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HANSARDMinistry of Defence: 2025-26 EstimateThe Ministry of Defence Votes A Estimate 2025-26, has been laid before the House of Commons on 11 February 2025 as HC638. This outlines the maximum numbers of personnel to be…11 Feb 2025HANSARDDefence SpendingI can indeed. We have to get a grip of out-of-control defence waste and out-of-control defence budgets. I am pleased to have been able to put an end to that pointless racing car…10 Feb 2025HANSARDDefence SpendingI do indeed. It is time for the UK and European allies to step up and do more of the heavy lifting. That includes increasing defence spending, so that we can meet the threats that…10 Feb 2025HANSARDDefence SpendingThe hon. Gentleman’s colleagues, of course, were responsible for 11 rounds of negotiation on the deal, and the Prime Minister’s point was that a lack of long-term legal certainty…10 Feb 2025HANSARDDefence SpendingEveryone agrees that we must increase defence spending to meet the increasing threats. This Government are delivering for defence by increasing defence spending, and we have…10 Feb 2025HANSARDDefence SpendingMy hon. Friend speaks from experience in the Rifles, and he is completely right. The issue is not just how much we spend, but how we spend it. The Government are delivering for…10 Feb 2025HANSARDDefence SpendingThe Government were elected on a firm commitment to set a path to increasing defence spending to 2.5% of GDP. The Prime Minister has said that we will do so in the spring.10 Feb 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend points to one of the major items for discussion on Wednesday at the Ukraine defence contact group, and one of the main concerns of NATO and the new…10 Feb 2025HANSARDDefence SpendingThis is a question about defence spending. We have a cast-iron commitment to increasing defence spending to 2.5% of GDP—a level that the UK has not spent on defence since 2010,…10 Feb 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am glad to accept the right hon. Gentleman’s invitation to do just that. It behoves us all to remember that those who served in our forces in Northern Ireland were part of a…10 Feb 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe deal with the Mauritians is designed to secure the long-term operation and the legal base, and to guarantee our ability and that of our allies in the US to continue to operate…10 Feb 2025HANSARDDefence SpendingThis country is at the forefront of defence spending in NATO, and we are ready to increase it to 2.5% of GDP. The hon. Lady talked about the previous Government’s plan for 2.5% of…10 Feb 2025HANSARDDefence SpendingI am proud to be the Defence Secretary who has been able, this year, to give the armed forces the largest pay rise in over 20 years. I am proud to have been able to do the deal…10 Feb 2025HANSARDUS Commitment to NATOI held the first call with the new US Secretary of Defence, Pete Hegseth, last month. We discussed the importance of all NATO allies doing more, including on defence spending. I…10 Feb 2025HANSARDUS Commitment to NATOI can indeed. I welcome the fact, as I think will the hon. Lady, that the new US Defence Secretary is spending his third full week in office in Europe. He has made it clear that…10 Feb 2025HANSARDUS Commitment to NATOI can indeed. Everyone in NATO, including every one of the European allies within NATO, is ready and is stepping up on Euro-Atlantic security. This Wednesday I will have the…10 Feb 2025HANSARDMilitary Support for UkraineThe Government have committed to maintain £3 billion in military aid to Ukraine this year, next year, and each year for as long as it takes.10 Feb 2025HANSARDMilitary Support for UkraineI welcome the fact that the right hon. Gentleman went to Ukraine. He was there with my hon. Friend the Member for Macclesfield (Tim Roca), and I look forward to meeting them both…10 Feb 2025HANSARDMilitary Support for UkraineI pay tribute to my hon. Friend’s action in his constituency. The UK has a proud unity on Ukraine, and it has given a proud welcome to Ukrainians under the Homes for Ukraine…10 Feb 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsOn behalf of us all, I wish our UK team in Canada good luck for the Invictus games. This week, I will have the privilege of chairing the 50-nation Ukraine defence contact group. I…10 Feb 2025