In Parliament

As The Secretary of State for Defence Ben often speaks in the house with regard to his ministerial position. This in no way impacts on his ability to represent his constituency, in fact being a Cabinet Minister means he does not bring constituency matters up in the house but instead has direct access to his ministerial colleagues concerned, which means he can highlight constituents issues at the highest level.

Below you can see Ben's latest speeches and appearances in Parliament (provided by theyworkforyou):

Topical Questions | Defence | Commons debates

First, I can give the right hon.

Defence Capabilities | Defence | Commons debates

I fear that I have only a few seconds in which to answer that. I am very happy to meet the hon.

Topical Questions | Defence | Commons debates

First, on the Intelligence and Security Committee, which is the Committee that would publish the report, I gave evidence for that report

Defence Capabilities | Defence | Commons debates

The Ministry of Defence has rigorous ongoing processes to test and develop our capabilities and force structure to ensure that they are r

Topical Questions | Defence | Commons debates

Absolutely. If I think back to the days when I was at Sandhurst, in defence, there were really three domains: air, sea and land.

Defence Industrial Strategy | Defence | Commons debates

The Government are currently conducting work on the UK’s defence and security industrial strategy to identify the steps we should take to

Northern Ireland: Vexatious Claims | Defence | Commons debates

My hon.

Topical Questions | Defence | Commons debates

Forgive me, but 2015 was the last time we set the numbers for the armed forces.

Defence Capabilities | Defence | Commons debates

The hon. Member asks a logical and proper question. I can assure him that we will not abandon one threat to meet another.

Topical Questions | Defence | Commons debates

The right hon. Member often campaigns for shipbuilding in the UK and he has heard my answers.