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HANSARDDefence Spending and ReadinessMy hon. Friend is making a brilliant speech. For many people this would have been an obscure argument some years ago, but I genuinely think that how we procure drones is one of…23 Jun 2026HANSARDDefence Spending and ReadinessThe hon. Member talks about the Ukraine war. It has to be remembered that only one European country stood by Ukraine at the outset of that invasion. Our Secretary of State for…23 Jun 2026HANSARDDefence Spending and ReadinessThe money is not free—where is the money going to come from?23 Jun 2026HANSARDDefence Spending and ReadinessI am grateful that the hon. Member is entering into the semi-consensual spirit that we have seen from some. I recognised in my speech that spending had fallen under successive…23 Jun 2026HANSARDDefence Spending and ReadinessWill the Minister give way?23 Jun 2026HANSARDDefence Spending and ReadinessI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman because, to be fair, I have always said that we do need to work together in the national interest. I have said repeatedly that spending on…23 Jun 2026HANSARDDefence Spending and ReadinessI will take the hon. Gentleman’s question in the spirit in which he asked it. He is being very open and is asking the question: where are we going to get the money? We have been…23 Jun 2026HANSARDDefence Spending and ReadinessMy hon. Friend makes an excellent point, because what this all creates is massive uncertainty. Defence is a massive industry in this country. That uncertainty is damaging for our…23 Jun 2026HANSARDDefence Spending and ReadinessI will in a bit, but first I want to make an important personal point. I did not have the privilege of serving in the armed forces, but I did have the privilege of being Defence…23 Jun 2026HANSARDDefence Spending and ReadinessMy right hon. Friend is literally on the money. That is exactly right. It was a derisory increase to 2.68%, when the 2.6% figure already includes elements such as the intelligence…23 Jun 2026HANSARDDefence Spending and ReadinessWill the Minister give way?23 Jun 2026HANSARDDefence Spending and ReadinessWill the Minister give way?23 Jun 2026HANSARDDefence Spending and ReadinessI do not know what the hon. and gallant Gentleman is talking about. What investment in air defence? We procured Rapid Sentry. What does he think is being used on our bases in the…23 Jun 2026HANSARDDefence Spending and ReadinessWill the Minister give way?23 Jun 2026HANSARDDefence Spending and ReadinessWill the Minister give way?23 Jun 2026HANSARDDefence Spending and ReadinessWill the Minister give way?23 Jun 2026HANSARDDefence Spending and ReadinessWill the Minister give way?23 Jun 2026HANSARDDefence Spending and ReadinessWill the Minister give way?23 Jun 2026HANSARDDefence Spending and ReadinessThe DRI Minister admitted in his point of order yesterday that what he said last Monday was not true. He said that the Secretary of State “arrived back in London from Windsor…23 Jun 2026HANSARDDefence Spending and ReadinessWill the Minister give way?23 Jun 2026