Caroline Dinenage
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(12 years, 1 month ago)
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Mr Philip Hammond
That is a rather widely targeted question. I believe the Scottish Government have recently engaged with us on the safety of nuclear materials moving by road, but I do not recall any other engagement in the past couple of months.
Caroline Dinenage (Gosport) (Con)
I represent a constituency with a proud heritage of support for the Royal Navy. Will the Secretary of State assure my constituents that any decision on the future of the carriers will be based on considerations of long-term costs and long-term interoperability, not of short-term savings?
Mr Hammond
My hon. Friend is absolutely right. That is our intention and it is what the previous Government signally failed to do.