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HANSARD Ajax Armoured VehicleI can reassure my hon. Friend that we are not waiting just for the output of these reviews to make substantial reforms to our procurement system. We know it is too slow, and we…08 Dec 2025HANSARD Ajax Armoured VehicleI thank the hon. Gentleman for what he said about Wedgetail. There was a very good debate in Westminster Hall only a few months ago during which a number of the issues relating to…08 Dec 2025HANSARD Ajax Armoured VehicleThe programme was paused under the last Government when problems were identified in relation to noise and vibration, and I think it was right that they made that decision to pause…08 Dec 2025HANSARD Ajax Armoured VehicleEvery single day, brilliant people in defence companies large and small deliver incredible capabilities for the UK’s armed forces. In many cases, we are using faster procurement…08 Dec 2025HANSARD Ajax Armoured VehicleThe right hon. Gentleman is inviting me to speculate on what could be a decision made after the report comes back. The Defence Secretary and I are clear about the fact that all…08 Dec 2025HANSARD Ajax Armoured VehicleIt is important that we look at what in particular happened with Ajax and the Ajax family of vehicles, to see what lessons we need to learn and what decisions we need to take as a…08 Dec 2025HANSARD Ajax Armoured VehicleThe hon. Member is right that we need to end this saga. It has gone on for too long, and I am not happy with any of our equipment being used by our service personnel if it is not…08 Dec 2025HANSARD Ajax Armoured VehicleI thank my hon. Friend for talking about Army Medical and 2 Med Group in particular. The strategic defence review set out how we need to invest in our enablers, and that includes…08 Dec 2025HANSARD Ajax Armoured VehicleMy hon. Friend is right to talk about the staff. They can play an important role in helping us to understand what happened to the vehicles and why it happened. As a Government, we…08 Dec 2025HANSARD Ajax Armoured VehicleI always enjoy hearing Lord West’s unique take on defence policy; he has considerable experience, so I am sure he uses his words wisely. I am not going to jump to any conclusions…08 Dec 2025HANSARDArmed Forces: HIV policyI am pleased to announce to the House that the UK is now the first NATO nation to allow people living with HIV to serve and fully deploy in all roles—supporting the UK…03 Dec 2025HANSARDAjax Armoured Vehicle: SafetyI am releasing this statement to the House today to provide an update to Parliament on the British Army’s armoured cavalry programme, commonly known as Ajax. The programme has now…26 Nov 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThere is a real opportunity in Pembrokeshire and across Wales as we implement the defence growth deal for Wales to create more good, well-paid and unionised jobs that provide…03 Nov 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. If only we had a Scottish Government who were investing in defence skills rather than one who dither on defence. The Scottish Government did…03 Nov 2025HANSARDDefence Procurement: SMEsThe role of west midlands SMEs in support of our armed forces is vital for our national security. The Ministry of Defence has just published our regional breakdown of defence…03 Nov 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe want to direct more of our increasing defence budget at British companies, including small and medium-sized enterprises. I would be happy to meet my hon. Friend to see how we…03 Nov 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsYes.03 Nov 2025HANSARDDefence Procurement: SMEsI am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman for raising the important role that universities play. In the defence industrial strategy, published a few months ago, we set out our…03 Nov 2025HANSARDDefence Sector: Economic GrowthI thank my constituency neighbour for raising issues involving the south-west. I am actually opening that factory in the hon. Member’s constituency next week, and I look forward…03 Nov 2025HANSARDDefence Sector: Economic GrowthI thank the hon. Lady for raising the opportunities in the south-west. There is a huge skilled workforce in the south-west region and a huge amount of economic activity already…03 Nov 2025