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HANSARDMilitary Procurement StandardsIt is important, across the international community, that the public get a sense of where all our donations are going and how they are being used. On a recent visit, I met…30 Jan 2023HANSARDAUKUS SubmarinesI welcome the right hon. Gentleman’s support for AUKUS and I note his point on a Government, though of course there will be no complacency from the Labour party; I hope they will…30 Jan 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsObviously, for security reasons, I cannot tell my hon. Friend exactly the timings. It starts with training on the operation of the platforms and then there is training on joining…30 Jan 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsColleagues may have read reports this weekend about activity conducted by the Army’s counter-disinformation unit in 77th Brigade. Online disinformation from foreign state actors…30 Jan 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsSince we took on the battle over getting tanks to Ukraine, people are understandably asking what will be the next capability. What we know about all these demands is that the…30 Jan 2023HANSARDAUKUS SubmarinesThe second pillar of AUKUS includes things such as artificial intelligence, hypersonics, cyber and all sorts of other technologies that are critical not only to complement the…30 Jan 2023HANSARD Ukraine: UpdateI or my officials will be delighted to meet my hon. Friend. He will have noticed that in the statement, I announced £28 million for minefield breaching and bridging…16 Jan 2023HANSARD Ukraine: UpdateMr Speaker, may I start by apologising for the way the information contained in the statement has come out in the media? It does not do me any favours and nor does it make my job…16 Jan 2023HANSARD Ukraine: UpdateYes, those supplies will become even more important and I will do everything I can to stimulate more of them. If right hon. and hon. Members have companies in their constituency…16 Jan 2023HANSARD Ukraine: UpdateYes, we are committed to that. Today, I also announced more high velocity and low velocity missiles, both of which are made in Northern Ireland and are doing a fantastic job.16 Jan 2023HANSARD Ukraine: UpdateOn Belarus, it has been interesting that it seems Putin’s most loyal ally has still not committed his forces. That speaks volumes. I think the neighbours are sensing quite how…16 Jan 2023HANSARD Ukraine: UpdateIf you would indulge me, Mr Speaker, there were lots of questions and I will do my best to answer them all. I am grateful to the right hon. Member for Wentworth and Dearne (John…16 Jan 2023HANSARD Ukraine: UpdateI thank my right hon. Friend for his comments. I would be fascinated to follow up with him on his experience with Siobhan’s Trust. It is easy to forget that lots and lots of…16 Jan 2023HANSARD Ukraine: UpdateI am always happy to keep under review the number of tanks and what we have. One lesson of Ukraine, however, is that, whether it is a modern or not-so-modern tank, unless it is…16 Jan 2023HANSARD Ukraine: UpdateThe hon. Gentleman is right: it is incredibly important that we counter that narrative. He will have heard me say twice from the Dispatch Box what this is not. It is not an attack…16 Jan 2023HANSARD Ukraine: UpdateThe hon. Gentleman makes the most important point first: even before 24 February, Russia had killed 18,000 Ukrainian troops since 2014; not a week or month went by on that border…16 Jan 2023HANSARD Ukraine: UpdateMy right hon. Friend is right. I come to this House to talk about defence, weaponry and lethal aid, but there is also the diplomatic pillar, which is incredibly important, and the…16 Jan 2023HANSARD Ukraine: UpdateMy right hon. Friend makes an important point about Wagner. For a long time, Wagner has operated outside the rules of any law. That has been its selling point in Libya and Mali in…16 Jan 2023HANSARD Ukraine: UpdateThe right hon. Gentleman makes an observation on the powerful and enduring impact of those horrendous attacks. There are echoes of the V1 and V2 campaigns, with little…16 Jan 2023HANSARD Ukraine: UpdateFirst, the good thing about the Challenger 3 supply chain is that we are doing the work in Stockport and Telford, and I am delighted that we are also doing the Boxers near there.…16 Jan 2023