All 1 Debates between Madeleine Moon and Russell Brown

Defence Spending (Wales)

Debate between Madeleine Moon and Russell Brown
Wednesday 8th December 2010

(13 years, 11 months ago)

Westminster Hall
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Russell Brown Portrait Mr Brown
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Absolutely. I shall come to that later, but I have to say to my hon. Friend that I could not have put it much better. Until now, at least, there has been more than a fair degree of consensus on what was to happen at St Athan. It is somewhat disappointing that we are not getting the same feeling today.

Madeleine Moon Portrait Mrs Moon
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Is my hon. Friend aware that the Select Committee on Defence carried out a full and thorough inquiry into the proposed training academy at St Athan, and felt that it was the right place for it, and that it was the right activity to carry out there?

Russell Brown Portrait Mr Brown
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My hon. Friend is an extremely knowledgeable member of the Select Committee, and is exactly right; indeed, the hon. Member for Salisbury (John Glen) indicated the same thing at the start of his speech. It basically made sense, and the Select Committee gave it full backing.