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HANSARDIntegrated ReviewThe hon. Lady should recognise that this is the biggest commitment in spending on our armed forces since the cold war. Labour left a black hole in our defence money of £38…16 Mar 2021HANSARDIntegrated ReviewThose who call for a new cold war on China or for us to sequester our economy entirely from China, which would seem to be the new policy of the Opposition, weaving, as they…16 Mar 2021HANSARDIntegrated ReviewThe habit of reading out questions that have been prepared means that I am obliged to return the hon. Lady the answer I gave just a little while ago. We will of course return to…16 Mar 2021HANSARDIntegrated ReviewI have great respect and admiration for my right hon. Friend, who has campaigned for many years on international development and done much good, but I have to say, listening to…16 Mar 2021HANSARDIntegrated ReviewYes, indeed, and that is why we are investing in cyber and in shipbuilding. By the end of this decade, we will have 24 frigates, as opposed to the 15 today.16 Mar 2021HANSARDIntegrated ReviewMy hon. Friend will be pleased to know that the Army, including reserves, will be over 100,000, but it is the duty of this Government to take the tough decisions that are…16 Mar 2021HANSARDIntegrated ReviewWe are determined to look after all the wonderful men and women of our armed services, not just by protecting them after they have served, and by protecting veterans who may be at…16 Mar 2021HANSARDIntegrated ReviewAs I have repeatedly told President Ghani of Afghanistan, our commitment is for the long term. He knows the difficulties of the current situation, and the decisions that the US…16 Mar 2021HANSARDIntegrated ReviewYes, I can.16 Mar 2021HANSARDIntegrated ReviewYes indeed, my right hon. Friend is right in what he says about the ODA commitment and right in what he says about China. Of course we will keep that under review, although, as I…16 Mar 2021HANSARDIntegrated ReviewYes, and one of the things that our defence investments can do is help to entrench our Union and build jobs and growth across the whole of the United Kingdom. There is now a…16 Mar 2021HANSARDIntegrated ReviewAs I just said to the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon), we are investing massively in cyber and in upgrading the cyber-skills of our troops.16 Mar 2021HANSARDIntegrated ReviewAs the House has heard many times, it is up to a competent court to determine whether genocide has taken place. We have consistently called out what has happened in Xinjiang, and…16 Mar 2021HANSARDIntegrated ReviewI am very grateful to my right hon. Friend for his suggestion. I remind him of what I said about the commitment of this country to overseas aid, which is enormous by any objective…16 Mar 2021HANSARDIntegrated ReviewNo, I do not remotely agree with that.16 Mar 2021HANSARDIntegrated ReviewThis is the country that spends the most on the global vaccine alliance. This is the country that spends £548 million on COVAX and £1.6 billion on Gavi. We lead the world in…16 Mar 2021HANSARDIntegrated ReviewWe continue to support all the sustainable development goals that my right hon. Friend rightly mentions, and we believe passionately in diplomacy. The flag is going up around the…16 Mar 2021HANSARDIntegrated ReviewI know that my hon. Friend was listening very carefully to the statement, and she will have spotted that there is a commitment to the north-west and to cyber in Lancashire. […16 Mar 2021HANSARDIntegrated ReviewOf course we are committed to nuclear arms reduction. Indeed, we believe that China should be brought into strategic nuclear arms reduction, but one of the most important things…16 Mar 2021HANSARDIntegrated ReviewI know that I speak for my right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary and, indeed, for my hon. Friend the Member for Dudley North himself when I say that we understand the importance…16 Mar 2021