Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Ministry of Defence

Oral Answers to Questions

Steven Paterson Excerpts
Monday 13th March 2017

(7 years, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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Michael Fallon Portrait Sir Michael Fallon
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Let me just make it clear to the hon. Lady and to the House that those involved in supporting Daesh in Iraq and in Syria are certainly liable to be killed by coalition forces, and those who pose a very direct threat to this country are also likely, if there is no other way of forestalling that threat, to be targeted.

Steven Paterson Portrait Steven Paterson (Stirling) (SNP)
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According to the National Audit Office, even if the defence estate strategy was implemented in full, we would still have an £8.5 billion budget shortfall caused by the deterioration of the estate. Is the strategy fit for purpose?