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HANSARD Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillI say to the hon. Gentleman that if he wants to make a contribution to this debate, he should read about it and properly represent his constituency.12 Jul 2021HANSARD Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillWill the hon. Gentleman give way?12 Jul 2021HANSARD Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillI was going to say that it was a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Ashfield (Lee Anderson), but I am not sure that it was. The point about this is very clear: we legislate in…12 Jul 2021HANSARD Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillThe hon. Gentleman has just argued for extending the legislation to employment law. Is he aware that universities are covered by a system of tenure which protects their academics?…12 Jul 2021HANSARD AfghanistanI thank the Prime Minister for his statement, and join him in thanking all those who have served in Afghanistan and those who have lost their lives. The Prime Minister was very…08 Jul 2021HANSARDNational Flagship: ProcurementThat is very interesting. I am not sure whether I should be asking this question of the Minister rather than the Prime Minister. Can he explain, then, what else in the defence…05 Jul 2021HANSARDNational Flagship: ProcurementWhether the procurement costs for the proposed national flagship will be drawn from his Department’s existing budget allocation.05 Jul 2021HANSARDInternational TravelThe Prime Minister has acknowledged that this summer will not be typical with regard to international travel. Regional airports such as Newcastle International rely on the summer…29 Jun 2021HANSARDUK Defence SpendingNonsense!24 Jun 2021HANSARDUK Defence SpendingWe have had 16 contributions from Back-Bench Members and I agree with the hon. Member for Glasgow South (Stewart Malcolm McDonald) that it has been a good debate. The debated was…24 Jun 2021HANSARDUK Defence SpendingDoes the hon. Gentleman agree that we cannot simply add the reserve numbers in, because in many cases they are not formed units, they are not training with regulars, and in some…24 Jun 2021HANSARDUK Defence SpendingI would say that the hon. Gentleman is a brave individual, because I am not quite clear from where, in the very tight £13 billion black hole already in the defence procurement…24 Jun 2021HANSARDUK Defence SpendingI will answer the hon. Gentleman first, because he makes a good point. When we purchased the C-130, the package came with the intellectual property, so that we could do the…24 Jun 2021HANSARDUK Defence SpendingMy right hon. Friend is right, and those chickens are now coming home to roost with some of those programmes. That adds cost, but the main effect was that we saw a 45,000 cut to…24 Jun 2021HANSARDUK Defence SpendingI beg to move, That this House has considered UK defence spending. I begin by thanking the Backbench Business Committee and those colleagues who supported the application by my…24 Jun 2021HANSARDUK Defence SpendingMy right hon. Friend must be reading over my shoulder because I was about to come on to the latest decision by the Ministry of Defence.24 Jun 2021HANSARDUK Defence SpendingIs it not worse than that? Everyone agrees that the Type 26 frigate will be a fantastic addition to the Royal Navy, but HMS Glasgow is taking 10 years to procure, and that is…24 Jun 2021HANSARDUK Defence SpendingIt doesn’t!24 Jun 2021HANSARDUK Defence SpendingWill the hon. Gentleman not keep repeating that Front-Bench or central party pump-out? He should look at the Library note. I explained the increase. He says he would like to be…24 Jun 2021HANSARDUK Defence SpendingThe hon. Gentleman is just wrong on that. Military contracts were excluded from any EU law. The only individuals who chose to put a military contract out to international tender,…24 Jun 2021