Philip Dunne welcomes DEFRA’s River Wye action plan, which the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and asks the Minister if there is any action by the Welsh Government to match the UK Government’s commitment to cleaning up the polluted River Wye.
Philip Dunne welcomes the Government commitment to increase defence spending to 2.5% of GDP, and asked the Defence Secretary to elaborate on the balance of extra spending between meeting the existing challenges in the Equipment Plan and introducing innovative new capability through the new procurement model.
Following the Prime Minister’s statement on Iran and Israel, Philip Dunne welcomes the PM’s calling for restraint and de-escalation and calls for an immediate review of the resources and resilience of the British armed forces.
Philip Dunne speaks in the Budget debate and welcomes tax cuts to help workers meet cost of living pressures, with the triple lock maintained to help pensioners. He also welcomes Budget measures relating to work of the Environmental Audit Committee including unlocking investment in renewable energy and support for electricity infrastructure and progress on nuclear sites.
Following the Government statement on plans for reform of the Ministry of Defence’s acquisition system, Philip Dunne welcomes the lessons being learned from Ukraine and backs the integrated procurement model with more focus on agility, exportability and innovation. He calls for Senior Responsible Owners (SROs) of programmes to remain in post for a longer timeframe to ensure continuity.