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HANSARDFinnart Oil Terminal PurchaseI am today announcing that the Ministry of Defence has completed the purchase of Finnart oil terminal, representing a multimillion-pound investment in the west of Scotland. This…15 Jul 2026HANSARDNaval Base InfrastructureI am today announcing the largest investment in the United Kingdom’s naval bases since the end of the cold war. As set out in the strategic defence review, improving readiness and…14 Jul 2026HANSARDArmoured Cavalry ProgrammeI am releasing this statement to the House today to provide Parliament with a further update on the armoured cavalry programme, commonly known as Ajax, following issues raised on…14 Jul 2026HANSARDRoyal Navy Surface FleetThe defence investment plan sets out plans for a more lethal and larger Royal Navy, based on the hybrid model. Despite a lack of investment in docks and late ordering of ships…06 Jul 2026HANSARDRoyal Navy Surface FleetAs the Member of Parliament for Devonport, where we not only base-port but refit Type 23s, I know that many of those ships that have given decades of service are no longer able to…06 Jul 2026HANSARDRoyal Navy Surface FleetI say seriously to the House that my hon. Friend has been an incredible advocate for Rosyth. I have met him on a large number of occasions, and he has been absolutely determined…06 Jul 2026HANSARDRoyal Navy Surface FleetIt is unlike the SNP to be so positive about defence, isn’t it? The Type 83 and Type 32 were PowerPoints—there was no budget attached to them. That is why in the defence…06 Jul 2026HANSARDRoyal Navy Surface FleetMy hon. Friend really is the Member of Parliament for the Royal Fleet Auxiliary, as she is determined to champion it so frequently. She will have seen in the defence investment…06 Jul 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsAfter the last Government tied up HMS Albion and HMS Bulwark, never planning to send them to sea again, this Labour Government are bringing back amphibious ships. We are working…06 Jul 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsMr Speaker, if it takes three of them to take on one of me, keep it coming. We are working with the Netherlands to develop a joint capability, and our ambition is for the first…06 Jul 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe defence investment plan clearly sets out our intention to buy up to 12 SSN-AUKUS submarines. Their delivery is conditional on the improvements in productivity that we are…06 Jul 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe inherited a situation where the north-east was the region with the lowest Ministry of Defence spend in the country and we have made it a mission to increase defence spending in…06 Jul 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsIf the right hon. Gentleman is talking about a salary of up to £1 billion, he is cosplaying as the hon. Member for Clacton (Nigel Farage), isn’t he? Seriously, we are the…06 Jul 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Member will know that the Labour Government were elected on a manifesto containing a triple lock for our nuclear deterrent—not only maintaining the continuous at-sea…06 Jul 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsHarlow was centre of my thinking when it came to increasing defence spending. My hon. Friend and I have recently spent time talking about the brilliant defence companies that are…06 Jul 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Prime Minister asked all Departments to step up to support the cross-Government mission to close asylum hotels. The Ministry of Defence has done so, making available a number…06 Jul 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsI can confirm that it is a 10-year plan. One reason that we set out the first four years in detail is that we can see the technologies that we are purchasing in those years. We…06 Jul 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe are increasing defence spending—that is what the Labour party is doing in government. Look at what Reform has been doing: one of its politicians was accepting bribes from…06 Jul 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend’s constituency is going to receive not just support via the £50 million Wales defence growth deal or the deep space advanced radar capability programmes at Cawdor…06 Jul 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend knows that this south-west lad is a big fan of supporting the north-east industry to grow and create more opportunities. I will be very happy to meet with her and…06 Jul 2026