Lord McFall of Alcluith
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(2 years, 9 months ago)
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Baroness Goldie (Con) [V]
I disagree with that last assessment by the noble Lord. This is entirely complementary to what we currently do with our Diplomatic Service and through our trade ambassadors and trade emissaries—an added facilitator to help support these important endeavours. It is all about finding investment and orders for the UK, boosting UK jobs and bringing that investment to this country. That is a collective government responsibility and I therefore anticipate that this vessel, although being built under the aegis of the MoD, will be operated and work closely in conjunction with our overall government endeavours and ambitions.
The Lord Speaker (Lord McFall of Alcluith)
My Lords, all supplementary questions have been asked.