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HANSARDUkraine: Military SupportThis is day 1,049 of Russia’s brutal, illegal, full-scale invasion of Ukraine, and 2025 will be the critical year in the conflict. My job as Defence Secretary is to put Ukrainians…06 Jan 2025HANSARDUkraine: Military SupportMy hon. Friend is right in general terms: Russian aggression is not simply confined to Ukraine, and we all saw what happened on Christmas day. We are deeply concerned about the…06 Jan 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI can absolutely give the hon. Gentleman that assurance. I can also tell him that this is a national enterprise of the utmost importance that maintains the underpinning security…06 Jan 2025HANSARDDefence Spending: 2.5% of GDPMy hon. Friend is right. Everyone agrees that more needs to be spent on defence to meet the increasing threats. He asks why only two out of 49 of the major defence projects are on…06 Jan 2025HANSARDDefence Spending: 2.5% of GDPI have not done that. The work of the reviewers leading the strategic defence review is thorough and flat out. The review has been widely contributed to and is the first of its…06 Jan 2025HANSARDDefence Spending: 2.5% of GDPWe are dancing on the head of a pin here—the spring is in the first half of the year. I think the hon. Gentleman should take my words to this House and to him, which have been…06 Jan 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsOn this first day after the recess, I thank all armed forces personnel who worked over Christmas, including the nearly 10,000 personnel deployed overseas, and the crew of HMS…06 Jan 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsHMS Bulwark and HMS Albion were not genuine capabilities. The Minister for Defence Procurement and Industry made that clear. Neither ship was set to put to sea again before their…06 Jan 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI regret the Conservative carping over the Diego Garcia deal. The negotiations were started by Conservative Ministers, who conducted 11 rounds of negotiations. The agreement…06 Jan 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe agreement means that the base will be undisputed and legally secure for the first time in 50 years. The US Defence Secretary described it as an “historic agreement” and said:…06 Jan 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Gentleman has put his finger on a long-standing, deep-running weakness, namely a procurement policy under the last Government that did not recognise the UK steel industry…06 Jan 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs the right hon. Gentleman knows very well, the system in the US is very different from ours. The Administration who are in place at present are in place until inauguration day…06 Jan 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsOn Diego Garcia, Members will have the chance to scrutinise the detail of any treaty once it comes before the House. Just as the previous Government did, we made sure throughout…06 Jan 2025HANSARDUkraine: Military SupportQuite simply, our job as the UK is to support Ukraine in its fight and, if and when it decides to talk, to support it in any negotiations. It is the Ukrainians who are fighting;…06 Jan 2025HANSARDAUKUS Procurement: SMEsThe AUKUS partnership will create new contract opportunities for hundreds of small and medium-sized firms. It will create 7,000 new jobs both in UK shipyards and across the UK…06 Jan 2025HANSARDAUKUS Procurement: SMEsIt is certainly the case, as the right hon. Gentleman rightly recognises, that in government the Conservatives were too often largely blind to where British firms were based and…06 Jan 2025HANSARDDefence Spending: 2.5% of GDPThe Government are delivering for defence by increasing defence spending. There is already £3 billion extra for next year, and a commitment to setting a path to spend 2.5% of GDP…06 Jan 2025HANSARDDefence Spending: 2.5% of GDPThe UK has for many years been one of the highest spenders on defence in NATO. We continue to hold that proud record. Increasing spending this year will mean that Britain…06 Jan 2025HANSARDAfghan ResettlementLast month, people came together all over the United Kingdom, to honour all the members of our armed forces who have made the ultimate sacrifice for our security and freedoms. In…18 Dec 2024HANSARDArmed Forces Covenant Annual Report 2024I have today laid before Parliament the 13th armed forces annual covenant report. The 2024 report covers October 2023 to September 2024, and showcases the work that has been…18 Dec 2024