Business question from James Gray (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Thursday, 17 November 2005. It occurred during Business statement on Business of the House.
Business of the House
At 6.6 am, BBC Online reported that the Minister of State, Ministry of Defence would come to the House this afternoon and report that the new joint combat aircraft would be kept at RAF Lossiemouth, that the Nimrods would stay at Kinloss and that the new Typhoon would go to Leuchars. Presumably that is an accurate report, so will the Leader of the House pressure his Cabinet colleagues to ensure that such disgraceful leaks to the media do not occur before a statement? [Interruption.] If it is not a leak, as the Minister of State, Ministry of Defence says from a sedentary position, what is the point of our sitting here to listen to his statement when we can read about it on BBC Online at 6.6 am?
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