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HANSARDDefence ProcurementMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. After many years of much talk under the last Government about AUKUS pillar II, this Government have delivered a project and a capability that,…01 Jun 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe are proud to support Typhoon, and I was proud to be in my hon. Friend’s constituency to unveil the defence technical excellence college. In her constituency there are some…01 Jun 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsYes, we do agree. We know that climate change is driving a number of increasing threats. We also know that as a Department we are cutting our carbon emissions and supporting…01 Jun 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe have set out our intention to increase the amount of sustainable aviation fuel that the RAF uses. Far from being a sign of weakness, that is a sign of increasing security and…01 Jun 2026HANSARDDefence ProcurementI can tell the hon. Gentleman about the 1,200 contracts we have signed since the general election, because we are not waiting for a defence investment plan to sign contracts with…01 Jun 2026HANSARDDefence Readiness LegislationMy hon. Friend is a real champion for Harlow. As we are increasing defence spending, we are directing more of the increased defence budget at British companies, including British…01 Jun 2026HANSARDDefence ProcurementI join the hon. Gentleman in commending FalconWorks and BAE Systems for their innovation. The Government have established UK Defence Innovation, with a £400 million annual budget…01 Jun 2026HANSARDLead AmmunitionLead, like other critical minerals and the broader range of chemicals that go into producing energetics and ammunition, has seen constrained supply over the past five years. That…01 Jun 2026HANSARDDefence Readiness LegislationIt is so disappointing that all the hon. Gentleman wants is a timetable; he does not say what measures he wants to see in the defence readiness Bill. He does not care what is in…01 Jun 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsThis Government are proud to support Typhoons. We have announced a £500 million upgrade for Typhoons, including new radar, and we have helped secure the deal to export 20 Typhoon…01 Jun 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsIn the defence industrial strategy, we set out a £182 million package to invest in skills not only to support people entering defence for the very first time, creating a lifetime…01 Jun 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs the hon. Member will know, we are increasing sanctions on Russian oil. [ Interruption. ] We are increasing sanctions. I entirely appreciate that the Opposition have decided to…01 Jun 2026HANSARDDefence ProcurementAs a fellow south-west MP, I know how important defence is for businesses large and small in our part of the world. That is why we have signed 1,200 major defence deals since the…01 Jun 2026HANSARDDefence Procurement: SMEsSMEs are crucial to our success. Through the Defence Office for Small Business Growth, we are cutting red tape and proceeding towards our ambitious SME spend target of an…01 Jun 2026HANSARDDefence Procurement: SMEsI am not the Minister responsible, but that Minister has heard the hon. Gentleman’s pleas and would be very happy to meet him to discuss that further.01 Jun 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Secretary of State for Scotland and I wrote to the Scottish Government a number of months ago now, but we have still had no reply to our offer of two DTECs in Scotland. I hope…01 Jun 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am surprised that the hon. Gentleman, who asks so many parliamentary questions, has not kept up with those two planes. I will be sure to write to him to give him the full…01 Jun 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank the hon. Gentleman for his question and for championing SMEs. At the start of the year we established the Defence Office for Small Business Growth, which is supporting…01 Jun 2026HANSARDDefence Procurement: SMEsI thank my hon. Friend for his words about our armed forces and the Typhoons that we have in Romania, which are doing essential air policing roles. With a NATO-first approach, we…01 Jun 2026HANSARDLead AmmunitionI would be happy to meet the right hon. Gentleman and his constituents. We inherited stockpiles that were much lower than we would have liked, and this Government are determined…01 Jun 2026