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HANSARDUK Airstrike: Houthi Military FacilityI do indeed agree with my hon. Friend. This is a matter of reinforcing regional stability and a matter of defending and protecting freedom of navigation, but it is also a matter…30 Apr 2025HANSARDUK Airstrike: Houthi Military FacilityThe short answer is that we must do what we can with allies to make it as hard as possible for Iran to maintain both its financial support to the Houthis and its logistical,…30 Apr 2025HANSARDUK Airstrike: Houthi Military FacilityQuite right. My hon. Friend will be interested to hear about the work that I and the Chancellor have commissioned together on the barriers in the UK that are holding back private…30 Apr 2025HANSARDUK Airstrike: Houthi Military FacilityBefore I respond to the hon. Lady, may I point out that I neglected to respond to the hon. Member for South Suffolk (James Cartlidge) on the subject of the SDR? When it is…30 Apr 2025HANSARDUK Airstrike: Houthi Military FacilityI am grateful for my hon. Friend’s support for the action that we took overnight. It was part of a sustained campaign—a US campaign that we are working alongside. There is no…30 Apr 2025HANSARDUK Airstrike: Houthi Military FacilityI welcome the tone and content of the hon. Gentleman’s response to my statement. Labour backed the last Government’s strikes against the Houthis and, as he pointed out, the…30 Apr 2025HANSARDUK Airstrike: Houthi Military FacilityI am confident. We handle secure communications in secure ways, and we do that consistently here in the UK.30 Apr 2025HANSARDUK Airstrike: Houthi Military FacilityI wish to make a statement to update the House on the action we took last night against a Houthi military target. We did so in collective self-defence and to uphold the freedom of…30 Apr 2025HANSARDUK Airstrike: Houthi Military FacilityI pay tribute to the right hon. Gentleman for going out of his way when he was Deputy Prime Minister, as this Government are doing now, to ensure that we were well briefed on such…30 Apr 2025HANSARDUK Airstrike: Houthi Military FacilityI totally agree with my hon. Friend. Jordan and Egypt are doing a lot of the heavy lifting in trying to support the Palestinians, and it is notable that there is no evidence that…30 Apr 2025HANSARD Ukraine UpdateThat was worth waiting for. My first focus as Defence Secretary is securing a defence and security agreement and seeing that as the passport to more British firms and British jobs…22 Apr 2025HANSARD Ukraine UpdateAs I said to the Liberal Democrat spokesperson, the hon. Member for Epsom and Ewell (Helen Maguire), work is going on with allies on the question of the Russian assets. Our first…22 Apr 2025HANSARD Ukraine UpdateI am sorry to disappoint the hon. Gentleman, but he cites media reports then says that he does not expect me to comment on them, and I will not.22 Apr 2025HANSARD Ukraine UpdateThe Speaker will be aware of this matter from his recent visit to Ukraine, particularly to Bucha. The hon. Gentleman will know that from the outset, the UK Government, under the…22 Apr 2025HANSARD Ukraine UpdateWe are indeed. My hon. Friend is completely right, and his long experience in industry bears that out. Having a productive capacity that is sovereign and in the UK is one thing,…22 Apr 2025HANSARD Ukraine UpdateTo be quite honest with the hon. Gentleman, Belarus was not discussed. Russia is doing the active invasion and the attacks. Belarus is certainly an ally of President Putin, but…22 Apr 2025HANSARD Ukraine UpdateThere was a moment when intelligence sharing with Ukraine was paused, but it was restarted with the momentum behind the talks, at the point at which Ukraine and the US were back…22 Apr 2025HANSARD Ukraine UpdateI pay tribute to my hon. Friend’s community and the welcome that his constituents have shown to Ukrainian families, who are now part and parcel of the community. I hope his…22 Apr 2025HANSARD Ukraine UpdateAlongside drones, we have given the highest priority to what we can do to support air defence systems in Ukraine. I have mentioned some of the recent commitments we have made and…22 Apr 2025HANSARD Ukraine UpdateI can indeed. These were men, women and children on their way to church; children were killed and severely injured in the attack. Madam Deputy Speaker, I know you want short…22 Apr 2025