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HANSARDTopical QuestionsYnys Môn is an incredibly important island and, indeed, RAF Valley is incredibly important for our RAF and our pilot training. I know that at first hand, in that I have spent a…03 Feb 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Lady will be aware that all our systems currently run under GPS—the global positioning system—and it is not necessary for us to operate under any other system. This is…03 Feb 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI assure my hon. Friend of the importance that we attach to this area, given the stress under which it puts members of the armed forces. This is the first time in my living memory…03 Feb 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs I said in my first answer, we are currently dependent on using GPS with the United States. We will keep any alternatives that we need under review. I will of course make…03 Feb 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe MOD has provided extensive support to the cross-government response to the outbreak of coronavirus to ensure the safety of British nationals abroad. That has included medical…03 Feb 2020HANSARDStrait of Hormuz: UK ShippingIran’s interference in the region is a strategic threat to its near neighbours and, indeed, to UK interests and her allies. The use of proxy forces, terrorists and the constant…03 Feb 2020HANSARDStrait of Hormuz: UK ShippingThe UK is part of the International Maritime Security Construct, which is safeguarding freedom of navigation in the Gulf. It is now under the command of a Royal Navy officer. The…03 Feb 2020HANSARDArmed Forces: CapabilitiesThe hon. Lady makes very genuine and good observations about these defence reviews. I was a soldier serving under defence reviews that never translated into either money or the…03 Feb 2020HANSARDArmed Forces: CapabilitiesI welcome my right hon. Friend to his new role as Chairman of the Select Committee on Defence. Perhaps, given his time in the Department, he will enjoy being able to scrutinise…03 Feb 2020HANSARDArmed Forces: CapabilitiesThe right hon. Member will have heard that we stopped the competition for the future solid support vessels. We will look at why that competition could not proceed but, like…03 Feb 2020HANSARDArmed Forces: CapabilitiesThe United Kingdom is a full member of NATO and completely committed to ensuring that that alliance has a long-term future. The announcements that we made at the NATO summit in…03 Feb 2020HANSARDArmed Forces: CapabilitiesAs announced in last year’s Queen’s Speech, the Prime Minister has committed to undertake the deepest review of Britain’s foreign policy, defence, security and development since…03 Feb 2020HANSARDDefence ExportsI would be absolutely delighted to visit.03 Feb 2020HANSARDDefence ExportsIt will not surprise you to know, Mr Speaker, that Britain builds pretty much the best of everything in the world when it comes to aerospace. As a former aerospace worker, and a…03 Feb 2020HANSARDDefence ExportsA number of those recommendations have already been implemented. I will meet, and regularly do meet, my right hon. Friend the Member for Ludlow (Philip Dunne) to discuss the…03 Feb 2020HANSARDDefence ExportsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. The US defence market is incredibly important for both the United States and the United Kingdom. Some of my honourable colleagues in this House…03 Feb 2020HANSARDDefence ExportsOn behalf of the Prime Minister, I chair the defence, security and exports working group, which is attended by the International Trade Secretary. Ministers from Defence and…03 Feb 2020HANSARDDefence Relationships: South East AsiaThe Government’s strategy towards China is that we treat it in a way that befits its actions but measure our response when China does things that we do not like. For example, we…03 Feb 2020HANSARDDefence Relationships: South East AsiaI agree with my hon. Friend. If any part of the world is a place where the international rules-based system is being threatened, it is in Asia and across the Pacific and the South…03 Feb 2020HANSARDDefence Relationships: South East AsiaThe UK continues to have a strong defence relationship with south-east Asia. We maintain a garrison in Brunei and have kept a persistent naval presence in the region since 2018.…03 Feb 2020