Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Ministry of Defence

Oral Answers to Questions

Julian Brazier Excerpts
Monday 25th February 2013

(11 years, 9 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Julian Brazier Portrait Mr Julian Brazier (Canterbury) (Con)
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I welcome my hon. Friend’s commitment to this programme. Will he confirm that the aircraft carriers will be the largest in British history, and can I urge him not to let anyone put him off building them?

Philip Dunne Portrait Mr Dunne
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My hon. Friend is a redoubtable champion for all matters to do with the armed forces. He is aware that the 65,000 tonne aircraft carriers that will form the Queen Elizabeth class will be not only the largest aircraft carriers ever built in this country, but the largest naval ships ever built in this country.