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Proceeding contribution from Bob Ainsworth (Labour) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 15 December 2009. It occurred during Ministerial statement on Future Defence Programme.


Future Defence Programme

Look, difficult decisions have to be taken in order to prioritise the equipment programme. I heard a Conservative spokesman today describe how things might be different, but the Conservatives would have ordered the carrier, would not they? They would also surely—or would they?—have prioritised the things that we have prioritised, so if they are going to make the allegation that we did something wrong, they have to be prepared to spell out what they would have done differently, and they have singularly failed to do that.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
502 c811 
Session
2009-10
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Armed forces Defence Army Closures Civilians Defence equipment Armoured fighting vehicles Finance Peacekeeping operations Procurement Staff Radio Military aircraft Ministry of Defence Training Warships Afghanistan Body armour Chinook helicopters Harrier aircraft Typhoon aircraft BOWMAN combat radio system Hercules aircraft Lynx helicopters Military intelligence Merlin helicopters Nimrod aircraft Tornado aircraft Special forces Improvised explosive devices C-17 aircraft Unmanned air systems RAF Kinloss RAF Cottesmore RAF Wittering
Link
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