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HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Gentleman has a brass neck. There is no recognition of the fact that we are increasing defence spending by a record amount since the end of the cold war, no recognition…01 Jun 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsI can indeed. I pay tribute to my hon. Friend’s support for the successful Northumbria bid in the first round of the VALOUR funding, which will help cover her constituency.…01 Jun 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsOne of our Ministers will meet the hon. Gentleman.01 Jun 2026HANSARDArmed Forces Recruitment and RetentionI simply do not recognise the right hon. Gentleman’s description. The discussions that I, the Minister for the Armed Forces and military leaders have had with the regimental…01 Jun 2026HANSARDDefence BondsWith all due respect—and I have a great deal of respect for my hon. Friend—the biggest increase in defence spending since the end of the cold war is hardly the plodding path he…01 Jun 2026HANSARDArmed Forces Recruitment and RetentionMay I start by condemning the reckless Russian drone strike on Romania early on Friday morning? We stand with Romania and all our NATO allies. I have commissioned UK options for…01 Jun 2026HANSARDRussia: Level of ThreatThe hon. Gentleman makes a really important argument. It was captured in the strategic defence review, and has been put into practice since. Within the last two weeks, I was with…01 Jun 2026HANSARDDefence ReadinessI will now turn to some of the contributions to the debate. As I said, 37 Back Benchers have spoken, and I am going to turn to some of their contributions now. I will start with…20 May 2026HANSARDDefence ReadinessI am really proud to have the Minister for Veterans and People and the Minister for the Armed Forces as part of our Defence team. We play different roles across the Department and…20 May 2026HANSARDDefence ReadinessI begin by paying tribute to Lance Bombardier Ciara Sullivan of the King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery, who tragically died at the Royal Windsor horse show. She was a brilliant…20 May 2026HANSARDDefence ReadinessNo, I will proceed. I pay tribute to the work of my hon. Friend the Member for Macclesfield (Tim Roca) and Members from different parties on the all-party parliamentary group on…20 May 2026HANSARDDefence ReadinessAs the Minister for Trade said in response to the urgent question, and as I said earlier, these are steps to further sanctions in order to tighten sanctions and to screw down…20 May 2026HANSARDDefence ReadinessThe shadow Secretary of State has admitted to the House exactly what I was saying. The munitions strategy that he announced weeks before the election was never developed and never…20 May 2026HANSARDDefence ReadinessI will give way to the right hon. Gentleman, then I will make some progress.20 May 2026HANSARDDefence ReadinessWe have to do this for our security, and we will do this for our security. In the meantime, we are getting on and doing what is necessary for Britain’s security.20 May 2026HANSARDDefence ReadinessThis is a personal priority for the Prime Minister. We are working flat out to complete it, and we will complete and publish it soon. The whole Defence team are making a…20 May 2026HANSARDDefence ReadinessI rather regret giving way to the hon. Member because he has not been in the debate, and clearly was not in for the urgent question either, when it was made very clear that there…20 May 2026HANSARDDefence ReadinessIt is indeed; the hon. Gentleman is right. We should pay tribute to, support and welcome those employers who make it possible for their staff and employees to serve as reservists.…20 May 2026HANSARDDefence Diplomacy StrategyMy right hon. Friend the Minister of State for Defence (Lord Coaker) has made the following written ministerial statement. In the strategic defence review published in June 2025,…24 Mar 2026HANSARDMiddle EastI want to update the House on the UK military operations in the middle east, but before I do so let me express my total disgust at the antisemitic attack in north London…23 Mar 2026