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HANSARDAUKUS Defence PartnershipMay I welcome the right hon. Member’s approval, which is appreciated? He is right that it is a joined-up endeavour in Australia. It has to be, and the Australians well understand…14 Mar 2023HANSARDAUKUS Defence PartnershipWe know, come what may, that the first of these submarines will be built in Barrow, and we have already begun the procurement of long-lead items for that initial batch. Precise…14 Mar 2023HANSARDAUKUS Defence PartnershipI thank the right hon. Gentleman for his remarks, but I do not recognise the points he is making. As far as Rolls-Royce is concerned, the Government are absolutely behind that…14 Mar 2023HANSARDAUKUS Defence PartnershipI have been there recently, and I am pleased to say that they are. Rolls-Royce recognises the importance of this programme. One thing that is clear about building nuclear powered…14 Mar 2023HANSARDAUKUS Defence PartnershipI am very grateful to my right hon. Friend. I am also grateful to him for the part he played in progressing this matter when he was in the Department. He comes to this subject…14 Mar 2023HANSARDAUKUS Defence PartnershipI am happy to do so. The hon. Gentleman is right to say, of course, that this has nothing to do with nuclear weapons. I have made that crystal clear. The NPT is about the…14 Mar 2023HANSARDAUKUS Defence PartnershipIt is important to note that we are looking to have an interoperable presence with our allies in the Indo-Pacific as a whole. Although my hon. Friend is right and proper in…14 Mar 2023HANSARDAUKUS Defence PartnershipI thank my hon. Friend for his excellent question. He is a great supporter of his constituents who produce these brilliant reactors. I am so pleased he went to Rosyth and met the…14 Mar 2023HANSARDAUKUS Defence PartnershipThe hon. Gentleman is right that semiconductors and quantum technologies are significant. I am happy to write to him on that point.14 Mar 2023HANSARDAUKUS Defence PartnershipIt is overwhelmingly likely that this announcement will have a positive impact across the United Kingdom, including in Northern Ireland. Inevitably, precisely how it shakes down…14 Mar 2023HANSARDAUKUS Defence PartnershipMay I reject in the strongest possible terms what the right hon. Gentleman says? I do find it troubling that he is so ready to take the side of any country that stands potentially…14 Mar 2023HANSARDAUKUS Defence PartnershipThe right hon. Gentleman is the self-same man, I am sorry to say, who in 2014 blamed NATO for Russian aggression. Now, again, he wants to take the side of others. This is the…14 Mar 2023HANSARDAUKUS Defence PartnershipThe hon. Gentleman is absolutely right: we have to ensure that our defence nuclear programme progresses in the way that I have indicated, but not to the exclusion of what we are…14 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is a champion of SMEs, and rightly so: they are at the heart of a vibrant and flexible UK defence industry. That is why this Department helps to find and fund…13 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank my right hon. Friend for his proper concern about this issue. The Sheldon review was and is entirely independent of Government, and it provided an initial draft to the MOD…13 Mar 2023HANSARDAjax Armoured VehicleAs part of my commitment to keep Parliament informed on the programme, I wish to provide a further update on the Ajax equipment project being delivered as part of the armoured…02 Mar 2023HANSARDDefence Space Strategy: One Year OnA year ago the Ministry of Defence (MOD) published the defence space strategy (DSS), which set out a vision for the MOD to be a meaningful actor in the space domain. I now wish to…23 Feb 2023HANSARD UkraineMy hon. Friend puts the point extremely well and I cannot improve on that. He is right. Today, NATO is stronger than ever. And by the way, it is not just NATO. We should not fall…20 Feb 2023HANSARD UkraineWe have had a serious, sombre but spirited debate, as befits the subject at hand. There have been many powerful speeches—including from two former Prime Ministers, no less—and I…20 Feb 2023HANSARD UkraineWe have sanctioned the Wagner Group in its entirety, so there really is no place to hide. [ Interruption. ] Yes, we have. And there is no place to hide for those who aid, abet,…20 Feb 2023