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I thank the Secretary of State for the opportunity to read the DIP this morning in the reading room. There are some important questions that need to be answered. It is clear that the last Government left the armed forces in a poor state, and this Government have been doing...

Member
Derek Twigg (Labour)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
30 June 2026
Reference
788 cc810-1
House
House of Commons

Why does the Secretary of State think that Paul Johnson, in an article on Monday 29 April, said:

“What annoyed me was not the commitment…”—

to the 2.5%—

“It was all about the misleading and opaque way in which the additional spending was presented. When it wanted to make it look big, the...

Member
Derek Twigg (Labour)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
7 May 2024
Reference
749 c484
House
House of Commons

The Secretary of State mentioned the Command Paper. Page 89, in paragraph 10, refers to

“protecting ourselves…against attack from the skies”.

We know from what has happened in Ukraine, and more recently in Israel, how important our air defence missile system is. The Command Paper continues:

“To counter these threats, we will step...

Member
Derek Twigg (Labour)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
7 May 2024
Reference
749 c491
House
House of Commons

We are obviously living in a much more dangerous world and preparing for a potential war in Europe, which might involve our personnel at some point, not least, of course, in the support of Ukraine in her continual fight against Russia and Putin. All this adds up to a very...

Member
Derek Twigg (Labour)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
7 May 2024
Reference
749 cc516-520
House
House of Commons