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HANSARDIntegrated Review: Treasury DiscussionsThe extra funding was a welcome promise to upgrade Britain’s defences after nearly a decade of decline, so it is long overdue. The capital announcement is one thing, but what is…07 Dec 2020HANSARDIntegrated Review: Treasury DiscussionsI asked the Secretary of State about resource funding, and he has to face that question. The answer is on page 67 of the Chancellor’s spending review report, which shows a 2.3%…07 Dec 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI reinforce that tribute to our armed forces, who will be serving throughout the Christmas and new year period. I welcome the report that the Secretary of State says he has had…07 Dec 2020HANSARDLeaseholders and Cladding: Greenwich and WoolwichWell, tell us then.16 Nov 2020HANSARD Remembrance, UK Armed Forces and SocietyThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I have to say that it is an honour to follow the Minister and his moving speech this afternoon, and I pay tribute to him for his four tours of…11 Nov 2020HANSARD Remembrance, UK Armed Forces and SocietyThe hon. Gentleman is harking back to the days when perhaps he did use battle tanks on a daily basis, but I think we are a little short of tanks to go round these days. On a…11 Nov 2020HANSARD Remembrance, UK Armed Forces and SocietyI suspect that, like me, the whole House is enjoying the right hon. Gentleman’s year-by-year exposition of the second world war. I wonder whether he would accept another minute as…11 Nov 2020HANSARDArmed Forces: Covid-19 Deployment(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the deployment of the armed forces to assist civilian authorities in dealing with the…10 Nov 2020HANSARDArmed Forces: Covid-19 DeploymentLast Monday, ahead of the new national lockdown in England, I said to the Defence Secretary: “If he is willing to make further use of the forces this time, this House and the…10 Nov 2020HANSARDDraft Defence and Security Public Contracts (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020I am grateful for the Minister’s attempt to provide specific answers to my questions. Under the DSPCR—if he cannot confirm the answer this afternoon, perhaps he would write to…09 Nov 2020HANSARDDraft Defence and Security Public Contracts (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020I am quite attracted to the picture that the Minister paints. Could he give some indication of when he expects the comprehensive review of the regulations to conclude?09 Nov 2020HANSARDDraft Defence and Security Public Contracts (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020Thank you, Sir David. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship. It is some time since I have had that pleasure, but it is a pleasure nevertheless. I thank the Minister…09 Nov 2020HANSARD Small Breweries ReliefWhat’s it called?09 Nov 2020HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) BillWe all want the same thing—Labour, the Government, the public, the armed forces: we all want to protect British troops and British values, and that should not be a matter of party…03 Nov 2020HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) BillThis is not a wind-up speech. We have had a good debate, with 23 Back-Bench contributions, some really good speeches and serious concerns about the Bill raised on both sides of…03 Nov 2020HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) BillI will not give way, if the hon. Gentleman does not mind. I am going to deal with some of the points made in the debate, despite this not being a wind-up speech. From the outset,…03 Nov 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs we have seen this afternoon, there is growing cross-party concern over the Secretary of State’s overseas operations Bill. Will he now accept, after 10 Committee sittings, that…02 Nov 2020HANSARDStrategic Defence Review: TimescaleIs it not the regrettable truth that the Chancellor has cut the ground from under the Defence Secretary and our British forces? The Secretary of State rightly said that previous…02 Nov 2020HANSARDStrategic Defence Review: TimescaleAs we belatedly go into this second national lockdown, can we as a House pay tribute to the role of the armed forces? I say to the Defence Secretary that his commitment to update…02 Nov 2020HANSARD Overseas Operations (Service Personnel And Veterans) BillIn his typical way, the hon. Member puts his finger on an important point. He understates his argument, as there is more than just some concern; there are, for instance, according…23 Sept 2020