David Reed

David Reed

Conservative — Exmouth and Exeter East

Speaking in the House of Commons on 2 July 2025

Debate

Defence

Contribution

What the Minister says raises a more fundamental question. Just like the release of the strategic defence review to trade bodies and to the press before its publication, we are reading about issues in the press but do not have the opportunity to discuss them in Parliament. While I welcome the Minister’s offer to have a conversation with him, why can we not have that conversation in the Chamber now?

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