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HANSARDNATO: UK ObligationsOur commitment to NATO is unwavering. In response to Russia’s illegal war in Ukraine, we have committed almost all our forces to NATO. We contribute to every single NATO mission…20 May 2024HANSARDNATO: UK ObligationsThe hon. Gentleman may not be aware that we have just provided the largest number of personnel to the largest NATO exercise in Europe since the cold war—Steadfast Defender, which…20 May 2024HANSARDTrident: Renewal CostI was recently at Faslane in Scotland, and I can tell the right hon. Gentleman that that is not what the people employed in the defence sector think about Trident. I can tell him…20 May 2024HANSARDTrident: Renewal CostAbsolutely right.20 May 2024HANSARDDefence Funding: Efficient SpendingThat is absolutely right. It is very important that our Royal Marines are able to continue their activities, so not only will we keep the existing ships running but we have…20 May 2024HANSARDDefence Funding: Efficient SpendingThere is no way that the Treasury, given its very tight hold on the fiscal regime, would approve spending 2.5% of GDP on defence if it did not have confidence in how we will spend…20 May 2024HANSARDDefence Funding: Efficient SpendingI am pleased that the hon. Gentleman recognises that my hon. Friend the Minister for Defence Procurement has written to him on the subject, and I have no doubt that he will wish…20 May 2024HANSARDTrident: Renewal CostThe right hon. Gentleman asks about the Trident programme, but I am unclear about whether he means the Dreadnought submarine part of that. Of course, different parts of a…20 May 2024HANSARDNATO: UK ObligationsI am pleased to inform the hon. Lady and the House that we are now seeing a very high level of applications. Last week, the First Sea Lord told me that HMS Raleigh, where the…20 May 2024HANSARDNATO: UK ObligationsThe hon. Gentleman is absolutely right: our missions do indeed play an outsized role in NATO. We are the second biggest spender in NATO and the largest spender in Europe by a…20 May 2024HANSARDNATO: UK ObligationsThat is a very important point, and questions have already been raised today about the size of the Russian fleet, what it is doing and where it is active. I will have to check the…20 May 2024HANSARDDefence Funding: Efficient SpendingI am committed to ensuring that the defence uplift to 2.5% means that we spend the money as efficiently as possible. The tremendous work by my hon. Friend the Minister for Defence…20 May 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is right to point that out, because some assumptions have been a little misplaced in this House until now. We will ensure that we can do a whole range of things…20 May 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. It is one reason why this country has been at the forefront of providing drones. Indeed, we have made an enormous £325 million contribution to…20 May 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI very much appreciate the hon. Gentleman’s support for the ongoing support to Ukraine of £3 billion a year. I gently say to him that it is not possible to provide that support…20 May 2024HANSARDDefence Funding: Efficient SpendingWe never announced that she was being mothballed, so I am very interested to hear about these artefacts. I was on HMS Albion the other week, so I will be very interested to engage…20 May 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe are very mindful of the situation in Ukraine, particularly in Kharkiv where Russia is making, or trying to make, inroads. This is an existential battle for all civilised…20 May 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe armed forces cannot afford a Labour Government if Labour cannot answer one simple question: when?20 May 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs the Minister for Armed Forces pointed out, the licensing regime is entirely independent of that. We support the country. We support the only democracy in that part of the…20 May 2024HANSARD War Graves WeekI beg to move, That this House has considered War Graves Week. The Commonwealth War Graves Commission does extraordinary work keeping alive the memories of the 1.7 million men and…14 May 2024