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HANSARD UkraineMy right hon. Friend is an expert in these matters, and always asks pertinent questions. My constituents strongly support the effort we have undertaken to give all the weapons we…19 Dec 2023HANSARD Service AccommodationI was referring specifically to the constituency of the hon. Member for Mid Bedfordshire, and I will write to him with the full details, as I said. I turn to other colleagues’…19 Dec 2023HANSARD UkraineI was not obfuscating; I was simply referring to the actual actions we have been delivering on the ground, day in, day out, in Ukraine right from the beginning and before—after…19 Dec 2023HANSARD UkraineMy hon. Friend, who of course served in intelligence, makes some excellent points. On the particular importance of artillery, I have already spoken about the volume of shells and…19 Dec 2023HANSARD UkraineThe hon. Lady asks an excellent question on training. It was one of my most insightful visits as a Defence Minister early on to go to Salisbury plain and see the Irish Guards,…19 Dec 2023HANSARD UkraineThat too is an excellent question. I spoke earlier about the visit last week. Why is that so important? It is important because, as I said, we know there is huge support across…19 Dec 2023HANSARD UkraineAbsolutely: I can send that message to the families—and, by the way, the hon. Lady has also made an important point in reminding us of the huge generosity that we have shown by…19 Dec 2023HANSARD UkraineMy hon. Friend has made an excellent point. I recently had the pleasure of meeting my Romanian counterpart in the main building at the Ministry of Defence, and we spoke about a…19 Dec 2023HANSARD UkraineI respect the hon. Gentleman, with whom I spent time at the Ministry of Justice, but he has suggested that this is “talk”. We are one of the key reasons why Ukraine is still a…19 Dec 2023HANSARDLand Environment Tactical Communication and Information SystemsThe land environment tactical communication and information systems (LETacCIS) programme is a capability and business change programme that will deliver the land domain’s deployed…14 Dec 2023HANSARD Middlewick RangesIt is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Charles. It is a particular pleasure to respond to my near neighbour, my hon. Friend the Member for Colchester (Will…12 Dec 2023HANSARDDefenceMy hon. Friend makes an excellent point. She has been a long-running champion of the steel sector and its importance to her constituents. Of course, we want a smooth transition…27 Nov 2023HANSARDDefenceMy hon. Friend makes an excellent point. She has been a long-running champion of the steel sector and its importance to her constituents. Of course, we want a smooth transition…27 Nov 2023HANSARDMedium-sized Helicopter IndustryI am grateful to my hon. Friend. We are keen to get on with this, and that is certainly our intention. At the moment, we are in the process of securing final cross-Government…20 Nov 2023HANSARDMedium-sized Helicopter IndustryHelicopters form an important part of our integrated operating concept. Through past and current investment in rotary capability, the UK industrial base remains well placed to…20 Nov 2023HANSARDDefence JobsThe most recent estimate shows that MOD investment supports more than 200,000 jobs in industries across the UK, and continued investment in defence along with the changes we…20 Nov 2023HANSARDDefence JobsMy hon. Friend makes an excellent point. Obviously, we strongly want to see defence expenditure benefiting every part of the Union. I can confirm expenditure with industry in…20 Nov 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI commend the hon. Gentleman for raising this important matter for his constituency, and I am pleased to work with him on what we offer his service personnel. I have said that…20 Nov 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsOn all the key metrics there has been a significant improvement since the hon. Gentleman’s party was in office. If you were to ask, Mr Speaker, what the key test was for a…20 Nov 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI strongly congratulate my hon. Friend on becoming Chair of the Defence Committee and I look forward to working with him. I know that, predating his appointment, he had a strong…20 Nov 2023