Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Ministry of Defence

Oral Answers to Questions

Fred Thomas Excerpts
Monday 14th October 2024

(2 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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John Healey Portrait John Healey
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I do not think the right hon. Gentleman heard me; I said earlier that the Foreign Secretary had said the other day that the detail of the costs and the agreement will be set out properly before this House when it comes to consider and debate the treaty.

Fred Thomas Portrait Fred Thomas (Plymouth Moor View) (Lab)
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Devonport dockyard in Plymouth is where the UK repairs and maintains our submarine fleet. In future, there will be even more submarines, and we will need even more infrastructure for that upkeep, so what conversations is the Secretary of State having with the Secretaries of State responsible for housing and transport to deliver that infrastructure to support our increased submarine programme?