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HANSARDDefence and SecurityThe right hon. Gentleman says I did not mention the UN. The UN charter is at the heart of this, because Russia is in breach of it. Russia is an aggressor that has invaded another…25 Feb 2025HANSARDDefence and SecurityI thank the hon. Gentleman for his support. We already work closely with Norway on defence and security, and we want to enhance and strengthen that, which the bilateral…25 Feb 2025HANSARDDefence and SecurityThe hon. Lady is right to say that prevention is better than war—that is why it is important that we prepare our defence to be able to secure and maintain the peace, and that is…25 Feb 2025HANSARDDefence and SecurityI do agree with that, and I agree with my hon. Friend’s comments about the supply chains, which are vital to the security effort.25 Feb 2025HANSARDDefence and SecurityI thank the hon. Member for his support and that of his party. That is important at a moment like this. So far as the funding of the 2.5% is concerned, that has been set out…25 Feb 2025HANSARDDefence and SecurityI thank the hon. Gentleman for his service. Our position on the UN resolution was clear from the way we voted yesterday. I think that sends a very powerful signal of where we…25 Feb 2025HANSARDDefence and SecurityThat has to be done through the industrial strategy and the growth strategy that we will put in place, but it is vital that this is seen as not just a duty and responsibility,…25 Feb 2025HANSARDDefence and SecurityI thank the hon. Gentleman for his support on Ukraine. The First Minister has set out that support in clear terms in recent days; that is important, and I acknowledge it. We have…25 Feb 2025HANSARDDefence and SecurityYou do not show patriotism by fawning over Putin.25 Feb 2025HANSARDDefence and SecurityObviously in the short term, we have to make decisions between the here and now and the commitment to 2.5% in 2027. Having looked at the available options, this was the choice…25 Feb 2025HANSARDDefence and SecurityI thank my hon. Friend for raising those points. They are all important, and of course, they have to be hardwired into the work we do as we go forward.25 Feb 2025HANSARDDefence and SecurityI am not going to pre-empt the discussions I will have, but the hon. Gentleman makes an important point. I absolutely believe that we should play our full part in any security…25 Feb 2025HANSARDDefence and SecurityI do agree with that. The last Government let welfare spending spiral by an additional £30 billion. Some 2.8 million people are out of work because they cannot go to work due to…25 Feb 2025HANSARDDefence and SecurityI agree with my hon. Friend. These are difficult decisions with very real consequences, which I acknowledge. As an earlier contributor said, though, the alternative to action is…25 Feb 2025HANSARDDefence and SecurityYes, it is, because I agree with the hon. and learned Gentleman that it is the strength of our deterrent that counts in a moment like this. I am very proud of our armed…25 Feb 2025HANSARDDefence and SecurityI thank my hon. Friend for raising that issue. It is a bit like cyber: the way in which conflict, war and aggression are demonstrated these days is changing, and we must protect…25 Feb 2025HANSARDDefence and SecurityI thank the hon. Gentleman for his service to his country, and he is absolutely right that we have to prepare for the fight that we do not want to have. I can assure him that as…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 certainly want that to be the case wherever we can. That is why we will have the plan for reform and efficiency, but that needs to be translated into British skills and secure…25 Feb 2025HANSARDDefence and SecurityAs my hon. Friend may know, I have had extensive discussions with all our European allies. Those have been particularly intense over the past three or four weeks, and I will…25 Feb 2025