Oral Answers to Questions — Defence

– in the House of Commons at 2:30 pm on 30 March 2009.

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The Secretary of State was asked—

  • Air Trooping Arrangements (21 speeches, 1 annotation)

    What recent assessment he has made of the capacity and reliability of air trooping arrangements.

  • Joint Strike Fighter (8 speeches)

    What steps his Department has taken to increase the UK's involvement in the joint strike fighter programme; and if he will make a statement.

  • Afghanistan-Pakistan Border (20 speeches)

    What recent assessment he has made of the security situation in the border area between Afghanistan and Pakistan.

  • Warship Construction Programme (12 speeches)

    What recent progress has been made on the warship construction programme; and if he will make a statement.

  • Vanguard Class Nuclear Submarine Reactors (6 speeches)

    What work is being carried out on Vanguard class nuclear submarine reactors at Devonport dockyard; and if he will make a statement.

  • NATO Military Structure (France) (10 speeches, 2 annotations)

    What recent discussions he has had with his French counterpart on France rejoining the military structure of NATO.

  • Normandy Veterans (4 speeches, 6 annotations)

    What his Department's policy is on the provision of assistance to Normandy veterans to enable attendance at events to mark the 65th anniversary of the Normandy landings.

  • Trident (6 speeches)

    What his most recent estimate is of the cost of the replacement of the Trident nuclear warhead system.

  • Military Covenant (Mental Health Services) (6 speeches)

    What recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the military covenant's provisions relating to the mental health of serving and former service personnel.

  • Persian Gulf (6 speeches)

    What recent assessment he has made of the capacity of the Royal Navy presence in the Persian gulf to counter seaborne threats.

  • Topical Questions (30 speeches, 7 annotations)

    If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.

  • Dunfermline Building Society (27 speeches)

    With permission, Mr. Speaker, I would like to make a statement about the Dunfermline building society. I hope that the House will understand that an announcement had to be made as soon as...