Speeches by Twigg.

“You referred to drawing the line. Do you feel that we are really being too slow in deciding where that line should be drawn and being too nice, given the threats that we face from some pretty difficult and ruthless actors?”

“I congratulate my hon. Friend on an excellent statement. He will know that the Committee, of which I was part in the previous Parliament, was able to visit Japan and Italy, where we saw for ourselves the tremendous enthusiasm for the project and how they wanted to work very closely with us. At the end of the statement,…”

“What about the case management system?”

“Can I ask a specific question? A lot of focus has been on complaints around bullying and harassment, for obvious reasons and rightly so, but the largest number of complaints were around career management, at 35%. Any complaint can affect morale. In terms of career management being a widespread issue, if people think th…”

“Are you monitoring progress on the previous recommendations and whether the deadlines that were set out in the Government’s response have been met?”

“Is that in there?”

“But you cannot tell us what they are.”

“You have talked about making your recommendations in the 2023 report; do you expect to make any new recommendations in your next and possibly final report?”

“So a thorough and proper review has taken place and was in your hands by December.”

“The review to determine the root causes of the overrepresentation of female and BAME personnel in service complaints should have been done by December.”

“Was that met by November?”

“I congratulate my hon. Friend on an excellent report, and on the leadership that she has shown throughout—in dealing with witnesses, considering the evidence that came forward, and compiling the report. As she said, she worked closely with, and was given great help, by our excellent staff on the Defence Committee. I se…”

“Following on from a previous question, clearly, the previous Government did delay investing in and starting up more nuclear power opportunities and options. What progress has been made since this Government came into power on plans to take forward nuclear power as part of our supply?”

“As my right hon. Friend will know, a large number of elderly people are admitted to hospital, through A&E, with respiratory conditions. What plans does he have to strengthen the community respiratory teams, who do a great deal of good work but could do more work, if they had the resources, to prevent admission, and…”

“Those of us who have spoken to the American military know the importance of this base. Will the Minister confirm that he said that, since the agreement was announced, the American military and security services have raised no concerns with this Government?”

“That is what your understanding is from the current Government: that it will still be 2.5% including Ukraine and not 2.5% spent directly on the British military?”

“No; it is in our national interest to support Ukraine. The previous Government said that it was going to reach 2.5%. I assume, while the Ukraine war was ongoing, that would have been included in the 2.5%. It would not have been 2.5% spent directly on the British military.”

“It is just a quick one. What will the target be for recruitment under the new system in terms of weeks?”

“Just remind the Committee of that.”

“You do not know what the—”