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Future Defence Programme

Secondary information

Type

Parliamentary proceeding

Reference

715 c1418-32 

Session

2009-10

Department

Ministry of Defence

Chamber / Committee

House of Lords chamber

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Proceeding contributions

Lord Astor of Hever | 715 c1422-3, (corrigendum) 1608 (Link to this contribution) We, too, on these Benches send our condolences to the family and friends of Lance Corporal Drane of ...

Lord Tunnicliffe | 715 c1432 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I feel that it is necessary now to resume the debate. Unless the noble Baroness, Lady Gree...

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Baroness Taylor of Bolton | 715 c1432 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I think that we would all wish to pay tribute to those who have worked so hard to save the...

Lord Hamilton of Epsom | 715 c1431 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, would the Minister like to comment on the independent report that said that the procuremen...

Baroness Taylor of Bolton | 715 c1431 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, we hope to have the report, which will cover the size and shape of the workforce, next yea...

Lord Selkirk of Douglas | 715 c1432 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, can the Minister reassure the House that those service men and women who have been severel...

Baroness Taylor of Bolton | 715 c1431-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, there are problems with procurement, as the noble Lord will know. I mentioned earlier some...

Lord Craig of Radley | 715 c1427-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the Minister for repeating the Statement. Eighteen months ago, I asked the then De...

Baroness Taylor of Bolton | 715 c1427 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I recognise the expertise that the noble Lord brings to this debate, but I would remind hi...

Lord Maclennan of Rogart | 715 c1428 (Link to this contribution) To what factors does the Government attribute the doubling of cost of certain important defence item...

Lord Lee of Trafford | 715 c1423-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, first, I enjoin these Benches in the earlier tribute. I also thank the noble Baroness for ...

Lord King of Bridgwater | 715 c1426-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the noble Baroness asked for a mature debate. Does she recognise that the first mature poi...

Baroness Taylor of Bolton | 715 c1424-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I start by welcoming the areas where there was some agreement. It is clear that the decisi...

Baroness Taylor of Bolton | 715 c1418-22 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am sure that the whole House will wish to join me in offering sincere condolences to the...

Lord Grocott | 715 c1431 (Link to this contribution) Further to my noble friend’s reference to the civilian workforce, I warmly welcome the importance th...

Baroness Taylor of Bolton | 715 c1430-1 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, on the last point I have to agree with the noble and gallant Lord that some of these probl...

Lord Bramall | 715 c1430 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I appreciate that the Secretary of State has a very difficult, if not impossible, balancin...

Baroness Taylor of Bolton | 715 c1430 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it may be known that I chaired the Intelligence and Security Committee, as did the noble L...

Lord Eden of Winton | 715 c1430 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, can the Minister say a bit more about intelligence, which was mentioned in the Statement? ...

Baroness Taylor of Bolton | 715 c1429 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the most reverend Primate for his comments. I am glad that he was able to visit Af...

Lord Sentamu | 715 c1429 (Link to this contribution) I visited Afghanistan in 2004—I went to Helmand province, Mazar, Kandahar, Herat; all kinds of diffe...

Baroness Taylor of Bolton | 715 c1429 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I cannot remember the name, off the top of my head, of the one that is there. It is not "E...

Baroness Park of Monmouth | 715 c1428 (Link to this contribution) I have a very simple question for the noble Baroness. Is the survey ship referred to, which is to be...

Baroness Taylor of Bolton | 715 c1428 (Link to this contribution) Increased costs on specific defence projects can come about for a number of reasons, partly because ...

Baroness Taylor of Bolton | 715 c1428 (Link to this contribution) I am glad that the noble and gallant Lord accepts the wisdom of buying the C17 and the helicopters. ...

Subjects

Armed forces Defence Army Closures Civilians Defence equipment Armoured fighting vehicles Finance Peacekeeping operations Procurement Staff Radio Military aircraft Ministry of Defence Training Warships Afghanistan Body armour Chinook helicopters Harrier aircraft Typhoon aircraft BOWMAN combat radio system Hercules aircraft Lynx helicopters Military intelligence Merlin helicopters Nimrod aircraft Tornado aircraft Special forces Improvised explosive devices C-17 aircraft Unmanned air systems RAF Kinloss RAF Cottesmore RAF Wittering

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