Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Ministry of Defence

Oral Answers to Questions

Lord Spellar Excerpts
Monday 10th October 2011

(13 years, 10 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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On question 14, I call Mr John Spellar.

Lord Spellar Portrait Mr John Spellar (Warley) (Lab)
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No. 15, Mr Speaker.

John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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I do not think that the right hon. Gentleman has quite taken my hint, but I am sure that he can ask his question under this one with great dexterity.

Lord Spellar Portrait Mr Spellar
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Is there not great concern in Libya about the future of the surface-to-air missiles? When I asked the Minister for the Armed Forces about this back in June, he said:

“We continue to assess the situation in Libya closely, including the potential proliferation of man-portable anti-aircraft missiles.”—[Official Report, 28 June 2011; Vol. 530, c. 672W.]

From his answer earlier, he does not seem to have been doing a great deal. This is a major threat and we need some evidence of urgency and some results.