My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Defence (Bob Ainsworth) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. The House will know that the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force has expanded substantially over the course of the last year and is continuing to grow in size. Air operations in...

My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Defence (Bob Ainsworth) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. The House will know that the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force has expanded substantially over the course of the last year and is continuing to grow in size. Air operations in...

My right honourable friend the Minister of State for the Armed Forces (Bob Ainsworth) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. On 18 July 2002 (Official Report, cols. 460-64), my right honourable friend the then Secretary of State for Defence (Mr Hoon) announced the publication of a new chapter to...

My right honourable friend the Minister of State for the Armed Forces (Bob Ainsworth) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. On 18 July 2002 (Official Report, cols. 460-64), my right honourable friend the then Secretary of State for Defence (Mr Hoon) announced the publication of a new chapter to...

My right honourable friend the Minister of State for the Armed Forces (Bob Ainsworth) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. On 24 July 2006 (Official Report, cols. 71-72WS), my predecessor announced the establishment of a project team to examine in detail opportunities for further rationalisation of our basing arrangements...

My right honourable friend the Minister of State for the Armed Forces (Bob Ainsworth) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. On 24 July 2006 (Official Report, cols. 71-72WS), my predecessor announced the establishment of a project team to examine in detail opportunities for further rationalisation of our basing arrangements...

My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Defence (Des Browne) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. I am today announcing a number of initiatives which will enhance our operational effectiveness. The 1998 Strategic Defence Review identified the need to have robust strategic lift capability to ensure success...

My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Defence (Des Browne) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. I am today announcing a number of initiatives which will enhance our operational effectiveness. The 1998 Strategic Defence Review identified the need to have robust strategic lift capability to ensure success...

My right honourable friend the Minister of State for the Armed Forces (Bob Ainsworth) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement: On 31 July, Operation Banner will come to an end; the Army, Royal Air Force and Royal Navy having delivered continuous support to the police and civil authorities in...

My right honourable friend the Minister of State for the Armed Forces (Bob Ainsworth) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement: On 31 July, Operation Banner will come to an end; the Army, Royal Air Force and Royal Navy having delivered continuous support to the police and civil authorities in...

My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Defence (Des Browne) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. The next roulement of UK forces in Afghanistan will take place in October 2007. The force package that we currently plan to deploy will see the lead formation, 12 Mechanised Brigade,...

My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Defence (Des Browne) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. The next roulement of UK forces in Afghanistan will take place in October 2007. The force package that we currently plan to deploy will see the lead formation, 12 Mechanised Brigade,...

My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Defence (Des Browne) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. The next routine roulement of UK forces in Iraq will take place in November/December 2007. The force package that we currently plan to deploy to Iraq during this roulement will see...

My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Defence (Des Browne) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. The next routine roulement of UK forces in Iraq will take place in November/December 2007. The force package that we currently plan to deploy to Iraq during this roulement will see...

My right honourable friend the Minister of State for the Armed Forces (Adam Ingram) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. A new call-out order has been made under Section 56 of the Reserve Forces Act 1996 to enable members of the Reserve Forces to be called out into permanent...

My right honourable friend the Minister of State for the Armed Forces (Adam Ingram) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. A new call-out order has been made under Section 56 of the Reserve Forces Act 1996 to enable members of the Reserve Forces to be called out into permanent...

My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Defence (Des Browne) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. I am pleased to announce that UK forces will today recommence boarding operations in the Gulf that were suspended following the seizure of Royal Navy and Royal Marines personnel by the...

My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Defence (Des Browne) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. I am pleased to announce that UK forces will today recommence boarding operations in the Gulf that were suspended following the seizure of Royal Navy and Royal Marines personnel by the...

My right honourable friend the Minister of State for the Armed Forces, Adam Ingram, has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. A new call-out order has been made under Section 56 of the Reserve Forces Act 1996 so that Reservists may continue to be called out into permanent service to...

My right honourable friend the Minister of State for the Armed Forces, Adam Ingram, has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. A new call-out order has been made under Section 56 of the Reserve Forces Act 1996 so that Reservists may continue to be called out into permanent service to...

My right honourable friend the Minister of State for the Armed Forces (Adam Ingram) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. One year on from the publication of the Deepcut Review, I am reporting on the progress that has been made in the provision of care for our young recruits...

My right honourable friend the Minister of State for the Armed Forces (Adam Ingram) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. One year on from the publication of the Deepcut Review, I am reporting on the progress that has been made in the provision of care for our young recruits...

My Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord King, on securing this debate and on the way in which he introduced it. I congratulate other noble Lords also on the quality of their contributions. After yesterday’s voting on the future of this House, listening to a debate such as that...

My Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord King, on securing this debate and on the way in which he introduced it. I congratulate other noble Lords also on the quality of their contributions. After yesterday’s voting on the future of this House, listening to a debate such as that...

Absolutely, my Lords. Given the planning assumptions set out in the Strategic Defence Review and the nature of the challenge that we face in the 21st century, we must recognise the need to invest more in defence, but also that we need to change the way in which we manage...

Absolutely, my Lords. Given the planning assumptions set out in the Strategic Defence Review and the nature of the challenge that we face in the 21st century, we must recognise the need to invest more in defence, but also that we need to change the way in which we manage...

My Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend, and I am absolutely happy to confirm that. It is important that Ministers, when speaking about aspects relating to our Armed Forces, are believed, frankly. It is important for the morale of our Armed Forces, and it is important that Ministers...

My Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend, and I am absolutely happy to confirm that. It is important that Ministers, when speaking about aspects relating to our Armed Forces, are believed, frankly. It is important for the morale of our Armed Forces, and it is important that Ministers...

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

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

My Lords, the intention is to do both. We are working in an imaginative way to ensure that we have the diversity of skills that we need in our Armed Forces, taking into account the increasing importance of specialist experience. That imaginative approach, some of it relating to advertising, needs...

My Lords, the intention is to do both. We are working in an imaginative way to ensure that we have the diversity of skills that we need in our Armed Forces, taking into account the increasing importance of specialist experience. That imaginative approach, some of it relating to advertising, needs...

My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Defence (Des Browne) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. The 2007 report of the Armed Forces Pay Review Body (AFPRB) has now been published. I wish to express my thanks to the chairman and members of the review body for...

My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Defence (Des Browne) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. The 2007 report of the Armed Forces Pay Review Body (AFPRB) has now been published. I wish to express my thanks to the chairman and members of the review body for...

Lords statement on the UK military commitment in Bosnia-Herzegovina.

Lords statement on the UK military commitment in Bosnia-Herzegovina.

My Lords, I do not have the precise details of casualties and serious injuries among the Welsh Guards. I will write to my noble and learned friend with those details. I agree with him absolutely about the contribution made by the Welsh Guards.

My Lords, I do not have the precise details of casualties and serious injuries among the Welsh Guards. I will write to my noble and learned friend with those details. I agree with him absolutely about the contribution made by the Welsh Guards.

My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lords for their support of the Statement. The noble Lord, Lord Garden, is absolutely right; this is an example of the success. We believe it is an excellent example of the positive impact that a European security and defence force can make....

My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lords for their support of the Statement. The noble Lord, Lord Garden, is absolutely right; this is an example of the success. We believe it is an excellent example of the positive impact that a European security and defence force can make....