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HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Gentleman is right: the continuation of the Scottish nationalist Government in Scotland is a threat to our security and to future prosperity and jobs in that country.03 Nov 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsIndeed, we are a year on from the Trinity House agreement, and our co-operation over the next year will only deepen further. Within weeks, we will have German P-8s flying out of…03 Nov 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe SDR quite rightly said that further decisions on investment plans were central to delivering the SDR. We are doing that work thoroughly at the moment so that we will no longer…03 Nov 2025HANSARDUkraine: Military SupportThe answer is yes, through the Ukraine Defence Contact Group—50 nations that have committed to stand with Ukraine for as long as it takes. Together, we have secured £50 billion of…03 Nov 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsLast week, I was in Turkey with the Prime Minister to sign Britain’s biggest fighter jet export deal in a generation. The £8 billion contract for 20 Typhoons is a win for European…03 Nov 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Member’s figures are wrong, and his characterisation and description are wrong. We have put £5 billion extra into the defence budget in this, our first year, and we are…03 Nov 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI have nothing to add to what I said in response to the hon. Member for Ashfield (Lee Anderson), who asked the same question. What a waste of a question.03 Nov 2025HANSARDUkraine: Military SupportI do indeed. If big countries believe that they can redraw international boundaries by force and get away with it, then no democracy and no state is safe. I agree with the right…03 Nov 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsNo one word can sum up a country as significant and as complex as China, but our experience tells us that China is certainly an economic threat, as well as an opportunity in many…03 Nov 2025HANSARDUkraine: Military SupportMy hon. Friend is right; Putin’s aerial bombardment of Ukraine is cynical, illegal and targeted at civilians. That is why we have stepped up our efforts to reinforce Ukraine’s air…03 Nov 2025HANSARDUkraine: Military SupportI commend my hon. Friend, and Members on both sides of the House who have visited Ukraine. That can give an important sense of support and confidence to those fighting in Ukraine.…03 Nov 2025HANSARDArmed Forces Families: HousingMy hon. Friend is right to recognise remembrance as a time when we recognise not just the service of those in the past, but those who serve today. We make demands on them that…03 Nov 2025HANSARDArmed Forces Families: HousingThe introduction earlier this year of a new consumer standard has not just raised the required standard of those repairs, but the response when they are needed. Over the first…03 Nov 2025HANSARDDefence Industrial BaseThe first useful step, of course, would be for the Scottish nationalist Government to lift their bar on any support for defence and associated firms. One of the biggest problems…03 Nov 2025HANSARDDefence Industrial BaseQuite simply, we have boosted defence investment. We have done so by a record amount since the end of the cold war, and three years earlier than the Conservatives’ unfunded plans…03 Nov 2025HANSARDDefence Industrial BaseThe hon. Lady is absolutely right. Like her, I am very excited about the defence industrial strategy, and she is right to urge me to ensure we take an early decision about the…03 Nov 2025HANSARDDefence Industrial BaseThe west midlands has a very proud tradition of being at the heart of British invention and engineering, and it has huge potential for the future of defence engineering and…03 Nov 2025HANSARDArmed Forces Families: HousingWe are making the most significant commitment and change to armed forces housing in 50 years. Within six months of the election, we acted to end the worst-ever Tory privatisation.…03 Nov 2025HANSARDUkraine: Military SupportThe UK is playing a leading role in stepping up support for Ukraine. This year we are spending the highest ever level on military aid to Ukraine through the Ukraine Defence…03 Nov 2025HANSARDDefence Industrial BaseI do indeed, and my hon. Friend is right. Firms such as that in her constituency hold the future of our security and our economic growth. That is why we have set up UK Defence…03 Nov 2025