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HANSARD Army Restructuring: Future SoldierMy hon. Friend has prompted me to visit Harrogate. One of the biggest mistakes in “Options for Change”, a defence review I served under in 1990, was getting rid of what were then…25 Nov 2021HANSARD Army Restructuring: Future SoldierI am sorry to say to my hon. Friend that the disposal of Vauxhall barracks will now be delayed for a further six years, to 2034. It is a useful barracks for our forces and is in…25 Nov 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsI understand my right hon. Friend’s frustration; I am equally frustrated. He will know from his time in the Department that one of the biggest challenges was that people’s…15 Nov 2021HANSARDNATO and Euro-Atlantic SecurityThe right hon. Gentleman is correct to identify that a war-fighting division is the bedrock. Obviously, as we reform and invest in new capabilities, the scale and availability of…15 Nov 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsI understand the hon. Member’s concern, but I say to him first that we will publish our equipment programme soon, and that it is not the case that the projects are unfunded—that…15 Nov 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Lady will know that, where a judicial investigation by another police force is going on, we stand ready to support and help them, and we do that. I cannot give this House…15 Nov 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsI love listening to Scottish National party Members heckle, when they cannot even run the Ferguson yards and commission their own ships. The carrier strike group has not only…15 Nov 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsThank you, Mr Speaker. It is the hon. Lady’s birthday, and I am not sure if she would think it a birthday present or not but I will be delighted to visit it with her.15 Nov 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsFirst, I would be absolutely delighted not only to talk to the hon. Member about this, but to look at his Bill. He is right: obviously some of these brain injuries are with people…15 Nov 2021HANSARDAfgan Relocations Assistance Policy: Data Breach InvestigationOn 21 September, l committed to update the House on an investigation into MOD data breaches concerning the email addresses of Afghan nationals who are eligible for the Afghanistan…15 Nov 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsWhile I have not opened a formal investigation, I have absolutely asked the question of the Army to get the bottom of what happened with the original allegations and where we got…15 Nov 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsIn September, I notified the House of data breaches relating to the MOD’s Afghanistan relocations and assistance policy, or ARAP. An internal investigation has now concluded, and…15 Nov 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsI will write to the hon. Lady with the details.15 Nov 2021HANSARDNATO and Euro-Atlantic SecurityMy hon. Friend is right that the RAF is a key component of NATO’s deterrence and defence posture. The RAF preserves the security of alliance airspace through its contribution to…15 Nov 2021HANSARDAfghan Nationals: EvacuationWe owe a debt of gratitude to locally employed staff who risked their lives along with UK forces in Afghanistan. Around 7,000 principals and their families have so far been…15 Nov 2021HANSARDNATO and Euro-Atlantic SecurityNATO is the cornerstone of UK and Euro-Atlantic defence. As set out in the recent integrated review of international policy, the UK will remain the leading European ally within…15 Nov 2021HANSARDHelicopter Supply ChainI hear what the hon. Gentleman says. He will know from the shipbuilding industry in Scotland that there is a huge benefit for shipbuilding in Govan, Scotstoun and Rosyth. I am…15 Nov 2021HANSARDNATO and Euro-Atlantic SecurityMy hon. Friend makes an important point about another part of eastern Europe and the Balkans that is currently experiencing destabilising actions, activities and messaging that do…15 Nov 2021HANSARDHelicopter Supply ChainThe reason why I am confident about the 2025 timetable is that the expected bidders in the new medium-lift helicopter programme are expected to bid mature products that have been…15 Nov 2021HANSARDHelicopter Supply ChainI have read the report and, while it makes some very important points, I am sad to say that it is actually no different from the series of reports that I have read over decades.…15 Nov 2021