UK Sovereign Capability

Part of the debate – in Westminster Hall at 4:30 pm on 20 November 2018.

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Photo of Paul Sweeney Paul Sweeney Shadow Minister (Scotland) 4:30, 20 November 2018

I thank the hon. Lady for that pertinent intervention, which drives home the point that I am trying to make. I am highlighting the landscape as I see it now, which is not what we want to achieve and is not optimal. That is not necessarily the fault of the Ministry of Defence, but of what Sir John Parker’s report refers to as the “total enterprise” of shipbuilding, which very much includes the Treasury as financial controller.