My Lords, I am pleased to be able to make this contribution, which addresses one of the most important defence issues facing our world, and I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Wallace of Saltaire, on
My Lords, Britain’s relationship with the European Union has been an issue of political tension since we joined the Common Market, as it was then known, in 1973. The reason for this is simple:
My Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Alton of Liverpool, on initiating the debate and on his excellent presentation.The subject is very broad and we do not have time to talk about the
1. My Lords, I am grateful for the opportunity to return to this important subject: it was on this subject that I gave my maiden address in your Lordships’ House about the same time last year.
My Lords, I congratulate my noble friend Lord Saatchi on securing this debate, which focuses on an important issue affecting all parts of our society today. The special relationship between this
After the bombings in Madrid, Kenya, Bali, Morocco, Turkey, Egypt, New York and London, one of the threats to National and International Security is a possible terrorist act by a handful of misled
Lord Sheikh asked Her Majesty’s Government: What they are doing to combat possible racism in the Household Division; and whether through enhanced public relations they are tackling any
Lord Sheikh asked Her Majesty’s Government: Why they chose to reduce the total of frigates and destroyers from the 32 referred to in the Strategic Defence Review to 25; and whether they propose
Lord Sheikh asked Her Majesty’s Government: In light of the increase in the United Kingdom’s military commitments, why defence spending as a proportion of gross domestic product has
Lord Sheikh asked Her Majesty’s Government: In light of the Secretary of State for Defence’s announcement in February that NATO has made a request for two manoeuvre reserve battlegroups,