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Grant Shapps

Conservative MP for Welwyn Hatfield ( 5 May 2005 – current)


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National Networks National Policy Statement (26 Mar 2024)

Bill Esterson: ...Nevertheless, here we are today to debate a new national networks national policy statement, a decade after the previous statement was published in 2014. The right hon. Member for Welwyn Hatfield (Grant Shapps) originally promised that the Government would review the NNNPS in July 2021, but here we are, nearly three years on from that promise and a decade on from the last published...

Written Ministerial Statements — Ministry of Defence: Wider Service Medal (26 Mar 2024)

Grant Shapps: It gives me great pleasure to announce the introduction of the Wider Service Medal to the House today, a new medal to recognise the service of personnel outside the traditional 'risk and rigour' criteria of existing medals. The Wider Service Medal represents a significant change in medallic recognition for the UK Armed Forces, and on occasions other public servants, acknowledging the...

Code of Practice on Dismissal and Re-Engagement - Motion to Approve: Amendment to the Motion (25 Mar 2024)

Lord Leong: ...in UK government contracts between March 2022 and July 2023. This injustice has driven me to extraordinary lengths: it has made me agree with the Member for Welwyn Hatfield, the right honourable Grant Shapps. When he was Secretary of State for Transport, he described the company as “pirates of the high sea”. I am even minded to agree with the then Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, who...

Defence: Indo-Pacific (25 Mar 2024)

Grant Shapps: The UK is committed to a free and open Indo-Pacific, and we are putting our regional approach on a long-term strategic footing. I returned this weekend from Australia, where we have been talking to our colleagues there, working hard on the Indo-Pacific programme.

Defence: Gaza: Humanitarian Aid (25 Mar 2024)

Grant Shapps: There is a desperate need for increased humanitarian support to Gaza. The UK, including the Ministry of Defence, is working collectively with allies, partners and international organisations to deliver desperately needed aid to the Gazan population.

Defence: Topical Questions (25 Mar 2024)

Grant Shapps: Like others in the House, I pay tribute to the Minister for Armed Forces, my right hon. and gallant Friend the Member for Wells (James Heappey)—soldier, MP, and Minister during almost the entire Parliament. His knowledge of this subject is matched only by his great passion for it, and we are all very grateful for his service. Last week I was in Australia, signing an historic defence treaty...

Written Answers — Ministry of Defence: Question (25 Mar 2024)

Grant Shapps: The UK is working tirelessly to preserve stability in the Middle East and as such I have regular discussions with regional partners and our international allies including with NATO. These discussions cover a range of topics, including the conflict in Gaza and requirement for humanitarian assistance to our work with partners on protecting and deterring Houthi attacks against international...

Written Answers — Ministry of Defence: Question (25 Mar 2024)

Grant Shapps: UK defence spending is at its highest level in history and increasing in real terms. We have increased the budget for our Equipment Plan and set out our longer-term aspiration to invest 2.5% of GDP on defence. We continue to meet all operational commitments, including participating in every single NATO mission and tackling attacks on shipping in the Red Sea.

Written Ministerial Statements — Ministry of Defence: Defence Nuclear Update (25 Mar 2024)

Grant Shapps: I am today laying before the House the Defence Nuclear Enterprise Command Paper – “Delivering the UK’s Nuclear Deterrent: A National Endeavour”. The Command Paper establishes the UK’s nuclear programme as a critical ‘National Endeavour’ which is vital for our long-term security and prosperity. It details for the first time the full breadth of activity required to sustain and...

Defence: Indo-Pacific (25 Mar 2024)

Grant Shapps: The UK is committed to a free and open Indo-Pacific, and we are putting our regional approach on a long-term strategic footing. I returned this weekend from Australia, where we have been talking to our colleagues there, working hard on the Indo-Pacific programme.

Defence: Gaza: Humanitarian Aid (25 Mar 2024)

Grant Shapps: There is a desperate need for increased humanitarian support to Gaza. The UK, including the Ministry of Defence, is working collectively with allies, partners and international organisations to deliver desperately needed aid to the Gazan population.

Defence: Topical Questions (25 Mar 2024)

Grant Shapps: Like others in the House, I pay tribute to the Minister for Armed Forces, my right hon. and gallant Friend the Member for Wells (James Heappey)—soldier, MP, and Minister during almost the entire Parliament. His knowledge of this subject is matched only by his great passion for it, and we are all very grateful for his service. Last week I was in Australia, signing an historic defence treaty...

Written Ministerial Statements — Ministry of Defence: Update on the AUKUS Defence Partnership (21 Mar 2024)

Grant Shapps: Just over two years ago, the United Kingdom, the United States and Australia launched the ground-breaking new strategic defence and security partnership – AUKUS. As we have seen through recent events the world has become more dangerous. Against an increasingly contested and volatile landscape, defence partnerships like AUKUS have become critically important in ensuring the UK and our allies...

Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill: Clause 1 - Introduction (18 Mar 2024)

...Vicky Ford Kevin Foster Liam Fox Lucy Frazer George Freeman Mike Freer Louie French Richard Fuller Mark Garnier Nusrat Ghani Nick Gibb Jo Gideon John Glen Robert Goodwill Richard Graham Helen Grant James Gray Chris Grayling Chris Green Damian Green Andrew Griffith James Grundy Jonathan Gullis Robert Halfon Luke Hall Stephen Hammond Greg Hands Mark Harper Rebecca Harris Trudy Harrison...

Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill: Clause 2 - Safety of the Republic of Rwanda (18 Mar 2024)

...Vicky Ford Kevin Foster Liam Fox Lucy Frazer George Freeman Mike Freer Louie French Richard Fuller Mark Garnier Nick Gibb Peter Gibson Jo Gideon John Glen Robert Goodwill Richard Graham Helen Grant James Gray Chris Grayling Chris Green Damian Green Andrew Griffith James Grundy Jonathan Gullis Robert Halfon Luke Hall Stephen Hammond Greg Hands Mark Harper Rebecca Harris Trudy Harrison...

Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill: Clause 4 - Decisions based on particular individual circumstances (18 Mar 2024)

...Mark Francois Lucy Frazer George Freeman Mike Freer Louie French Richard Fuller Mark Garnier Nusrat Ghani Nick Gibb Peter Gibson Jo Gideon Paul Girvan John Glen Robert Goodwill Richard Graham Helen Grant James Gray Chris Grayling Chris Green Damian Green Andrew Griffith James Grundy Jonathan Gullis Robert Halfon Luke Hall Stephen Hammond Greg Hands Mark Harper Rebecca Harris Trudy Harrison...

Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill: After clause 4 - Section 57 of the Illegal Migration Act 2023 (18 Mar 2024)

...Mark Francois Lucy Frazer George Freeman Mike Freer Louie French Richard Fuller Mark Garnier Nusrat Ghani Nick Gibb Peter Gibson Jo Gideon Paul Girvan John Glen Robert Goodwill Richard Graham Helen Grant James Gray Chris Grayling Chris Green Damian Green Andrew Griffith James Grundy Jonathan Gullis Robert Halfon Luke Hall Stephen Hammond Greg Hands Mark Harper Rebecca Harris Trudy Harrison...

Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill: After Clause 5 - Removals to Rwanda under the Illegal Migration Act 2023 (18 Mar 2024)

...Liam Fox Mark Francois Lucy Frazer George Freeman Mike Freer Louie French Richard Fuller Mark Garnier Nusrat Ghani Nick Gibb Peter Gibson Jo Gideon John Glen Robert Goodwill Richard Graham Helen Grant James Gray Chris Grayling Chris Green Damian Green Andrew Griffith James Grundy Jonathan Gullis Robert Halfon Luke Hall Stephen Hammond Greg Hands Mark Harper Rebecca Harris Trudy Harrison...

Red Sea Telecommunication Cables - Question (14 Mar 2024)

Lord Stirrup: ...mentioned some of the capabilities that the UK military has to defend them, but they are very few and far between. Given the proliferation of this entirely new and very challenging threat, is Grant Shapps not absolutely right to call for an increase in the defence budget to 3% of GDP?

Written Ministerial Statements — Ministry of Defence: Chinook Contract Update (14 Mar 2024)

Grant Shapps: I am pleased to be able to inform the House that I have now personally written to US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin informing him of my final decision to proceed with the first tranche of the Chinook Capability Sustainment Programme. The programme will deliver a total of 14 Extended Range Chinook Helicopters to the Department with delivery from 2027 and will enable us to cement our...


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