Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Philip Dunne and Phil Wilson

Monday 23rd November 2015 Commons Chamber

[Phil Wilson (Sedgefield) (Lab)]

What difference would the renewal of Trident make to the defence supply chain?

[Mr Dunne]

As I have just indicated to my hon. Friend the Member for South Ribble (Seema Kennedy), the Successor submarine programme will be the largest UK procurement of military capability for decades to come. That will filter through; I have referred to the 850 suppliers that we think will be participating, but the number may be greater than that. It will be an enormous programme that will last for many years and sustain thousands of jobs across the breadth of the country.