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HANSARDDefence Investment PlanAs a fellow Plymouth MP, I was exceedingly proud of the Royal Marines from 42 Commando in Plymouth for participating in the action. If the hon. Lady were to look at 47 Commando,…15 Jun 2026HANSARDDefence Investment PlanWe are already increasing defence spending, and we will continue to increase defence spending. The defence investment plan is designed to be scalable to match that increased…15 Jun 2026HANSARDDefence Investment PlanI answered that question in my earlier remarks.15 Jun 2026HANSARDDefence Investment PlanI point the hon. Gentleman not just to the £1.6 billion contract that we have placed with Thales in Belfast for its lightweight multirole missile—supporting our friends in…15 Jun 2026HANSARDDefence Investment PlanIt is unusual for the hon. Member not to be on the money with his questions, but as the media reports on the weekend’s meeting make clear, we will be signing the full…15 Jun 2026HANSARDDefence Investment PlanThere is lots on which I agree with the former Defence Secretary, and he and I have worked together for a very long time on this. I respect his decision and that of the former…15 Jun 2026HANSARD Point of OrderFurther to that point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I am grateful to my Devon neighbour, the hon. Member for Exmouth and Exeter East (David Reed), for allowing me to say again…15 Jun 2026HANSARDDefence Investment PlanMy hon. Friend is certainly right that recruitment matters, and that this Government inherited a retention and recruitment crisis from the Conservatives. I am pleased to report to…10 Jun 2026HANSARDDefence Investment PlanI thank the hon. Lady for her question and for her continued interest in defence, even with her new role in the Liberal Democrats. We are continuing to place contracts with…10 Jun 2026HANSARDDefence Investment PlanI thank the hon. Gentleman for his interest. Every single nation in the United Kingdom will benefit from the defence investment plan. Wales is already the recipient of one of the…10 Jun 2026HANSARDDefence Investment PlanI join the hon. Gentleman in passing on my personal condolences in relation to the helicopter crash in Devon, which, as a Devon MP, I know has hit the military city I represent…10 Jun 2026HANSARDDefence Investment PlanI do not quite agree with the hon. Lady’s assessment, and she need only look at the announcements that we have made on defence in only the past few months: the standing up of the…10 Jun 2026HANSARDDefence Investment PlanI thank my hon. Friend for his question. I have seen for myself the skill and experience of the workers at Samlesbury and Warton in supporting our Typhoon operations and building…10 Jun 2026HANSARDDefence Investment PlanI have a lot of time for the right hon. Gentleman, with whom I have spent many hours discussing defence spending. I am certainly very aware of the danger we now face—it is one of…10 Jun 2026HANSARDDefence Investment Planindicated assent .10 Jun 2026HANSARDDefence Investment PlanFor a moment, I thought that the right hon. Gentleman had been listening to my speeches at defence dinners, which I was really pleased about. Unfortunately, he misheard me, or has…10 Jun 2026HANSARDDefence Investment PlanI have to say to the right hon. Gentleman, politely, that when we have military families living in housing with black mould in bedrooms, broken boilers and leaky roofs, the…10 Jun 2026HANSARDDefence Investment PlanI am not sure the hon. Gentleman is suggesting we delay the DIP further, but I understand his argument. We will publish the DIP before the NATO summit. That commitment has been…10 Jun 2026HANSARDDefence Investment PlanI thank the hon. Lady for her question and for championing the defence firms that she has around her constituency. They are a really important in making the case that defence is…10 Jun 2026HANSARDDefence Investment PlanI congratulate Teesside on winning additional student places in the announcement that the Defence Secretary made yesterday. My hon. Friend is absolutely right that the fast pace…10 Jun 2026