Contributions
589 recent contributions in Hansard
HANSARD UkraineIt is fair to say that there has been a bit of domestic turbulence in British politics over the past six months or so, but, as we saw in our Defence Committee visit to Ukraine,…20 Dec 2022HANSARDService Family AccommodationI am grateful for that clarification, Mr Speaker; it was not in any way a complaint, but a confirmation. I am delighted that we are able to address this matter today. As I was…20 Dec 2022HANSARDService Family AccommodationI welcome the Minister’s tone in wanting to grip this issue. I put in an urgent question for this yesterday, as Mr Speaker knows, and I am really pleased it is being discussed…20 Dec 2022HANSARDSupport for NATO AlliesThe UK has led by example with its military assistance to Ukraine, but may I invite the UK to step forward again? Until now, the west has publicly stated that it is for Ukraine to…12 Dec 2022HANSARDNHS Industrial Action: Government PreparationsOur military actually enjoy stepping in when a Government Department occasionally cannot manage, such as with flooding and so forth, or on rare occasions when a strike takes…12 Dec 2022HANSARDG20I strongly welcome the Prime Minister’s words at the G20 in condemnation of Russia’s aggression in Ukraine. I have just returned with the Defence Committee from Odesa, where there…17 Nov 2022HANSARDCOP27I welcome the Prime Minister’s attendance at COP27 and our commitment on climate change, which is the biggest long-term strategic challenge that the globe faces as we test the…09 Nov 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe defence Command Paper states: “China poses a complex, systemic challenge.” But we recently learned that RAF veterans have been lured to China to assist with its own air force…07 Nov 2022HANSARDRoyal Navy: Conduct towards Women(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on conduct towards women in the Royal Navy.31 Oct 2022HANSARD UkraineI absolutely endorse the support that Ministers are giving to Ukraine, but we have entered a darker chapter: as Putin is up against the wall, he is resorting to non-conventional…31 Oct 2022HANSARDRoyal Navy: Conduct towards WomenBritain can be immensely proud of its Royal Navy, which over the centuries has helped to define who we are as a nation. Today it is globally recognised as arguably the…31 Oct 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseI wish the Prime Minister and his Front-Bench team every success as we return to greater fiscal responsibility and focus on meeting our 2019 Conservative party manifesto…27 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic UpdateI welcome the necessary but vigorous course corrections that my right hon. Friend has introduced. He began his statement by describing the central responsibilities of any…17 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic SituationBritain has embraced globalisation arguably more than other nations over the past couple of decades. About half of our GDP is subject to international headwinds, but the world is…12 Oct 2022HANSARDUkraine(Urgent Question) : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence to make a statement on our policy to deter and, if required, respond to the use of nuclear weapons by President Putin.11 Oct 2022HANSARDUkraineThanks to our support and that of allies, Ukrainian forces have done the unthinkable in pushing back Russian force. However, with Putin now on the back foot and the third largest…11 Oct 2022HANSARD UkraineThis is moving into the area of Clausewitz and what exactly war is—whether it is simply the military on the battlefield, or the politics and the economics. We have not really…22 Sept 2022HANSARD UkraineI also pay tribute to our armed forces, and their contribution to the incredible events that we saw play out on television over the past few days. It was no easy feat, and we can…22 Sept 2022HANSARDTributes to Her Late Majesty The QueenThese are indeed the saddest of times for us to gather here today to pay tribute to Her late Majesty the Queen. I suspect that we will all remember where we were yesterday when…09 Sept 2022HANSARD Small Modular Reactors: Government FundingI will make some progress, if I may. We have Hinkley Point and Sizewell C coming online, adding 3,000 MW to the grid, but it will be a full decade before they start to add their…07 Sept 2022