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HANSARD Remembrance Day: Armed ForcesI thank my hon. Friend for her contribution, and I definitely wish good luck to the RBL on expanding its portfolio, which is fantastic. I hear that the Derbyshire RBL has raised…11 Nov 2025HANSARD Remembrance Day: Armed ForcesI thank my hon. Friend for his poignant contribution, and I thank those in Newcastle-under-Lyme for ensuring that awareness about the sacrifice is spread not just across the adult…11 Nov 2025HANSARD Remembrance Day: Armed ForcesThe right hon. Member makes an interesting point. I want to be clear and concise: of all days, today is a day of remembrance and is not about political point scoring. There is a…11 Nov 2025HANSARD Remembrance Day: Armed ForcesWhat a welcome intervention. I was stood with veterans during the Cenotaph march-past; it always astounds me that we stand there with 10,000 people, and as the guns fire, there is…11 Nov 2025HANSARD Remembrance Day: Armed ForcesI thank the hon. Lady for such a moving contribution. May I say, in jest, that she has a very good choice of best friends? I know that her best friend’s memory will live long into…11 Nov 2025HANSARDDefence Housing StrategyOur brave service personnel and their families make extraordinary sacrifices to keep us all safe. In this new era of threat, we rely on them more every day. The least they deserve…04 Nov 2025HANSARDDrone ProcurementThe very reason that I left the military was because the lessons from Ukraine, particularly around uncrewed systems, were not being learned within our military. The drone…03 Nov 2025HANSARDDrone ProcurementThe uncrewed centre of excellence is trying to pull all of Government together to make the system easier to deal with for small and medium-sized enterprises. I pay tribute to…03 Nov 2025HANSARDDrone ProcurementI have been reassured that the Minister for Defence Readiness and Industry will visit the hon. Gentleman’s constituency to have a look at the factory. From my perspective, we have…03 Nov 2025HANSARDDrone ProcurementIt is not lost on anyone in the House that the first 100 pages of the strategic defence review are all about industry, about ensuring that SMEs can dock into the defence…03 Nov 2025HANSARDDrone ProcurementI recall that a quadcopter landed on the deck of HMS Queen Elizabeth when she set sail several years ago, and since then investment in taking out uncrewed air systems has been…03 Nov 2025HANSARDDrone ProcurementThe irony! The Conservatives started the deal and they processed the deal. When Labour came into government, we finished it and we put it into place, supported by our allies—both…03 Nov 2025HANSARDLow-flying Military AircraftThe UK and its allies must be ready to deal with the most demanding of circumstances, deterring and preventing a full-scale war by being combat-ready. I can assure the hon. Member…03 Nov 2025HANSARDLow-flying Military AircraftI can assure the hon. Member that those increased training missions are to support an increased deployment across Europe, highlighting the issues, but I will meet the Minister to…03 Nov 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe scale of the problem is truly gigantic. We have re-bought 36,000 homes. Nine out of every 10 homes will be refurbished and 14,000 homes might be completely rebuilt. We have…03 Nov 2025HANSARD Russian Drones: Violation of Polish AirspaceMy hon. Friend brings us to a really important point. We must not alarm the nation and we must not scare the nation, but we must be honest with the nation as to the risks and…10 Sept 2025HANSARD Russian Drones: Violation of Polish AirspaceI thank the hon. Member for his question and his support for defence. Discussions in the E5 are ongoing as we speak, and the NAC has sat and will continue to discuss this issue. I…10 Sept 2025HANSARD Russian Drones: Violation of Polish AirspaceIt is so interesting when we talk about deterrence. There are huge multinational NATO exercises that take place every year. I was the chief of staff of the carrier strike group in…10 Sept 2025HANSARD Russian Drones: Violation of Polish AirspaceAs mentioned previously, we have to continue to push and pressure Putin to bring him to the peace table, through a whole suite of different capabilities, from providing arms to…10 Sept 2025HANSARD Russian Drones: Violation of Polish AirspaceThe United States is one of our most critical allies, and when the President of the United States visits the UK there will be a multitude of discussions, particularly focused on…10 Sept 2025