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HANSARD Ministry of Defence Tenants: EvictionsNo such impression should have been given. These are short-term lets with, after the first four months, two months’ notice periods. They are temporarily vacant and they are being…15 Oct 2020HANSARD Ministry of Defence Tenants: EvictionsOver the last few weeks, I have had many discussions with my right hon. Friend the Member for Preseli Pembrokeshire (Stephen Crabb) and other colleagues here today who are…15 Oct 2020HANSARDRAF Valley: Funding and EmploymentIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr. Twigg. I want to start by congratulating my hon. Friend the Member for Ynys Môn (Virginia Crosbie). I knew her before she…14 Oct 2020HANSARDRAF Valley: Funding and EmploymentMr Twigg, I am aware that my hon. Friend the Member for Ynys Môn (Virginia Crosbie) had communication from the hon. Member for Caerphilly (Wayne David). This was also cleared by…14 Oct 2020HANSARDGovernment Procurement: Covid-19Throughout the pandemic, orders have continued to be made and placed and suppliers paid. The MOD has to date paid £123 million in interim payments to ensure that critical defence…21 Sept 2020HANSARDDefence Helicopters: Domestic ManufactureWe are proud to support many British companies and the entire UK defence sector. Some £19.2 billion was given to UK companies in 2018-19 to deliver on our defence needs. This has…21 Sept 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs the hon. Gentleman knows, although that road runs through MOD land, it is an adopted road. Having said that, MOD contractors have filled in potholes and cleared ditches and…21 Sept 2020HANSARDDefence Helicopters: Domestic ManufactureThe Department is committed to supporting UK helicopters and the defence industry more broadly. Over the next decade, we plan to spend over £180 billion on equipment and equipment…21 Sept 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is a great advocate for her constituents. We have recently received a bid from the council for that asset of community value, and will be contacting it to discuss…21 Sept 2020HANSARDDefence Helicopters: Domestic ManufactureI share my hon. Friend’s concern. I am pleased to reassure him that those redundancies do not relate to any changes of plan on Ministry of Defence work, but rather to a decision…21 Sept 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right that the RAF must have the very best capabilities to meet future threats. This is naturally a focus of the integrated review, and I can assure…21 Sept 2020HANSARDGovernment Procurement: Covid-19My hon. Friend is a great advocate for Leonardo and for military helicopters. The publication of the integrated review and, in particular, the defence and security industrial…21 Sept 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsJust to reassure my hon. Friend, we have 169 sites of special scientific interest in the defence estate, and we care very deeply about that and our role as a good champion of…06 Jul 2020HANSARDTracked VehiclesArmoured tracked vehicles remain at the core of Defence’s high-intensity war-fighting capability, and ongoing demand is evidenced in the Army’s investment in new fully digitised…06 Jul 2020HANSARDTracked VehiclesI am grateful for that invitation. I am speaking to north-east defence companies on a call next week. Our ability to make physical visits to companies has clearly been restrained…06 Jul 2020HANSARDDefence Science and Technology: Covid-19The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory—through covid, through its response to the outrageous attack in Salisbury and in countless other ways—has shown its value to the…06 Jul 2020HANSARDDefence Science and Technology: Covid-19Defence Science and Technology is drawing on its unique range of specialist skills to support the covid response, including assistance on testing laboratories, statistical…06 Jul 2020HANSARDIn-orbit Research Satellites: Contingent LiabilityI am today laying a Departmental Minute to advise that the Ministry of Defence has received approval from Her Majesty’s Treasury to recognise a new contingent liability associated…20 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Defence IndustryWe remain closely engaged with our strategic suppliers and continue to monitor the impact of covid-19 on the defence sector during this difficult time. We are engaged with defence…12 May 2020HANSARDArmed Forces: CapabilitiesThe Ministry of Defence has rigorous processes to test its capabilities and force structure to ensure they are robust against the ever-evolving threats to our country and our…12 May 2020