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HANSARDDrone ProcurementAccording to their own written answer, the Government ordered only three drones for the British armed forces in their first financial year. At June’s Defence oral questions, I…03 Nov 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsIn the Secretary of State’s strategic defence review statement to Parliament on 2 June, he said that the defence investment plan would be “completed and published in the autumn.”…03 Nov 2025HANSARD Sentencing BillThe position that the Minister seems to be articulating is literally bizarre. He has said that he fully agrees about the problem and with the remedy set out by my hon. Friend the…29 Oct 2025HANSARD UK-Türkiye Typhoon Export DealI am grateful to the Minister for providing advance sight of his statement. I strongly welcome this very important news for UK fighter production. Combat air has historically been…29 Oct 2025HANSARD Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillPotential.20 Oct 2025HANSARD Russian Drones: Violation of Polish Airspace(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the violation of Poland’s airspace by Russian drones.10 Sept 2025HANSARD Russian Drones: Violation of Polish AirspaceThank you, Mr Speaker, for granting this urgent question. May I begin by expressing our total solidarity with the people of Poland? The Opposition stand shoulder to shoulder with…10 Sept 2025HANSARDDefence Industrial StrategyI am grateful to the Minister for early sight of both his statement and the hard copy document. Before I respond to the statement, may I express on behalf of the Opposition our…08 Sept 2025HANSARDNATO Defence Spending TargetI congratulate the hon. and gallant Member for North East Derbyshire (Louise Sandher-Jones) and the hon. Member for Plymouth Sutton and Devonport (Luke Pollard) on their…08 Sept 2025HANSARDNATO Defence Spending TargetInterestingly, the answer is not 3.5%, it is not 3%, and it is not even 2.6%—those are the figures we declare to NATO; they are not from the Ministry of Defence budget. As the…08 Sept 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI totally agree, but is that not why we should be concerned that the contract for the new armed forces recruitment service “includes Annual Mandated Performance Indicators focused…08 Sept 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsDoes the Secretary of State agree that recruitment to the armed forces must be based solely on merit?08 Sept 2025HANSARDUse of Drones in DefenceThe Minister is making a fascinating speech, and he knows that I am as interested in this subject as anyone. On the naval point, it was an incredible moment in May when a…03 Sept 2025HANSARDUse of Drones in DefenceIt is a real pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Lewell. I know you take a great interest in these matters because you served on the Defence Committee when I was a…03 Sept 2025HANSARDUse of Drones in DefenceI called my reform the integrated procurement model, because I think the Minister is right: integration is so important, and it has been a deficiency of our bottom-down approach.…03 Sept 2025HANSARD UkraineI am grateful to the Secretary of State for advance sight of his statement. I join him in paying tribute to the outgoing Chief of the Defence Staff, Admiral Sir Tony Radakin, who,…01 Sept 2025HANSARD Victory over Japan: 80th AnniversaryThe hon. Lady makes an excellent point. We know that war leaves lasting trauma, PTSD and so on, but perhaps it was particularly intense in those cases. As I said, certainly in the…21 Jul 2025HANSARD Victory over Japan: 80th AnniversaryIt is a great privilege to respond to today’s debate. I am grateful to all hon. Members for their contributions. As many have said, the Pacific campaign of world war two is often…21 Jul 2025HANSARD Victory over Japan: 80th AnniversaryI totally agree with the hon. Gentleman. I always make the effort to recognise the contribution of the whole of our Union to our armed forces on all fronts in the second world war…21 Jul 2025HANSARD UkraineI am grateful to the Secretary of State for advance sight of his statement. It was less than a month ago that the United States undertook a bombing raid on Iranian nuclear…17 Jul 2025