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HANSARDContinuous At-Sea DeterrentThe alternative position is that of the SNP, which wants the UK to give up its nuclear weapons, but is quite happy to be secure under NATO’s European umbrella.10 Apr 2019HANSARDContinuous At-Sea DeterrentI know that it has become Tory party policy for there to be a pick and mix on which policy Members support, but one thing I would say about the Leader of the Opposition is that he…10 Apr 2019HANSARDContinuous At-Sea DeterrentWas it not a misunderstanding when the hon. Member for Argyll and Bute (Brendan O’Hara) said in response to my earlier intervention that the last two Secretaries-General of NATO…10 Apr 2019HANSARDContinuous At-Sea DeterrentWill the right hon. Gentleman give way?10 Apr 2019HANSARDContinuous At-Sea DeterrentWill the hon. Gentleman give way?10 Apr 2019HANSARDContinuous At-Sea DeterrentWill the hon. Gentleman give way?10 Apr 2019HANSARDContinuous At-Sea DeterrentI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman. He says that he will divide the House today to vote against this motion. I understand that it is the SNP’s policy to be a member of NATO. He…10 Apr 2019HANSARDContinuous At-Sea DeterrentI have always respected people who argue on the principle that we should not have nuclear weapons, but that is not what the SNP is doing. The SNP is arguing that we should give up…10 Apr 2019HANSARDContinuous At-Sea Deterrentrose —10 Apr 2019HANSARDContinuous At-Sea Deterrentrose —10 Apr 2019HANSARDContinuous At-Sea Deterrentrose—10 Apr 2019HANSARDContinuous At-Sea DeterrentI agree with everything that the Secretary of State has just said. A lot of the work on the naval design of the early stages of Dreadnought is being carried out now, but it will…10 Apr 2019HANSARDContinuous At-Sea DeterrentThe Secretary of State is making an important point about the importance of skills. We learned the costs when we stopped submarine building in the 1990s and the knock-on effects…10 Apr 2019HANSARDContinuous At-Sea DeterrentWill the hon. Gentleman give way?10 Apr 2019HANSARD LibyaIt is simplistic to draw analogies between Libya and Iraq, but does the Minister agree that the intervention in Libya was to stop a potential massacre in Benghazi, as the right…08 Apr 2019HANSARDDraft Electronic Commerce and Solvency 2 (amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Bailey. I apologise to the Minister—apparently he missed me last week in Committee when I missed an SI. I will make sure not…20 Mar 2019HANSARDDRAFT MERCHANT SHIPPING (PASSENGERS' RIGHTS) (AMENDMENT ETC.) (EU EXIT) REGULATIONS 2019
DRAFT MERCHANT SHIPPING (STANDARDS OF TRAINING, CERTIFICATION AND WATCHKEEPING) (AMENDMENT) (EU EXIT) REGULATIONS 2019It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Bailey. It is of note that my hon. Friend the Member for Kingston upon Hull East is the shadow Minister in the Committee,…05 Mar 2019HANSARDDRAFT MERCHANT SHIPPING (PASSENGERS' RIGHTS) (AMENDMENT ETC.) (EU EXIT) REGULATIONS 2019
DRAFT MERCHANT SHIPPING (STANDARDS OF TRAINING, CERTIFICATION AND WATCHKEEPING) (AMENDMENT) (EU EXIT) REGULATIONS 2019I accept the Minister’s explanation of why the 2017 figure was used, but I think she ought to remind her officials that when this regulation is laid, the information put before…05 Mar 2019HANSARDDefence Procurement: UK Prosperity15. What steps he has taken to promote UK prosperity in his Department’s procurement decisions.18 Feb 2019HANSARDDefence Procurement: UK ProsperityIn the light of the Ministry of Defence decision to open up the procurement process for the fleet solid support ships to international competition, will the Minister explain what…18 Feb 2019