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Departmental Publication (Transparency)
Ministry of Defence

Feb. 27 2024

Source Page: FOI responses published by MOD: week commencing 26 February 2024
Document: Cost associated with offshore patrol boats (PDF)

Found: • A breakdown of the sum costs associated with having a) offshore patrol vessels and b) Armed Forces


Commons Chamber
Oral Answers to Questions - Mon 19 Feb 2024
Ministry of Defence

Mentions:
1: Andrew Murrison (Con - South West Wiltshire) The armed forces are a huge engine for social mobility. - Speech Link
2: Barry Sheerman (LAB - Huddersfield) We have had seven Secretaries of State for Defence since 2010 and absolute turmoil in our armed forces - Speech Link
3: Andrew Murrison (Con - South West Wiltshire) LGBT personnel in our armed forces historically, or our ambition to make our armed forces more reflective - Speech Link
4: Giles Watling (Con - Clacton) Friend agree that AUKUS cannot just be about defence policy. - Speech Link
5: Andrew Murrison (Con - South West Wiltshire) the suicide rate in our armed forces. - Speech Link


Select Committee
Jag Patel
IUD0013 - Implications of the war in Ukraine for UK Defence

Written Evidence May. 08 2024

Inquiry: Implications of the war in Ukraine for UK Defence
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: International Relations and Defence Committee

Found: IUD0013 - Implications of the war in Ukraine for UK Defence Jag Patel Written Evidence


Scottish Government Publication (Research and analysis)
Constitution Directorate
External Affairs Directorate

Mar. 04 2024

Source Page: Building a New Scotland An independent Scotland's Place in the World
Document: An independent Scotland’s place in the world (PDF)

Found: could look like 21 Comparator nations 21 Defence footprint 23 The offer to Armed Forces personnel 23


Commons Chamber
Defence - Tue 07 May 2024
Ministry of Defence

Mentions:
1: Bernard Jenkin (Con - Harwich and North Essex) It requires the leadership in the Ministry of Defence—the Ministers, the officials and the armed forces - Speech Link
2: Derek Twigg (Lab - Halton) as the failure to stem the outflow from the armed forces and a defence procurement system that is broken - Speech Link
3: Maria Eagle (Lab - Garston and Halewood) They have hollowed out our armed forces. - Speech Link
4: Maria Eagle (Lab - Garston and Halewood) to strengthening our national defence and supporting our armed forces and their families. - Speech Link
5: Andrew Murrison (Con - South West Wiltshire) I make no apology for injecting trades and skills into our armed forces and our defence enterprise; it - Speech Link


Deposited Papers
Ministry of Defence

May. 21 2008

Source Page: MOD public service agreement: Spring performance report 2007-2008. 24 p.
Document: DEP2008-1348.pdf (PDF)

Found: Policy (ESDP) operating in strategic partnership with NATO, and enhanced European defence capabilities


Select Committee
ADS Group
IUD0005 - Implications of the war in Ukraine for UK Defence

Written Evidence May. 08 2024

Inquiry: Implications of the war in Ukraine for UK Defence
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: International Relations and Defence Committee

Found: IUD0005 - Implications of the war in Ukraine for UK Defence ADS Group Written Evidence


Commons Chamber
Armed Forces Readiness and Defence Equipment - Thu 21 Mar 2024
Ministry of Defence

Mentions:
1: John Healey (Lab - Wentworth and Dearne) Our UK armed forces are essential not just to the defence of our nation but to the members of our NATO - Speech Link
2: John Healey (Lab - Wentworth and Dearne) their own Government’s defence policy in the press. - Speech Link
3: James Cartlidge (Con - South Suffolk) back our armed forces with record levels of defence spending, an ambitious 10-year equipment plan and - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Ukraine - Fri 26 Jan 2024
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Lord Stirrup (XB - Life peer) Committee, the previous Defence Secretary admitted that the Armed Forces had been hollowed out over - Speech Link
2: Lord Vaizey of Didcot (Con - Life peer) cyber defence policy. - Speech Link
3: Lord Bilimoria (XB - Life peer) Soon the Armed Forces will be 72,000—not even enough to fill Wembley Stadium. - Speech Link
4: Lord Houghton of Richmond (XB - Life peer) He assumed that Ukraine’s armed forces were weak, that Russia’s armed forces were strong, and that NATO - Speech Link


Scottish Parliament Debate - Main Chamber
Scotland’s Place in the World - Tue 05 Mar 2024

Mentions:
1: Bibby, Neil (Lab - West Scotland) Union and for better support for our armed forces personnel and our veterans. - Speech Link
2: Bibby, Neil (Lab - West Scotland) The paper does not propose having any aircraft carriers.I pay tribute to our excellent armed forces. - Speech Link
3: Bibby, Neil (Lab - West Scotland) It gives us a rough estimate of needing 15,000 armed forces personnel, which it asserts as reasonable - Speech Link
4: Bibby, Neil (Lab - West Scotland) I am aware of concerns that we need to invest in our armed forces at a UK level and there has been a - Speech Link