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HANSARDDefence Spending and ReadinessThe other group that has been bypassed, and which I did not mention, is the 18 prime contractors. This is direct to the SMEs. I am afraid that the model that we have developed…23 Jun 2026HANSARDDefence Spending and ReadinessMay I say what a pleasure it is to follow the hon. Member for Dunfermline and Dollar (Graeme Downie), who was speaking a great deal of sense? He mentioned the threat that we face…23 Jun 2026HANSARDDefence Spending and ReadinessI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for giving way. Given what he is saying about Northern Ireland, would he support a private Member’s Bill that would set out in law that there…23 Jun 2026HANSARDDefence Spending and ReadinessWill the hon. Member give way?23 Jun 2026HANSARDDefence Spending and ReadinessMy right hon. Friend and fellow Scots Guardsman makes a good point. The zeitgeist throughout that period of time was to say, “Look, wars are a thing of the past. We can take risk…23 Jun 2026HANSARDDefence Spending and ReadinessI thank the former Minister for his intervention. There is a huge challenge to us, in that we have to turn our ploughshares into swords rather than the other way round. We need…23 Jun 2026HANSARDDefence Spending and ReadinessI do not know whether my hon. and gallant Friend has yet had the opportunity to go down to Speaker’s Court and meet the armed forces representatives there. I met the very…23 Jun 2026HANSARDG7 SummitThis is a joke, right, Madam Deputy Speaker? We have got the Deputy Prime Minister here giving a statement on a G7 summit that he was not at. I am embarrassed to point that out in…22 Jun 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsMembers of a mini-Parliament from Town Farm primary school in Stanwell, in my constituency, visited me here this morning and asked me some very good questions. I was, for…22 Jun 2026HANSARDFreedom of Religion or Belief: SudanIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mrs Barker. I thank the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) for securing the debate, and Members from across the House for…11 Jun 2026HANSARDFreedom of Religion or Belief: SudanWhen these things take place, it is abhorrent to the whole House. Laws mean nothing when the state lacks even the most basic capacities to enforce them. Among this chaos, bad…11 Jun 2026HANSARDFreedom of Religion or Belief: SudanIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mrs Barker. I thank the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) for securing the debate, and Members from across the House for…11 Jun 2026HANSARDBackbench BusinessIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mrs Barker. I thank the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) for securing the debate, and Members from across the House for…11 Jun 2026HANSARDBackbench BusinessWhen these things take place, it is abhorrent to the whole House. Laws mean nothing when the state lacks even the most basic capacities to enforce them. Among this chaos, bad…11 Jun 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsT6. The Secretary of State will be aware of the provision in the national planning policy framework that if a proposed development is within 800 metres of a train station, it is a…11 Jun 2026HANSARDFreedom of Religion or Belief: SudanWhen these things take place, it is abhorrent to the whole House. Laws mean nothing when the state lacks even the most basic capacities to enforce them. Among this chaos, bad…11 Jun 2026HANSARDSteel Industry (Nationalisation) BillThis is not my specialist subject, so I ask the Minister to bear with me. Thames Covers in Shepperton in my Spelthorne constituency, which is a boat fitter, has been told that the…09 Jun 2026HANSARD Middle EastI thank the Foreign Secretary for her statement. What exactly are the Brits going to contribute to the multinational maritime mission in terms of hardware? Has Ukraine offered up…09 Jun 2026HANSARDDigital Safety: ChildrenOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. A few moments ago, I asked the Minister why he came to the Floor of the House to answer an urgent question rather than bringing forward…08 Jun 2026HANSARDDigital Safety: ChildrenWhy is the Minister answering an urgent question rather than bringing forward a Government statement?08 Jun 2026