I am very grateful to the hon. Lady for raising the subject, and I will certainly be happy to arrange for her to meet with a Minister to discuss it further.

My hon. Friend is absolutely right about this ongoing illegal war run by Putin. We immediately responded to the attacks over the new year by bringing forward the gifting of 200 further air defence missiles. I have mentioned already the international fund for Ukraine, which is helping to provide, among other things, air defence.

Of course anyone who is serious about the defence budget has to make the decision about whether to put into maintenance ships that have already served twice their intended lives—18 years and more, times two—and that would come out of that maintenance after brand-new ships were at sea. There is obviously a decision for the Royal Navy to make on that, but I remind the House that there are eight Type 26s and five Type 31s under construction or under contract.

I am grateful to my hon. Friend, who asks a second excellent question, given the growing importance of the cyber and space domains. On cyber, I can confirm that the 2022 national cyber strategy highlights the Government's commitment to growing the UK cyber-ecosystem and that new cyber-career structures are being developed across Defence, with new ways of training, upskilling and rewarding our people. On space, we have created a space academy for Government, industry and academia and are supporting cross-Government work to develop a space workforce action plan for 2024.

As with our previous exchange, while I respect the hon. Gentleman's position, we do not comment on speculation. What I can say is that nuclear infrastructure is incredibly important to the future of our deterrent. His Majesty's naval base Clyde has developed an established management plan with a 40-year horizon that provides a strategic vision for the future that is clear and simple and that endures, and we have a £1.4 billion programme for Faslane and Coulport nuclear facilities and nuclear infrastructure.

It is brilliant news, and we are delighted to have signed the treaty with Japan and Italy last month. My hon. Friend asks about the impact; it is fair to say that it will have a particular impact on his constituency, which houses the Warton site, where we have our factory of the future for the global combat air programme. I can confirm that a 2021 report by PwC estimated that the programme would contribute £26 billion to the UK economy between 2021 and 2050 and support on average 21,000 jobs per year, many of which will be in Lancashire, Mr Speaker, and particularly in my hon. Friend's constituency.

I cannot give the right hon. Gentleman a straight answer to that because I cannot remember when the figures were withdrawn, but I can certainly look into it and write to him. On pinch points, he will be aware that, through Haythornthwaite-type processes, we are incentivising people to join parts of defence that are underpopulated at the moment, such as chefs and—

Absolutely. I join my hon. Friend in congratulating them both.

The hon. Lady is welcome to write to me about that specific case. She mentions DIO money and, as I said in an exchange, the key is investment. We have doubled the budget for maintenance and upgrades this year as part of extra £400 million we are putting in. That is why we can address damp and mould in many properties. I am happy to look at specifics of the case mentioned.

I absolutely agree. The Royal Marines are essential. I have asked the First Sea Lord to provide a plan for how their excellent work will be taken forward.

I know how important this issue is. Differing rates are paid for workers with different skills and qualifications, which is normal practice. A generous pay offer remains on the table, significantly improving base pay beyond recent awards. DE&S officials continue to be open to constructive talks.

My hon. Friend makes an excellent point. The whole point of acquisition reform is to go for 80% and then spiral development, not seeking exquisite platforms.

That is my intention—have not seen them yet but will do so soon. The hon. Lady may be disappointed by the content of those documents, as very few provide new information.

I am more than happy to meet my hon. Friend.

It is important that our service personnel feel honoured when they go to war but also comfortable at home. I am pressing forward with the review of armed service accommodation, providing £400 million for improvements.

I point out that, of course, they will be five years older, but I again stress to the House that no decision has been made on the landing platform dock vessels.

There is a difference of opinion between the advice I receive from officials and the position the hon. Gentleman has set out. It would be good to bring him in to meet those officials, have that discussion and reach some truth.

We work hand in glove with the Ukrainian Government to make sure that the action plan is one that can win the war. We have seen huge progress, in particular, in Crimea and the Black sea, and we look forward, throughout the House, to further progress in '24 for our brave Ukrainian friends.

As I said in answer to a previous question, homelessness remains a Government priority, whether or not someone is a veteran. In general, the experience of our veterans, when they return to civilian life, is a positive one and we should celebrate that.

I will have to write to the hon. Gentleman on that one.