Lord Alderdice
The Lord Alderdice
Liberal Democrat
•House of Lords•ActiveMember since 7 October 1996
Parliamentary Activity
Recent Debate Contributions
Strategic Defence Review 2025
17/07/2025 • Lords
My Lords, in our debate on 9 October 2024 on the very welcome strategic defence review being undertaken by the noble Lord, Lord Robertson of Port Elle...
Armed Forces: Recruitment and Retention
06/07/2025 • Lords
My Lords, the 2023 review that was undertaken on recruitment and retention was conducted by one of our most eminent and successful businesspeople, and...
UK-Mauritius Agreement on the Chagos Archipelago
29/06/2025 • Lords
My Lords, I look forward to the maiden speech of the noble and learned Baroness, Lady Prentis of Banbury, and the valedictory speech of the noble Lord...
Palestine Statehood (Recognition) Bill [HL]
14/03/2025 • Lords
My Lords, my noble friend Lady Northover has done this House and the Government a great service by raising the possibility in her Bill of redressing a...
Ukraine (International Relations and Defence Committee Report)
06/03/2025 • Lords
My Lords, I start by thanking our previous chair of the committee, the noble Lord, Lord Ashton of Hyde, and our current chair, the noble Lord, Lord De...
Mental Health Bill [HL]
25/11/2024 • Lords
My Lords, I am grateful for the opportunity to participate in this debate. I declare an interest as a retired psychiatrist and a fellow of the Royal C...
The Ukraine Effect (European Affairs Committee Report)
21/11/2024 • Lords
My Lords, I start my comments by identifying with the tribute and appreciation paid by the noble Baroness, Lady Helic, to the noble Lord, Lord Levene ...
Hezbollah: Threat to the United Kingdom
05/11/2024 • Lords
My Lords, I have listened with great interest to the various contributions to this debate on the threat to the UK from Hezbollah. My concern for a pea...
Strategic Defence Review
08/10/2024 • Lords
My Lords, one of the early and welcome announcements by Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer was that we were to have a new strategic defence review, and w...
King’s Speech
24/07/2024 • Lords
My Lords, how to address in five minutes the range of foreign affairs and defence in a fast-changing world, and the context of deepening global confli...
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