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HANSARDEngagementsI have just dealt with that question, Mr Speaker. The money announced yesterday is going to our capability in order to put ourselves in a position to defend the security of both…26 Feb 2025HANSARDEngagementsThe additional spend I announced yesterday is for our capability on defence and security in Europe, as I made absolutely clear yesterday. The Chagos deal is extremely important…26 Feb 2025HANSARDEngagementsI think it is the same question again. It is £13.4 billion—that is the difference between this year and ’27-28. The Leader of the Opposition asks a serious question about the…26 Feb 2025HANSARDEngagementsWe went through this two weeks ago, going over the same question again and again. Let me say it again: if you take the financial year this year, and then you take the financial…26 Feb 2025HANSARDEngagementsI am going to have to let the Leader of the Opposition down gently: she did not feature in my thinking at all. I was so busy over the weekend that I did not even see her proposal.…26 Feb 2025HANSARDEngagementsI thank the Leader of the Opposition for her words about the forthcoming trip. It is right, and I think the whole House will think it is right, that Ukraine must be at the table…26 Feb 2025HANSARDEngagementsI agree with my hon. Friend. We are pleased that two of the early adopter schools will be in his constituency. We are ensuring that all children of primary school age can get…26 Feb 2025HANSARDEngagementsI will tell the hon. Member what was a mistake: leaving a £22 billion black hole that we had to sort out. We took the difficult decisions, investing in our NHS, and I would have…26 Feb 2025HANSARDEngagementsThis week marked three years since Putin’s barbaric invasion of Ukraine. The courage of the Ukrainians is inspiring, and across this House we stand with them for as long as it…26 Feb 2025HANSARDDefence and SecurityYes, I think it is important that we bolster across our forces. There are threats on land, threats in the air, threats at sea and, indeed, threats under the sea. It is important…25 Feb 2025HANSARDDefence and SecurityMay I first thank the Leader of the Opposition for her support in relation to today’s announcement and on Ukraine? That is important to the Government, to the House and, most of…25 Feb 2025HANSARDDefence and SecurityLet me begin by giving my word to this House that the statement was not given to the media. I will absolutely have an inquiry into that. I spoke to you, Mr Speaker, this morning.…25 Feb 2025HANSARDDefence and SecurityI do agree that our alliances are important, and that is why NATO is the bedrock of our approach. It has been for many, many years and will continue to be. I do accept that…25 Feb 2025HANSARDDefence and SecurityI thank the right hon. Gentleman for his support on Ukraine; it has been steadfast, and it has been across this House. For the same reasons that I gave to the Leader of the…25 Feb 2025HANSARDDefence and SecurityI am proud of that vote at the time, and proud of the work that our country has done on development. This is not a decision that I want to make, and I absolutely want us to get…25 Feb 2025HANSARDDefence and SecurityYes, of course; it is extremely important, and my hon. Friend knows that well. She is absolutely right to say that we must get value for money. This is a huge increase in defence…25 Feb 2025HANSARDDefence and SecurityI thank the right hon. Gentleman for his support. The point he makes about a lasting peace and what it must be is really important. This is not just about stopping the fighting;…25 Feb 2025HANSARDDefence and SecurityIt does have to be a whole-society response, which is why I set that out in my statement in the House, and I am grateful to my hon. Friend for raising it. Of course it has to be a…25 Feb 2025HANSARDDefence and SecurityI thank the right hon. Gentleman for his support on the question of Ukraine, which is important. I reassure him that the decision that I have taken today on development aid is not…25 Feb 2025HANSARDDefence and SecurityI thank my hon. Friend for raising that because cyber is one of the tools for warfare these days. That is why we increased funding in the Budget, and why I have adjusted the 2.5%…25 Feb 2025