LabourMP for Rawmarsh and Conisbrough
“We all want this defence investment plan to be a success, and I personally thank the MOD officials who have worked so hard for many months to get us to this point. I welcome the extra money the Treasury may have ceded in the last couple of …”
“With your permission, Mr Speaker, I will make a personal statement on my resignation as the UK Defence Secretary. Many in the media have pressed me to say more since Thursday, but I am a proud parliamentarian, and I wanted first to speak in…”
“I am today announcing the Government’s decision to accept in full the 2026 Pay Award recommendations for Armed Forces remuneration made by the independent Armed Forces’ Pay Review Body (AFPRB).…”
“May I start by condemning the reckless Russian drone strike on Romania early on Friday morning? We stand with Romania and all our NATO allies. I have commissioned UK options for contributing to any NATO-led actions to strengthen Romania, sh…”
“I begin by paying tribute to Lance Bombardier Ciara Sullivan of the King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery, who tragically died at the Royal Windsor horse show. She was a brilliant young soldier, and her commanding officer described her as a “f…”
“My Rt hon.Friend the Minister of State for Defence (The Lord Coaker) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement.…”
“I want to update the House on the UK military operations in the middle east, but before I do so let me express my total disgust at the antisemitic attack in north London overnight. Our thoughts are with the Jewish community today. The House…”
“Before I answer, I want to thank our British personnel who are working 24/7 in the middle east, at home and around the world to protect British lives. For our part, we are working flat out to settle the defence investment plan, which is a p…”
“With permission, I wish to make a statement to update the House on the middle east. As I trust the House will understand, there is a lot on which to update it. Let me start by praising our armed forces who are working 24/7 to protect Britis…”
“I beg to move, That this House has considered the situation in Ukraine. Yesterday marked a milestone that none of us wanted to see: four years of Putin’s war on Ukraine; four years of his brutal full-scale invasion of that sovereign nation,…”
“I have today laid before the House the Ministry of Defence Votes A Estimate 2026/27 as HC1660. This outlines the maximum numbers of personnel to be maintained for each Service in the Armed Forces during Financial Year 2026/27, including inc…”
“Can I associate the Government side of the House with your tributes to Lord Wallace and Lord Flight, Mr Speaker? I pay tribute to Captain Philip Gilbert Muldowney of the 4th Regiment Royal Artillery, who died on 25 January. He was an outsta…”
“I beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time. It is a rare privilege to open this debate. This is only the second ever Labour Armed Forces Bill, yet the provenance of this legislation reaches all the way back to the Bill of Rights…”
“With permission, Mr Speaker, and with thanks to you for allowing me to do so at this late hour, I wish to make a statement to update the House on today’s US operation and yesterday’s coalition of the willing summit in Paris. Today the US co…”
“I have today laid before parliament the 14th Armed Forces Annual Covenant Report, delivering the statutory duty of the Secretary of State for Defence under the Armed Forces Act 2006.…”
“Mr Speaker, the House does indeed join in your sentiments towards all those who are suffering as a result of the attack at Bondi Beach. I know the whole House will also join me in offering condolences to the family and comrades of Lance Cor…”
“In the Strategic Defence Review published in June, The MOD committed £1.5 billion of additional defence investment for energetics and munitions including the ‘always on munitions’ pipeline. The Government is committed to building at least 6…”
“I know the whole House is united in condemning the dreadful attacks on the LNER train from Doncaster to London over the weekend, and our thoughts are with the victims, their families and their friends. This is also the period in which we ma…”
“On 10 September, Polish air space was recklessly violated by a number of Russian uncrewed aerial systems, in the most significant airspace violation of NATO airspace by Russia since the start of Putin’s illegal full scale invasion of Ukrain…”
“I am sure that the House will want to offer its sympathies to His Majesty and the royal family on the passing of the Duchess of Kent. The world is more dangerous and less predictable that ever, and as a result we need a strong British defen…”
“I am today laying a Departmental Minute before Parliament describing a contingent liability that His Majesty’s Government will take on relating to the United Kingdom’s participation in the AUKUS security partnership with the United States o…”
“With permission, Madam Deputy Speaker, I shall make a statement about Ukraine. Before I begin, I inform the House that yesterday we secured a £10 billion contract to supply Norway with at least five Type 26 frigates. This is the biggest Bri…”
“With permission, I wish to make a statement on the war in Ukraine. Today is day 1,239 since President Putin launched his full-scale invasion and it is more than a decade since the Ukrainians have known peace in their homeland. They have had…”
“With permission, Mr Speaker, I wish to make a statement on a significant data protection breach from February 2022 relating to the Afghan relocations and assistance policy. It led to the High Court granting an unprecedented super-injunction…”
“We are in a new era of threat which demands a new era for Defence. Yesterday I, together with my French counterpart Minister Sébastien Lecornu, agreed on implementing the detailed direction for rebooting the Lancaster House Defence and Secu…”
“Today this Government is outlining two major developments in our commitment to reform Defence and the delivery of our Strategic Defence Review (SDR). The establishment of the new UK Defence Innovation (UKDI) organisation and the renaming of…”
“With your indulgence, Mr Speaker, on behalf of those serving in our armed forces, I would like to thank you for the parliamentary flag-raising ceremony to mark the start of Armed Forces Week last Monday. I thank honourable Members across th…”
“On a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. The grave situation in the middle east is developing, with further reports from Qatar, and I will return from the Chamber to be briefed further, but my wider accountability to this House is important.…”
“With permission, Mr Speaker, I will make a statement on the strategic defence review. I have laid the full 130-page review before the House, and I am grateful for the opportunity to do so and to make this statement on our first day back fro…”
“Further to that point of order, Mr Speaker. We have followed— [ Interruption. ] You want an answer from me, Mr Speaker, and I will certainly give you this: we have followed the procedure from the last defence review, when the shadow Defence…”
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