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HANSARDTopical 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 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 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 2026HANSARDDefence ProcurementWe inherited a broken procurement system of red tape, delays and high costs. Some 47 of 49 major defence programmes were delayed or not on budget when we came to office. We are…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 2026HANSARDDefence ReadinessThis Government have called for a ceasefire. We have called for increased aid to get to the people who need it. We have introduced arms export controls against those weapon…20 May 2026HANSARDDefence Readinessindicated dissent.20 May 2026HANSARDDefence ReadinessThe hon. Member knows as well as I do that we have a commitment to get back to 0.7% of GDP on international aid when we can, but I remember his party in government cutting defence…20 May 2026HANSARDDefence ReadinessI will get the hon. Lady the full details, but we are backing an increase in defence spending for SMEs, with a target of increasing it by 50% in the next two years. It is our…20 May 2026HANSARDDefence ReadinessI am a big fan of Lukes—even Lukes with new beards, as the hon. Gentleman now is—but I am not going to give a running commentary on the DIP. We are working flat out to deliver it…20 May 2026HANSARDDefence ReadinessI always welcome recruits to our armed forces and defence debates, and my right hon. Friend the Member for Ilford North (Wes Streeting) is absolutely welcome in our defence debate…20 May 2026HANSARDDefence ReadinessNo, I need to make progress. Madam Deputy Speaker is clear that I have to finish in a moment, but I thank the right hon. Member for his interest. We know that in a more dangerous…20 May 2026HANSARDDefence ReadinessThe hon. Member, like me, represents an area with a lot of military personnel and a lot of veterans. That is why I know that she will welcome the fact that veterans spending is at…20 May 2026HANSARDDefence ReadinessThe right hon. Gentleman was wrong in his first intervention about Type 26 frigates, but he is right in this one. It is important that we do that, and that is why this Government…20 May 2026HANSARDDefence ReadinessI give way to my constituency neighbour.20 May 2026HANSARDDefence ReadinessI know Members across the House will join me and the Prime Minister, who did so earlier, in sending our condolences to the family and friends of Lance Bombardier Ciara Sullivan, a…20 May 2026HANSARDDefence ReadinessWe have a brilliant defence industry in Northern Ireland. That is why this Labour Government backed it with a £50 million defence growth deal that I announced only a few weeks ago…20 May 2026HANSARDReforms to the Single Source Contract RegulationsThe defence industrial strategy published in September made it clear that we are in a new era of threat, which demands a new era for UK defence. As we move to warfighting…14 May 2026HANSARDAfghan Resttlement ProgrammeToday I am able to provide the House with a further update on the Afghan resettlement programme, as we continue to make good progress towards our intent of concluding the…28 Apr 2026HANSARDArmoured Cavalry ProgrammeI am releasing this statement to the House today to provide Parliament with a further update on the armoured cavalry programme, commonly known as Ajax, following issues raised on…28 Apr 2026