In Parliament

On 6 March 2014, the then Secretary of State for Defence announced the decision to refuel HMS Vanguard and, pending an assessment, to keep t

Cross-Government discussion of the Modernising Defence Programme is ongoing.

The Ministry of Defence does not hold total Defence expenditure figures for Scotland (or any other part of the UK) and, therefore, cannot ca

We have regular and close dialogue with US and NATO partners at all levels on foreign and security policy questions, including the Intermedi

Good progress has been made on the Modernising Defence Programme and I expect to be in a position to share the results later in the autumn.

We should be incredibly proud of the leading role that we play; we were the first nation to commit our offensive cyber-capabilities to NATO,

Britain has met and will always meet its NATO commitments, and we undertake to spend the money that is required by NATO guidelines.

It has been our clear and consistent view that Russia has been in breach of that treaty. We urge Russia to comply with the treaty.

I should like to pay tribute to all the Members of Parliament in Devon and Cornwall who have campaigned so hard on the basing of the Type 26

I take the opportunity to wish our team who are taking part in the Invictus games the very best.