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HANSARDUK Defence SpendingMy right hon. and gallant Friend makes a very powerful point. I know that the Ministers on the Front Bench are conscious of this issue. One day, I would like to learn of the…24 Jun 2021HANSARDUK Defence SpendingI partially agree with my Committee colleague. The point that is being made, though—the MOD and, indeed, the Ministers understand it—is that there is a very powerful case for…24 Jun 2021HANSARDUK Defence SpendingYes, the hon. Gentleman makes an important point. The burden placed on the existing armed forces when their numbers are reduced overstretches them. That means that the harmony…24 Jun 2021HANSARDUK Defence SpendingIt is a pleasure to follow the right hon. Member for North Durham (Mr Jones), my colleague on the Defence Committee. I am pleased to see not one, but two Defence Ministers on the…24 Jun 2021HANSARD UK Military Personnel Serving Overseas: Vaccination(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the vaccination of UK military personnel serving overseas.23 Jun 2021HANSARD UK Military Personnel Serving Overseas: VaccinationI am grateful for that reply but it does miss out a lot of detail. It gives me no pleasure whatsoever during Armed Forces Week, when we celebrate the military’s invaluable…23 Jun 2021HANSARD UK Military Personnel Serving Overseas: VaccinationThat was wrong. It was absolutely wrong.23 Jun 2021HANSARD G7 and NATO SummitsMay I congratulate the Prime Minister on what was achieved at the G7 summit in Cornwall? The west had become a little risk-averse of late, and if the summit achieved anything, it…16 Jun 2021HANSARDIranWhat discussions he has had with his Iranian counterpart in the last six months.15 Jun 2021HANSARDIranMay I first pay tribute to the work of the HALO Trust, a British charity and the largest de-mining organisation working in Afghanistan? Tragically, 10 of its team were killed in…15 Jun 2021HANSARD Covid-Secure BordersMay I just praise the work that my hon. Friend is doing? It has been an incredible journey to vaccinate this nation. With his leadership, the team that he has put together have…15 Jun 2021HANSARD Covid-Secure BordersThere almost comes a time in these debates at which points are repeated. I shall approach the debate from an internationalist and security perspective. I intervened on the…15 Jun 2021HANSARD EthiopiaThis urgent question underlines exactly why we should not be reducing our aid budget from 0.7% to 0.5%, but this war in Tigray is a test for the west. The conflict has resulted in…14 Jun 2021HANSARD Ajax ProgrammeFor some time, I have been warning the House about the growing, complex threats that our nation faces. Over the next decade, the world will become more unstable and more…08 Jun 2021HANSARD 0.7% Official Development Assistance TargetI very much welcome this debate today and I congratulate my right hon. Friend the Member for Sutton Coldfield (Mr Mitchell). It will help widen our understanding of how British…08 Jun 2021HANSARDAfghanistan: Withdrawal of UK ForcesThank you very much, Mr Speaker. Let me begin by wishing the Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier battle group all the very best on her maiden voyage. Operation Telic, the 2003…24 May 2021HANSARDBelarus: Interception of AircraftWestern flights continue to transit over this unpredictable airspace; I hope that the Foreign Secretary will make it clear that that needs to stop. For a European state to fake a…24 May 2021HANSARDIsrael and Gaza: CeasefireI welcome the Minister’s statement, but given our history and our legacy, could Britain lean into this more? We called for a ceasefire. Let us ask the United States to join us…19 May 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateI look forward to welcoming my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State when he visits the vaccination hub in Bournemouth. Today’s partial liberation of covid restrictions will be…17 May 2021HANSARDBallymurphy Inquest FindingsI declare an interest, as one of a number of Members of Parliament who served in Northern Ireland prior to the Good Friday agreement. I very much welcome the statement and the…13 May 2021