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HANSARDDefence TechnologyI thank my hon. Friend for his question, not least because it gives me the opportunity to say how keen the entire defence sector is to support our friends in Ukraine in every way…18 Jul 2022HANSARDDefence TechnologyI am familiar with Kromek and its capabilities, and my hon. Friend is absolutely right to say that it is often SMEs that produce the most brilliant ideas, often working with…18 Jul 2022HANSARDDefence TechnologyMy hon. Friend is right about that threat, and he is right to suggest that we need to be absolutely on our toes in dealing with it. The Department continuously integrates…18 Jul 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe are looking closely at how we take forward MROSS. As the hon. Lady suggests, it was an important step to make that part of the defence Command Paper in spring ’21. We said that…18 Jul 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsIn a packed programme, I will do my utmost to visit the JEDHub centre. My right hon. Friend is too modest to point out that that came out of a recommendation from the Dunne…18 Jul 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI do agree. I think there are huge opportunities, and the hon. Gentleman correctly points out that the RAF has an ambition of 2040 for net zero. We are investing a lot of money,…18 Jul 2022HANSARDDefence Business ServicesI know we are not alone in putting Government jobs into Blackpool; it is a popular location, and it was entirely driven by the intensive work we did on finding the best location.…18 Jul 2022HANSARDDefence Business ServicesWhat I can say is that in locating to Blackpool, as was recommended, we will do our utmost to avoid compulsory redundancies. There is a good working relationship at a local level…18 Jul 2022HANSARDDefence TechnologyUnderpinned by a ringfenced £6.6 billion commitment to defence research and development, we are determined to innovate effectively and at scale. In addition to the…18 Jul 2022HANSARDDefence Business ServicesThe hon. Gentleman has raised this with me on more than one occasion previously. I know that it matters greatly to his constituents. As announced back in 2016, Defence Business…18 Jul 2022HANSARDDefence TechnologyI very much thank the hon. Gentleman, my shadow, for his question, which started so well. I am very grateful and I hope that we continue our ongoing relationship across the…18 Jul 2022HANSARDDefence TechnologyA brilliantly topical question, if I may say so, with Farnborough taking place this very week. I was delighted to announce last Friday at the Royal International Air Tattoo our…18 Jul 2022HANSARDDefence TechnologyIt is absolutely the case that co-operation across Europe is helpful to our own defence sector and to the capabilities of the entire western alliance. A couple of weeks ago, I was…18 Jul 2022HANSARDBearskin Hats: Queen's GuardsDoes the hon. Gentleman agree that it would be helpful if that analysis were shared with the Ministry of Defence, so that we could have a look ourselves? We have not yet had…11 Jul 2022HANSARDBearskin Hats: Queen's GuardsI want to try and help the hon. Gentleman on that point. The last research I have seen was from 2007, which was by H. Hristienko, and J. E. McDonald, who estimated the Canadian…11 Jul 2022HANSARDBearskin Hats: Queen's GuardsI would not want the hon. Gentleman to think that I am reticent. He should be aware that where sustainable, affordable and suitably appropriate faux material exists, we have used…11 Jul 2022HANSARDBearskin Hats: Queen's GuardsI am delighted that the hon. Gentleman has seen the material for himself. In the MOD, we have not. I have seen photographs, but I assume that they might have been digital…11 Jul 2022HANSARDBearskin Hats: Queen's GuardsI will not make a habit of intervening, I promise. I do not know whether the hon. Gentleman has seen the creation of the bearskin using faux fur. I am not aware that one has been…11 Jul 2022HANSARDBearskin Hats: Queen's GuardsThe hon. Gentleman is pre-empting me, but I will get there. There is a long record of examining the alternatives, stretching back to when other parties were in government. In…11 Jul 2022HANSARDBearskin Hats: Queen's GuardsAbsolutely. As I said at the outset, we are not wedded to the material used but we are wedded to this iconic symbol of the British Army. If there is an alternative that works, it…11 Jul 2022