Defence Budget and Transformation

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 2:49 pm on 14 May 2012.

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Photo of Philip Hammond Philip Hammond The Secretary of State for Defence 2:49, 14 May 2012

The answer to the second question is yes, the funding for the successor submarine is based on continuous at-sea deterrence. I am not sure about the 25 figure; the figure in the SDSR is 19 frigates and destroyers.