Nuclear-powered Submarines Debate

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Department: Ministry of Defence

Nuclear-powered Submarines

Lord Walney Excerpts
Monday 18th June 2012

(12 years, 4 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Lord Walney Portrait John Woodcock (Barrow and Furness) (Lab/Co-op)
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This welcome announcement underlines just how many skilled jobs are sustained across the UK by the submarine programme, not only in Barrow. May I press the Secretary of State on what he said about the review of alternatives informing the main gate vote in 2016? Is he really saying that Ministers will form no conclusion about the review until then?

Lord Hammond of Runnymede Portrait Mr Hammond
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No, I am not saying that. I am saying that the conclusion of the review will come before the main gate decision in 2016 and will clearly therefore inform it.