Debate on Friday, 12 November 2010, in the House of Lords, led by Lord Astor of Hever. The answering member was Lord Tunnicliffe.

Strategic Defence and Security Review

Lords debate on motion to take note of the Strategic Defence and Security Review. Agreed to on question.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 722 c393-508
Session: 2010-12
Department: Ministry of Defence
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords chamber
Related items: Deposited Paper DEP2010-2061
Thursday, 18 November 2010
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House of Lords; Deposited Paper DEP2010-2232
Thursday, 9 December 2010
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Thursday, 9 December 2010
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House of Lords; Deposited Paper DEP2010-2230
Thursday, 9 December 2010
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Thursday, 9 December 2010
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Thursday, 9 December 2010
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Thursday, 9 December 2010
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Monday, 13 December 2010
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Monday, 13 December 2010
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Tuesday, 14 December 2010
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Tuesday, 14 December 2010
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Monday, 13 December 2010
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Tuesday, 14 December 2010
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Monday, 13 December 2010
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Tuesday, 21 December 2010
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Tuesday, 21 December 2010
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Proceeding contributions: Bishop of Birmingham | 722 c411-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am most grateful to noble Lords and the support staff for the welcome and help that I ha...; Lord Hutton of Furness | 722 c418-21 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it is an enormous privilege to make my maiden speech in this debate today. Defence has alw...; Lord Inge | 722 c438-40 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, may I, a bit belatedly, welcome the Minister to his job and say how grateful we are for th...; Lord Marlesford | 722 c440-1 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, first of all, I apologise in advance to the House if I have to leave before the end of the...; Viscount Trenchard | 722 c433-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend the Minister for securing this debate and privileged to b...; Baroness Dean of Thornton-le-Fylde | 722 c435-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, perhaps I should start by declaring an interest as a former chairman of the Armed Forces P...; Lord Addington | 722 c430-1 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, when I put my name down to speak in this debate, I felt that I would probably be entering ...; Lord Ramsbotham | 722 c431-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, like other noble Lords I am not surprised that the concentration on the financial situatio...; Baroness Ritchie of Brompton | 722 c426-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I welcome the opportunity to take part in this important debate on the strategic defence a...; Lord Reid of Cardowan | 722 c427-29 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I declare an interest in various security matters, as registered and declared previously, ...; Lord Soley | 722 c421-3 (Link to this contribution) It is an absolute delight and privilege to follow my noble friend Lord Hutton—my old friend—in this ...; Lord Boyce | 722 c423-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I declare an interest as a non-executive director of WS Atkins plc and other interests as ...; Lord James of Blackheath | 722 c456-8 (Link to this contribution) I note that the noble Lord made that remark just before I speak, and I shall take the appropriate wa...; Lord Touhig | 722 c458-60 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, on the eve of this armistice weekend, when the whole country will remember those who have ...; Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer | 722 c460-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I declare an interest as a co-president of Parliamentarians for Nuclear Non-proliferation ...; Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts | 722 c448-51 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, during the previous Parliament, I had an opportunity to go to Camp Bastion in Helmand and ...; Lord MacKenzie of Culkein | 722 c451-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I should declare an interest as I have a stepson who is a senior engineer officer and a co...; Lord Bramall | 722 c453-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, one of the most important parts of the strategic defence and security review was the estab...; Lord Wallace of Saltaire | 722 c456 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it may be helpful to the House if I say that I estimate that at the current rate of progre...; Lord Liddle | 722 c441-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I became deeply involved in defence when, in 1997, I was made the No. 10 representative on...; Lord Chidgey | 722 c444-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, as a young man, I had what I consider to be the great good fortune: to have been trained a...; Lord Walker of Aldringham | 722 c446-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I very much welcome the profile that the current security and defence debate has given to ...; Lord Astor of Hever | 722 c393 (Link to this contribution) Moved by That this House takes note of the Strategic Security and Defence Review.; Lord Astor of Hever | 722 c393-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it gives me great pleasure to open this debate on the strategic defence and security revie...; Lord Rosser | 722 c397-400 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, from this side of the House I add our tributes to Senior Aircraftsman Scott Hughes and our...; Lord Lee of Trafford | 722 c400-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, first, I declare shareholdings in a number of companies benefiting from defence spend. Yes...; Lord Robertson of Port Ellen | 722 c410-1 (Link to this contribution) I hear the ghosts of Christmas past behind me. However, I and my colleagues—some of whom are now in ...; Lord Craig of Radley | 722 c413-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am privileged to thank the right reverend Prelate for a most excellent maiden speech whi...; Lord Sterling of Plaistow | 722 c416-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am delighted that my noble friend the Minister has invited his military advisers to appe...; Lord Bilimoria | 722 c402-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, in June this year, General Patraeus spoke to us in Parliament at the invitation of the Hen...; Bishop of Wakefield | 722 c405-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I join others in offering condolences from these Benches on the tragic death of Senior Air...; Lord Trefgarne | 722 c407-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I declare a small interest: I am chairman of a small company that manufactures defence-rel...; Lord Robertson of Port Ellen | 722 c409 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I declare an interest as an adviser with the Cohen Group based in Washington DC which has ...; Lord King of Bridgwater | 722 c470-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, on that important note I rise to join the debate. Many noble Lords have drawn attention to...; Lord Robertson of Port Ellen | 722 c487 (Link to this contribution) I just want to clarify that I was talking about the leadership in the Treasury, more than the people...; Lord Boateng | 722 c486 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, at the outset I declare an interest as a non-executive director of AEGIS Defence Services ...; Lord Selsdon | 722 c484-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, this is a great day. This is one of the most extensive debates on defence that we have eve...; Lord Condon | 722 c482-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I declare my registered interests as a deputy chairman of a security plc and a life member...; Lord Judd | 722 c480-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, we live in a totally interdependent world. We simply have to understand that, across the w...; Lord Rotherwick | 722 c478-80 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, like my noble friend the Minister, I am proud to have served in the past with the Life Gua...; Lord Kakkar | 722 c477-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I very much welcome the opportunity of this important debate on the SDSR, and will confine...; Baroness Tonge | 722 c475-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I rise as the fourth noble Baroness to speak in the debate tonight, which is sad when you ...; Lord Hunt of Chesterton | 722 c473-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord King, who was a distinguished Secretary of...; Lord Shutt of Greetland | 722 c470 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, at the current rate of progress, if Members keep their contributions to seven minutes, the...; Lord Thomas of Swynnerton | 722 c468-70 (Link to this contribution) The national security document is important and interesting and has some good parts, as the noble an...; Lord Davies of Stamford | 722 c467 (Link to this contribution) I shall give way, but of course I will have to take a bit longer as a result of dealing with these i...; Lord Selsdon | 722 c467 (Link to this contribution) My Lords—; Lord Davies of Stamford | 722 c467 (Link to this contribution) I will, of course, take the noble Lord’s advice, which I know is kindly intended. The Government ha...; Lord Selsdon | 722 c467 (Link to this contribution) It is only that those of us who have been in this House for more than 45 years understand modern tec...; Lord Davies of Stamford | 722 c464-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I congratulate my noble friend Lord Rosser on so effectively and so definitively refuting ...; Lord Lyell | 722 c462-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am delighted that the noble Baroness, Lady Dean, has returned to the Chamber—I wonder wh...; Lord Davies of Stamford | 722 c466-7 (Link to this contribution) I absolutely do not recognise that. Indeed, my noble friend Lord Rosser has already dealt with that ...; Lord Trefgarne | 722 c466 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I apologise for interrupting the noble Lord. He has been very good at describing how he th...; Lord Astor of Hever | 722 c506-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I make no apology for these carriers, and we are in an alliance with our NATO allies. As ...; Lord Judd | 722 c506 (Link to this contribution) Before the Minister leaves that point, I really am mystified. He is proposing immense expenditure in...; Lord Boateng | 722 c487-8 (Link to this contribution) I am comforted by that, and I am sure that the civil servants, who follow with great attention the d...; Lord Burnett | 722 c488-91 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Boateng. We had the honour to serve ...; Lord Gilbert | 722 c492-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I ought to start by declaring a couple of modest interests. First, I am a trustee of the A...; Lord Bates | 722 c491-2 (Link to this contribution) I welcome the review and congratulate my noble friend the Minister on the persuasive way in which he...; Lord Gilbert | 722 c496 (Link to this contribution) The C17 is not yet going out of production and, with any luck, the order from the Indians will help ...; Lord Davies of Stamford | 722 c496 (Link to this contribution) I apologise for intervening, but the noble Lord will be aware that the C17 is going out of productio...; Lord Sheikh | 722 c498-500 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, this debate is of crucial importance to our country. The first duty of any Government is t...; Lord Guthrie of Craigiebank | 722 c496-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I shall make three declarations of interest. First, I am a non-executive director of an Am...; Lord Astor of Hever | 722 c503-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, this has been an exceptional debate. That is no surprise with so many former Secretaries o...; Lord Tunnicliffe | 722 c500-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the Minister for introducing this debate. I congratulate the right reverend Prelat...
Subjects: Armed forces Decommissioning Defence Defence equipment France Nuclear weapons Public expenditure Peacekeeping operations Procurement Military aircraft Military alliances Ministry of Defence Afghanistan Aircraft carriers Harrier aircraft F-35 aircraft Conflict prevention A400M aircraft Trident Cuts Nimrod aircraft Tornado aircraft Strategic Defence and Security Review HMS Ark Royal
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