The Intelligence and Security Committee does not comment on the details of its work programme.

I am curious about the hon. Gentleman’s comments. What does he plan to put in Faslane if there are no nuclear submarines?

I am curious about the hon. Gentleman’s comments. What does he plan to put in Faslane if there are no nuclear submarines?

I have given the hon. Lady the opportunity to speak.

If I recall correctly, 1,000 people in Plymouth are dependent for their jobs and livelihoods on supporting our nuclear submarines.

Simply, BAE Systems decided that that level of investment in the Govan shipyard was not required.

My hon. Friend makes an important point, which I will touch on later.

We saw that difficult problem occur after the sustained gap in Barrow when work was not undertaken on submarines over a period of almost

We could spend a long time debating the Liberal Democrats, but it would probably be a waste of time.

The hon. Lady and I will probably always find room for disagreement on this. I will come on to the issue of deterrence later.