Defence in the World

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 1:50 pm on 22 January 2003.

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Photo of Mike Hancock Mike Hancock Liberal Democrat, Portsmouth South 1:50, 22 January 2003

In his very interesting evidence session with the Defence Committee last week, the Secretary of State said that he could find no reasonable reason for not agreeing to the request. What will be the timing for the request to be properly consulted on and then for a decision to be made? When does he expect the upgrade to take place, and when would it be in use?