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HANSARD LGBT Veterans: Etherton ReviewVictoria and all those with first-hand experience, or anyone who has read the testimonies or received constituency correspondence, such as that mentioned by the hon. Member for…12 Dec 2024HANSARD LGBT Veterans: Etherton ReviewLet me start by sincerely thanking Lord Etherton and his team for undertaking this hugely important review, commissioned under the previous Government and taken forward by the…12 Dec 2024HANSARD LGBT Veterans: Etherton ReviewWith the leave of the House, I am winding up this debate as well as opening it, as you can see, Madam Deputy Speaker. There are only two of us, and there is a Bill Committee…12 Dec 2024HANSARDChagos Islands: UK-US Defence RelationshipThank you, Mr Speaker, for granting this urgent question. At a time when we face the most challenging military threats for years, surely our top priority should be to preserve the…02 Dec 2024HANSARDChagos Islands: UK-US Defence Relationship(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the impact of the Government’s Chagos negotiations on the UK-US defence relationship.02 Dec 2024HANSARDUK Air and Missile DefencesWill the Minister give way?27 Nov 2024HANSARDUK Air and Missile DefencesIt is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Dowd. My strong congratulations to the hon. Member for North Durham (Luke Akehurst) on an extremely timely debate. He…27 Nov 2024HANSARDUK Air and Missile DefencesI am very grateful to the Minister for giving way. I will just say this: last week the Government announced very significant cuts to defence capability without waiting for the…27 Nov 2024HANSARDPoints of OrderOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. There are now widespread reports in the media of Storm Shadow missiles being used in Russian territory for the first time. To be clear,…20 Nov 2024HANSARDDefence Programmes DevelopmentsWe have heard it all today. The Secretary of State claims that Labour is the party of defence, when barely an hour and a half ago, Prime Minister’s questions was taken by a Deputy…20 Nov 2024HANSARDImproving Service Life: Personnel and FamiliesOn the subject of improving service life for service personnel and their families, thousands of families will be getting the unwelcome Christmas present this year of a 20% tax on…18 Nov 2024HANSARD Armed Forces Commissioner BillAt all times, and on both sides of the House, we should want to ensure that our armed forces have our back and that their morale and the offer from the MOD is as strong as…18 Nov 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Secretary of State says it is true that it is not normal practice for the UK to reveal the value of payments for military bases, but there have actually been several written…18 Nov 2024HANSARD Armed Forces Commissioner BillThat is an excellent point. I pay tribute to those sorts of schools and how they share in society’s commitment to our armed forces. It has been Labour policy since the 2017…18 Nov 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsIn relation to the cost of renting back our own military base on the Chagos islands, last week the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, the hon. Member…18 Nov 2024HANSARDUkraineI join the Chair of the Defence Committee, the hon. Member for Slough (Mr Dhesi), in strongly welcoming the decision by the United States to permit Ukraine to use long-range…18 Nov 2024HANSARDChagos IslandsOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker.13 Nov 2024HANSARDChagos IslandsYes, very much so.13 Nov 2024HANSARDChagos IslandsThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. Obviously, the issue of cost is of huge importance, because it is public money, and the Opposition think that the public should know about the…13 Nov 2024HANSARDDefence: 2.5% GDP Spending Commitment(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on his commitment to spend 2.5% of GDP on defence.11 Nov 2024