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Proceeding contribution from Ian Davidson (Labour) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 9 October 2007. It occurred during Adjournment debate on Defence Procurement.

Defence Procurement

I have waited four years and five minutes to intervene on the Minister, and I thank him for giving way. May I say how grateful my constituency and I are for the award of the aircraft carrier some months ago? However, I want him to clarify what exactly he has done for me recently, because it is rumoured that the MARS—military afloat reach and sustainability—contract will be offered for award outside the United Kingdom through the Official Journal of the European Union. That would allow external suppliers to bid, and it would disrupt the relationship that has been agreed with industry on shipbuilding. It would also destroy the relationship with the supply chain that the defence industrial strategy has been so keen to build. In the second intervention that the Minister has taken in four years, will he agree to reverse Government policy on that matter?

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
464 c198 
Session
2006-07
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Contracts Armed forces Defence Army Defence equipment Armoured fighting vehicles Finance India Recruitment Procurement Staff Navy Military aircraft Ministry of Defence Scotland Small businesses Technology Research Shipbuilding Body armour Aerospace industry Russia British Aerospace Submarines Future rapid effect system Sheep meat Defence Export Services Organisation UK Trade and Investment Lynx helicopters Tide class tankers
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