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Lorraine Beavers Excerpts

Monday 2nd February 2026 Commons Chamber

[Luke Pollard]

I am not going to read it to him a fifth time—my God! The hon. Member is not being serious. He also knows, as a former Defence Minister, that we do not comment on the storage of nuclear weapons, but I am happy to read it to him again any time he wants, so that he can note the word “weapons” in there.

[Lorraine Beavers (Blackpool North and Fleetwood) (Lab)]

T8. The announcement to upgrade the radar systems of 40 Typhoons is welcome, but none of those Typhoons will be worked on by BAE at Warton, near my constituency. We cannot afford to leave our nation’s air defences in the hands of the USA, so will the Minister commit to an order of British-built Typhoons so that we can keep these vital skills in this country and ensure that the British military aircraft industry is not consigned—

[Mr Speaker]

Order. We are now on topical questions. It is very important that we get orders for Lancashire—I am fully behind her on that—but do it quickly. Go on, Minister.