Nuclear-powered Submarines
Oral Answers to Questions — Education
3:36 pm
Philip Hammond (Runnymede and Weybridge, Conservative)
As my hon. Friend knows, a review is being conducted, and we will look at its conclusions. The main gate decision, which will also have the benefit of the ongoing engineering and design work, on how many boats are needed—for example, to provide a credible nuclear deterrent—will be taken in 2016. As for RAF Scampton, I am sure you would encourage me not to go into that, Mr Speaker.