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HANSARD DefenceIt is an honour to follow the hon. Member for North Wiltshire (James Gray), and I pay tribute to him as the chair and lead of the all-party parliamentary group for the armed…07 May 2024HANSARD Tamar CrossingsWill the Minister give way?07 May 2024HANSARD Tamar CrossingsWill the Minister give way?07 May 2024HANSARD DefenceIs the hon. Member aware of the Supacat range of vehicles, which operate in much the way that he has described?07 May 2024HANSARDWar in GazaThe Israeli Opposition leader Yair Lapid said at the weekend: “A government that wants to return the abductees” would be “sending the teams to Cairo, not…crushing the hearts of…07 May 2024HANSARD Defence Personnel Data BreachThe malign actor did not need to access the armed forces payment network to find out the salary of a British private soldier. A quick search of Google—or indeed Baidu—reveals that…07 May 2024HANSARD DefenceI am grateful to the Secretary of State for giving way, and I can offer him the assurance that the Liberal Democrats embrace the continuous at-sea deterrent with four submarines.…07 May 2024HANSARD DefenceI think the term is “other ranks.”07 May 2024HANSARDSecurity in the Western BalkansThe Minister has mentioned deterrence. We heard from the right hon. Member for Beckenham (Bob Stewart) and the Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee that what might serve…02 May 2024HANSARDSecurity in the Western BalkansThe hon. Member referred to Operation Althea, a European Union-led operation that the UK chose to leave on leaving the European Union; we left in 2020. Does he think that the UK…02 May 2024HANSARDSecurity in the Western BalkansI was not aware of that but it sounds feasible. We should try to bring Serbia away from the mantle of Moscow, if we can. I appreciate that is not entirely within our gift. One way…02 May 2024HANSARDSecurity in the Western BalkansIt is a genuine honour to follow the right hon. Member for Beckenham (Bob Stewart). He is revered in this place for his knowledge of the western Balkans, not only because he reads…02 May 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseToday we read in the press that the oil and gas company Shell will take some of its bumper profits, creamed off the top of people’s soaring energy bills, and use it for share…02 May 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsGreen Resource Engineering Ltd, a highly successful company in Willand, already exports £1 million of engineering business to South Korea every year and has done so for the last…02 May 2024HANSARD VolunteersGiven that the shadow Minister is a trustee of a charity, does he recognise that it can be beneficial for employers, including those in the private sector, to release staff for…02 May 2024HANSARD VolunteersIt is a privilege to serve under you as Chair, Ms Nokes—forgive me, I meant to say that it is a privilege to serve with you in the Chair. I should say first up that it would be…02 May 2024HANSARD Telegraph Media Group Ltd: AcquisitionI welcome this intervention that means that the UAE cannot own Telegraph Media Group through RedBird IMI, but there is a suggestion that foreign Governments could potentially…30 Apr 2024HANSARDUK Armed Forces in Middle EastThe Government have so far resisted having a proper debate and a vote on British military engagement in the middle east this year. The engagement of the British Army in Bosnia in…29 Apr 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsThis weekend, The Times reported that some Conservative MPs want to see graduate visas banned. Will the Minister ask the Home Secretary to quash that damaging rumour, given that…29 Apr 2024HANSARDDefence SpendingOn behalf of the Liberal Democrats, I welcome the right hon. Gentleman’s statement about increased defence spending, although it relates to a time six years hence rather than…24 Apr 2024