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HANSARDTopical QuestionsOne part of the 77th Brigade’s role is to challenge disinformation, not opinion—its role is not to monitor or counter opinion, as that is about the freedom we all enjoy in our…13 Mar 2023HANSARDDefence ProcurementAs my right hon. Friend will know, the Ajax was decided on in, I think, March 2010, under a Labour Government. As I have often said, it has been a troubled programme. Since I have…13 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI would point the hon. Lady’s constituents to the 2010 National Audit Office report on her Government which gave some really interesting clues about why procurement was so bad. It…13 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsFirst, I am not sure where the hon. Gentleman gets that we will not get the 3% to avoid the cuts. At the moment, it will be a decision on the balance of investments. He will see…13 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is incredibly right to point out how important France is to us. It is our main partner in Europe. It has similar-sized armed forces, with a similar expeditionary…13 Mar 2023HANSARDDefence ProcurementWe always try to use as much UK steel as possible where we can, and when we do not, it is often because we do not manufacture the type of steel that needs to be used in a certain…13 Mar 2023HANSARDDefence ProcurementI do not disagree with some of the right hon. Gentleman’s observations. Consistency in these programmes is incredibly important. As he will know, some of them, even when on track,…13 Mar 2023HANSARDFuture Nuclear Deterrent Annual Update 2022On 18 May 2011, the then Secretary of State for Defence, the right hon. Member for North Somerset (Dr. Liam Fox) made an oral statement to the House ( Official Report column 351 )…08 Mar 2023HANSARDMinistry of Defence: Annual Estimate 2023-24The Ministry of Defence Votes A 2023-24 estimate will be laid before the House on 21 February 2023 as HC 1036. This outlines the maximum numbers of personnel to be maintained for…21 Feb 2023HANSARDDefenceThe right hon. Gentleman referenced the Army cuts. I have come to this Dispatch Box on numerous occasions and admitted how woeful our Army’s equipment programmes have been in the…09 Feb 2023HANSARDDefenceThe right hon. Gentleman referenced the Army cuts. I have come to this Dispatch Box on numerous occasions and admitted how woeful our Army’s equipment programmes have been in the…09 Feb 2023HANSARDAUKUS SubmarinesI welcome the right hon. Gentleman’s support for AUKUS and I note his point on a Government, though of course there will be no complacency from the Labour party; I hope they will…30 Jan 2023HANSARDAUKUS SubmarinesThe second pillar of AUKUS includes things such as artificial intelligence, hypersonics, cyber and all sorts of other technologies that are critical not only to complement the…30 Jan 2023HANSARDMemorandum of Understanding: MOD and League Against Cruel SportsI am glad the hon. Gentleman has raised the MOU, which was put in place without any announcement to Parliament or any informing of Members of this House. It was not even put in…30 Jan 2023HANSARDAUKUS SubmarinesThe hon. Gentleman is right to ask those questions. It is still our ambition. So far, two of the planks of AUKUS are already in place, and we will be seeing the full details of…30 Jan 2023HANSARDBritish ShipbuildingI point my hon. Friend to the national shipbuilding strategy, which puts in place lots of measures, such as the home shipbuilding guarantee scheme and export credits for foreign…30 Jan 2023HANSARDBritish ShipbuildingFirst, it is predominantly a matter for private companies or indeed non-Government departments to choose how and why to buy those vessels. But of course, to encourage more UK…30 Jan 2023HANSARDBritish ShipbuildingThe national shipbuilding strategy and the National Shipbuilding Office are supporting our ambition to grow the UK shipbuilding enterprise and support UK jobs. Five new Type 31…30 Jan 2023HANSARDAUKUS SubmarinesBarrow-in-Furness, Devonport and Faslane are key components in delivering our nuclear submarine capability and can almost not be replicated around the world. It is very important…30 Jan 2023HANSARDAUKUS SubmarinesWe also said at the time that there would be an 18-month study programme where we work out both design and work share for this submarine. That is drawing to a close. We are…30 Jan 2023