Bullets and billets.

Bullets and billets.

Yes, I certainly do. That is an important conclusion: the LTPA needs looking at. Perhaps that is something for the defence review.

Yes, I certainly do. That is an important conclusion: the LTPA needs looking at. Perhaps that is something for the defence review.

Madam Deputy Speaker, it is worth taking a few seconds of my precious 12 minutes to invite you to draw Mr. Speaker's attention to the fact that by the time we reach 6 o'clock in today's short debate, almost half the time will have been taken up by Front Bench...

Madam Deputy Speaker, it is worth taking a few seconds of my precious 12 minutes to invite you to draw Mr. Speaker's attention to the fact that by the time we reach 6 o'clock in today's short debate, almost half the time will have been taken up by Front Bench...

Yes, I learned that and I learned too that while everything that is done at Aberporth could be done in the Hebrides, the majority of the work done in the Hebrides could certainly not be done at Aberporth. Another thing that I learned from my visit was that the long-term...

Yes, I learned that and I learned too that while everything that is done at Aberporth could be done in the Hebrides, the majority of the work done in the Hebrides could certainly not be done at Aberporth. Another thing that I learned from my visit was that the long-term...

indicated assent.

indicated assent.

I am grateful to the Minister for clarifying that point. I am sure he is right. Finally, I want to make a plea: this is a fantastic range. It is the only one of its kind in the whole of northern Europe. We should have NATO partners flooding in to...

I am grateful to the Minister for clarifying that point. I am sure he is right. Finally, I want to make a plea: this is a fantastic range. It is the only one of its kind in the whole of northern Europe. We should have NATO partners flooding in to...

It is a particular pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Canterbury (Mr. Brazier), not just because he and I both have the privilege of representing very fine cathedral cities, but because he has unrivalled expertise and practical knowledge of our reserve forces. It was also a pleasure...

It is a particular pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Canterbury (Mr. Brazier), not just because he and I both have the privilege of representing very fine cathedral cities, but because he has unrivalled expertise and practical knowledge of our reserve forces. It was also a pleasure...

Yes, of course. I was extremely interested in that part of my hon. Friend's speech in which he talked about the importance of clearing and detecting mines around our shores. That issue deserves far more attention and research, and we must undertake, too, practical detection and destruction of those mines....

Yes, of course. I was extremely interested in that part of my hon. Friend's speech in which he talked about the importance of clearing and detecting mines around our shores. That issue deserves far more attention and research, and we must undertake, too, practical detection and destruction of those mines....

I fear that I am not in a position to be able to answer that. If I could change places with the Minister after the general election, doubtless I would find many Chinooks flying operationally. I saw, however, that real progress has been made on that programme, and there is...

I fear that I am not in a position to be able to answer that. If I could change places with the Minister after the general election, doubtless I would find many Chinooks flying operationally. I saw, however, that real progress has been made on that programme, and there is...

Will my hon. Friend share his perspective on the problem that Macedonia's name holds for the Greeks, who hold the right to block any progress for that new democracy because of the disputed name?

Will my hon. Friend share his perspective on the problem that Macedonia's name holds for the Greeks, who hold the right to block any progress for that new democracy because of the disputed name?

I had better take note of that; I apologise to the House.

I had better take note of that; I apologise to the House.

Has the Minister read today's National Audit Office report on the Red Dragon project, which tells us that it has cost the taxpayer £113 million—

Has the Minister read today's National Audit Office report on the Red Dragon project, which tells us that it has cost the taxpayer £113 million—

No, he did not.

No, he did not.

It is so simple but clearly beyond the hon. Gentleman's understanding. For those who did not hear my hon. Friend the Member for Woodspring (Dr. Fox) the first time, he said that NATO did not have adequate capability if we were looking at new scenarios in the north. It is...

It is so simple but clearly beyond the hon. Gentleman's understanding. For those who did not hear my hon. Friend the Member for Woodspring (Dr. Fox) the first time, he said that NATO did not have adequate capability if we were looking at new scenarios in the north. It is...

I listened to the speech of the hon. Member for Grantham and Stamford (Mr. Davies) more in sorrow than in anger; it will be one of his last defence speeches, and I suspect that we will miss his amusing ramblings after the next general election. Despite that, I wish him...

I listened to the speech of the hon. Member for Grantham and Stamford (Mr. Davies) more in sorrow than in anger; it will be one of his last defence speeches, and I suspect that we will miss his amusing ramblings after the next general election. Despite that, I wish him...

May I clarify what my hon. Friend has just said, as it is absolutely crucial? I take it that he was referring to Greece. The mischief that Greece is carrying out in that part of south-east Europe is unsustainable. It is damaging relations between Turkey and the rest of Europe...

May I clarify what my hon. Friend has just said, as it is absolutely crucial? I take it that he was referring to Greece. The mischief that Greece is carrying out in that part of south-east Europe is unsustainable. It is damaging relations between Turkey and the rest of Europe...