Speeches by Scrogham.

“We are touching on exactly where we were going next. We know that the nature of the service means that people move around an awful lot; they are very mobile. What sort of challenges does that throw up for people in the service? Has the Covenant addressed that?”

“What could be done to make sure it is applied consistently, then?”

“We have evidence saying that things are different across all the local authorities and within the devolved Parliaments. What effect is that having on service personnel?”

“Thank you both for your time today. You have touched on some of those relationships. What do you see as being the key British relationships and their contribution to the European security? Armida van Rij: It is very much the ones that we have talked about so far. I reiterate the point that these are cumulative. They ar…”

“My constituent, Sharron Huddleston, has been campaigning after tragically losing her daughter Caitlin in 2017. She was one of those children on rural roads who tragically lost her life as a passenger in a young novice’s car. Sharon founded the Forget-me-not Families Uniting group. They campaign for restrictions on the …”

“We have many multilateral and bilateral agreements. Do you feel that that ecosystem works well or are any of those agreements actually hindering and getting in the way of one another?”

“I am specifically looking at where those relationships complement each other or where there are tensions. Which of those relationships do you see as complementary? Where do you see other relationships where there could be tension within that? Armida van Rij: On the complementarity front, the existing gap is the UK-EU r…”

“Over recent years, we have seen a large increase in Russian activity of this type, and it is clear that the need for subsurface protection is critical and increasing. The UK sub fleet is built at BAE Systems in my constituency, and we play a vital role in countering this threat. Will the Secretary of State comment on t…”

“What is your assessment of our vulnerability to electrical interference? We see an awful lot in the media, particularly in terms of media interference, who owns the media, who is lobbying and who is donating to political parties, with that kind of competition between them. What kind of threat do you see there?”

“Welcome, Sir Alex, and thanks for your time. When it comes to countering hybrid threats effectively, what is the balance between using the armed forces, intelligence agencies, and other public and private bodies?”

“You mentioned that the Netherlands’ MoD have referred to themselves as leading from behind when it comes to these cyber threats. Is that something you would see as a benefit to us, and where do you assess the UK as sitting within that?”

“What is your assessment of our vulnerability to electrical interference? We see an awful lot in the media, particularly in terms of media interference, who owns the media, who is lobbying and who is donating to political parties, with that kind of competition between them. What kind of threat do you see there?”

“You mentioned that the Netherlands’ MoD have referred to themselves as leading from behind when it comes to these cyber threats. Is that something you would see as a benefit to us, and where do you assess the UK as sitting within that?”

“Welcome, Sir Alex, and thanks for your time. When it comes to countering hybrid threats effectively, what is the balance between using the armed forces, intelligence agencies, and other public and private bodies?”

“When you are looking at those individual issues, whether it is sexual harassment or something to do with their career progression, what would be the weighting to how many of those individuals are successful in their complaints?”

“You seem to be of the opinion that it is more about people being able to complain more easily than there being more issues to complain about.”

“Would you say that there are any specific trends around the issues or complaints that are coming forward?”

“You noted an increase in complaints since 2022. Has that trend continued into 2024?”

“Is the freeze on MOD hiring going to have an impact on bringing people into the Armed Forces Commissioner’s office? Will it have an impact on recruitment?”

“Do you have any insight into the factors behind that increase?”