Increase defence spending to 3% of GDP
- 30 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 146 - 2 added in the past 24hrs)
The world is more volatile now than it has been in decades. We believe our national defence spending is below where it should be for a top tier military country. I want the Government to increase the GDP spending on defence to 3%.
Found: This is an issue of national importance because our defence is priority to many voters.
Remove statutory defence for not meeting pipeline safety requirements
- 2,030 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 2,048 - 1 added in the past 24hrs)
I would like The Pipelines Safety Regulations 1996 to be amended to remove the defence set out in Section 13(A)(6) for failing to ensure that a pipeline is maintained in an efficient state, in efficient working order and in good repair.
Found: Currently it is a defence for failing to comply with the duty in regulation 13 to maintain pipelines
Immediately send more air defence systems to Ukraine
- 799 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 1,579 - 5 added in the past 24hrs)
The UK has done a great deal for Ukraine. But every day, we believe delay and inaction from western politicians is resulting in the deaths of more innocent Ukrainians, particularly in regions such as Kharkiv and Odesa. We have plenty of air defence systems - send them to Ukraine NOW!
Found: Many of these deaths could be prevented by the supply of more air defence systems.
Mentions:
1: Grant Shapps (Con - Welwyn Hatfield) defence budget for research and development over the next year, and to improve our strategic defence - Speech Link
2: John Healey (Lab - Wentworth and Dearne) The Defence Secretary is dismissive about the need for a strategic defence review, despite the fact that - Speech Link
3: Mark Francois (Con - Rayleigh and Wickford) The Defence Committee, alarmed by that, has invited the head of Boeing Defence, Space and Security, Mr - Speech Link
4: Bernard Jenkin (Con - Harwich and North Essex) today on defence policy, which determines how we spend defence money, and indeed how much we decide - Speech Link
May. 09 2024
Source Page: Defence Secretary praises Scottish contribution to shipbuilding & defenceFound: Defence Secretary praises Scottish contribution to shipbuilding & defence
Allow families of armed forces personnel access to Defence Dental Services
- 397 Signatures
(Estimated Final Signatures: 440 - 1 added in the past 24hrs)
Allow the families of armed forces personnel access to the Defence Dental Services at the duty station where the service person is serving, without exception.
Found: We believe they should be given access to Defence Dental Services at all locations.
Oral Evidence Mar. 26 2024
Committee: Defence Committee (Department: Ministry of Defence)Found: Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Defence, and Ministry of Defence Oral Evidence
Mentions:
1: Baroness Goldie (Con - Life peer) capability by issuing a defence bond. - Speech Link
2: Baroness Vere of Norbiton (Con - Life peer) This is the biggest strengthening of our defence since the Cold War. - Speech Link
3: Baroness Vere of Norbiton (Con - Life peer) There are some reports that defence is being excluded on ESG grounds. - Speech Link
4: Baroness Vere of Norbiton (Con - Life peer) As I say, we do not intend to issue defence bonds. - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Grant Shapps (Con - Welwyn Hatfield) It will make our defence industries more resilient and bigger. - Speech Link
2: John Healey (Lab - Wentworth and Dearne) The Government have tried this trick before, in the 2015 defence review. - Speech Link
3: Stephen Farry (APNI - North Down) I accept the need for additional defence spending, but may I ask the Defence Secretary for reassurance - Speech Link
4: Gen Kitchen (Lab - Wellingborough) The Defence Secretary has said that this defence spending increase will be funded in part by big cuts - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: None It will make our defence industries more resilient and bigger. - Speech Link
2: None This is a turning point in UK defence. - Speech Link
3: Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent (Lab - Life peer) defence expenditure last achieved under a Labour Government. - Speech Link
4: Earl of Minto (Con - Excepted Hereditary) They will also see how the NATO qualifying defence spend matches up against the core defence budget, - Speech Link
5: Earl of Minto (Con - Excepted Hereditary) The cake is finite, as I have said before, and defence needs more. - Speech Link