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HANSARDProcurement Policies: Green Book ChangesThe MOD makes procurement decisions based on security, capability requirement, cost, supply chain and other social value considerations and will continue to do so. The November…07 Dec 2020HANSARDIntegrated Review: PublicationCan I be absolutely clear? While we recognise the figures of RDEL, or resource departmental expenditure limits, and CDEL, or capital departmental expenditure limits, over the four…07 Dec 2020HANSARDIntegrated Review: PublicationYes. My hon. Friend is quite right to highlight the profound changes we are already seeing at home and abroad, and I thank the Committee for the work it has been doing on that…07 Dec 2020HANSARDIntegrated Review: PublicationI am sorry; I thought the hon. Lady was referring to the 2010 National Audit Office report on the Labour Government. It is a very good read; all those comments are in there, and…07 Dec 2020HANSARDIntegrated Review: PublicationMy right hon. Friend the Prime Minister has announced the first outcome of the integrated review of security, defence, development and foreign policy, with the significant…07 Dec 2020HANSARDIntegrated Review: Treasury DiscussionsI laughed because, having examined the proposals, the frigate factory would have included the closing of Govan and the investment in Scotstoun. I am not sure, but I remember…07 Dec 2020HANSARDIntegrated Review: Treasury DiscussionsWhat would be good is a welcome from the Scottish National party that £1.76 billion will be spent with Scottish business, at least, year on year. That is something that the Union…07 Dec 2020HANSARDIntegrated Review: Treasury DiscussionsI know the right hon. Gentleman was a Minister in Mr Brown’s Government, who did not have the greatest reputation for financial accuracy. Although we can agree on the spending…07 Dec 2020HANSARDIntegrated Review: Treasury DiscussionsOver the next four years, £188 billion will be spent on defence. Some £126 billion of that will be set for resource spending, while £62 billion will be for capital spending.07 Dec 2020HANSARDMali DeploymentI would like to provide an update to the statement made by my predecessor, my right hon. Friend the Member for Portsmouth North (Penny Mordaunt), on 22 July 2019 (HCWS1779) in…03 Dec 2020HANSARDService Justice SystemI am today informing the House that, after further and full consideration of an earlier decision announced in February 2020 in response to the service justice system (SJS) review,…12 Nov 2020HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) BillI beg to move, That the Bill be now read the Third time. First, I acknowledge the hard work that has got us to this point today and the thousands who responded to our public…03 Nov 2020HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) BillIt is a shame that the right hon. Gentleman used up more debating time by raising a bogus point of order, but nevertheless, in case Opposition Members think the way to conduct a…03 Nov 2020HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) BillThe hon. Gentleman has had plenty to say on the Bill; I will not give way. We do not have time to conclude these exchanges. On the other hand— [Interruption.] They can shout me…03 Nov 2020HANSARDOverseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) BillNo, I will not. It is a bit rich for them to come here today and condemn the legislation. On the other hand, it is we who have commissioned—03 Nov 2020HANSARDStrategic Defence Review: TimescaleMy right hon. Friend makes some interesting observations. First, I ask him, as I have asked others, to wait until we see the implications of the Treasury’s announcement of the…02 Nov 2020HANSARDStrategic Defence Review: TimescaleI do not agree at all, and I think the hon. Gentleman may be slightly confused because, whether it is one year or multi-year, it does not mean to say that the defence budget goes…02 Nov 2020HANSARDStrategic Defence Review: TimescaleAs I said to the right hon. Member for Wentworth and Dearne (John Healey), the first thing is to wait until we have worked through the consequences of the one-year spending…02 Nov 2020HANSARDStrategic Defence Review: TimescaleI think the right hon. Gentleman delivered the speech for a potential future statement. No one has said yet that the integrated review will be delayed or curtailed. What we are…02 Nov 2020HANSARDStrategic Defence Review: TimescaleI am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman for paying tribute to the armed forces. He is, of course, right that they have gone above and beyond in making sure that we get through…02 Nov 2020