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HANSARDDefence Command Paper RefreshI know it is considered bad form to speak ill of the dead, even the politically dead, but frankly the Secretary of State’s contribution was pretty thin and full of clichés, and…18 Jul 2023HANSARD Liaison CommitteePerhaps the hon. Gentleman will correct me. Is it right that we have a joint strategic Committee—I cannot remember its exact name, but if I had known this subject was coming up I…17 Jul 2023HANSARD Independent Parliamentary Standards AuthorityAs regularly on these occasions, I say to the House that I have no particular knowledge of the individual concerned or any animus towards them, but I have huge concerns about the…17 Jul 2023HANSARD Liaison CommitteeSurely, the section that the hon. Gentleman has just read out—there may be more of it—is in the remit of the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee?17 Jul 2023HANSARD Liaison CommitteeThe hon Gentleman is generous in giving way once again. I have been listening to him expand on that point. Would it not be more appropriate for such an inquiry to be conducted by…17 Jul 2023HANSARD Liaison CommitteeFor example, I am a member of one of the Committees that very much deals with strategy and strategic thinking: the Defence Committee. I am not aware—I may have missed it—that…17 Jul 2023HANSARD Liaison CommitteeI thank the hon. Gentleman for giving way again; he is being very generous. According to his reading on the background of the Committee, does it intend to hold hearings and…17 Jul 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT3. Can I go back to the astonishingly feeble answer from the Minister of State, the right hon. Member for Hereford and South Herefordshire (Jesse Norman), about Heathrow, which…13 Jul 2023HANSARDHS2 Planning Assumptions: Rail Travel Patterns12. What assessment he has made of the potential impact of changed patterns of rail travel on the planning assumptions for HS2.13 Jul 2023HANSARDHS2 Planning Assumptions: Rail Travel PatternsI thank the Secretary of State for that waffle. I actually asked him about the basic planning assumptions for this project, because the ongoing case for HS2 would have had to be…13 Jul 2023HANSARDEngagementsQ9. Day in, day out, the public and businesses are hit by endless chaos and confusion across Government Departments—for them, clearly, Britain is not working. Paraphrasing what…12 Jul 2023HANSARDMoney Laundering and Terrorist Financing (High-Risk Countries) (Amendment) Regulations 2023The Minister will be aware that there is support from both sides of the House for regulations against money laundering. However, can he assure us that the Government will move…10 Jul 2023HANSARD NATO Summit: VilniusThe Front-Bench spokesman, my hon. Friend the Member for Cardiff South and Penarth (Stephen Doughty), asked about AI, and I raised the question of information warfare, which is…06 Jul 2023HANSARD NATO Summit: VilniusIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Sharma. As we are dealing with defence matters, it is worth noting that your predecessor was the last serving member of the…06 Jul 2023HANSARD NATO Summit: VilniusI absolutely agree with the right hon. Gentleman. It is also about industrial capacity to replace that equipment. There are some real debates to be had about the associated costs…06 Jul 2023HANSARD NATO Summit: VilniusThe underlying reality is that the Inflation Reduction Act in the United States is recognition that they, and the rest of the west, had allowed their industrial capacity to be…06 Jul 2023HANSARDSmall Modular Nuclear ReactorsThe Minister will know that this country has been producing small nuclear reactors for our submarines for more than 50 years. Does the Minister understand that while he is…04 Jul 2023HANSARDSmall Modular Nuclear Reactors19. When his Department plans to complete its competitive process for small modular nuclear reactor technologies.04 Jul 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT3. Can the Minister give us a progress report on the contract for the fleet solid support ships? Given that three of those are equivalent to two aircraft carriers in size, can he…26 Jun 2023HANSARDDefence ProcurementIt is probably a bit of a shame but, after missing out on the job of Secretary-General of NATO, the Secretary of State seems to have reverted to “no more Mr Nice Guy” mode today,…26 Jun 2023