Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Ministry of Defence

Oral Answers to Questions

Henry Smith Excerpts
Monday 16th March 2020

(4 years, 9 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Johnny Mercer Portrait Johnny Mercer
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I am very clear on two points. One is that we will stop at nothing to understand what is the best mental healthcare treatment that we can provide to our veterans in this country; the other is that obviously the classification of substances remains with the Home Office, and there are no plans to change that at the moment.

Henry Smith Portrait Henry Smith (Crawley) (Con)
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T5. I very much welcome the Ministry of Defence submarine sonar contract being awarded to Crawley-based Thales. Can my hon. Friend say a little more about the employment possibilities that the contract brings?