Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Penny Mordaunt and John McNally

Monday 20th May 2019 Commons Chamber

[John Mc Nally (Falkirk) (SNP)]

The Royal United Services Institute has confirmed that the UK will not be able to replicate many of the security benefits of EU membership if we leave. It has also been confirmed that Russian hackers have attacked media, telecoms and energy companies. Will the Secretary of State give us an assessment of the capacity that we will lose as a result of leaving the EU, and outline the Government’s costed proposals?

[Penny Mordaunt]

Although we are leaving the EU, European defence co-operation does not end. Recent deployments in Poland and Estonia demonstrate that we are continuing that co-operation, and it will be enhanced.