Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Ministry of Defence

Oral Answers to Questions

Dan Jarvis Excerpts
Monday 7th November 2022

(2 years ago)

Commons Chamber
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Ben Wallace Portrait Mr Wallace
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In recent days, Russia has made a range of allegations against the UK and other international partners that are clearly designed to distract from the attention on Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine. I did indeed receive a letter from the Russians that seemed to demonstrate everything that has been announced by the Government either in this House or in the media going way back to the times of Op Orbital. As yet, I still await the groundbreaking evidence, but I do not expect it to come because we know for sure that Russia is involved in misinformation.

Dan Jarvis Portrait Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central) (Lab)
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It is the right thing to do to refresh the integrated review. The Minister said earlier that he was not ruling anything in or out from a capability point of view, but does he agree that it would be wise not to make any cuts to capability until the integrated review refresh reports, hopefully before Christmas?