Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Ministry of Defence

Oral Answers to Questions

Nigel Huddleston Excerpts
Monday 14th January 2019

(5 years, 2 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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I call Ranil Jayawardena. Where is the chappie? What a pity. Very well—I call Nigel Huddleston.

Nigel Huddleston Portrait Nigel Huddleston (Mid Worcestershire) (Con)
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Will the Secretary of State confirm when the final clean-up in Salisbury will take place, and what further training can be provided to the armed forces to prepare them for such attacks?

Gavin Williamson Portrait Gavin Williamson
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We expect the final clean-up to be completed by March. I pay tribute to all the service personnel across all three services who have done so much in dealing with the attack. Additionally, we will be training Royal Marines to be those best able to deal with the challenges of nerve agents, to make sure we deepen our resilience against future threats.