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HANSARDCarrier Strike Group DeploymentI thank the Defence Secretary for advance sight of his statement and I, too, pass on my condolences and those of my party to the Indonesian navy. We all watched what happened over…26 Apr 2021HANSARD AfghanistanLike the Minister and the shadow Secretary of State, I pay tribute on behalf of the Scottish National party to all those who served, and of course, we remember all those who sadly…20 Apr 2021HANSARD Strength of the UK’s Armed ForcesI join the Minister and the shadow Secretary of State, the right hon. Member for Wentworth and Dearne (John Healey), in paying tribute to the Duke of Edinburgh. I pass on my…14 Apr 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe know that hostile foreign actors are spending more money and following more sophisticated methods than ever before when it comes to sowing disinformation, including here in the…25 Mar 2021HANSARD Integrated Review: Defence Command PaperI thank the Secretary of State for advance sight of the paper and his statement, and I apologise to him for the difficulties we had in trying to get each other on the phone…22 Mar 2021HANSARD Integrated Review: Defence Command PaperYes!22 Mar 2021HANSARDArmed Forces PersonnelYet again, the Minister is rather poorly briefed. The lowest-paid members of the armed forces in Scotland actually pay less in tax. If he wants to talk exemptions, that is a power…15 Mar 2021HANSARDArmed Forces PersonnelOn behalf of the Scottish National party, I send our condolences to Sergeant Hillier’s family. The issue of pay rises and satisfaction more generally has been a bone of contention…15 Mar 2021HANSARD Cyber-troop Activity: UKIt is a pleasure to see you in the Chair this evening, Sir Charles, and to serve under your chairmanship for this debate secured by my hon. Friend the Member for Midlothian (Owen…09 Mar 2021HANSARDBudget Resolutions and Economic SituationI am grateful for the opportunity to make some remarks this evening, Madam Deputy Speaker. The Budget was obviously put together in the worst and most hellish possible…08 Mar 2021HANSARDCovid-19It is a pleasure to follow the passionate contribution of the right hon. Member for South Northamptonshire (Andrea Leadsom). I am conscious that the debate this evening has been…22 Feb 2021HANSARDIntegrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign PolicyI congratulate the Chair of the Defence Committee on securing the debate. In the year of COP26, and the year we hope to start to put the pandemic behind us, the debate is rather…09 Feb 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Regional SupportI can tell the Minister that my inbox tells a rather different story. What they want is to be paid properly, to have decent working conditions and employment conditions, and their…01 Feb 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Regional SupportMay I also put on record my best wishes, and those of my party, to Captain Sir Tom Moore and wish him a speedy recovery? I have mentioned before that we are extremely grateful for…01 Feb 2021HANSARD Russian Federation: Human RightsThe Minister said that she is “appalled” by what has happened to Mr Navalny and described the event as “despicable”. She went on to pray in aid the United Kingdom’s current G7…27 Jan 2021HANSARD Covid-19 Response: Defence SupportI am grateful to the Secretary of State for advance sight of his statement. It was only right that he took the time to outline all those within the defence community, whether on…12 Jan 2021HANSARDIntegrated Review: Treasury DiscussionsSurely the review is meant to tell us what the threat is and then the Government respond with the spending, rather than the spending coming before the review is published. All…07 Dec 2020HANSARDIntegrated Review: Treasury DiscussionsSomeone’s put 50p in them today, Mr Speaker, haven’t they just? Let me ask the Secretary of State this. I have asked him time and again, and he usually just shouts back to me…07 Dec 2020HANSARD Spending Review 2020 and OBR ForecastCould I raise with the Chancellor the issue of statutory sick pay? Even before the crisis hit earlier this year, statutory sick pay in the United Kingdom was not comparable with…25 Nov 2020HANSARDIntegrated ReviewI can only assume that Conservative Members are awfully punch drunk on the numbers, because what the Prime Minister has effectively done is to rip up the integrated review by…19 Nov 2020