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HANSARD Ministry of DefenceThe world has rarely been as delicately balanced as it is now. We have entered the era where hard power is the only currency, and we are well into our overdraft. Moving to defence…04 Mar 2026HANSARD Ministry of DefenceDoes the hon. Member agree that the very best advert for the Typhoon is its ability to engage in air-to-air combat, and that this week’s confirmed kills by the Qatari air force of…04 Mar 2026HANSARD Ministry of DefenceObviously, the whole House appreciates the deployment of HMS Dragon, but it has had to be withdrawn from its NATO Maritime Group 1 commitment in order to fulfil the trip to…04 Mar 2026HANSARD NATO and the High ArcticThe hon. and gallant Member is making a hoofing speech. He mentioned the Greenland-Iceland gap. We have committed to Operation Firecrest later this year, which will see the…04 Mar 2026HANSARDSpring ForecastWe have heard several different discussions about defence today, but may I remind the Chancellor that yesterday morning an Iranian Shahed drone struck the runway at RAF Akrotiri?…03 Mar 2026HANSARDEHCP Backlog: Cambridgeshire3. What steps she is taking to help tackle the education, health and care plan backlog in Cambridgeshire.02 Mar 2026HANSARDEHCP Backlog: CambridgeshireThe EHCP backlog in Cambridgeshire is a significant challenge. I appreciate what the Minister said about the help that is currently in place. Having read the SEND White Paper, I…02 Mar 2026HANSARDMiddle EastI would like to come back to the drone attack on RAF Akrotiri and the alarming ease with which the Iranian regime was able to penetrate our defences and strike the airfield. That…02 Mar 2026HANSARD UkraineAs he marked the fourth anniversary of the conflict in Ukraine, following Russia’s illegal invasion, President Zelensky said that Putin “has already started” world war three. He…25 Feb 2026HANSARD Diego Garcia and British Indian Ocean TerritoryI will push back slightly on what the Minister is saying. As we know, the discussion between the UK and the Government of Mauritius around the sovereignty of the Chagos islands…25 Feb 2026HANSARD UkraineI thank the hon. Member for his contribution. I hope he has not stolen a look at my speech, as I am about to come on to just that point, but I agree with him. There is potentially…25 Feb 2026HANSARD UkraineI wholeheartedly concur. The Iranians, in particular, are global leaders in exporting terror, backing, as they do, the Houthis, Hezbollah and Hamas. Their provision of the Shahed…25 Feb 2026HANSARD UkraineWhen will this House see the force structure of the British component of Multinational Force Ukraine so that we can properly scrutinise it?25 Feb 2026HANSARD Diego Garcia and British Indian Ocean TerritoryOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. On 9 February I asked a named day question about the role of Jonathan Powell in the Chagos islands deal, which was due for answer on 12…25 Feb 2026HANSARDOxford-Cambridge Growth CorridorDefence will be a key pillar of the Oxford-Cambridge growth corridor. In my Huntingdon constituency, we are lucky to have RAF Wyton. It is in the middle of a very ambitious…23 Feb 2026HANSARDLabour Together and APCO Worldwide: Cabinet Office ReviewFar be it for me to insert myself into the internecine warfare fast breaking out on the Government Benches, but the Minister pushed back when it was suggested that he had received…23 Feb 2026HANSARDSchools White Paper: Every Child Achieving and ThrivingIt was not lost on me this morning that the Secretary of State announced the SEND White Paper in Peterborough, just down the road from my constituency of Huntingdon. It comes…23 Feb 2026HANSARD Business of the HouseThe town of Huntingdon in my constituency has a rich cultural and historical heritage and is the birthplace of Oliver Cromwell—one of my predecessors in this House. It is the…12 Feb 2026HANSARD Lord Mandelson: Government Response to Humble Address MotionThe issues surrounding Lord Mandelson and Lord Doyle and their proximity to paedophiles are now intertwined. On 2 January 2026, I tabled a written question, asking the Cabinet…12 Feb 2026HANSARD Lord Mandelson: Government Response to Humble Address MotionWhose fault is that?12 Feb 2026