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HANSARDDefence Sector: InnovationI take my hat off to the firm in my hon. Friend’s constituency—it is exactly those sorts of businesses that are the backbone of a strong British defence industry. Small or…08 Sept 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI will indeed, and my hon. Friend will be encouraged, I hope, by the visit I paid to Turkey, and the initial agreement that I have signed with Turkey for a big new order of…08 Sept 2025HANSARDNATO Defence Spending TargetOn the contrary, both the Foreign Secretary and I have been consistent that, taken across the range, the cost of the settlement with Mauritius for Diego Garcia is split between…08 Sept 2025HANSARDNATO Defence Spending TargetThe response of NATO has produced results exactly to the contrary of those President Putin would have wanted when he invaded Ukraine three-and-a-half years ago. NATO is now…08 Sept 2025HANSARDStrategic Defence Review Recommendations: TimetableMy hon. Friend is exactly right. Cadet forces cannot exist without the adult volunteers who support them, and they are central to our ability to increase the number of cadet…08 Sept 2025HANSARDDefence Sector: InnovationI know that the Minister of State, my hon. Friend the Member for Plymouth Sutton and Devonport (Luke Pollard), will be pleased to meet my hon. Friend. She recognises the truth at…08 Sept 2025HANSARDGeelong Treaty: Contingent LiabilityI am today laying a departmental minute before Parliament describing a contingent liability that His Majesty's Government will take on relating to the United Kingdom’s…01 Sept 2025HANSARD UkraineThere is indeed nothing that Putin can do to deter our support for Ukraine—our support while it fights, but also our preparation for the moment of peace that we hope will come. My…01 Sept 2025HANSARD UkraineI think this House appreciates the hon. Member’s declaration on behalf of the people of Northern Ireland that they stand steadfast with Ukraine. The support that the UK…01 Sept 2025HANSARD UkraineThe answer is yes, and I ask my hon. Friend pass on to his constituents my appreciation for their support. At a level of support for Ukraine of 87%, the constituents in Rushcliffe…01 Sept 2025HANSARD UkraineThe hon. Member poses those questions to me, but they are clearly not for me but for the Scottish nationalist Government to answer. I would love to see an end to the antagonism to…01 Sept 2025HANSARD UkraineWe are doing what we can to increase the diversity and quantity of air defence systems. I am proud of what we have achieved with Gravehawk, which is a good example of two things:…01 Sept 2025HANSARD UkraineWithout wishing to speak for him, I suspect that one of the things Admiral Radakin will not miss in stepping down as CDS is appearing before the Defence Committee, although I am…01 Sept 2025HANSARD UkraineMy hon. Friend is exactly right. This will not just set new standards within NATO of interoperability and interchangeability, with effectively a combined Norwegian-UK…01 Sept 2025HANSARD UkraineThe hon. Gentleman has deep experience, so I take his views very seriously. I would just say to him that we are doing more this year than we have ever done before. We recognise…01 Sept 2025HANSARD UkraineI can confirm that we are doing all we can. If my hon. Friend or his constituent identifies areas where we are not doing that, I would welcome his tackling me on doing so.01 Sept 2025HANSARD UkraineI have had none of those discussions myself, but the Government have had them with the European Union and with other allies that must be part of any effective plan to make use of…01 Sept 2025HANSARD UkraineWithout going into the details in public, I can say to my hon. Friend that, across a range of capabilities where the Ukrainians are requiring our support and our military aid, we…01 Sept 2025HANSARD UkraineThe US is well aware that it is a co-signatory. Everyone involved in trying to support Ukraine through this war, and more importantly also considering the route to securing a…01 Sept 2025HANSARD UkraineI do, indeed. If for a moment this House considers a situation in which Putin prevails in Ukraine, it is not hard to see how that makes Europe less secure. A strong Ukraine is…01 Sept 2025