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The following question is down to be asked in the Lords on Monday. If I recall the Lord asking the question is a Former First Sea Lord
'Labour's Lord West of Spithead wants to know how many of the new ship orders for the Royal Navy, highlighted by the PM in his recent announcement about defence spending, have been ordered'
The link to this question is here https://hansard.parliament.uk/lords/2021-01-25/debates/FF858339-7B39-4EED-831A-40775A64355B/IntegratedReviewNewShips. There is an interesting question from Lord Empey at the end unfortunately the answer is not in this. I suspect that is because the Hansard Reporter has not transcribed it I will update tomorrow when he full transcript will be available.
What a point to stop at lol. Hope the answer yet to be published is a good one! Thanks again stokie
I have found the Parliament Live coverage and can be viewed here https://www.parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/d0ef739f-f7be-4bbc-9491-79007fae12a2. The part of interest is at 13.27 and while not saying much that is new is encouraging.
As long as they keep prodding we will get a result.
Thanks Stokey, that is interesting with Harland and Wolff and Appledore getting a specific mention around 13:29.
I am not sure about House of Lords procedure so I do not know if the government knew what questions apart from the first question from Lord West were gong to be asked. If all they had was the Peers name the question from Lord Empey would have been easy to guess as the subject was shipping and he was a Northern Ireland peer. Which begs the question will we get an update soon on the discussions.
Hi stokey12 - I happened to be switching channels today & listened into the question being made by the NI peer & the Government peer answered by saying that the Government has been working with Harland & Woolf Appledore - I believe she was referencing that Boris had visited Appledore.I guess somethings are happening in the background.We need to give INFA time.
Chrisatrdg In relation to your 19.58 post of yesterday aside from the issue of the accounts which could have been handled better my frustration is not with INFA but with the incompetent idiots. They seem incapable of making a timely decision. As defence questions are on Monday Lord Empey's colleague Mr Donaldson is likely to press the point with the Secretary of State.