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HANSARD Carrier Strike StrategyI congratulate all four Members who have spoken so far. Only one of them is a member of the Defence Committee, which I have the honour to chair. Given their depth of knowledge and…28 Feb 2019HANSARD Carrier Strike StrategyI wondered whether I should make a reference to that terrible event in December 1941 when the Prince of Wales and the Repulse were sunk by Japanese air power. One of the main…28 Feb 2019HANSARD Carrier Strike StrategyThe trouble with 2010 was that it was a funded defence review that was totally unstrategic. People say that the 1998 defence review was the reverse: it was very strategic, but…28 Feb 2019HANSARD Carrier Strike StrategyI will go some way towards acknowledging that, with this one caveat: our strategic goals cannot be defined more tightly than the ability to have a full range of military…28 Feb 2019HANSARD Carrier Strike StrategyI think that is a very perceptive suggestion. When it comes to the issue of keeping the country safe from threats to our way of life, which now take on new forms that are much…28 Feb 2019HANSARD Carrier Strike StrategyI am delighted with that intervention, which has saved me at least the next two paragraphs of what I was going to say. That was precisely the danger. The defence budget was being…28 Feb 2019HANSARD Carrier Strike StrategyI have not seen it yet.28 Feb 2019HANSARD Carrier Strike StrategyOn fleet solid support ships, we on the Defence Committee are a little bit worried that it is being presented to us and to the country that the Government have no choice but to…28 Feb 2019HANSARD A Better Defence EstateMay I welcome what the Minister said about the upcoming 75th anniversary of D-day? Are he and right hon. and hon. Members aware that the Royal British Legion is looking for…28 Feb 2019HANSARD A Better Defence EstateLife’s too short.28 Feb 2019HANSARDLeaving the European UnionThank you, Mr Speaker, for that warm-hearted introduction. There may be a special place in hell for those of us who want a clean break with the European Union, but does my right…26 Feb 2019HANSARDOnline Platforms: Extremist ContentUntil now, the approach even of the more responsible internet companies has been that somebody else has to report something first, and then they will consider taking it down.…25 Feb 2019HANSARD Relationships and Sex EducationI am afraid that the Secretary of State did not quite answer the question from my right hon. Friend the Member for Gainsborough (Sir Edward Leigh). I agree with most of this, but…25 Feb 2019HANSARD Deprivation of Citizenship StatusMay I draw the attention of the Home Secretary and the House to an important article just published online in The Independent by the self-described liberal journalist Ahmed…20 Feb 2019HANSARDUK Nationals returning from SyriaAlthough the law on treason is antiquated, the act of treason most certainly is not. From what the Secretary of State has been saying, it is quite obvious that there will be many…18 Feb 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Secretary of State is far too modest: I was sure he was going to tell us about his dip in the icy Norwegian waters. On a very much more serious issue, the Secretary of State…18 Feb 2019HANSARDAircraft Carriers: Phalanx Weapons10. How many Phalanx close-in weapon systems will be fitted to each new aircraft carrier; and if he will make a statement.18 Feb 2019HANSARDAircraft Carriers: Phalanx WeaponsMay I add to the tributes to Paul Flynn by noting the remarkable physical courage he showed in battling crippling arthritis over many years? In relation to the Phalanx systems on…18 Feb 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsT1. If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.18 Feb 2019HANSARDPoints of OrderDeeply.06 Feb 2019