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Alison McGovern

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Monday 27th June 2016

(8 years, 5 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Philip Dunne Portrait Mr Dunne
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Airbus is an important defence contractor and a significant employer in my hon. Friend’s constituency for both civil and defence work. Where it chooses to locate wings in the civil contracts in the future will be a matter for Airbus.

Alison McGovern Portrait Alison McGovern (Wirral South) (Lab)
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Depressingly, UNICEF reported that 25 children were killed by airstrikes in Syria yesterday. Will the Secretary of State tell us what conversations he is having with our international partners to make sure that we take every necessary step to defend civilians?

Penny Mordaunt Portrait Penny Mordaunt
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The hon. Lady raises an important point. On that operation to date, we know that UK strikes have produced no reports of civilian casualties. That is because of the care we take and the investigations we carry out after every strike. We are working with our allies to develop joint policy in this area.

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