Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with the Leader of the House on the timetable for tabling a motion to establish a committee on the Defence Nuclear Enterprise.

The Secretary of State for Defence and the Leader of the House continue to work with the House of Commons to set up a new Committee, under the House's Standing Orders, to scrutinise Defence Nuclear Enterprise expenditure and programmes. As set out in CP1668 (page 18), the intention is "to establish the new Committee by the end of the year".