Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Ministry of Defence

Oral Answers to Questions

Marcus Fysh Excerpts
Monday 23rd October 2017

(6 years, 6 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton Portrait Mark Lancaster
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Blimey! That really is speculation. No, I think I can absolutely scupper that one.

Marcus Fysh Portrait Mr Marcus Fysh (Yeovil) (Con)
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Does my hon. Friend agree that Yeovil’s multi-role Wildcat helicopters ably support and protect our Army units and could be upgraded with missiles even better to support more focused strike brigades?

Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton Portrait Mark Lancaster
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Of course, those are just some of the questions we are considering under the ongoing national security capability review, the purpose of which is to decide how best we can use the money we are investing in our armed forces to maximise their capability.