Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Ministry of Defence

Oral Answers to Questions

Lord Cryer Excerpts
Monday 30th January 2017

(7 years, 9 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Harriett Baldwin Portrait Harriett Baldwin
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I can provide in writing the exact number of people, as of today, who work there. As this is a bespoke trading entity, the aspiration is that we do not manage the head count in terms of our procurement but manage down the cost of procurement.

Lord Cryer Portrait John Cryer (Leyton and Wanstead) (Lab)
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In the light of recent events, how relaxed is the Secretary of State about Trump having his finger on the nuclear button?

Michael Fallon Portrait Sir Michael Fallon
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The United States has always been a good partner to this country and has played a leading role in NATO, and is a key part of the nuclear alliance that we and the United States share together. It is worth remembering that NATO is a nuclear alliance. I look forward to working with the new Administration on precisely that.