Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Defence – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 12 February 2001.
Linda Gilroy
Labour/Co-operative, Plymouth, Sutton
12:00,
12 February 2001
I thank my hon. Friend for that reply. Will he confirm that the Government's plans to procure two new larger aircraft carriers for the Royal Navy will not be affected by the outcome of the General Election?
In a general election, each constituency chooses an MP to represent it by process of election. The party who wins the most seats in parliament is in power, with its leader becoming Prime Minister and its Ministers/Shadow Ministers making up the new Cabinet. If no party has a majority, this is known as a hung Parliament. The next general election will take place on or before 3rd June 2010.
