National Security and Defence

Part of Isil – in the House of Commons at 3:43 pm on 23 November 2015.

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Photo of Liam Fox Liam Fox Conservative, North Somerset 3:43, 23 November 2015

Some difficult decisions were taken in the 2010 defence review so that our armed forces would be able to grow in the second half of the decade. May I welcome unequivocally the purchase of the new maritime patrol aircraft? If I may remind the Prime Minister, there was a gap because of Labour’s catastrophic management of the Nimrod programme. I also welcome the purchase of more F-35s. What impact will the decision to man the two carriers have on naval personnel numbers? What impact will the decision on the F-35s have on the future of the Tornado?