Proceeding contribution from Baroness May of Maidenhead (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Monday, 18 July 2016. It occurred during Debate on UK's Nuclear Deterrent.
UK's Nuclear Deterrent
The answer to that is yes—we are very clear that we face different threats and need different capabilities to face them. We have now committed
to 2% of GDP being spent on defence, and we have increased the defence budget and the money that we spend on more conventional forces.
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- 613 c567
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- 2016-17
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- Employment National security Nuclear weapons Procurement Nuclear disarmament Proliferation Scotland Skilled workers NATO Trident submarines Trident Deterrence theory Operating costs
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