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HANSARDBearskin Hats: Queen's GuardsI can perhaps help the hon. Gentleman by explaining the pathway that we have already trodden, right up until today, and we can see where we can go from there.11 Jul 2022HANSARDBearskin Hats: Queen's GuardsLet me go through what we are doing. Finding a faux fur alternative is not without its challenges. Until 2007, research into faux fur replacements was conducted by Defence…11 Jul 2022HANSARDBearskin Hats: Queen's GuardsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Fovargue. I am grateful for the opportunity to discuss the Army’s use of bearskins as headwear for the Household division.…11 Jul 2022HANSARDAtomic Weapons Establishment Pension SchemeMy right hon. Friend the Defence Secretary has today laid a departmental minute to advise that the Ministry of Defence is creating a new contingent liability associated with the…06 Jul 2022HANSARDMOD Climate Change and Sustainability Strategic Approach: One Year OnDefence is already being impacted by climate change. We must face the reality of operating in a changing world and adapt accordingly. In doing so, we will need to preserve our…21 Jun 2022HANSARDDefence AI Strategy LaunchToday I am pleased to publish the Defence Artificial Intelligence (AI) strategy. This strategy sets out our ambitious plans to harness responsibly the game-changing potential of…15 Jun 2022HANSARD UkraineThe hon. Gentleman knows that we are doing our utmost to support our Ukrainian friends. There are intense discussions between our Ukrainian friends and the Ministry of Defence at…25 May 2022HANSARD UkraineThat is something that we take extremely seriously. These are, of course, British citizens who have been caught up in the conflict, and they will be provided with all possible…25 May 2022HANSARD UkraineWe have supplied significant funds directly to Ukraine to help it through this incredibly difficult period. I cannot lay my hands on the exact amount, but the House may be blessed…25 May 2022HANSARD UkraineThe hon. Gentleman asked his question very sincerely, and I know that his experience is shared by many Members. As a constituency MP, I have encountered such cases myself. We are…25 May 2022HANSARD UkraineThere is an overall strategy to achieve the objective to which the hon. Gentleman refers. It is part defensive military aid, part economic and part diplomatic, and all those parts…25 May 2022HANSARD UkraineI will, but then, if hon. Members will excuse me, I should probably make progress. I am conscious that I have perhaps been speaking for too long to allow others a chance to speak.25 May 2022HANSARD UkraineI ask the hon. Lady to write to the Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department, my hon. Friend the Member for Torbay, who is sitting beside me on the Front Bench; he has…25 May 2022HANSARD UkraineTo answer the question precisely, I am aware of no current plans to do that, but we have a close relationship with Moldova. We work co-operatively with Moldova, and it is a…25 May 2022HANSARD UkraineI remind the hon. Gentleman that I said at the start of my remarks that the world has never been more united over the past few decades. We have committed more than £1.3 billion of…25 May 2022HANSARD UkraineMy right hon. and gallant Friend is right that the situation adds a significant risk to starvation globally, with many of the poorest areas of the world most affected; that has…25 May 2022HANSARD UkraineThe hon. Gentleman raises a very good point. There is considerable evidence of significant depletion of Russian equipment and stocks. Clearly, ammunition stocks are less visible,…25 May 2022HANSARD UkraineI pay tribute to the company’s workers and to my hon. Friend, who was very assiduous, at all hours of the day, in making certain that Ministers were aware of the project and the…25 May 2022HANSARD UkraineI know that the door of my right hon. Friend, the Chair of the Defence Committee, is always open for such discussions. The Treasury has been very clear that we need to replenish…25 May 2022HANSARD UkraineMy hon. Friend makes an acute observation. He is absolutely right to draw the House’s attention to the matter, which is of profound concern. We were in a bad situation with food…25 May 2022