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1: After Clause 3, insert the following new Clause— ““Security (1) Section 6 of the London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Act 2006 (Security) is amended as follows. (2) After subsection (2) insert— ““(3) Three months prior to the start of the Games, the Government shall report to Parliament on...
1: After Clause 3, insert the following new Clause— ““Security (1) Section 6 of the London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Act 2006 (Security) is amended as follows. (2) After subsection (2) insert— ““(3) Three months prior to the start of the Games, the Government shall report to Parliament on...
Member
Lord Rosser
(Labour)
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Proceeding contributions
Legislation
London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (Amendment) Bill 2010-12
Subjects
Defence; Business; Greater London; Infrastructure; Police; Olympic Games; Public transport; Taxis; Security; Sports; USA; Guided weapons; Travel cards; London 2012 Organising Committee; Olympic Delivery Authority; Paralympic Games 2012
Date
15 November 2011
Reference
732 c639
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House of Lords chamber
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House of Lords
My Lords, the amendment seeks to ensure that appropriate measures have been taken on security arrangements. It calls for the Government to report to Parliament on a number of specific issues, which are detailed in the amendment. We had a debate in Committee about police numbers required at the Olympic...
My Lords, the amendment seeks to ensure that appropriate measures have been taken on security arrangements. It calls for the Government to report to Parliament on a number of specific issues, which are detailed in the amendment. We had a debate in Committee about police numbers required at the Olympic...
Member
Lord Rosser
(Labour)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Legislation
London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (Amendment) Bill 2010-12
Subjects
Defence; Business; Greater London; Infrastructure; Police; Olympic Games; Public transport; Taxis; Security; Sports; USA; Guided weapons; Travel cards; London 2012 Organising Committee; Olympic Delivery Authority; Paralympic Games 2012
Date
15 November 2011
Reference
732 c639-41
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House of Lords chamber
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House of Lords
I thank those Members of your Lordships’ House who have participated in this debate and thank the Minister for her response. She addressed a great many of the points that I raised. I am not sure that all of them were addressed. I am not quite sure whether an undertaking...
I thank those Members of your Lordships’ House who have participated in this debate and thank the Minister for her response. She addressed a great many of the points that I raised. I am not sure that all of them were addressed. I am not quite sure whether an undertaking...
Member
Lord Rosser
(Labour)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Legislation
London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (Amendment) Bill 2010-12
Subjects
Defence; Business; Greater London; Infrastructure; Police; Olympic Games; Public transport; Taxis; Security; Sports; USA; Guided weapons; Travel cards; London 2012 Organising Committee; Olympic Delivery Authority; Paralympic Games 2012
Date
15 November 2011
Reference
732 c646
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
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House of Lords
My Lords, on this side, we, too, wish to express our sincere condolences at this very difficult time for them to the family and friends of Lance Corporal Paul Watkins who was killed in Afghanistan the other day. I thank the Minister for repeating the Statement made a few minutes...
My Lords, on this side, we, too, wish to express our sincere condolences at this very difficult time for them to the family and friends of Lance Corporal Paul Watkins who was killed in Afghanistan the other day. I thank the Minister for repeating the Statement made a few minutes...
Member
Lord Rosser
(Labour)
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Proceeding contributions
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Armed forces; Defence; Army; Defence equipment; Finance; Procurement; Staff; Military bases; Reserve forces; Chinook helicopters; Aircraft carriers; Territorial Army; F-35 aircraft; Strategic Defence and Security Review; Type 26 frigates; Rivet Joint aircraft; Warrior vehicles
Date
18 July 2011
Reference
729 c1120-2
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, we on this side also wish to extend our sincere condolences to the families and friends of Craftsman Andrew Found and Corporal Lloyd Newell, who have both been killed recently in operations in Afghanistan. We also join the Minister in paying tribute to the courage and fortitude of the wounded.
The Foreign Secretary has said that the Arab spring is a more important event than 9/11. The national security strategy, published last year, does not mention Libya or, indeed, Egypt and Tunisia. Should the Government not be looking again at the strategic defence and security review in the light of that to make sure that we have a review that has been updated to reflect what is now happening and the impact this has on our resources and capabilities to enable us to sustain our current commitments, including over Libya?
My Lords, we on this side also wish to extend our sincere condolences to the families and friends of Craftsman Andrew Found and Corporal Lloyd Newell, who have both been killed recently in operations in Afghanistan. We also join the Minister in paying tribute to the courage and fortitude of the wounded.
The Foreign Secretary has said that the Arab spring is a more important event than 9/11. The national security strategy, published last year, does not mention Libya or, indeed, Egypt and Tunisia. Should the Government not be looking again at the strategic defence and security review in the light of that to make sure that we have a review that has been updated to reflect what is now happening and the impact this has on our resources and capabilities to enable us to sustain our current commitments, including over Libya?
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Lord Rosser
(Labour)
Oral questions - Supplementary
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Answered
Answered on
27 June 2011
My Lords, the SDSR was a thorough assessment of the threats we face. Its conclusion, that we need an adaptable posture with flexible forces, has been validated by recent events, and it will ensure we can continue to conduct operations today while preparing our future force. Those who argue for a fundamental reassessment of the SDSR are really arguing for increased defence spending, but they fail to spell out the inevitable result: more borrowing, more tax rises or more cuts elsewhere.
Subjects
Armed forces; Defence; Deployment; Finance
Date
27 June 2011
Reference
728 c1512
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, from these Benches, we associate ourselves with the Minister’s words of tribute to Major Matthew Collins and Lance Sergeant Mark Burgan of the Irish Guards. We too offer our sincere condolences to their families and hope that their pain will be eased a little by the knowledge that, in the eyes of the nation as well as this House, Major Collins and Lance Sergeant Burgan are brave and courageous heroes.
We now have commitments in Libya that were not anticipated or even contemplated in the recent rushed strategic defence and security review, which has not survived its first encounter with reality. As a result, we have aircraft—and certainly one naval vessel—in theatre that were due to be decommissioned. Is it not time for the validity and relevance of the SDSR to be reviewed in the light of what is happening in north Africa and the new commitments that we have taken on? Is it not also the case that, if the Government decide to extend further our operational commitments, they have a responsibility to provide the additional resources and not leave our Armed Forces even more stretched than ever, as appears to be the case from the comments this morning by the head of the Royal Air Force?
My Lords, from these Benches, we associate ourselves with the Minister’s words of tribute to Major Matthew Collins and Lance Sergeant Mark Burgan of the Irish Guards. We too offer our sincere condolences to their families and hope that their pain will be eased a little by the knowledge that, in the eyes of the nation as well as this House, Major Collins and Lance Sergeant Burgan are brave and courageous heroes.
We now have commitments in Libya that were not anticipated or even contemplated in the recent rushed strategic defence and security review, which has not survived its first encounter with reality. As a result, we have aircraft—and certainly one naval vessel—in theatre that were due to be decommissioned. Is it not time for the validity and relevance of the SDSR to be reviewed in the light of what is happening in north Africa and the new commitments that we have taken on? Is it not also the case that, if the Government decide to extend further our operational commitments, they have a responsibility to provide the additional resources and not leave our Armed Forces even more stretched than ever, as appears to be the case from the comments this morning by the head of the Royal Air Force?
Asked by
Lord Rosser
(Labour)
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
4 April 2011
My Lords, I agree with every word that the noble Lord said about the two brave soldiers from the Irish Guards.
The SDSR states explicitly the need for an adaptable posture to defend our interests in the world. As a result, we have structured and resourced our forces to give us flexibility to conduct operations such as the one in Libya. The SDSR correctly predicted that we would need to carry out civilian evacuations, and rightly assessed that we could mitigate capability gaps resulting from the SDSR through working with allies, overflight and basing rights. We are continuing to develop and refine the SDSR, but it will not be reopened. Finally, the additional costs of operations in Libya will be fully met from the reserve.
Subjects
Armed forces; Defence; Finance
Date
4 April 2011
Reference
726 c1524-5
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, from this side of the House I add our tributes to Senior Aircraftsman Scott Hughes and our condolences to his family and friends, to those expressed by the Minister. The bravery and courage of the men and women in our Armed Forces know no bounds, but we are...
My Lords, from this side of the House I add our tributes to Senior Aircraftsman Scott Hughes and our condolences to his family and friends, to those expressed by the Minister. The bravery and courage of the men and women in our Armed Forces know no bounds, but we are...
Member
Lord Rosser
(Labour)
Type
Proceeding contributions
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
Date
12 November 2010
Reference
722 c397-400
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, from these Benches I join the Minister in paying tribute to all those who have lost their lives serving our country since the House met before the recess. For the families, there is overwhelming grief and sorrow at their loss and the pain of separation but also in each case pride at the brave and committed service given by the loved one they have lost. Our thoughts and prayers are with those bereaved families and with the colleagues and friends of all those who have died.
The Secretary of State for Defence in this self-proclaimed transparent Government appears to have written a secret letter to the Prime Minister on a matter of real public interest—namely, whether our Armed Forces will in future have the resources to continue to carry out the commitments we expect them to undertake. Does the Minister agree with his Secretary of State’s concerns that the strategic defence and security review is not really a genuine review of defence and security strategy but is instead everything to do with the Conservative Government’s spending review aimed at cutting costs, with inadequate regard for the consequences for private sector jobs in our industrial base and for our Armed Forces and their continuing ability to meet the onerous responsibilities we place upon them?
My Lords, from these Benches I join the Minister in paying tribute to all those who have lost their lives serving our country since the House met before the recess. For the families, there is overwhelming grief and sorrow at their loss and the pain of separation but also in each case pride at the brave and committed service given by the loved one they have lost. Our thoughts and prayers are with those bereaved families and with the colleagues and friends of all those who have died.
The Secretary of State for Defence in this self-proclaimed transparent Government appears to have written a secret letter to the Prime Minister on a matter of real public interest—namely, whether our Armed Forces will in future have the resources to continue to carry out the commitments we expect them to undertake. Does the Minister agree with his Secretary of State’s concerns that the strategic defence and security review is not really a genuine review of defence and security strategy but is instead everything to do with the Conservative Government’s spending review aimed at cutting costs, with inadequate regard for the consequences for private sector jobs in our industrial base and for our Armed Forces and their continuing ability to meet the onerous responsibilities we place upon them?
Asked by
Lord Rosser
(Labour)
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
12 October 2010
My Lords, this is not just a Conservative Government; we are in coalition with the Liberal Democrats—
In my department, that is working very well. The noble Lord mentioned the leaked letter. This was a private letter between the Secretary of State and the Prime Minister, and for that reason and because it was a leak, I cannot comment. Both the Prime Minister and the Secretary of State are acutely aware of the sensitivities of such a review-a review made necessary because of the huge deficit that we have inherited and because there has been no defence review since 1998. However, I assure the noble Lord that this is not a crude cost-cutting exercise; it is a genuinely strategic review. We will establish clearly what the defence contribution to our security posture should be and structure our Armed Forces accordingly.
Subjects
Defence; Employment
Date
12 October 2010
Reference
721 c401
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords