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Trident: Test Firing
Lord Walney Excerpts(7 years, 9 months ago)
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Sir Michael Fallon
I am grateful to my hon. Friend. That indeed was the proposition put before the new Parliament last July and endorsed by 472 Members of this House against a vote of only 117—the latter number included, of course, the Leader of the Opposition.
John Woodcock (Barrow and Furness) (Lab/Co-op)
Have the Government instigated a leak inquiry to find out the source for The Sunday Times? If not, do they intend to do so?
Sir Michael Fallon
As I said to the House earlier, I am not confirming the speculation in the weekend press, and I caution Members against believing everything they have read in the weekend press.