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HANSARD Commonwealth War Graves Commission: Historical Inequalities ReportAbsolutely. The report commits to seeking further detail, both through archives and other means, in trying to identify those individuals and therefore to make sure that we try to…22 Apr 2021HANSARD Commonwealth War Graves Commission: Historical Inequalities ReportThe right hon. Member is absolutely right and his point about education is true. One answer to why commemoration has taken so long is that, if people had been educated about what…22 Apr 2021HANSARD Commonwealth War Graves Commission: Historical Inequalities ReportYes. One of the best ways to honour the people in the report is to support, as much as we can, the people serving today and our veterans. I would like to place on record my…22 Apr 2021HANSARD Commonwealth War Graves Commission: Historical Inequalities ReportI am grateful to the right hon. Lady for her comments. The answer is yes. I ask in return that she, in her role as a commissioner, makes sure that requests match the aspirations…22 Apr 2021HANSARD Commonwealth War Graves Commission: Historical Inequalities ReportMy right hon. Friend is right to point out the determination of the existing commission—and over the last 20 years—to correct things as it finds them. This is one of those times…22 Apr 2021HANSARD Commonwealth War Graves Commission: Historical Inequalities ReportI think that every political party would support teaching equality and not racism in schools. I am happy to explore further the hon. Gentleman’s comments about anticolonialism and…22 Apr 2021HANSARDOverseas Operations Bill: MOD Support to Service PersonnelThe Overseas Operations Bill was introduced to provide greater legal protections to armed forces personnel and veterans serving on military operations overseas. The Bill will…13 Apr 2021HANSARDDefenceIn recognition of the growing demand for enhanced assistance and our commitment to delivering resilience to those partners, we will establish an Army special operations brigade,…25 Mar 2021HANSARDDefenceIn recognition of the growing demand for enhanced assistance and our commitment to delivering resilience to those partners, we will establish an Army special operations brigade,…25 Mar 2021HANSARDDefenceWe will deploy new automated minehunting systems, which will replace the Sandown and Hunt classes as they retire through the decade. The interim surface-to-surface guided weapon…25 Mar 2021HANSARDDefenceWe will deploy new automated minehunting systems, which will replace the Sandown and Hunt classes as they retire through the decade. The interim surface-to-surface guided weapon…25 Mar 2021HANSARD Integrated Review: Defence Command PaperI know that the hon. Gentleman comes with good experience of the armed forces, and he will also know the real balance that I have to strike, both as a leader and now in this job…22 Mar 2021HANSARD Integrated Review: Defence Command PaperMy right hon. Friend laid the foundations for linking prosperity in a much more deliberate and thoughtful manner into defence and defence procurement. I hope he will see that…22 Mar 2021HANSARD Integrated Review: Defence Command PaperAsking any Defence Secretary in history if he would like to support an increase in his budget is usually going to get only one response. The reality is that I am dealing with a…22 Mar 2021HANSARD Integrated Review: Defence Command PaperI knew that was what the hon. Member from the Scottish nationalist party was going to say; it was predictable. I remember the former leader of the Labour party suggesting to the…22 Mar 2021HANSARD Integrated Review: Defence Command PaperIf my right hon. Friend wants to see what happened to a Russian armoured division, he should look at what happened in Syria last year, in the weeks when 172 tanks were wiped out…22 Mar 2021HANSARD Integrated Review: Defence Command PaperOh dear. I get the impression that no matter what I brought to the House today, that speech would have been trotted out. This is not the defence review that usually takes place in…22 Mar 2021HANSARD Integrated Review: Defence Command PaperI understand the hon. Gentleman’s concerns both about reliance on technology and the human in the loop issue. Britain has been one of the leaders in trying to raise those…22 Mar 2021HANSARD Integrated Review: Defence Command PaperI think we have a volunteer here, Madam Deputy Speaker. If my hon. Friend is ready to deploy, I have somewhere I can send him next week. I have asked the Chief of the General…22 Mar 2021HANSARD Integrated Review: Defence Command PaperThe lesson of Sierra Leone and other places is actually that if we engage in conflict prevention early enough and build out the capacity of a country to resist insurgencies and…22 Mar 2021