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Commons Chamber
Ukraine - Mon 11 Sep 2023
Ministry of Defence

Mentions:
1: James Heappey (CON - Wells) clear-eyed about Putin’s actions and his likely intent.It is self-evident that Russia’s behaviour on sovereign - Speech Link
2: Jack Lopresti (CON - Filton and Bradley Stoke) continue to help Ukrainians liberate their country.As chair of the all-party parliamentary group for sovereign - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Oral Answers to Questions - Mon 11 Sep 2023
Ministry of Defence

Mentions:
1: James Cartlidge (CON - South Suffolk) off-the-shelf and having our own sovereign capability. - Speech Link
2: James Cartlidge (CON - South Suffolk) to ensure that, above all, we have our own cutting-edge sovereign capability. - Speech Link
3: Selaine Saxby (CON - North Devon) Will he visit North Devon to meet some of the innovative suppliers manufacturing here in the UK? - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Nuclear Energy - Thu 07 Sep 2023
No Department present

Mentions:
1: Lord Howell of Guildford (CON - Life peer) That is the key advantage and the sort of advantage that would bring in pension funds and sovereign wealth - Speech Link
2: Lord Ravensdale (CB - Excepted Hereditary) The successful Fit For Nuclear programme, run by the Nuclear AMRC, which is part of the High Value Manufacturing - Speech Link
3: Lord Bilimoria (CB - Life peer) Grant Shapps, at that time Energy Secretary and now of course Defence Secretary, said when he launched - Speech Link
4: Lord Mott (CON - Life peer) The new Nuclear Skills Taskforce will ensure that the UK’s defence and civil nuclear sectors have the - Speech Link
5: Lord Howell of Guildford (CON - Life peer) The answer is that there is masses of money around the world, in the pension funds and the sovereign - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Military Vehicles: Repair - Mon 04 Sep 2023
Ministry of Defence

Mentions:
1: Baroness Goldie (CON - Life peer) My Lords, the Ministry of Defence considers all available options when disposing of military vehicles - Speech Link
2: Lord Alton of Liverpool (CB - Life peer) What have we done to increase our own capacity for manufacturing such armaments? - Speech Link
3: Baroness Goldie (CON - Life peer) Interoperability is vital, particularly in an age when we see our MoD capability increasingly being used - Speech Link
4: Baroness Goldie (CON - Life peer) Secretary of State did refer to hollowing out, but I think he was referring more to a strategic look at capability - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Advanced Artificial Intelligence - Mon 24 Jul 2023
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology

Mentions:
1: Lord Ravensdale (CB - Excepted Hereditary) To this end, the first thing that we need to think about is how we can implement a sovereign research - Speech Link
2: Lord Rees of Ludlow (CB - Life peer) balance of power from governments to globe-spanning conglomerates.Clearly, robots will take over much of manufacturing - Speech Link
3: Lord Watson of Wyre Forest (LAB - Life peer) The UK has to maintain investment in areas such as cybersecurity and R&D towards our own sovereign - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Defence Command Paper Refresh - Wed 19 Jul 2023
Ministry of Defence

Mentions:
1: None Its full-scale invasion of Ukraine was not simply an assault on a proud and sovereign nation but an attack - Speech Link
2: None They are our real battle-winning capability. - Speech Link
3: Baroness Goldie (CON - Life peer) capability within the United Kingdom is one of their best protectors. - Speech Link
4: Baroness Goldie (CON - Life peer) They feel that we exercise influence, but underpinning that is a credible defence capability, not least - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
NATO Summit: Vilnius - Thu 06 Jul 2023
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Alec Shelbrooke (CON - Elmet and Rothwell) has recognised that it needs to shift the ball, and there is an interesting conversation about the capability - Speech Link
2: Kevan Jones (LAB - North Durham) The unprovoked Russian attack on the sovereign nation of Ukraine has brought that to stark attention. - Speech Link
3: John Spellar (LAB - Warley) deterrent, but it is underpinned by industrial and societal issues.I have always taken an interest in manufacturing - Speech Link
4: Stephen Doughty (LAB - Cardiff South and Penarth) We obviously have leading capability in that area and work closely with our allies. - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Defence Policy (International Relations and Defence Committee Report) - Fri 30 Jun 2023
Ministry of Defence

Mentions:
1: Lord Stirrup (CB - Life peer) terms, into front-line capability. - Speech Link
2: Lord Craig of Radley (CB - Life peer) I stress that long-term past performance is the determinant of where national defence capability is now - Speech Link
3: Baroness Goldie (CON - Life peer) We understood immediately that this was more than an illegal invasion of a sovereign nation. - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Oral Answers to Questions - Mon 26 Jun 2023
Ministry of Defence

Mentions:
1: Emma Lewell-Buck (LAB - South Shields) “significant capability deficiencies”. - Speech Link
2: Ben Wallace (CON - Wyre and Preston North) One specific task is to commission effectively from supply chains and manufacturing plants, so that there - Speech Link
3: Richard Foord (LDEM - Tiverton and Honiton) Liberal Democrats support the Secretary of State on the supply of arms and equipment to Ukraine for its sovereign - Speech Link
4: James Cartlidge (CON - South Suffolk) We are driving the delivery of capability to the frontline. - Speech Link
5: James Cartlidge (CON - South Suffolk) our defence capability. - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Global Military Operations - Wed 14 Jun 2023
Ministry of Defence

Mentions:
1: Wayne David (LAB - Caerphilly) Is he absolutely confident that we have the manufacturing capability and the necessary supply chains - Speech Link
2: John Healey (LAB - Wentworth and Dearne) That means no new money for pressures on the core defence budget or capability gaps, or indeed to deal - Speech Link
3: James Sunderland (CON - Bracknell) Indeed, when we discuss defence in the House, operational capability is ultimately what truly matters - Speech Link
4: Andrew Murrison (CON - South West Wiltshire) He was also right to point out that we need agility—particularly in relation to equipment—and sovereign - Speech Link