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HANSARD Strength of the UK’s Armed ForcesI am sorry to have to disagree with my very good friend. We are reducing the capability of our armed forces. We are reducing their capability to do peacekeeping, limited…14 Apr 2021HANSARD Strength of the UK’s Armed ForcesThe Minister has outlined a concept predicated on the armed forces fighting an all-out war—a war where no holds are barred and we use everything. I get that; I understand…14 Apr 2021HANSARD Strength of the UK’s Armed ForcesI get the idea of grey-zone warfare. I studied strategy; I realise that we cannot fight the next war as we fought the last war—I get that, too. The real problem is that we are…14 Apr 2021HANSARDHis Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of EdinburghWe have all heard that Prince Philip served in the Royal Navy in the second world war, but I want to concentrate on his naval service and his courage. In 1941 at the battle of…12 Apr 2021HANSARDUK Steel Production: Greensill CapitalI knew I was going into the Valley of Death. The question, Sir, is this: what percentage of our national steel production, which is a sovereign capability, is affected by the…25 Mar 2021HANSARDUK Steel Production: Greensill CapitalI am very sorry I was late for the start, Mr Speaker, but I was having a rather shouted conversation with the Chief of the General Staff about the massive cut of 12% in our Army,…25 Mar 2021HANSARDAbortion in Northern IrelandMay I ask my right hon. Friend how many women and girls, during the pandemic, have had to make that awful journey across to England, Wales or Scotland to have an abortion?25 Mar 2021HANSARDPolice, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillSince 2009, the armed forces’ next of kin have been given the Elizabeth Cross if a family member has been killed in action as a result of terrorism. The award is obviously named…15 Mar 2021HANSARD Nord Stream 2 PipelineThe strategic problem is this, is it not? By putting the Nord Stream 2 pipeline straight into Germany, Germany can guarantee its gas supplies from Russia. On the other hand, these…10 Mar 2021HANSARD Nord Stream 2 PipelineWill my hon. Friend give way?10 Mar 2021HANSARD Nord Stream 2 PipelineWill my hon. Friend give way?10 Mar 2021HANSARD Covid-19: Government’s Publication of ContractsCrisis situations such as the present pandemic often require action, not paper, and the ends can justify the means. Does the Minister agree that sending PPE out to users was the…09 Mar 2021HANSARDNHS Staff PayAlthough everyone in this Chamber would really like to give nurses a decent pay rise as much as possible, may I ask the Minister how that equates with equivalent grades in the…08 Mar 2021HANSARDIncome Tax (Charge)It is a pleasure to speak in the second day of the Budget debate. This Budget has one overriding aim—to kick-start our economy, which shrank by 10% last year. We are now set to…04 Mar 2021HANSARD Counter-Daesh UpdateAs my right hon. Friend has already outlined, the last airstrike against Daesh took place on 11 February, when two Daesh encampments were destroyed by laser-guided, precision…04 Mar 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMay we have a debate on how we can loosen up opening times, as well as other measures, for businesses such as restaurants, pubs, shops and the like, so as to help them maximise…04 Mar 2021HANSARD Death of PC Yvonne FletcherThank you, on behalf of everyone who is campaigning. The more of us who say it, the better.23 Feb 2021HANSARD Death of PC Yvonne FletcherI give way to my honourable friend—he is my hon. Friend, even though he is in the Opposition.23 Feb 2021HANSARD Death of PC Yvonne FletcherI thank the hon. Member. All I can say to that is that I entirely agree with him on the Police Service of Northern Ireland and its predecessor, the Royal Ulster Constabulary. To…23 Feb 2021HANSARD Death of PC Yvonne FletcherI accept that commission from the Minister. I consider it a great honour and accept it wholeheartedly.23 Feb 2021