Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Peter Luff and Lord Mann

Monday 19th December 2011 Commons Chamber

[Peter Luff]

I can confirm that nothing has happened to our commitment to increase the equipment budget by 1% in real terms from 2015. I have to say that our job would be a great deal easier if the previous Government had not taken the decision to delay the carriers, thus adding an extra £1.3 billion of costs to the programme with no capability gain whatsoever.

[John Mann (Bassetlaw) (Lab)]

11. When he expects UK troops to be withdrawn from Afghanistan.