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HANSARD Ukraine UpdateWe would abhor any use of chemical weapons. I am not aware of those reports, but I will check them out and write to the hon. Gentleman. He rightly points to the very sharpest end…22 Apr 2025HANSARD Ukraine UpdateI hear what the hon. Gentleman says. I hope he heard what I said in response to his Front Bench spokeswoman, the hon. Member for Epsom and Ewell (Helen Maguire), on that issue.22 Apr 2025HANSARD Ukraine UpdateIn the high politics of international peace negotiations, and in the brutal drama and killing of the battlefield, it is often easy to overlook the fact that our ability as a…22 Apr 2025HANSARD Ukraine UpdateThe right hon. Gentleman is nodding his head. But Europe and other nations stepping up does not mean that the US is stepping away. When our Prime Minister was in the White House…22 Apr 2025HANSARD Ukraine UpdateThe right hon. Gentleman and I will both look forward to the President’s visit to this country when it is staged. I know that he is so experienced in this area, but I caution him…22 Apr 2025HANSARD Ukraine UpdateToday, HMS Prince of Wales set sail from Portsmouth. I trust that the whole House will join me in wishing the entire carrier strike group a safe and successful global deployment.…22 Apr 2025HANSARD Ukraine UpdateI am glad the hon. Gentleman has been to Ukraine recently, and I am glad we were able to facilitate that visit. I am proud of the number of Members of this House who are regularly…22 Apr 2025HANSARD Ukraine UpdateThe SDR, as we have said many times, is close to completion. It is being finalised, and it will be published in the spring.22 Apr 2025HANSARD Ukraine UpdateI am grateful to my hon. Friend for his question, and for the job he does in chairing the Defence Committee. One of the trickiest tasks in the work undertaken by our military…22 Apr 2025HANSARD Ukraine UpdateI welcome the hon. Lady’s welcome for the surge in UK support to Ukrainian troops on the frontline. It is important to support them at this point in their close fight. That is…22 Apr 2025HANSARD Ukraine UpdateI thank my right hon. Friend for the job that she is doing chairing the FAC, and for her commitment to Ukraine and her recent visit. I am proud of the UK’s leadership on Ukraine.…22 Apr 2025HANSARD Ukraine UpdateNo one is talking about NATO troops, Madam Deputy Speaker. The coalition of the willing is a coalition of nations—many but not all of which are NATO members—willing to come…22 Apr 2025HANSARD Ukraine UpdateAlthough there are many experts on defence and security on both sides of this House, my hon. Friend is one of the leading voices, having followed it most closely for a great deal…22 Apr 2025HANSARD Ukraine UpdateIn the same way that President Putin is increasingly relying both on North Korean troops to fight his battles and on Iranian missiles to hit Ukraine, what this demonstrates is his…22 Apr 2025HANSARDDefence ReformToday this Government are bringing in the deepest reforms in UK Defence for 50 years, which will fundamentally change the way defence operates. Defence must change to make Britain…01 Apr 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe keep all our arms exports constantly under review. We have made decisions on a limited number of exports in relation to Israel. That position of keeping things under review…24 Mar 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI say to the right hon. Gentleman that we are totally committed to our duty of care and to standing by our forces. We also recognise that the previous Government put in place…24 Mar 2025HANSARDMilitary Aid to UkraineAs the Chief of the Defence Staff said over the weekend, no one should doubt that the work that the UK is leading with France to pull together a coalition of nations willing to…24 Mar 2025HANSARDService AccommodationOn behalf of the House, I would like to mark the passing of Group Captain John “Paddy” Hemingway, the last surviving battle of Britain pilot—one of those strikingly few brave…24 Mar 2025HANSARDService AccommodationMy hon. Friend is right; the sacrifice that those who serve in uniform make to keep us all safe is exceptional. The least that their families deserve is a decent home—it is, after…24 Mar 2025