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HANSARDArmed Forces Family HousingNo one could describe the decision to buy back 36,000 military family homes from private hands as a short-term fix, nobody could describe the consumer charter setting out basic…30 Jun 2025HANSARDUkraine: Military SupportMy hon. Friend is right. Last night’s attack is a reminder of just how fierce the Russian onslaught on Ukraine is, but it is also a reminder that Putin has failed in his strategic…30 Jun 2025HANSARDArmed Forces Family HousingWe do indeed, and we are putting in extra funds and greater support to deal with the problem of homeless veterans. I am happy to thank and pay tribute to the Ancre Somme…30 Jun 2025HANSARDArmed Forces Family HousingUnfortunately, Forces Help to Buy really has not kept pace either with demand or with the success of civilian programmes. It is part of the forces housing review that I have…30 Jun 2025HANSARDArmed Forces Family HousingWe will indeed. Amy’s experience is typical for many children of forces families: regularly moving as their parents answer the call and are deployed in different areas. We can do…30 Jun 2025HANSARDUkraine: Military SupportThat was a bit of a “bucket” question. On drones, we are increasing tenfold the number of British drones that we will supply to Ukraine this year. We are also stepping up the…30 Jun 2025HANSARDArmed Forces Family HousingWith your indulgence, Mr Speaker, on behalf of those serving in our armed forces, I would like to thank you for the parliamentary flag-raising ceremony to mark the start of Armed…30 Jun 2025HANSARDArmed Forces Family HousingIndeed. I pay tribute to my hon. Friend for his strong working links with veterans in Watford. He is right: as he will recognise, my hon. Friend the Minister for Veterans and…30 Jun 2025HANSARDOperation Banner: Legal Protection for VeteransWe welcome the petition, and we certainly welcome the parliamentary debate—it is quite proper that Parliament debates these issues. The right hon. Gentleman’s legacy Act offered…30 Jun 2025HANSARDOperation Banner: Legal Protection for VeteransThe Prime Minister was right then and he is right now. I am working with the Northern Ireland Secretary to repeal and replace the legacy Act. We will honour the Prime Minister’s…30 Jun 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs I said in my response to the hon. Member for Surrey Heath (Dr Pinkerton), we are absolutely determined that Iran should never have a nuclear weapon. We have been working with…30 Jun 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsIt needs no words; the hon. Gentleman has heard the response of the House. We pay tribute to Mr Deach, and offer our deepest sympathies to his family, his friends and his…30 Jun 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI had one of the best days in this job so far with the hon. Gentleman and my hon. Friend the Member for Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes (Melanie Onn) in his home town of…30 Jun 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsAbsolute rubbish! The UK and the US are the very closest of defence, intelligence and national security partners. The US was strongly behind the deal we have done on Diego Garcia,…30 Jun 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI do indeed. NATO is bigger, stronger and more lethal than ever before. It is our guarantee that we will never fight alone. That is why the leading contribution that Britain makes…30 Jun 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsOne of the recommendations in the strategic defence review was that we develop an integrated air and missile defence system in this country. We must take our homeland security…30 Jun 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI welcome the Liberal Democrats’ support for the commitment we have made at NATO; the Leader of the Opposition was unable to offer that support at Prime Minister’s questions last…30 Jun 2025HANSARDOperation Banner: Legal Protection for VeteransAny incoming Government would have to repeal the legacy Act. It is unlawful legislation—it has been rejected by domestic courts, and rejected by communities across Northern…30 Jun 2025HANSARDPoints of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. The grave situation in the middle east is developing, with further reports from Qatar, and I will return from the Chamber to be briefed…23 Jun 2025HANSARDStrategic Defence ReviewMy hon. Friend is right. He will be aware of the national cyber force that we are developing further. He will also be aware that I have confirmed, and the SDR recommends, the…02 Jun 2025