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HANSARDDefence ReadinessI think the hon. Lady would be better focusing on the Type 45 destroyers. The former Labour Government were meant to order 12 Type 45s, but they slashed that order in half to just…20 May 2026HANSARD DefenceI am extremely grateful to my hon. Friend and constituency neighbour, who ran rings around the Prime Minister yesterday so expertly. He is absolutely right. The Red Book details…24 Mar 2026HANSARD DefenceMaybe the hon. Lady knows when we will get it; I give way.24 Mar 2026HANSARD DefenceI am very grateful to my right hon. and gallant Friend, who speaks with his experience as not just a former Defence Minister but someone who served in the Royal Navy and still…24 Mar 2026HANSARD DefenceThe hon. Gentleman will be aware that we have been training Ukrainian soldiers since 2014—over 60,000, I think, under Operation Interflex. I think there is a very strong consensus…24 Mar 2026HANSARD Defencerose—24 Mar 2026HANSARD DefenceMy right hon. Friend is never boring in his interventions; on the contrary, he is one of the most knowledgeable people on defence in this House. I will conclude with five steps…24 Mar 2026HANSARD DefenceI beg to move, That this House regrets that the Defence Investment Plan has still not been published despite the Government promising Parliament that the plan would be published…24 Mar 2026HANSARD DefenceI give way to my hon. Friend the Member for Harwich and North Essex (Sir Bernard Jenkin).24 Mar 2026HANSARD DefenceWhen is the Minister going to publish the defence investment plan?24 Mar 2026HANSARD DefenceI am very grateful to the hon. Member; he does always give way on this point. There is one capability that keeps us safe 24/7 more than any other, which is our continuous-at-sea…24 Mar 2026HANSARD DefenceI believe that the Minister was giving way to me, and I am grateful to him for doing so. To be clear, the Prime Minister and the Conservative party now have the same position. The…24 Mar 2026HANSARD DefenceUnder successive Governments!24 Mar 2026HANSARD DefenceThe hon. Gentleman, who I believe is a gallant gentleman who served in the Royal Air Force, knows exactly what he is talking about. I agree with him wholeheartedly. It is having a…24 Mar 2026HANSARD DefenceThere was no question in that intervention, but I am glad that the hon. Lady agrees that the Government need to get on and deliver the defence investment plan. To be fair, MPs…24 Mar 2026HANSARD DefenceThe hon. Lady talks about reliance on the US. I remind her that it was the United States that intercepted the ballistic missile heading for our base—our sovereign territory—on…24 Mar 2026HANSARD DefenceTake an intervention!24 Mar 2026HANSARDMiddle EastMay I thank the Secretary of State for advance sight of his statement, and for the briefing I received from his officials this afternoon? I join him in putting on record my utter…23 Mar 2026HANSARDDefence Investment PlanThere is a reason why that date matters: it is the date when purdah commences before the Scottish elections. Then we will have the Welsh and local elections. It is our…16 Mar 2026HANSARDDefence Investment PlanI am not sure that the Secretary of State heard the question from my hon. Friend the Member for Solihull West and Shirley (Dr Shastri-Hurst), which was incredibly simple: will the…16 Mar 2026