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?

This is a national endeavour.

I thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention.

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.

We are intending to see the first decommissioning of submarines over the coming year. That important issue needs to be addressed.

I think we on the Government side of the House can be duly proud of the work that has been done since 2010 on ensuring that veterans of a