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

The hon.

Armed Forces: Capabilities | Defence | Commons debates

The right hon. Member will have heard that we stopped the competition for the future solid support vessels.

Topical Questions | Defence | Commons debates

As I said in my first answer, we are currently dependent on using GPS with the United States.

Armed Forces: Capabilities | Defence | Commons debates

The hon. Lady makes very genuine and good observations about these defence reviews.

Topical Questions | Defence | Commons debates

On a number of deployments with the European Union, we do excellent work, such as in Kosovo and so on.

Strait of Hormuz: UK Shipping | Defence | Commons debates

The UK is part of the International Maritime Security Construct, which is safeguarding freedom of navigation in the Gulf.

Topical Questions | Defence | Commons debates

My hon. Friend raises an important point. These aircraft carriers are bought and paid for: they have been committed to.

Topical Questions | Defence | Commons debates

The MOD has provided extensive support to the cross-government response to the outbreak of coronavirus to ensure the safety of British na

Topical Questions | Defence | Commons debates

The Ministry of Defence continues to work closely with colleagues in DFID and across the Government to ensure that activity is co-ordinat

Topical Questions | Defence | Commons debates

I assure my hon. Friend of the importance that we attach to this area, given the stress under which it puts members of the armed forces.