Speeches by Roome.

“I was outside this process at the beginning. On lessons learned, I would have thought that it would have been better if the DIP were done in conjunction with the SDR, to stop all the confusion with industry this year and to give industry clarity. What are the lessons learned from not doing it that way round?”

“From the beginning, do you wish that we had had some quick wins with the SDR? When announcing the SDR, we could have said, “We could get some quick wins here” to give it credibility.”

“If we want to be ready to face action, given what has been suggested will be Russia's aggression against NATO by 2030, then what integrated air and missile defence systems must we be developing in the next four years? Is £790 million good enough? I suggest not, but I would be interested in your thoughts.”

“The defence investment plan includes an additional £100 million transformation of the Royal Marines commando forces, with a special focus on our allies in Scandinavia and the High North. As the Royal Marines Commando Logistic Regiment is based at RM Chivenor in my constituency, will the Secretary of State tell us what …”

“The Defence Committee has just come back from Norway. It worries me that some defence programmes may be withdrawn in the DIP. Does my hon. Friend agree that the defence programmes set out in the defence investment plan are important for not only our national security but maintaining and deepening the UK’s relationships…”

“T1. If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.”

“This year, two of Devon’s school food providers have shut down due to rapidly rising business and food costs. The Government school food standards consultation closed on 12 June, so will the Secretary of State now ensure that funding for school meals is sustained and that procurement supports healthy, fresh and local f…”

“It is a big misconception that single living accommodation in the forces is primarily for those who are single; it is not. Even at the flag-raising ceremony here in Westminster today, most of those in uniform told me that their wives live in a different part of the country, and they are living in single living accommod…”

“We should not let everything that is happening in Westminster today distract us from the urgent need to safeguard our national defence. New clause 22 would highlight the result of the defence investment plan being long overdue. Does my hon. Friend agree that our understanding is that we still expect the defence investm…”

“First of all, I would like to say what a great honour it was to attend Windsor castle on Friday to see the presentation of the new colours to the Royal Marines. It was an absolutely superb event and carried out to extreme precision. It has been reported that the Ministry of Defence is considering delaying or scrapping …”

“First of all, I would like to say what a great honour it was to attend Windsor castle on Friday to see the presentation of the new colours to the Royal Marines. It was an absolutely superb event and carried out to extreme precision. It has been reported that the Ministry of Defence is considering delaying or scrapping …”

“I would like to turn now to Russia and the increasing frustration, particularly within the Russian elite, and the $28 billion overspend in the war cost that has been reported this year. Could you give us some idea of what the feeling is among the Russians about the war, and how that might affect the course of the war g…”

“We will ask you later what might change that course in your opinion. At the moment, all the panel are thinking that Putin will not change his mind and will carry on, and the resentment that is felt in Russia will not determine his initial thoughts of what he wants to succeed at.”

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“It was a pleasure to be a member of the Select Committee on the Armed Forces Bill, and it is an honour to speak on the Armed Forces Bill for a second time. It is to the Government’s credit that the responds to a number of the key challenges that our armed forces face in the 2020s. However, today I want to argue the cas…”

“Following the recent challenges with deploying HMS Dragon to the middle east at short notice, will the defence readiness Bill, which was mentioned in the strategic defence review, urgently review how our Type 45 destroyers can be made more readily available to defend against aerial attacks?”

“Thousands of Afghans were found eligible under the ARAP scheme, but they have yet to be brought to the UK. For some of them, their relocation has been delayed by administrative failures—most obviously with the Triples—or because priorities shifted after the breach. What is the essence of your message to those people to…”

“There is nothing that you could have learned from the processes we have gone through?”

“Minister, we have heard some pretty damning evidence from some witnesses who gave testimony earlier in our inquiry. One of them suggested that when the super-injunction was lifted, they had no communication at all. In fact, person A, who gave evidence to the Committee, said that their mobile phone had 5,000 WhatsApp me…”