Maria Eagle

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the closure of the Port Talbot blast furnaces on defence capability.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 25 of the Defence Equipment and Support Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23, what steps he has taken to maximise the use of professional expertise to better inform decision-making.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 25 of the Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23, what steps he has taken to ensure DE&S are an intelligent, market-informed supplier.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to Q33 of the oral evidence given to the Committee of Public Accounts on 22 January 2024, HC 451, what changes he is considering to his Department's procurement process.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Minister for Defence Procurement has met UK Steel since his appointment.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has met representatives of UK steel since his appointment.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether (a) he and (b) other Ministers in his Department have had discussions with the Secretary of State for Business and Trade on the closure of the Port Talbot blast furnaces by Tata steel.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Suppliers' Forum publication entitled Collaboration Charter, published on 22 November 2023, whether he plans to engage with businesses signed up to that Charter before other business...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to Q91 of the oral evidence given by Lt General Sir Robert Magowan to the Public Accounts Committee on 22 January 2024, HC 451, when he expects the rewriting of the routine operating model to be co...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to Q83 of the oral evidence given by David Williams to the Public Accounts Committee on 22 January 2024, HC 451, when he expects to (a) receive and (b) publish the report from the nuclear skills ta...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to Q83 of the oral evidence given by the Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Defence to the Public Accounts Committee on 22 January 2024, HC 451, what plans he has to recruit an extra ten thousa...

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Nuclear Skills Taskforce.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what dates the Nuclear Skills Taskforce has met since its establishment.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, who sits on the Nuclear Skills Taskforce.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will ensure that top level budget holders in the (a) Army, (b) Royal Navy and (c) Royal Air Force assess their budgets on the same basis for future Equipment Plan reports.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a comparative assessment of difficulties in recruitment to each of the armed forces.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to help reduce the number of Armed Forces personnel who are medically discharged due to hearing related (a) damage and (b) impairments.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she has made an assessment of the impact of the closure of the Veterans Hearing Fund on NHS auditory services.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Veterans Hearing Fund.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Defence on integrating commissioning for veteran-specific hearing (a) treatments and (b) equipment in the NHS.