Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Gavin Williamson and Mike Amesbury

Monday 26th November 2018 Commons Chamber

[Gavin Williamson]

No, I do not.

[Mike Amesbury]

The Royal United Services Institute has concluded that the collapse in the value of the pound against the dollar following the Brexit vote could lead to additional costs of £700 million a year to the MOD. What is the Secretary of State’s Department doing to mitigate this?

[Gavin Williamson]

What we always do is look at how we can drive efficiency through the Department, how we can do procurement better and how we can procure more of our future capabilities and equipment from the United Kingdom.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Gavin Williamson and Mike Amesbury

Monday 22nd October 2018 Commons Chamber

[Gavin Williamson]

I am sure the hon. Gentleman did not intentionally mislead the House by implying that we are going to have old aircraft. We will have new aircraft in terms of the potential procurement of Wedgetail. We are confident that this is the best capability; it is world leading and it has the best ability to bring it to our Royal Air Force at the earliest possible stage.

[Mike Amesbury (Weaver Vale) (Lab)]

3. What recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of armed forces pay.