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HANSARDIntegrated ReviewI could not agree more. I will absolutely fight for the right share, which is why we achieved 2.6% in the short spending review only last year, one of the highest departmental…16 Mar 2020HANSARDIntegrated ReviewWe have deployed military personnel on a number of return flights, for example from Wuhan. We have always made our assets available where possible, subject to medical advice and…16 Mar 2020HANSARDIntegrated ReviewIt will certainly place prosperity and manufacturing at its heart. It will also place at its heart our very real obligation to give the men and women of the armed forces the best…16 Mar 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe UK Government are working with the devolved Administrations, the World Health Organisation and international partners to keep the UK safe against the outbreak of covid-19. The…16 Mar 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI would be delighted to try to get that important data to hon. Members. I would also like to try to get the data on how many people are leaving our armed forces and going back…16 Mar 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Lady raises an important point about media stories, some of which are entirely fictional. There is no Operation Hades, contrary to one report. There are absolutely no…16 Mar 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe right hon. Member is a proper champion for British shipbuilding. After we ceased the competition, because it was delinquent the first time round, I have re-examined many of…16 Mar 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs my hon. Friend knows, she and I share a love of Anglesey and, indeed, RAF Valley, which is at the forefront of the training of our next generation of pilots. The priority that…16 Mar 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy right hon. Friend is absolutely right to highlight the main task of Defence, which is defending the nation. Only this morning I held meetings with senior officials and military…16 Mar 2020HANSARDVeteransI would like to start by paying tribute to Lance Corporal Brodie Gillon, a reservist combat medic with the Scottish and North Irish Yeomanry, who was deployed to Iraq with the…16 Mar 2020HANSARDVeteransThe hon. Member raises a really important point about how we treat allegations of sexual assault or misconduct in the armed forces. He will be aware of the Wigston report. We will…16 Mar 2020HANSARDSingle-source Defence ContractsI am today announcing that I have set the baseline profit rate for single source defence contracts at 8.22%, in line with the rate recommended by the Single Source Regulations…13 Mar 2020HANSARDDefence and Security Industrial StrategyI want to inform the House of our work to review the UK’s defence and security industrial sectors, which will inform the broader integrated review of security, defence,…05 Mar 2020HANSARDDefence Equipment PlanI am pleased to place in the Library of the House the 2019 financial summary of the defence equipment plan, which sets out our plans to deliver the equipment needed by our armed…27 Feb 2020HANSARDNuclear DeterrentIn 2007 the Government, endorsed by a parliamentary vote, began a programme to maintain the UK’s nuclear deterrent beyond the early 2030s. The 2015 strategic defence and security…25 Feb 2020HANSARDReserve Forces and Cadets Associations External Scrutiny Team Report 2019I have today placed in the Library of the House a copy of a letter that I have sent to Major General (Retd) Simon Lalor, the chairman of the reserve forces and cadets association…11 Feb 2020HANSARDMinistry of Defence Annual Estimate 2020-21The Ministry of Defence Votes A Estimate 2020-21, will be laid before the House on 6 February 2020 as HC 33. This outlines the maximum numbers of personnel to be maintained for…06 Feb 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsAbsolutely. The first winner of that competition was Lancaster Girls’ Grammar School, which was in my former constituency—it is now in the constituency of the hon. Member for…03 Feb 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend raises an important point. These aircraft carriers are bought and paid for: they have been committed to. One is only on sea trials, and I would urge him to give it…03 Feb 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsOn a number of deployments with the European Union, we do excellent work, such as in Kosovo and so on. We will make sure that, where there is a requirement for us to work together…03 Feb 2020