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HANSARDDefence SpendingI am really sorry that the right hon. Gentleman cheapens what is a very important discussion about the defence of the realm with such a ridiculous remark. We should all come here…24 Apr 2024HANSARDDefence SpendingVery simply, Ukraine has taught the world a great deal about this. When it comes to, for instance, producing sufficient munitions to restock the Ukrainians’ supply, it is very…24 Apr 2024HANSARDDefence SpendingI thank my hon. and gallant Friend for his comments. He is right to point out the need to be prepared to use the abilities that we have. Ours is one of the only countries with…24 Apr 2024HANSARDDefence SpendingI warmly welcome the hon. Lady’s comments, and I hope very much that those on her Front Bench, who have not attached themselves to the timeline that she urges, have listened…24 Apr 2024HANSARDDefence SpendingFirst, I assure the hon. Gentleman that it starts this year—the half a billion pounds is in this year’s budget. We have opted to give that money directly to Ukraine, in addition…24 Apr 2024HANSARDDefence SpendingI thank my hon. Friend and add my condolences to those already conveyed by others. Frank Field was a great statesman with really innovative ideas about welfare reform, which it…24 Apr 2024HANSARDDefence SpendingI well remember my hon. Friend’s pretty much constant lobbying. She is a great champion for her steelworks, and her comment about the importance of using British steel in British…24 Apr 2024HANSARDDefence SpendingMy right hon. Friend can certainly have that reassurance. We know that such support is extraordinarily important to the running of truly lethal and effective armed forces.24 Apr 2024HANSARDDefence SpendingThe hon. Lady will be pleased to hear that in January and February we had an eight-year high in the number of applications for the Army, which was reflected in the other services.…24 Apr 2024HANSARDDefence SpendingMy right hon. and gallant Friend has been a very important part of ensuring that we got to where we are today, but I had not realised that I had been keeping my own desire to…24 Apr 2024HANSARDDefence SpendingWe have already laid out the fact that this plan is fully costed and funded. As I have mentioned to the House, we have said that we will reduce the size of the civil service by…24 Apr 2024HANSARDDefence SpendingMy right hon. Friend makes a very clear point, based on his experience of the Department. We have to make sure not just that we fund the capital, but that we have the resource to…24 Apr 2024HANSARDDefence SpendingI should point out to the House that we have always said that we would do this when conditions allowed. Inflation fell to 3.2% last week—down from over 11%. Ten days ago, we saw…24 Apr 2024HANSARDDefence SpendingVery soon.24 Apr 2024HANSARDDefence SpendingI can certainly reassure the hon. Gentleman that that is something that we in the MOD are always looking to do. We have just made our seventh or eighth drop of food aid into Gaza,…24 Apr 2024HANSARDDefence SpendingThat is an excellent question. The Minister for Defence Procurement has done an outstanding job on a publication that I recommend to everyone in the House: “Integrated Procurement…24 Apr 2024HANSARDDefence SpendingThe way for this not to happen is for the public to vote for the hon. Gentleman’s party, because I have not heard this afternoon that the Labour party is committed to making it…24 Apr 2024HANSARDDefence SpendingWe will always keep a very close eye on how we ensure a constant at-sea nuclear deterrent. I can confirm that it has been at sea every single day for 54 years, and we do not…24 Apr 2024HANSARDDefence SpendingI could not disagree with the hon. Gentleman more strongly. Even in my time as Defence Secretary, there are decisions that I have made that, if we had not had the nuclear…24 Apr 2024HANSARDDefence SpendingMy right hon. Friend is speaking to the converted. As a keen pilot, I agree with him entirely. In fact, this usually works the other way around, but I will offer him a meeting so…24 Apr 2024