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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 28 Jun 2021
Loss of Secret Documents

"I think my right hon. Friend the Member for Wentworth and Dearne (John Healey) was absolutely right to contrast the exemplary professionalism of our forces on HMS Defender with this unfortunate episode. I understand that the Minister has said that there will be a inquiry that will report as quickly …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 08 Jun 2021
Ajax Programme

"Defence equipment is traditionally procured to do damage to our adversary, but I understand that the Ajax vehicle has been giving soldiers a risk of tinnitus and swollen joints if they were driven at speeds above 20 mph. In addition, it is unable to fire while moving. The Minister has …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 24 May 2021
Oral Answers to Questions

" During the 2019 election, The Prime Minister promised that he would not cut the armed service “in any form”, yet the integrated review funds another 10,000 fewer in our armed forces by 2025. We can have an interesting discussion about whether or not force strength is the best use …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 26 Apr 2021
Carrier Strike Group Deployment

"I very much welcome the maiden deployment of the carrier strike group. The Secretary of State is right to say that it was envisaged and laid down under a Labour Government, and set sail under a Conservative Government. Built in shipyards in both England and Scotland, it is an example …..."
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Written Question
Ministry of Defence: Apprentices
Monday 8th February 2021

Asked by: Toby Perkins (Labour - Chesterfield)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of staff employed by his Department are apprentices.

Answered by Johnny Mercer

As at 31 January 2021, three per cent of civilian staff employed by the Ministry of Defence are apprentices.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 12 Jan 2021
Covid-19 Response: Defence Support

"I share the admiration for our armed forces that many hon. Members have highlighted, and I share frustration that the Defence Secretary and other hon. Members have expressed about the fact that many people allocated by his Department are not being utilised by the Government. Can he tell us whether …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 07 Dec 2020
Oral Answers to Questions

" What support the armed forces are providing during the covid-19 outbreak; and if he will make a statement. ..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 07 Dec 2020
Oral Answers to Questions

"People in Chesterfield have had cause to be grateful to members of our armed forces, who helped to erect the coronavirus testing station at the Technique Stadium in Chesterfield. Of course, the armed forces would have been better placed to support the effort if we had not seen service numbers …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 22 Jul 2020
Counter-Daesh Update

"I echo the Secretary of State’s tribute to the professionalism and commitment of our armed forces. I also wish to reinforce the point made by the hon. Member for Filton and Bradley Stoke (Jack Lopresti) about our historical allies in the Kurdistan region of Iraq, who not only feel that …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 16 Mar 2020
Oral Answers to Questions

"6. What recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of Army equipment. ..."
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