Mr Calvin Bailey

I agree with the hon. Member about the centrality of Northern Ireland, which I think is symbolically represented in the capturing of the German U-boat fleet during the second world war. That is why, v

I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Harlow, who spoke so passionately about the contribution of Raytheon, about and the wonderful Sea Cadets in his constituency and about HMS Triumph. He has just ma

Thank you, Sir Roger. It was an 8% cut in real terms that did lasting damage, taking us from 2.6% of GDP down to 2.1%. This Government have taken us from 2.3% when we entered office to 2.7%, and we wi

It was the 8% cut in real terms that they delivered—

I thank the right hon. Member for Rayleigh and Wickford for setting himself up, because I will take great pleasure in explaining to him why we are in that position. However, I will first explain that

It is a pleasure, Sir Roger, to serve under your chairmanship for the first time in my role. I congratulate the hon. Member for Dumfries and Galloway (John Cooper) on securing this debate and giving u