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HANSARD UkraineMy hon. Friend is to be applauded for having sponsored the exhibition. I am delighted that she could tell the House about it this afternoon. I pay tribute to her and to the…25 Feb 2026HANSARD UkraineThe detail of the structure and the deployment will become clear and depend on the context and detail of the peace agreement. In the context of a decision to deploy, the Prime…25 Feb 2026HANSARD UkraineFirst, I pay tribute to the hon. Gentleman’s two daughters for serving this country. Secondly, I hope that he was able to visit that Coventry firm’s exhibition in this House…25 Feb 2026HANSARDArmed Forces Maximum Personnel 2026-27I have today laid before the House the Ministry of Defence Votes A Estimate 2026-27 as HC1660. This outlines the maximum numbers of personnel to be maintained for each service in…09 Feb 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsFurther to that point of order, Mr Speaker. I will set the record straight, including the right hon. Gentleman’s remarks before the House this afternoon — [ Interruption. ]02 Feb 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsI can, indeed. Taskforce Kindred has been at the heart of the UK’s rapid response and our reliability as Ukraine’s closest ally since Putin first invaded Ukraine nearly four years…02 Feb 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe 10 JEF nations, led by the UK—JEF was established by the previous Government—have stepped up their leadership, with support from Members on both sides of the House. JEF is an…02 Feb 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Gentleman will recognise that, for the first time, we have in place a security and defence partnership agreement with the European Union. That is part of our stepping up…02 Feb 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsI can, indeed; I welcome my hon. Friend’s constituent in the Gallery today. This Government are on the side of those who serve and on the side of those families who support those…02 Feb 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsI take that as an early indication that the hon. Lady might want to serve on the Bill Committee, in which case we welcome her stepping forward. I think she will recognise that the…02 Feb 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsMr Speaker, you above all people will recognise the importance of the contract we let to Leonardo 10 days ago, worth £450 million, to upgrade British Typhoon radars. As my hon.…02 Feb 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Lady makes an important point. The doubling in this Parliament of our investment into autonomy will be directed in significant part towards marine technology. Her part of…02 Feb 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsThis month marks four years since Putin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, and the Ukrainian people continue to fight with huge defiance and courage, recently retaking parts of the…02 Feb 2026HANSARDDefence Spending: 2030 TargetIn the first instance, I would welcome support from the hon. Lady and her party for the fact that in this Parliament, we will invest £270 billion in defence to keep Britain safe…02 Feb 2026HANSARDDefence Spending: 2030 TargetI note the arguments that the hon. Gentleman and his party are now making, but it was just in autumn 2024 that the Lib Dems were calling for this Government to set a pathway to…02 Feb 2026HANSARDDefence Spending: 2030 TargetThe Government are already making the largest sustained increase in defence spending since the end of the cold war; we plan to hit 2.6% of GDP being spent on defence in April…02 Feb 2026HANSARDHigh North: Defence ResourcesMy hon. Friend quite rightly points to a growing level of Russian activity in particular that monitors and potentially threatens our critical undersea infrastructure. He will see…02 Feb 2026HANSARDHigh North: Defence ResourcesWe deeply value the role that Shetland—and Scotland in general—plays to reinforce the security of the United Kingdom. That is demonstrated by the fact that there are 9,500…02 Feb 2026HANSARDHigh North: Defence ResourcesAs the strategic defence review sets out, the High North is becoming more important to the UK and our NATO allies, as it becomes more accessible through climate change. We have…02 Feb 2026HANSARDUkraineThe right hon. Gentleman is entirely right: a strong Ukraine is the key to a long-term secure Europe. He is also right that British defence, British innovation and British…02 Feb 2026