Contributions
1,811 recent contributions in Hansard
HANSARDDefence Investment PlanI say to the hon. Gentleman very clearly that we will publish the defence investment plan before the NATO summit. He has written to me a number of times when he has not liked my…10 Jun 2026HANSARDDefence Investment PlanMy hon. Friend is a real champion for defence businesses in and around Bournemouth. I am really pleased that we were able to announce yesterday the universities and colleges…10 Jun 2026HANSARDDefence Investment PlanI do not agree with the hon. Gentleman, but I appreciate the way in which he asked the question. Scotland is an integral part of our national security apparatus. From the aviators…10 Jun 2026HANSARDDefence Investment PlanI thank the hon. Gentleman for talking about military housing, which is not just for our armed forces personnel but, importantly, for their families. As someone who represents a…10 Jun 2026HANSARDDefence Investment PlanI have a lot of time for the right hon. Gentleman, and I enjoy listening to his clips on social media, on which I am sure this will appear very shortly. [ Interruption. ] I have…10 Jun 2026HANSARDDefence Investment PlanI thank the hon. Gentleman for mentioning the new colours awarded to the Royal Marines. My colleague the Minister for the Armed Forces was there with the King for that ceremony,…10 Jun 2026HANSARDDefence Investment PlanNo, but I understand entirely the Conservatives’ partisan attack line on this one—and it is good to see the hon. Gentleman joining in. Let me be very clear: we have increased…10 Jun 2026HANSARDDefence Investment PlanI thank the hon. Member for his questions, and for the condolences on behalf of his party. It was polite of him to promote me in his question; I will ensure that the Secretary of…10 Jun 2026HANSARDDefence Investment PlanAs the Prime Minister set out today at Prime Minister’s questions, and as the Defence Secretary outlined just last week, we will publish the defence investment plan ahead of the…10 Jun 2026HANSARDDefence Investment PlanThe hon. Gentleman knows very well that this Labour Government have been delivering for Yeovil quite considerably, with a £1 billion new medium helicopter contract for Leonardo,…10 Jun 2026HANSARDDefence Investment PlanI thank my hon. Friend for her question and for how she presented it. She is absolutely right that we need to increase investment. Barrow in her constituency is a really good…10 Jun 2026HANSARDDefence Investment PlanThe hon. Gentleman asks a number of questions, which are typically sensible. I look forward to when he sits on the Opposition Front Bench as the shadow Defence Secretary, if the…10 Jun 2026HANSARDDefence Investment PlanAs Devonport’s MP, I say to my Portsmouth colleagues that after many years under the Conservatives where Devonport, Portsmouth and Faslane were pitched against each other, it is…10 Jun 2026HANSARDDefence Investment PlanMy hon. Friend is absolutely right that the difficult decision made to move 0.2% of GNI spent on international aid to defence spending was an important one. It showed that, in…10 Jun 2026HANSARDDefence Investment PlanMadam Deputy Speaker, it is indeed a prop, but I have read it and welcome the hon. Gentleman’s contribution, because I want to see more scrutiny of defence and ensure that we can…10 Jun 2026HANSARDDefence Investment PlanI thank my hon. Friend for the work he does for defence and the work he does on the Defence Committee. He knows that the commitment the Defence Secretary made from this Dispatch…10 Jun 2026HANSARDDefence Investment PlanI sit in his chair now, so that explains what happened with the previous Minister and the voters. To be fair, the hon. Member for South Suffolk was one of the few Defence…10 Jun 2026HANSARDDefence Investment PlanI will take that as good lobbying for one of those contracts. The right hon. Gentleman is certainly right that the Land Rover has given many decades of faithful service to the UK…10 Jun 2026HANSARDDefence Investment Planindicated dissent. Railways Bill (Ways and Means) King’s r ecommendation signified. Resolved, That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Railways Bill, it is expedient…10 Jun 2026HANSARDDefence Investment PlanI equally have enormous respect for the hon. Lady, which is why I will say politely that I disagree with her characterisation. I will also politely say to her, as someone who…10 Jun 2026