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HANSARDUkraine: UK and NATO Military CommitmentI do, and that is a cogent analysis of the attendant risks to this: mission creep, some sort of error, and a false-flag operation. That is why throughout this we have based our…20 Jun 2022HANSARDUkraine: UK and NATO Military CommitmentI would disagree entirely with that. The tactical weapon that we have supplied in the form of the NLAW has had a remarkable strategic output. The hon. Gentleman speculates about…20 Jun 2022HANSARDUkraine: UK and NATO Military CommitmentI am grateful for my right hon. Friend’s question. We are happily operating a new-for-old policy with regard to our own supplies. Further, on the rest of the alliance, there is a…20 Jun 2022HANSARDUkraine: UK and NATO Military CommitmentI am grateful for the hon. Gentleman’s questions. The lessons are manifold. One in particular is the vulnerability of armour without significant covering fire and deep fires, and…20 Jun 2022HANSARDUkraine: UK and NATO Military CommitmentI am grateful for the right hon. Gentleman’s questions and, as ever, we are grateful for the support of the Opposition for our Ukraine defence policy. To go straight to the…20 Jun 2022HANSARDUkraine: UK and NATO Military CommitmentRussia’s assault on Ukraine is an unprovoked, premeditated attack against a sovereign democratic state that threatens global security. As set out to the House previously, the…20 Jun 2022HANSARDUkraine: UK and NATO Military CommitmentI am grateful for the opportunity to speak to some of my right hon. Friend’s points. He said that Russia is not losing in Ukraine, with which I would take issue. I think that…20 Jun 2022HANSARDRoyal Navy, Royal Military and Royal Air Force Police: Inspection ReportsI wish to inform the House that I am laying today, on behalf of the Secretary of State for Defence, the reports from Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary Fire and Rescue…15 Jun 2022HANSARDSupport for VeteransI would like to acknowledge the importance of such gatherings, which I have seen regularly in my constituency. I thank my hon. Friend for his support of that hub. If I find myself…13 Jun 2022HANSARDSupport for VeteransWe are acting, and I am pleased to confirm that we are investing £40 million in a radical digitalisation programme, which I saw with my own eyes a few weeks ago when I was in…13 Jun 2022HANSARDArmed Forces Housing AccommodationAs of 6 June 2022, 96% of service family accommodation has been assessed as meeting or exceeding the Government’s decent homes standard. Housing below that standard is not…13 Jun 2022HANSARDArmed Forces Housing AccommodationWe take these issues seriously, because we recruit the soldier but we retain the family. That is why we are putting record sums of investment into SFA. In the last seven years, we…13 Jun 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI join my hon. Friend in thanking them. I hope we have an opportunity to make a joint visit.13 Jun 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI totally agree that this is an important subject. My experience of the cookhouse in Aldershot has always been very satisfactory, but we acknowledge that there is a great…13 Jun 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI agree. I hope my hon. Friend and I will meet Colonel James Phillips in Wales very soon.13 Jun 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am pleased that we have parity of esteem and parity of provision through the excellent NHS “Op Courage,” which is available for veterans with mental health needs. I look forward…13 Jun 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe do put on record our thanks and we remember those people with gratitude and a sense of deep compassion about the legacy that this conflict left.13 Jun 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI totally acknowledge that there have been problems with the awards of war pensions and armed forces compensation. I would be very happy to take up that case and expedite it, and…13 Jun 2022HANSARD Falklands War: 40th AnniversaryIt is a singular honour for me to have the privilege to respond to the debate. The House is moved by and very grateful for the contribution made by the hon. and gallant Member for…13 Jun 2022HANSARDCost of Living: Armed Forces PersonnelArmed forces personnel, like everyone else, are not immune to the international inflationary pressures and cost of living pressures, and I am therefore very pleased to announce…13 Jun 2022