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HANSARD Transport in the South-EastPricing is one of the biggest barriers to people using the railways. If we want people to use the railways and move out of their vehicles then we have to make it affordable for…03 Feb 2026HANSARDIranWe have been watching developments in Iran with anger and disgust. By some accounts, as many as 30,000 Iranians may now have been killed during the regime’s brutal crackdown on…03 Feb 2026HANSARD Transport in the South-EastIt is a pleasure to serve under you, Sir John. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Chichester (Jess Brown-Fuller) for bringing forward this important debate. As a fellow…03 Feb 2026HANSARDSupport for Defence SMEsWe all know that we must urgently increase defence spending, but we are not hearing many ways to get it moving right away without harming British security in other ways. Slashing…02 Feb 2026HANSARDSecurity Action for Europe FundIt was reported last night that the Prime Minister wants a closer defence partnership with Europe, and that last November’s talks on UK access to the EU’s €150 billion SAFE…02 Feb 2026HANSARD Armed Forces BillIt is understandable that the Opposition are embarrassed about that. We need to get our troop numbers back up to a critical mass that will allow us to carry out our duties…26 Jan 2026HANSARD Armed Forces BillThese are bonds issued to the public and to funds in the normal way, as all these vehicles are. They would be for people to invest in, so this would not involve cutting anything.…26 Jan 2026HANSARD Armed Forces BillOf course they would have to be repaid, and we have laid out this policy very clearly.26 Jan 2026HANSARD Armed Forces BillOur British armed forces represent the very best of us—courage, selflessness, and an unwavering commitment to protect our freedoms and our way of life—and they deserve nothing…26 Jan 2026HANSARD Armed Forces BillI am happy to send the hon. Member a briefing if that would be helpful to his deliberations, but of course the money would have to be repaid. These are two-to-three-year bonds…26 Jan 2026HANSARD Armed Forces BillI think the question here is more about mass in the armed forces, and deployability.26 Jan 2026HANSARD Armed Forces BillThose are important details, which I hope the Minister will take up in his closing remarks. Justice must be seen to be served wherever our service personnel are in the world. The…26 Jan 2026HANSARD Armed Forces BillFor deployment overseas, so that we can achieve the objectives that we want to achieve. The Conservatives cut troop numbers during the last Government. It is understandable that…26 Jan 2026HANSARDFishing IndustryI refer the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. I am an unpaid director of the Newhaven Fishing community interest company. As such, I see at first…22 Jan 2026HANSARD UkraineI welcome the time for this debate on Ukraine today, as we meet at a key moment. American peace proposals welcomed by the Kremlin suggested demilitarised zones and buffer areas.…14 Jan 2026HANSARDAjax ProgrammeIt is a pleasure to serve under you, Mr Stuart. I congratulate the hon. and gallant Member for Huntingdon (Ben Obese-Jecty) on securing this timely and important debate. Ajax…14 Jan 2026HANSARDAjax ProgrammeMy hon. Friend is a committed advocate for his constituents in Yeovil and has raised this on a number of occasions. I absolutely agree: we run a real risk of not only losing the…14 Jan 2026HANSARDAjax ProgrammeIndeed. Let me be clear from the outset: the possible collapse of this multi-decade, £6.2 billion programme is deeply alarming. It demands answers, it demands accountability and,…14 Jan 2026HANSARDAjax ProgrammeI do; it is an extraordinary response. All we can conclude is that the Ministry means, “Yes, bonuses have been awarded—some of them quite substantial—but we would rather not tell…14 Jan 2026HANSARD New Medium Helicopter ContractI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Yeovil (Adam Dance) for securing this important urgent question on behalf of his constituents. The UK has retired Puma early, leaving a…12 Jan 2026