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HANSARDMiddle East: DefenceI thank the Secretary of State for advance sight of his statement, and for the briefing that I received from his officials this morning. May I begin by offering condolences, on…09 Mar 2026HANSARD Ministry of DefenceShocking!04 Mar 2026HANSARD Ministry of DefenceThe hon. Gentleman is always generous in giving way on this point. I hope he has done his homework because I pointed out the last time I asked him that he would have to repay…04 Mar 2026HANSARD Ministry of DefenceI am very grateful to the Minister for giving way, given the time pressures. Given that the Prime Minister did not even attempt to answer the very explicit question of when the…04 Mar 2026HANSARD Ministry of DefenceIt is an absolute pleasure to respond to the debate. I would have loved to go through all the speeches, but given a shorter time limit than I had expected and the consequent cuts…04 Mar 2026HANSARD Ministry of DefenceAs the hon. Gentleman is my constituency neighbour, I will.04 Mar 2026HANSARD Ministry of DefenceWhen I was a Minister, I was privileged to meet General Campo, then the officer commanding two bases, and to go around them with him. I would just say gently to the hon. Gentleman…04 Mar 2026HANSARD Diego Garcia and British Indian Ocean TerritoryFurther to that point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. There is concern, among Opposition Members at least, that we heard repeatedly from the Minister that he was not the correct…25 Feb 2026HANSARD Diego Garcia and British Indian Ocean TerritoryYou are the relevant Minister!25 Feb 2026HANSARDMinistry of Defence: Palantir Contracts(Urgent question): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on his Department’s contracts with Palantir.10 Feb 2026HANSARDMinistry of Defence: Palantir ContractsThank you for granting this urgent question, Mr Speaker. Before I turn to the detail, let me say that the Mandelson scandal is truly shocking. When debating these matters, it is…10 Feb 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsLast August, the Deputy Prime Minister of Mauritius said that when his Government take sovereignty over the Chagos islands, nuclear weapons could no longer be stored there. In…02 Feb 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsIt is interesting that the Secretary of State passed responsibility for answering the question to the DRI Minister next to him, but the Minister did not answer the question. This…02 Feb 2026HANSARDSupport for Defence SMEsI associate the Opposition with the condolences expressed to the families of Lord Wallace, Lord Flight and, of course, Captain Philip Muldowney. Last June, from the Dispatch Box,…02 Feb 2026HANSARDBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryThe Minister is very kind. I have a very specific question. That annex does not mention nuclear weapons. We have asked about this repeatedly throughout the debate today. It is a…28 Jan 2026HANSARDBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryMay I begin by offering the Opposition’s condolences to the family of Captain Philip Muldowney of the Royal Artillery, who tragically lost his life training with the British Army…28 Jan 2026HANSARDBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryWill the Minister give way?28 Jan 2026HANSARDBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryThe hon. Member knows that we have opposed this deal, but on self-determination, I would like him to ask his party leader, the hon. Member for Clacton (Nigel Farage), if he…28 Jan 2026HANSARDBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryI do not think the hon. Gentleman quite understands. We did not sign a deal; we would not sign a deal, because the terms were totally unacceptable, and they have got an awful lot…28 Jan 2026HANSARDBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryDid you hear her speech?28 Jan 2026