friend the Minister agree that, if we get defence policy wrong and there is a war, welfare and the National Health Service will count for nothing?..." Lord West of Spithead - View Speech