Speeches by Martin.

“Excellent. I can take that off my worry list.”

“Have I missed something?”

“Brett, is quantum computing going to make the sea visible so that we can find subs? If so, how and when?”

“There is an amazing website.”

“What about in our near neighbourhood?”

“Do any other countries pose a threat to the UK with underwater capabilities?”

“They would have to push them back a very long way, right?”

“It is putting our allied military vessels and shipping at risk to make it harder for us to reinforce.”

“On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. During Health and Social Care questions on 22 July 2025—over six months ago—the Minister for Secondary Care agreed to meet me to discuss accelerating patient discharges from hospital. I wrote to her on 28 July to arrange that meeting and received no reply. I followed it up wit…”

“Super-interesting. Peter, what is China trying to achieve with its submarine fleet?”

“Naval militia.”

“Wow!”

“There is an island chain of allies—we have two island chains, in fact. One assumes that you could rig that with sonar defences, so that you at least know when Chinese subs are passing in and out of it.”

“Who does the hydrology of the South China sea—maybe hydrology is not the right word, but water columns and characteristics of the topography of the underwater world—give the advantage to?”

“Why?”

“Based on their current curve.”

“Vessel for vessel, UK to China?”

“Is this “we” the Americans or the west?”

“Can we find their subs?”

“The Minister is very generous. I have just come from the Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy, where we were looking at these issues in our inquiry on defending democracy. He has been in front of that inquiry. When will the new elections Bill be coming forward or—perhaps an easier way to ask the question—w…”