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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 10 Apr 2019
Continuous At-Sea Deterrent

"I am sure that my right hon. Friend, in this geographic tour of areas that support the at-sea deterrent, was coming on to talk about Aldermaston, in the part of west Berkshire that I represent, and the surrounding area. Thousands of people work in that centre of excellence for science …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 10 Apr 2019
Continuous At-Sea Deterrent

"Looking forward, does my right hon. Friend agree that renewing the fleet with the new Dreadnought class is the most important decision? In doing so, we have decided that we cannot predict what is going to happen in 20, 30 or 40 years. Those who want us to get rid …..."
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Written Question
Arms Control: Inspections
Thursday 28th February 2019

Asked by: Lord Benyon (Crossbench - Life peer)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many trained arms control inspectors are employed by Her Majesty’s Government.

Answered by Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton

The only full-time inspectors employed by Her Majesty's Government are at the Joint Arms Control Implementation Group (JACIG). JACIG has 16 trained inspectors qualified to support Treaty-related inspections, evaluation and verification for Conventional Arms Control Treaties. Their emphasis is on the Conventional Armed Forces in Europe; Vienna Document 2011 and Open Skies. JACIG also observes inspections under the 1995 Dayton Accords peace agreement.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 25 Jun 2018
Veterans and Soldiers: Statute of Limitations

"I congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this debate. Does he agree that this is a matter not just for veterans, for whom we rightly have concern, but for our armed forces of today and in the future? The impact that this could have, and is having, on recruitment and …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 20 Jun 2018
NATO

"It is a great pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Wakefield (Mary Creagh), who is a member of the United Kingdom delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, and it is a great privilege to lead that delegation, whose membership includes former Cabinet Ministers. We have three former Defence Ministers, …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 20 Jun 2018
NATO

"It is very useful that we have accepted in this debate that the 2% is a floor—not a flaw, I add to help my hon. Friend the Member for South Dorset (Richard Drax)—and that as the threats change we may have to raise it.

We must be a critical friend …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 20 Jun 2018
NATO

"Does my right hon. Friend agree that this has already been trained for? There have already been cyber-attacks on countries such as Estonia, which have locked down many of their public services. So this is happening...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 11 Jun 2018
Oral Answers to Questions

"The Fishery Protection Squadron is the oldest established unit in the Royal Navy, but does my right hon. Friend agree that technology is moving on and that a combination of data analytics, satellite imaging and the protections that we are now able to deploy around the Pitcairn Islands marine protected …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 15 May 2018
Historic Allegations against Veterans

"I am delighted to see my right hon. Friend the Minister here—as a Defence Minister, he can reflect this issue right across the Government. As a veteran of Operation Banner who has been involved in this issue for many years, I am angry. We want to hold the NIO to …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 23 Apr 2018
Oral Answers to Questions

"Does my hon. Friend agree that it is crucial that any synergies in terms of industrial strategy across military expenditure should be concentrated on NATO, where there is a plethora of different weapons systems and pieces of equipment? It is much more important to concentrate on the fact that Britain …..."
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