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HANSARD Russia’s Grand StrategyMy right hon. Friend is making a very good speech. As he will recall, we served together as Ministers in the MOD. I completely commend his call for a sense of urgency in these…19 Jan 2023HANSARD Russia’s Grand StrategyThe hon. Gentleman is right because logistically that would make it far easier for the Ukrainians. Leopard is the obvious choice because it is used by so many other allied…19 Jan 2023HANSARD Russia’s Grand StrategyI congratulate my fellow Essex MP, my hon. Friend the Member for Harwich and North Essex (Sir Bernard Jenkin), on securing this vital debate and on ably introducing it. As he…19 Jan 2023HANSARD Russia’s Grand StrategyI could not resist the hon. Gentleman’s tempting offer earlier. We are great friends on the Defence Committee, as the whole House knows. He mentioned the Budapest accord. Why on…19 Jan 2023HANSARD Russia’s Grand StrategyOn my hon. Friend’s point about doing as opposed to just saying, with which I entirely agree, does he agree with me that part of this is that the German Government should now…19 Jan 2023HANSARD Ukraine: UpdateI warmly welcome the Secretary of State’s statement this afternoon, not least as the Ukrainians are now clearly fighting for our freedom as well as for their own. After what one…16 Jan 2023HANSARD Procurement Bill [Lords]The right hon. Lady may not be aware, but the Infrastructure and Projects Authority audits all major infrastructure projects across the whole of Government every year and grades…09 Jan 2023HANSARD Procurement Bill [Lords]As a former Defence Minister, I will confine my remarks to the Defence-related aspects of procurement, which feature multiple times in the Bill, particularly in parts 1, 2 and 4.…09 Jan 2023HANSARDService Family AccommodationIn February 2020, I co-authored a report called “Stick or Twist?” for the Prime Minister, copied to the Defence Secretary, after a year-long study into why armed forces personnel…20 Dec 2022HANSARD Christmas AdjournmentBefore the House adjourns for Christmas, I wish to raise several important constituency issues. First, we have a challenging situation at King Edmund School, just off the…20 Dec 2022HANSARD UkraineAs “Game of Thrones” taught us, winter is coming. While Putin has failed to defeat the Ukrainians militarily, he is now trying to freeze them into submission. I welcome what the…20 Dec 2022HANSARD BBC Local RadioWe all miss Sir David greatly, but the way that BBC Essex reported that and what followed was incredibly empathetic. It really understood the pain that the community in Southend…08 Dec 2022HANSARDPoints of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. In “Game of Thrones”, it was famously said that, “Winter is coming”, and no one is more conscious of that than the Ukrainians. As a member…07 Dec 2022HANSARDRussia: UK CompaniesIt is just something that we wanted the Business Secretary to hear.07 Dec 2022HANSARDRussia: UK CompaniesOn a point of order, Mr Speaker—07 Dec 2022HANSARDRussia: UK CompaniesAs a Member of the House of Commons Defence Committee, I visited Ukraine about three weeks ago. We were welcomed literally with open arms, so grateful are the Ukrainians for…07 Dec 2022HANSARD Roadworks (Regulation)I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to make provision about the regulation of roadworks; and for connected purposes. One of the great frustrations of modern life…30 Nov 2022HANSARDSocial Housing (Regulation) Bill [Lords]Post what the Secretary of State rightly described as the absolute tragedy of Grenfell, if he were to be presented in this debate this evening with evidence that a housing…07 Nov 2022HANSARDSocial Housing (Regulation) Bill [Lords]I congratulate the new Minister who is admirably summing up what I thought was a remarkably thoughtful, consensual and non-partisan debate. On a slightly lighter note, can we do…07 Nov 2022HANSARDSocial Housing (Regulation) Bill [Lords]I welcome the Secretary of State back to his position. He was once described as a member of the Notting Hill set. I will be saying a lot about Notting Hill Genesis housing…07 Nov 2022