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HANSARD UkraineThe hon. Lady is absolutely right, and I share her sentiments entirely. There is no excuse for nuclear blackmail at Zaporizhzhia or anywhere else. I am appalled by the war of…27 Apr 2023HANSARD UkraineMy hon. Friend is, of course, absolutely correct. He will have noted the £5 billion in the integrated review refresh and the spring Budget, some of which will be used for the…27 Apr 2023HANSARD UkraineThe UK will stand with Ukraine for as long as it takes, and will spend another £2.3 billion on military support for Ukraine this year. By making that commitment, we will…27 Apr 2023HANSARD UkraineI am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman for the question. On Friday, the Defence Secretary met his counterparts at Ramstein air base for the 11th meeting of the Ukraine defence…27 Apr 2023HANSARD UkraineI will do my best to take note of your bad throat, Mr Speaker, and to keep my remarks brief. I think that the right hon. Gentleman is being just a little unfair. I am sure that…27 Apr 2023HANSARD UkraineUkraine continues to prevail in all dimensions of this conflict. My right hon. Friend will be aware that we have been active, and the international fund that I just referred to is…27 Apr 2023HANSARD UkrainePlainly, we have to concentrate on the conflict before us, and that is what we are doing in providing munitions to assist Ukraine. The hon. Gentleman will have noted in my…27 Apr 2023HANSARD UkraineOur provision of munitions, in concert with others, is driven by the Ukrainian ask and our ability to deliver them. That was discussed at Ramstein and will be discussed further at…27 Apr 2023HANSARDDraft Service Police (Complaints etc.) Regulations 2023I thank the hon. Gentleman for his typically incisive and comprehensive list of questions, which I will do my best to answer. On resourcing, I absolutely understand where the hon.…21 Mar 2023HANSARDDraft Service Police (Complaints etc.) Regulations 2023I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Service Police (Complaints etc.) Regulations 2023. What a pleasure it is to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Twigg. We…21 Mar 2023HANSARDDraft Service Police (Complaints etc.) Regulations 2023I think we covered this last time. I know that hon. Members are interested in the status of Gibraltar. The difficulty is that the draft SI is made under primary legislation,…21 Mar 2023HANSARD Operation TelicMy hon. Friend is absolutely right, of course; as a soldier, he knows full well the horrors of war and what war means. No Government would join battle willingly and, as I said in…20 Mar 2023HANSARD Operation TelicI very much welcome the opportunity that the hon. Member for Barnsley Central (Dan Jarvis) has provided to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the start of Operation Telic. I want…20 Mar 2023HANSARDVeterans Advisory and Pensions Committees BillYes, and that was the subject of one of the amendments that we discussed earlier. The Bill will give the committees teeth—that is the intent—so it will make the veterans’ voice…15 Mar 2023HANSARDVeterans Advisory and Pensions Committees BillThis Bill is intended to regularise what has become custom and practice. There is nothing particularly new here, but the Bill does give VAPCs, which we have decided are…15 Mar 2023HANSARDVeterans Advisory and Pensions Committees BillThat is an interesting point. Like me, the right hon. Gentleman will get correspondence all the time from people who live overseas. I do not know what his practice is, but mine is…15 Mar 2023HANSARDVeterans Advisory and Pensions Committees BillWhat a pleasure it is to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Gray. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Aberconwy for his remarks, and the hon. Member for Midlothian for his…15 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs the hon. Gentleman probably knows, I recently set up a joint committee, chaired by me and the Nepalese ambassador, to consider outstanding Gurkha welfare issues. I must tell…13 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI pay tribute to my hon. Friend’s service with the VAPC. Like me, she has been to Norcross and seen the extraordinary files of paperwork. There is no way that we can provide the…13 Mar 2023HANSARDVeterans’ WelfareWe are recruiting a person to run the review right now. I anticipate the review being completed within three months, if that gives the hon. Lady an idea of timelines. Just so that…13 Mar 2023