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HANSARD Government AnnouncementsOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. I seek your advice on the following, as I seek to set the record straight. At the weekend I became aware of an email sent to a group of…02 Jun 2025HANSARDStrategic Defence ReviewThe Secretary of State said that this occurred when I was a Defence Minister. Actually, in March 2023, before I became a Minister, he was invited to a reading room on the morning…02 Jun 2025HANSARDStrategic Defence ReviewOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I want to add to what I said in my earlier point of order and to seek your guidance. I reiterate how incredibly disappointing it is, as…02 Jun 2025HANSARDStrategic Defence ReviewBefore I turn to the substance, in responding to my point of order, the Secretary of State said that when he was in opposition, “We were not offered a briefing”, and “We had no…02 Jun 2025HANSARDUK Nuclear DeterrentI am grateful to the Chair of the Defence Committee for securing this important urgent question. Following comments in the press last month from Sir Simon Case, former head of the…02 Jun 2025HANSARD Diego Garcia Military BaseI am grateful to the Secretary of State for advance sight of his statement. Before I go into the detail, however, I wish to place two important points on the record. First, it was…22 May 2025HANSARD Diego Garcia Military BaseAre we on?22 May 2025HANSARD Diego Garcia Military BasePerhaps the hon. Gentleman was expecting to hear the strategic defence review, as all of us were, given the Government’s multiple promises. Finally, the Chagossian community has…22 May 2025HANSARD Diego Garcia Military BaseBecause we care about them.22 May 2025HANSARDDefence Procurement: SMEsOn behalf of the official Opposition, we send our best wishes to the Minister for Veterans and People, the hon. Member for Birmingham Selly Oak (Al Carns), on his ascent of…19 May 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Chagos chaos continues, as multiple reports now suggest that No. 10 has put the whole £18 billion Chagos nonsense on hold. It has done that for fear that Labour MPs, who are…19 May 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsOn the highly topical subject of fishing rights, the Secretary of State will no doubt share my profound concern at reports that last week Mauritius and Russia agreed to deepen…19 May 2025HANSARDUK-EU Defence and Security AgreementI have previously raised, during Defence questions, my deep concern about the possibility that the Government would give away our fishing rights in order to gain access to the…19 May 2025HANSARDUK-EU SummitHe has run a business, unlike you.13 May 2025HANSARD Victory in Europe and Victory over Japan: 80th AnniversaryIt is a pleasure and privilege to wind up such an excellent debate. I pay tribute to all the contributions we have heard as we in Parliament follow the public yesterday in taking…06 May 2025HANSARDUK Airstrike: Houthi Military FacilityI am grateful to the Secretary of State for early sight of his statement and to the Minister for the Armed Forces for the briefing he extended to me and other parliamentarians…30 Apr 2025HANSARD Ukraine UpdateAnd the SDR?22 Apr 2025HANSARD Ukraine UpdateMay I associate the Opposition with the Secretary of State’s wishing a good and successful mission to the crew of HMS Prince of Wales as it sets sail on its latest trip? I am…22 Apr 2025HANSARD Royal British LegionI am pleased to say it was when I was there. It shone through at 11 am, and it was quite wonderful to behold—a very spiritual moment indeed, just as we said those magic words, so…01 Apr 2025HANSARD Royal British LegionIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Jeremy. In a debate that is really in itself a tribute to the RBL, I begin with a number of tributes, in particular to all…01 Apr 2025