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Lord Harris of Haringey (Lab)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 15 June 2026

Debate

Defence Investment Plan

Contribution

My Lords, this has been a bit of an omnishambles—other terms are of course available. I will not ask my noble friend to agree with me, because that is probably a bit tricky. Can he confirm that already the Government have invested substantially in defence, unlike the previous Government, who ran it down consistently? Can he also confirm that the national conversation—I refer to my interests in the register as chair of the National Preparedness Commission—to bring the realities of the situation that we face into the forefront of the public’s mind will commence within the next few months and that that will include not just defence but the need for homeland resilience?

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