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HANSARDDefence Technology DevelopmentThe hon. Gentleman is absolutely right that we need to allocate proper resources to keep this country safe. The Prime Minister was absolutely clear when he was campaigning and…07 Nov 2022HANSARDDefence Technology DevelopmentThis country is ahead of the game. We have published the space strategy. We will continue to ensure that work in these new domains—we have spoken about cyber, but space is…07 Nov 2022HANSARDRadioactive Material: Dalgety BayThe Ministry of Defence remains committed to delivering the planned remediation to Dalgety Bay and has worked closely with its partners in the Scottish Environment Protection…07 Nov 2022HANSARDRadioactive Material: Dalgety BayI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his question, although perhaps not the bit right at the end. Work has begun. It was suspended to take account of the nesting season but I…07 Nov 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI reassure my hon. Friend that Greater Lincolnshire continues to be a major investment hub for the MOD and the wider defence industry. RAF Waddington is one of the RAF’s busiest…07 Nov 2022HANSARDDefence Technology DevelopmentSuccessful innovation delivers military effectiveness and advantage, which is why the Ministry of Defence works closely with UK industry and academia, including small and…07 Nov 2022HANSARDDefence Technology DevelopmentOur forces must be able to adapt to meet the threats set out in the integrated review. As my hon. Friend rightly said, that includes those relating to the space and cyber domains.…07 Nov 2022HANSARDDefence Electronics and Components AgencyI am today confirming the Department’s intention to merge two of Ministry of Defence’s (MOD) arm’s length bodies (ALBs), which will see the Defence Electronics and Components…02 Nov 2022HANSARD UK-India Trade DealDoes my right hon. Friend share my surprise at the Opposition’s foot dragging on this given that one of the great prizes with India is on legal services? The right hon. Member for…26 Oct 2022HANSARDCrown Prosecution Service: Effectiveness in Ensuring Access to JusticeCan I warmly welcome the reappointment of the Attorney General, and indeed the appointment of the excellent Solicitor General? It is fantastic news that the number of rape…20 Oct 2022HANSARDCriminal Barristers: Return to WorkI warmly commend the intervention of the Secretary of State to end the dispute; it was decisive and constructive and it is hugely welcome. I echo the points made just now: it is…18 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic UpdateI warmly welcome the Chancellor’s swift and decisive action today, but also the tone and, above all, the candour of his remarks. Does he agree that the best way in the long term…17 Oct 2022HANSARDSewage DischargesIt is pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Elliott. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Bexhill and Battle (Huw Merriman). I have 90 seconds to make three…12 Oct 2022HANSARDUkraineI warmly welcome the Minister to his post. Today is Ukraine Day at Cheltenham literature festival, and this morning I had the extraordinary privilege of meeting musicians, poets…11 Oct 2022HANSARD UkraineAs the Kremlin grows more desperate, the disinformation grows more dishonest. What more can we do to ensure that the false narrative the Kremlin is seeking to peddle—namely, the…22 Sept 2022HANSARDTributes to Her Late Majesty The QueenI pay tribute to the extraordinarily warm and moving tribute paid by the right hon. Member for Ashton-under-Lyne (Angela Rayner). Queen Elizabeth II famously referred to her late…09 Sept 2022HANSARD UK Energy CostsThe Leader of the Opposition is being completely misleading, if I may say so. It is under this Government that the United Kingdom has the second highest offshore wind generation…08 Sept 2022HANSARDSewage PollutionFor decades—indeed since the Victorian era—sewage has been discharged into the River Chelt. That is, of course, completely unacceptable. Now Severn Trent Water has given me a…06 Sept 2022HANSARDAmbulance Services and National Heatwave EmergencyCheltenham General Hospital’s A&E was saved from a trust plan to close it, thanks to the fantastic support of more than 20,000 of my constituents. Does my hon. Friend agree that,…13 Jul 2022HANSARDSerious Economic CrimeIn the past five years, the Serious Fraud Office has secured reparations for criminal behaviour from organisations it has investigated totalling over £1.3 billion. That sum is…26 May 2022