"I thank my hon. Friend for securing this important debate. As he will be aware, I was invited to Rosyth by Babcock Marine and witnessed the impressive building of the new aircraft carrier, the Queen Elizabeth. I also saw, in the basin, the shells of seven former nuclear submarines, which …..." Lindsay Roy - View Speech
"May I assure the Minister that I am not scaremongering but posing a question put to me by people who work at Raytheon, a company that employs 600 people in my constituency? They are asking whether there is an issue about the confidential contracts that are engaged in between the …..." Lindsay Roy - View Speech
"I thank the Secretary of State for that candid answer. Will he confirm that he has no idea how many applications to join the reserves have been lost as a result of the IT fiasco over which this Government have presided, and will he explain how he plans to make …..." Lindsay Roy - View Speech
"Does the Minister not agree with the former head of radiation protection at the MOD, Fred Dawson, who has warned that
“denial of liability could result in a long, drawn-out, expensive process at the end of which the MOD will be found liable and suffer significant reputational damage”?..." Lindsay Roy - View Speech
"Is it not the case that it is about the security not just of existing jobs but of additional jobs over the next few years, as the new submarines are based there?..." Lindsay Roy - View Speech
"Why does the hon. Gentleman think there is a vacuum in SNP defence policy after so long declaring that it wants independence?..." Lindsay Roy - View Speech
"I thank my right hon. Friend for giving way. Has he had any indication as to why there has been such a delay in taking up this very important issue on behalf of his constituents?..." Lindsay Roy - View Speech
"Is the Minister saying that this is some kind of modern hysteria, and that there is no real issue on the Dalgety Bay foreshore?..." Lindsay Roy - View Speech