Speeches by Twigg.

“Order. Before I call Andrew Lewin, I will put an advisory two-minute limit on speeches. If that is not followed, I will impose a two-minute limit. I am sure colleagues will want to ensure that time is available for all others present.”

“Thank you for keeping to the two minutes, more or less. We should continue that trend.”

“I ask the Minister to leave a minute or so at the end, so that the hon. Member for Suffolk Coastal can wind up.”

“I call Olivia Bailey to move the motion. I will then call the Minister to respond. There will not be an opportunity for the Member in charge to wind up, as is the convention in a 30-minute debate. I call Olivia Bailey.”

“May I just check that the Member has sought permission to speak?”

“We have just two more Members left to speak, but I want to call the Front-Bench spokespeople no later than 5.08 pm.”

“Order. Before I call the Front-Bench spokespeople, I should say that I will call the Minister no later than 20 past. I call the Lib Dem spokesperson, Tim Farron.”

“If the Minister can leave a bit of time at the end for David Chadwick to wind up, that would be great.”

“I warmly welcome the Prime Minister’s statement, and particularly his commitment to accelerate the increase in defence spending, although I fear that we may have to visit the 3% target before the next Parliament. It is very important that we have a whole-society approach to defence. Will he be bringing forward a strate…”

“Order. I remind Members that they need to be succinct and short with interventions.”

“The question of defence spending and GDP has been raised. I think it is clear from recent events that we cannot wait until 2030 to spend 2.5%, and, in fact, we should be exceeding that percentage. In the lead-up to any negotiations, it is essential for us to ensure that Ukraine is in the strongest possible position, in…”

“I am not trying to do that; we are trying to get to the bottom of what is working. So basically, it could work better for serving personnel and families than it is currently. How confident are you that the concerns that are passed up the line are getting to the various chiefs and Ministers?”

“So it is working better for the veterans.”

“In sum, then, what you are saying is that the Covenant is working much better for veterans than for serving personnel and their families.”

“I think we are coming on to that next.”

“The simple question is: how is it making a difference to you currently? Connected with that, what are the good outcomes, and how can we share that good practice? So what is working well, why is it working well, and how do we share it to improve things for the future?”

“It is still an area of concern for you?”

“Do you think there is a problem for dependants?”

“Can I cover one thing briefly? It is an area that always used to be a concern—I wonder whether it still is a concern—that affects everyone, from serving members to veterans. In terms of health, and the crossover when they leave the Armed Forces—we know there is massive pressure on the defence medical services generally…”

“You’re not confident that it is getting through.”