Lord Bruce of Bennachie (LD)

To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the total amount transferred to the Scottish Government in the last financial year following the devolution of social security benefit

My Lords, the boarding of the “Smyrtos” was conducted speedily, efficiently and without any casualties. It is a real credit to our Armed Forces. We all agree that it was a very impressive effort, and

My Lords, the Government have committed to increase defence spending to 3% by 2030 and to 3.5% by 2035. But what is required, and is chaotically missing, is a clear timeline that would enable the MoD

My Lords, the PM has promised that the DIP will be delivered before the July NATO summit—it is already a year late. All we get are promises and rhetoric, and also the threat of further cuts to the alr

My Lords, I was also involved in a small way in the Bangsamoro project; I have not visited the region, but I have engaged with parliamentarians. This earthquake is a major setback for the region on it

My Lords, Volker Türk, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, has said about the blockade: “Such severe sanctions packages that target entire sectors of an economy and produce broad, indiscriminat