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HANSARDDefence Sector CompetitivenessThe global combat air programme will be a terrific boost to our defence and aerospace industries. To maximise success, we must keep the Typhoon production lines going until it…20 May 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsIn Horsham we have a significant problem with car racing on specific stretches of road. Does my right hon. Friend agree that there is a role for speed cameras in deterring those…16 May 2024HANSARD War Graves WeekI am grateful for the opportunity not only to hear the erudite words of my right hon. Friend the Member for Ludlow (Philip Dunne), but to thank him and the other members of the…14 May 2024HANSARDChild Trust Fund: Recipients with DisabilitiesI am grateful to the Minister for the meeting to which he referred. Will he compliment financial institutions that are doing their utmost to make it easier for their disabled…07 May 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe lifetime ISA is a positive instrument, but I understand that under its terms there are circumstances under which savers lose not only the benefits of the ISA but also part of…07 May 2024HANSARD Defence Personnel Data BreachSSCL was a joint venture with the Cabinet Office—I think there was a legacy minority stake held until last year. As is public, it also provides services to, from memory, the…07 May 2024HANSARD DefenceAs both Front Benchers have made clear, we are all in this place indebted to the hard work of our armed forces personnel. Alas, we live in a dangerous world. The optimism that…07 May 2024HANSARDUK Armed Forces in Middle EastI commend the Government’s determination to get aid into Gaza, and I commend the work of the RAF, RFA Cardigan Bay, UK planners and the Hydrographic Office. As the Minister is…29 Apr 2024HANSARDDefence SpendingMy right hon. Friend is right to say that we are continually asking more of our armed forces, as the Defence Committee’s recent report made clear. In that context, I greatly…24 Apr 2024HANSARDIran-Israel UpdateNotwithstanding the sheer scale of the Iranian attack, multi-layered air defence proved effective. Are we ensuring that we are passing any learnings we have picked up on to…15 Apr 2024HANSARDArmed Forces Readiness and Defence EquipmentI said we would hear from my right hon. Friend, and indeed we shall. He is absolutely right. We are incredibly careful as a Committee to keep to the right the side of the line.…21 Mar 2024HANSARDArmed Forces Readiness and Defence EquipmentI beg to move, That this House has considered the First Report of the Defence Committee, Ready for War?, HC 26, the Eighth Report of the Committee of Public Accounts, Improving…21 Mar 2024HANSARDArmed Forces Readiness and Defence EquipmentI support my right hon. Friend’s point. We had “fix on failure” for too long, although it has changed in recent years. More investment is being put into our housing, but it is…21 Mar 2024HANSARDArmed Forces Readiness and Defence EquipmentI like a lot of what the Minister is saying. It is right to say that we have, in Poland, Finland and Sweden, allies in NATO that produce great capability in terms of dealing with…21 Mar 2024HANSARDArmed Forces Readiness and Defence EquipmentMadam Deputy Speaker, as the shadow Secretary of State said, your predecessor in the Chair at the start of the debate complimented the hon. Members standing, saying that he…21 Mar 2024HANSARD Child Trust FundsI beg to move, That this House has considered Child Trust Fund access for people seeking to manage the finances of others. It is a pleasure to use this debate to highlight the…19 Mar 2024HANSARD Child Trust FundsI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his intervention. I will touch on the circumstances in Northern Ireland, but the fundamental point that unites many people in the Chamber…19 Mar 2024HANSARD Child Trust FundsI am most grateful to my hon. Friend, who brings me, brilliantly, to my conclusion. I agree with him. Movement on those three issues will prevent thousands of unnecessary court…19 Mar 2024HANSARD Child Trust FundsFirst, on the specific point of proportionality, does the right hon. Gentleman agree that the financial providers are talking about sums below £5,000, and the average child trust…19 Mar 2024HANSARD Child Trust FundsI am grateful for the Minister’s candour. We have heard what he has to say. Like the right hon. Member for Kingston and Surbiton (Ed Davey), I am keen to work with the Minister,…19 Mar 2024