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HANSARDArmed Forces BillThe continuous attitude survey is a survey of service personnel, but a review is quite different, as I am sure the right hon. Gentleman appreciates. We are talking about an…02 Jun 2026HANSARDArmed Forces BillAs I am sure the hon. Member is aware, this was a recommendation of the Atherton report, and there was good reason for it. That inquiry took a lot of evidence on this subject, and…02 Jun 2026HANSARDArmed Forces BillI understand exactly what the right hon. and gallant Member is saying, but failures in the civilian justice system—which, as he rightly observes, has a big backlog of cases—should…02 Jun 2026HANSARDDefence ProcurementI regularly meet defence SMEs, and they all tell me the same thing: without a defence investment plan, investment decisions are being delayed, expansion plans are being put on…01 Jun 2026HANSARDRussia: Level of ThreatLast night, I returned from a week in Ukraine. I visited villages in Kherson, just tens of kilometres from the frontline, and saw the total devastation wrought by Russian forces.…01 Jun 2026HANSARDDefence ReadinessAs has been pointed out, defence spending has been reduced by successive Governments over a very long period of time, so focusing on the Liberal Democrats’ record alone is…20 May 2026HANSARDDefence ReadinessLearning from Ukraine has been very important. To be fair, the Government have made some steps in that direction, but we can always do more to learn from our friends who are…20 May 2026HANSARDDefence ReadinessThe hon. Gentleman is quite right that defence bonds, as with all bonds, would be borrowing. We have spoken before about the need to increase defence spending through cross-party…20 May 2026HANSARDDefence ReadinessThe right hon. Member enjoys raising the coalition quite a lot. You are talking about the nuclear submarines, aren’t you? That is what you asked about.20 May 2026HANSARDDefence ReadinessIf His Majesty’s most Gracious Speech was meant to show that this Government have grasped the scale of the danger facing Britain, it fell a long way short. We live in a more…20 May 2026HANSARDDefence ReadinessThe Liberal Democrats have reaffirmed our commitment to our nuclear deterrent repeatedly, and we will continue to do so. The defence investment plan is still not published.…20 May 2026HANSARDPoints of OrderFurther to that point of order, Mr Speaker. It seems that the right hon. Member for Newark (Robert Jenrick) was very busy yesterday, as alarmed residents in the town of Seaford in…29 Apr 2026HANSARDPoints of Orderrose—29 Apr 2026HANSARDState Pension Age Changes: Compensation1. What recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of compensating 1950s-born women impacted by the maladministration of state pension age changes.27 Apr 2026HANSARDState Pension Age Changes: CompensationThe Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman has recommended compensation for millions of WASPI women. In 99% of cases, PHSO recommendations are complied with, so does the…27 Apr 2026HANSARDStrategic Defence Review: FundingIt seems like every day a fresh revelation about the parlous state of our military spending comes to light. After yesterday’s intervention from Lord Robertson, there are reports…15 Apr 2026HANSARD DefenceI thank the right hon. Member for his intervention; that was very informative. We saw our surface fleet reduced to its smallest size since the English civil war while the…24 Mar 2026HANSARD DefenceIt is astonishing, Madam Deputy Speaker. You would not think that they had been in majority government for 10 years since the coalition. All the crimes that have been committed in…24 Mar 2026HANSARD DefenceI hope that Ministers have heard my hon. Friend’s comments and will perhaps review that decision in future. Reducing certainty for British defence companies is not what we need to…24 Mar 2026HANSARD DefenceI was actually going to talk about something completely different, but the question is a good one. I find it very disappointing that the Conservatives have so little faith in the…24 Mar 2026