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HANSARDDefence SpendingI absolutely can confirm to him that it is intended to benefit sites across the country. In the document we published yesterday, a map on page 10 shows how the different areas and…24 Apr 2024HANSARDDefence SpendingMy hon. Friend is right about the armed forces that we need, not the armed forces that we have. We want our armed forces to be lethal, quick, agile and capable, which is why it is…24 Apr 2024HANSARDAUKUSTwo and a half years ago, the United Kingdom, the United States and Australia launched the groundbreaking new strategic defence and security partnership, AUKUS. As we have seen…15 Apr 2024HANSARDWider Service MedalIt gives me great pleasure to announce to the House the introduction of the wider service medal, a new medal to recognise the service of personnel outside the traditional “risk…26 Mar 2024HANSARDNuclear DefenceI am today laying before the House the Defence Nuclear Enterprise Command Paper, “Delivering the UK’s Nuclear Deterrent: A National Endeavour”. The Command Paper establishes the…25 Mar 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend can absolutely have that assurance. It is shocking to see what is happening in the region, but it is too often forgotten—including in this House today by some…25 Mar 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe are working to try to bring supplies to all the citizens of Gaza. I did not run through the list of provisions, but it does include provisions for those in medical need,…25 Mar 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is right about the extent of the supply chain. In addition to the very large investment in Rolls-Royce, to which the Australians contributed £2.4 billion last week,…25 Mar 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI join the right hon. Gentleman in sending our condolences following the horrific terror attack. He is absolutely right to say that we are aware of no connection whatsoever with…25 Mar 2024HANSARDGaza: Humanitarian AidIt is a pity to ask all those questions without referencing the 100-plus hostages who are still being held by Hamas, who brutally slaughtered the population deliberately rather…25 Mar 2024HANSARDGaza: Humanitarian AidThe hon. Lady will be pleased to hear that I have sent teams both to Tampa to work with US Central Command and to the region to help with planning and constructing that pier. In…25 Mar 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI can tell the right hon. Gentleman that we have a constant flow of foreign materiel that we are buying and sending into Ukraine. I recently announced £325 million for…25 Mar 2024HANSARDGaza: Humanitarian AidThe hon. Lady will be pleased to hear that the Foreign Secretary, the Prime Minister and I have been very proactive in speaking to and making multiple visits to the region. I have…25 Mar 2024HANSARDGaza: Humanitarian AidThat is one of the greatest challenges in the current situation. We are working with the British Red Cross, UNICEF, the UN World Food Programme, the Egyptian Red Crescent and…25 Mar 2024HANSARDGaza: Humanitarian AidThere is a desperate need for increased humanitarian support to Gaza. The UK, including the Ministry of Defence, is working collectively with allies, partners and international…25 Mar 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Lady be pleased to know that I was on HMS Albion the other week and that she has not been mothballed. The other ship will be the first to sail—I do not know the timing,…25 Mar 2024HANSARDGaza: Humanitarian AidI inform my hon. Friend that we have already delivered 74 tonnes of humanitarian aid via the RAF, and 87 tonnes through the Royal Fleet Auxiliary. In addition, we are pursuing…25 Mar 2024HANSARDIndo-PacificThe UK is committed to a free and open Indo-Pacific, and we are putting our regional approach on a long-term strategic footing. I returned this weekend from Australia, where we…25 Mar 2024HANSARDIndo-PacificAs I think my hon. Friend knows, I share the goal of ensuring that the base on Diego Garcia remains permanently available for our use, and for the United States. It is…25 Mar 2024HANSARDIndo-PacificThe hon. Gentleman will recognise that I look after the Defence budget, rather than the overseas development budget, but I think he will welcome the fact that, because of the…25 Mar 2024