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HANSARDArmed Forces RecruitmentI am grateful for the enthusiasm of young people in my hon. Friend’s constituency for a career in cyber. Last week, the new cyber direct entry pathway for our armed forces was…10 Feb 2025HANSARDAfghan Resettlement ProgrammeCan I thank the hon. Gentleman not just for that question, but for his ongoing interest in this area? We owe a debt of gratitude to those people who served alongside our forces in…10 Feb 2025HANSARDUndersea InfrastructureThe Government are delivering for defence with strong measures to protect our underwater critical national infrastructure. We have declassified the activities of the Russian spy…10 Feb 2025HANSARDArmed Forces RecruitmentAs the world changes, and the threat the UK faces evolves, we must ensure our armed forces recruitment is right for the 21st century. Recognising this, we are today announcing two…06 Feb 2025HANSARD Fiscal Policy: Defence SpendingThe right hon. Gentleman is certainly right that the forces were hollowed out and underfunded, which we are seeking to address by increasing defence spending. We have provided £3…27 Jan 2025HANSARD Fiscal Policy: Defence SpendingAs someone who has a large Babcock premises in his own constituency in Devonport, I understand the importance of making sure that there is investment in skills. It is absolutely…27 Jan 2025HANSARD Fiscal Policy: Defence SpendingIt is certainly true that we inherited a broken defence procurement system; I think broken was the word that the shadow defence procurement Minister, the right hon. Member for…27 Jan 2025HANSARD Fiscal Policy: Defence SpendingThe hon. Gentleman invites me to make the announcement that I am saying will come in the spring. To answer his concerns, I point him to the fact that the path to 2.5% will be set…27 Jan 2025HANSARD Fiscal Policy: Defence SpendingThe Government’s plan for change says that we will “set out the path to spending 2.5% of GDP on defence in the spring”. I am genuinely grateful to the hon. Gentleman for asking…27 Jan 2025HANSARD Fiscal Policy: Defence SpendingThe armed forces parliamentary scheme is a brilliant scheme that introduces Members across this House to the important work done by our armed forces. As a Navy brat myself and the…27 Jan 2025HANSARD Fiscal Policy: Defence SpendingThe strategic defence review will be published in spring this year, and the path to 2.5% will also be announced in spring this year.27 Jan 2025HANSARD Fiscal Policy: Defence SpendingThe hon. Gentleman might have missed the debate in which it was set out clearly that the deal we have secured to ensure the long-term future of the Chagos islands began under his…27 Jan 2025HANSARD Fiscal Policy: Defence SpendingThat is not a matter for the Ministry of Defence and it is not within my portfolio, but if the hon. Gentleman writes to me, I will ensure Northern Ireland Office officials respond…27 Jan 2025HANSARD Fiscal Policy: Defence SpendingToday is a day when we remember not just all those who were killed in the Holocaust, but those killed in genocides since. It is a day when there is unity and cross-party support…27 Jan 2025HANSARD Fiscal Policy: Defence SpendingI agree that it is important that we spend more on defence. That is why the Chancellor laid out from this Dispatch Box that we will spend an additional £2.9 billion on defence in…27 Jan 2025HANSARD Fiscal Policy: Defence SpendingIt is certainly true that the last time this country spent 2.5% of GDP on defence was under a Labour Government. The Tories cut defence spending as a percentage of GDP over their…27 Jan 2025HANSARD Fiscal Policy: Defence SpendingI have a lot of time for the right hon. Gentleman. He did not plug his “Shifting the goalposts?” Defence Committee report, which clearly set out changes in GDP spend on defence. I…27 Jan 2025HANSARD Fiscal Policy: Defence SpendingWe have said that we will publish the strategic defence review in the spring, and we will also set out a path to spending 2.5% of GDP on defence in the spring. I do not recognise…27 Jan 2025HANSARD Fiscal Policy: Defence SpendingI have a lot of time for the hon. Lady, but we have been very clear and consistent that we will set out a path to spending 2.5% of GDP on defence in the spring. I remind her that…27 Jan 2025HANSARD Fiscal Policy: Defence SpendingI agree with the hon. Gentleman’s words about Holocaust Memorial Day. His Majesty the King has been in Auschwitz for the 80th anniversary, and he spoke for the nation when he said…27 Jan 2025