Strategic Defence and Security Review

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 2:51 pm on 4 November 2010.

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Photo of Edward Leigh Edward Leigh Conservative, Gainsborough 2:51, 4 November 2010

No, I will not keep going, because others want to speak, particularly my hon. Friend Penny Mordaunt, who no doubt has an important speech to make.

We are entitled to speak up about our concerns for the future of the Royal Navy, bearing in mind that we are a maritime and trading nation, and we must continue the campaign for the future to ensure that we have a strong and viable Royal Navy that can protect this nation, as it has done for centuries.