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HANSARD Personal StatementsWith your permission, Mr Speaker, I would like to make a speech on my resignation. I start by echoing the remarks of so many in the House on the 10th anniversary of the death of…16 Jun 2026 · 4d agoHANSARDArmed Forces BillNo, I will make some progress. The advocacy of my hon. Friend the Member for Leyton and Wanstead (Mr Bailey) and his support for the armed forces has been remarkable. The Minister…02 Jun 2026HANSARDArmed Forces BillI will make some progress. New clause 2 would require the Secretary of State to lay a defence investment plan before both Houses of Parliament. The Prime Minister has been very…02 Jun 2026HANSARDArmed Forces BillI remind Conservative Members that clause 12 of the Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill, introduced by the previous Government, would have required any…02 Jun 2026HANSARDArmed Forces BillWe will provide an update on progress once we have spoken to the Home Office and when the Bill comes back to the House. My hon. Friend the Member for Slough (Mr Dhesi), who makes…02 Jun 2026HANSARDArmed Forces BillI thank the right hon. Member for that really useful observation. First, I support the work going on in his constituency; Alabaré is doing an amazing job. I think it might have…02 Jun 2026HANSARDArmed Forces BillThat is one of the reasons for these amendments and other provisions in the Bill. In the past, personnel had to leave the regular forces to join the reserves and leave the…02 Jun 2026HANSARDArmed Forces BillI thank all Members who have spoken today for their contributions and for upholding cross-party support for our armed forces. The Bill takes significant steps to improve the…02 Jun 2026HANSARDArmed Forces BillWe need to move this legislation forward in the right manner and as fast as possible. I recommend that the hon. Member continues to push this case. My hon. Friend the Minister for…02 Jun 2026HANSARDArmed Forces BillI commend that fantastic question. Yes, I have seen the defence investment plan. Importantly, we are primarily focused on learning the lessons from Ukraine and acting upon…02 Jun 2026HANSARDArmed Forces BillI thank my hon. Friend for his continued championing of veterans, cadets and all in his constituency. Recently, £12 million has gone into reducing the number of homeless veterans,…02 Jun 2026HANSARDArmed Forces BillI have continued to engage with the devolved Administrations on this matter. I strongly recommend that district councils buy into the covenant and abide by it, though there will…02 Jun 2026HANSARDArmed Forces BillIt is a pleasure to speak in Committee of the whole House on the Armed Forces Bill. I start by placing on the record my thanks to the members of the Select Committee on the Bill…02 Jun 2026HANSARDArmed Forces BillAs the hon. Member will know, there is a multitude of different reserves in the system, with different liabilities, different pay and different pensions. Indeed, I have often…02 Jun 2026HANSARDArmed Forces BillAs an ex-Marine, I have never been known for flying, but I would love to visit East Sussex Veterans’ Hub. When I am going around the country, be it to Scotland, Northern Ireland,…02 Jun 2026HANSARDArmed Forces BillI absolutely agree. I am a full patriot, and I support patriotism, but I make sure that I practise it. By not being here today, Reform Members are demonstrating that some…02 Jun 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsThroughout my tenure, I have worked with many late entry officers in combat roles. I will take the issue away and look into it in detail, but I am pretty sure that that is a…01 Jun 2026HANSARDUK Coastal Waters: ProtectionI could not agree more with the hon. Member; we need to do much more to deregulate the use of all types of autonomous systems—I always drone on about drones. Maritime capability…01 Jun 2026HANSARDUK Coastal Waters: ProtectionMy hon. Friend makes an important point. Russian surface and sub-surface activity has increased by 30%, and the first duty of any Government is to protect our people. We are…01 Jun 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsUkraine is doing a valiant job in holding back the illegal Russian invasion. Some £4.5 billion of UK military support has gone to Ukraine, with a total commitment of £21.8…01 Jun 2026