The Lords Hansard for the full almost-4-hour debate is now online if anyone finds the time or inclination to browse through the entire thing. Some interesting points from the former CDSs, eg how the much-touted figure of a 1.5% increase in defence spending could be looked upon as as a reduction when the cost of replacing Trident is taken out and the inflation in the cost of equipment considered.
It begins half way down
http://www.publications.parliament.u...71122-0002.htm at 11.38am, when Baroness Park of Monmouth rises to speak, and finishes 10 pages later.