Debate on Thursday, 15 March 2007, in the House of Lords, led by Lord King of Bridgwater. The answering member was Lord Drayson.

Armed Forces

Lords debate on motion to call attention to the state of the Armed Forces of the Crown. Motion withdrawn.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 690 c831-904
Session: 2006-07
Department: Ministry of Defence
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords chamber
Related items: Deposited Paper HDEP 2007/315
Saturday, 31 March 2007
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House of Lords; Deposited Paper HDEP 2007/316
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House of Commons; Deposited Paper HDEP 2007/314
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Proceeding contributions: Lord King of Bridgwater | 690 c837 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, can we just kill the Options for Change argument? I took some responsibility for that; the...; Lord Bach | 690 c836-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I declare my interest as a director of Finmeccanica (UK) and as non-executive chairman of ...; Lord Wallace of Saltaire | 690 c838-41 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, we all recognise that we are discussing an extremely serious subject. The noble Lord, Lord...; Lord Bach | 690 c837-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I hear what the noble Lord says, but the reduction in our Armed Forces that took place as ...; Lord Inge | 690 c849-51 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it is difficult to do justice to the very serious operational, funding and equipment issue...; Lord Mayhew of Twysden | 690 c851-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it is a great privilege to follow the noble and gallant Lord—a privilege made a little les...; Lord Bramall | 690 c841-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am most grateful to the noble Lord, Lord King of Bridgwater, for initiating the debate, ...; Lord Freeman | 690 c843-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble and gallant Lord, Lord Bramall. I associate myself wi...; Lord Tomlinson | 690 c845-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I begin by agreeing with the opening sentence of the noble Lord, Lord King, in the tribute...; Lord Burnett | 690 c847-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord King, for calling this debate. One of the joys of be...; Lord Ramsbotham | 690 c864-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I begin by congratulating the noble Lord, Lord King of Bridgewater, on obtaining this impo...; Lord Glenarthur | 690 c861-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I, too, greatly welcome this debate and congratulate my noble friend Lord King of Bridgwat...; Lord Boyce | 690 c858-61 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, this is a scary time for our Armed Forces, and I am not talking about the threat posed by ...; Baroness Park of Monmouth | 690 c856-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I began my career in defence in this House when I tried in vain to delay a Treasury decisi...; Viscount Slim | 690 c854-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it is a bit daunting to follow the noble and learned Lord, but I look upon him today as a ...; Lord James of Blackheath | 690 c873-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am well aware of the great Duke of Wellington’s view on bean counters offering an opinio...; Earl Attlee | 690 c869-71 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I remind the House that I am still a serving TA officer; indeed, I will be doing my annual...; Lord Bilimoria | 690 c871-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I never joined the Armed Forces or fought in a battle or suffered the hardships of war, an...; Lord Young of Norwood Green | 690 c866-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I join other noble Lords in thanking the noble Lord, Lord King, for creating the opportuni...; Baroness Morgan of Drefelin | 690 c869 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I remind the House that this is a timed debate and that when noble Lords move into the nin...; Lord James of Blackheath | 690 c876 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the vehicles were bought back for £17,000 per vehicle. Health and safety required £18,000 ...; Baroness Royall of Blaisdon | 690 c876 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I remind the noble Lord that you are two minutes overdue and that we are taking time from ...; Lord Luke | 690 c878-81 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I congratulate my noble friend Lord King of Bridgwater on securing this important debate a...; Baroness Dean of Thornton-le-Fylde | 690 c876-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I too congratulate the noble Lord, Lord King, on securing this vital debate, particularly ...; Lord Guthrie of Craigiebank | 690 c883-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, like other Members of the House, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord King, for securing ...; Baroness Fookes | 690 c881-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I declare an interest as president of the War Widows Association of Great Britain, the suc...; Baroness Royall of Blaisdon | 690 c885 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the noble and gallant Lord is three minutes over his allotted time.; Lord Marlesford | 690 c885-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I join the thanks to my noble friend Lord King. It is interesting that we are having a deb...; Lord Lyell | 690 c887-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, last evening, about 12 hours ago, I was dining downstairs with my noble friend Lord King, ...; Earl of Arran | 690 c889-90 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, as I am short of voice, my points will be brief. In 1989, I had the privilege to be given ...; Lord Drayson | 690 c896-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord King, on securing this debate and on the way in which ...; Lord Astor of Hever | 690 c893-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend Lord King for tabling this timely Motion and for setting ...; Lord Garden | 690 c890-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I, too, thank the noble Lord, Lord King of Bridgwater, for making this debate possible. I ...; Lord Drayson | 690 c901-3 (Link to this contribution) Absolutely, my Lords. Given the planning assumptions set out in the Strategic Defence Review and the...; Lord Bramall | 690 c901 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, in his usual courteous way, the Minister has dealt with many of the things that the Govern...; Lord Wallace of Saltaire | 690 c898 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, before we leave the question of recruitment and retention, do the extended recruitment tar...; Lord King of Bridgwater | 690 c903-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the Minister very much. First, I apologise for not realising his well deserved pro...; Lord Young of Norwood Green | 690 c903 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am sorry to interrupt my noble friend. Will he confirm the statement that the Prime Mini...; Lord Drayson | 690 c903 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend, and I am absolutely happy to confirm that. It is importa...; Lord Drayson | 690 c898-901 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the intention is to do both. We are working in an imaginative way to ensure that we have t...; Lord King of Bridgwater | 690 c831-6 (Link to this contribution) rose to call attention to the state of the Armed Forces of the Crown; and to move for Papers. The n...
Subjects: Armed forces Armed conflict Deployment Defence equipment Housing Health services Finance Iraq Recruitment Peacekeeping operations Procurement Staff Standards Training Reserve forces Afghanistan Iraq conflict Job satisfaction Labour turnover Military intelligence
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