Proceeding contribution from Lord Bach (Labour) in the House of Lords on Wednesday, 25 July 2007. It occurred during Ministerial statement on Defence: Spending Review and Aircraft Carriers.
Defence: Spending Review and Aircraft Carriers
My Lords, as someone involved in the aircraft carrier project for a few years, I congratulate my noble friend on the announcement he has made today. It will be widely welcomed, not just in the Navy, which deserves such a declaration, but around the country too. Does he agree that the orders for the two new aircraft carriers—I believe that they are the largest ships ever to be built for the Royal Navy—are not only great news for UK defence, and for the Navy, but are a huge boost to the towns and cities where they will be built; namely, Glasgow, Rosyth, Portsmouth and Barrow? It will also be a huge boost to British industry and the British defence industry in particular, which has a very proud record that is not always recognised.
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- Armed forces Cost effectiveness Housing International cooperation France Public expenditure Procurement Navy Military bases Ministry of Defence Shipbuilding Rolls-Royce Aircraft carriers Nuclear submarines BAE Systems VT Group Departmental expenditure limits
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