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HANSARDDefence Industry EmploymentThe Type 26 frigate programme consists of a total of eight ships, as my hon. Friend says, with work sustaining some 1,700 jobs at BAE Systems in Scotland alone and 4,000 jobs…05 Jul 2021HANSARDDefence Industry EmploymentMay I express my gratitude to the Northrop Grumman team who have worked on the E-3D Sentry over the years? Retiring old aircraft will inevitably impact the people who work on…05 Jul 2021HANSARDDefence Industry EmploymentThe defence and security industrial strategy published in March set out how the Government will support defence and security exports. The UK Government and BAE are leading on the…05 Jul 2021HANSARDDefence Industry EmploymentMay I congratulate the hon. Member for Batley and Spen (Kim Leadbeater) on taking her place and state my personal admiration for both her bravery and her sense of duty in putting…05 Jul 2021HANSARDForces FamiliesThe Government support families by providing successful wraparound childcare pilots, and in the last financial year awarded grants totalling £4.5 million from the MOD’s education…05 Jul 2021HANSARDAtomic Weapons EstablishmentOn 2 November 2020 I announced to the House [HCWS544] that on 1 July 2021 AWE plc, the company operating the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE), would become a non-departmental…01 Jul 2021HANSARDExercises in the Black SeaOn Wednesday 23 June 2021, HMS Defender (a Type 45 destroyer), left the Ukrainian port of Odessa en route to the Georgian port of Batumi in the Black sea. HMS Defender conducted…24 Jun 2021HANSARDImmigration Fees: Public Consultationand There is a long and proud tradition of non-UK service personnel serving in the British armed forces. Together with their British and Irish counterparts, they defend the UK at…26 May 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Government always go into elections dealing with the threat as they see it. The threat has changed, and it is incredibly important that we do the right thing in responding to…24 May 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsYes, it is an issue, and the Home Secretary and I have worked closely over the past year. We have already changed some of the reasons, to ensure that we bring back more, and in…24 May 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsI think the right hon. Member is looking at the special measure. The reason I am here as the Secretary of State for Defence is to get the record level of investment that will put…24 May 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsMr Speaker, I will get the hang of Topical Question 1 one day. I hope the answer will be better the second time around. The Government are committed to bringing forward measures.…24 May 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsCan I also place on record my welcome to the hon. Member for Barnsley East (Stephanie Peacock)? I meant no disrespect in not welcoming her at the beginning. In the integrated…24 May 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Government are committed to Operation Shader and will continue to be so. The threat of ISIS has not gone away. Indeed, throughout her deployment, the carrier will also…24 May 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsI can write to the hon. Gentleman in detail if he would like. Does he mean deployable or does he mean trade trained strength, because there are a number of different measures?…24 May 2021HANSARDUK Nuclear Warhead Replacement ProjectIf the hon. Lady had listened to the previous answer, she would know that the current funding is being spent on transitioning to the mark 4A upgrade of the existing warhead…24 May 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe will continue with the Astute programme. As the hon. Lady points out, there were some delays in some of that programme. We will continue to manage the programme. The Astute…24 May 2021HANSARDNew Fleet Solid Support CompetitionToday I am pleased to be able to provide an update on our plans to take forward procurement of the fleet solid support (FSS) ships for the Royal Fleet Auxiliary. The MOD’s FSS…24 May 2021HANSARDDefence JobsGood afternoon, Mr Speaker. Since our last questions, I have been delighted to welcome to the Government Front Bench my hon. Friend the Member for Aldershot (Leo Docherty) as our…24 May 2021HANSARDDefence JobsYes, I can tell my hon. Friend that it is incredibly important that we can do that. Boxer, for example, will play a crucial part in the Army’s heavy brigade combat teams. We have…24 May 2021