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HANSARDDefence JobsIn strategy documents such as the national shipbuilding strategy, we pledged a minimum 20% weighting for social value with naval ships. Social value is one of the weightings that…18 Jul 2022HANSARDDefence JobsYes. I am delighted that military activity in the north-west and the east of Scotland brings in not just investment and industry—the £1.99 billion that I have talked about—but…18 Jul 2022HANSARDDefence JobsI should be happy for the right hon. Gentleman to show me that 800 figure, but, first and foremost, we have started to invest that £43.1 billion, or £41.3 billion, in the land…18 Jul 2022HANSARDDefence JobsAs I have also said over the year to those on the Labour Front Bench, we have already reduced the original cut by 500 so that the numbers are increased from 72,500 to 73,000. As…18 Jul 2022HANSARDUkrainian Resistance to Russian AggressionYes. One strength of NATO is its adherence to standards across all the nations in it. At the moment, Ukraine is transiting from using Soviet era calibres and so on to using…18 Jul 2022HANSARDContinued Support to UkraineToday, I am pleased to update the House with further details on the UK-led training programme of Ukrainian armed forces announced by the Prime Minister on his recent visit to…05 Jul 2022HANSARDCHOGM, G7 and NATO Summitsindicated dissent .04 Jul 2022HANSARDUK Air Defence Support to the Kingdom of Saudi ArabiaAfter the attacks on the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s (KSA) oil production facilities on 14 September 2019, the UK has worked with Saudi Arabia and international partners to help…16 Jun 2022HANSARDSupport for Ukraine’s MilitaryMy hon. Friend is right: it is not just about weapons; it is often about non-lethal aid, such as medicines and body armour. The UK has sent over 200,000 pieces of non-lethal aid,…13 Jun 2022HANSARDSupport for Ukraine’s MilitaryMy hon. Friend is right that that is often the request we receive from the Ukrainians and the international community, and he will remember the discussion about MiG-29s from…13 Jun 2022HANSARDSupport for Ukraine’s MilitaryMy hon. Friend is right to point out the importance of the next step and, indeed, the requirement for more artillery. The key here is to make sure that the new artillery, which is…13 Jun 2022HANSARDSupport for Ukraine’s MilitaryThe hon. Member makes the very important point that the consequences of Russian brutality, destruction of infrastructure and so on are the second-order effects such as cholera…13 Jun 2022HANSARDSupport for Ukraine’s MilitaryYes, and will the hon. Lady pass on our thanks to Never Surrender and her constituents? I visited Ukraine last week and saw that this is not as easy as people think: it is not…13 Jun 2022HANSARDSupport for Ukraine’s MilitaryFirst and foremost, it is incredibly important that we get the right training to those serving in the Ukrainian armed forces. One of the tragic characteristics of the Russian…13 Jun 2022HANSARDSupport for Ukraine’s MilitaryMy right hon. Friend makes the valid and important suggestion that we must do what we can to get the grain out of Ukraine. It is not just an energy crisis that people face; it…13 Jun 2022HANSARDAjax ProgrammeI think that Question 13 was not grouped with this one to give the right hon. Member for North Durham (Mr Jones) a whole theatre of his own to ask his question. I will be first to…13 Jun 2022HANSARDAjax ProgrammeThe Ajax programme is a troubled programme. We agree with many of the recommendations in the Public Accounts Committee’s report. We are independently testing a number of the…13 Jun 2022HANSARDAjax ProgrammeI understand the hon. Member’s frustration and that of the workforce in Wales, who had hoped and wanted to produce a vehicle that was fit for purpose and would add to the British…13 Jun 2022HANSARDSupport for NATO Allies: UkraineWe have doubled our presence in Estonia, reinforced the enhanced forward presence battlegroup, and deployed an aviation taskforce to Lithuania. We are contributing to enhanced air…13 Jun 2022HANSARDSupport for NATO Allies: UkraineThe hon. Gentleman asks a straight question and I will give him a straight answer. Between now and the end of the comprehensive spending review period, we are at 2%—in fact,…13 Jun 2022