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Carol Monaghan

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UK/EU Future Economic Partnership
Monday 5th March 2018

(6 years, 10 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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I call Carol Monaghan—[Hon. Members: “Hear, hear!] The hon. Lady just did not how popular she was.

Carol Monaghan Portrait Carol Monaghan (Glasgow North West) (SNP)
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T9. I am enjoying the recognition, Mr Speaker. The National Audit Office has revealed that the cost of the Dreadnought and Astute programmes has now risen by nearly £1 billion. Can the Secretary of State confirm that there will be no further cuts to conventional forces to meet the rising costs of Trident?

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I can assure the hon. Lady that our at-sea continuous nuclear defence programme is within budget, and there will be no impact on the rest of the defence budget as a result of the work that we are doing in relation to our submarine capability.

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