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HANSARD TransportI thank the Minister for giving away again. Can I bring him back to the point about whether there has been a long-term sectoral shift in demand for peak hour inter-city travel as…19 May 2022HANSARD TransportWill the Minister publish that analysis?19 May 2022HANSARD NATO and International SecurityMy right hon. Friend has touched on what seems to be the key lesson of the recent procurement issue, namely the maintenance of productive capacity, not just in the main equipment…19 May 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol2. What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on negotiations on the Northern Ireland Protocol.27 Apr 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland ProtocolOn trade, I am sure that the Minister will join me in welcoming the latest round of UK-US trade talks yesterday, and the progress on the US policy, and joint policy, of…27 Apr 2022HANSARDBusiness without DebateOn a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. This Bill has overwhelming support both from the public and in this Chamber. Is there any way of getting it across to the public that the…18 Mar 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT7. The Secretary of State talked about electric buses earlier, but there is also the option of hydrogen. We have a groundbreaking hydrogen industry, while the Chinese have a real…17 Mar 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseHe was a Tory MP.10 Mar 2022HANSARD National Shipbuilding StrategyThe Minister prays in aid of his case international rules, but surely that requires international agreement, conformity and consensus. The Government used to claim that the issue…10 Mar 2022HANSARD Defence Supplementary Estimate 2021-22The hon. Gentleman will see that come through in my speech. I hope this will, if not eliminate, at least reduce the facile attacks on our defence industry and its skilled,…09 Mar 2022HANSARD Defence Supplementary Estimate 2021-22I would welcome a bit more detail from the Minister as to the nature and engagement of those discussions. I was talking to a representative from the industry only yesterday, and…09 Mar 2022HANSARD Defence Supplementary Estimate 2021-22I thank the right hon. Member for his intervention—I think he should have declared an interest. He is absolutely right; the defence estimates and the Budget need to reflect the…09 Mar 2022HANSARD Defence Supplementary Estimate 2021-22I rise to speak as Deputy Chairman of the Select Committee on Defence. I thank the Backbench Business Committee for agreeing to this debate. May I pass on the apologies of the…09 Mar 2022HANSARD Defence Supplementary Estimate 2021-22My right hon. Friend is absolutely right. It is vital to have a well-established industry to be able to respond to a crisis. The Ministry of Defence and the Treasury need to break…09 Mar 2022HANSARD Defence Supplementary Estimate 2021-22I thank the right hon. Gentleman for his interventions not just in the Chamber but in the Defence Committee on these important issues. This is pertinent to a debate on the…09 Mar 2022HANSARD Defence Supplementary Estimate 2021-22With the leave of the House, tonight the Minister has heard a clear message. The peace not only of Ukraine but of Europe and the wider world is under threat and we must restate…09 Mar 2022HANSARD Defence Supplementary Estimate 2021-22Is my right hon. Friend not shocked that that Government did not learn lessons from the cuts in personnel under Options for Change after the end of the cold war, which led to the…09 Mar 2022HANSARD Defence Supplementary Estimate 2021-22Will the hon. Gentleman give way?09 Mar 2022HANSARD Defence Supplementary Estimate 2021-22My right hon. Friend is absolutely right, and we look forward to the Minister trying to give an explanation for that. My right hon. Friend mentions EU regulations. The reality was…09 Mar 2022HANSARD Defence Supplementary Estimate 2021-22I thank my hon. Friend for that. This very much shows that a week in politics can be a very long time, but it also reveals, as she rightly says, a complacency about our situation…09 Mar 2022