Lord Benyon
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(9 years, 5 months ago)
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Mr Speaker
Order. We are deeply obliged to the Secretary of State, but the answer is too long. We have to move on.
Richard Benyon (Newbury) (Con)
We are all waiting for the National Security Council risk assessment that the Government are carrying out at the moment. Can my right hon. Friend assure me that there will be an intellectual and coherent thread from that through to the strategic defence and security review, and from that to the comprehensive spending review?
Michael Fallon
Yes, I can. The review will be based on the risk assessment that is now being updated from the 2010 assessment. That will take us through the work that is being done under the review, which is being undertaken at the same time as the spending review, so all these things come together in identifying the threats we face and the capabilities we need to address them.