Today PM Cameron again invited close scruitiny of the Aircraft Carrier contract. Seemed rather strange as on 15 November Peter Luff, his own Under Secretary of State for Defence stated in response to a written question that:-
"The contract for the aircraft carriers was related to the programme of work agreed when the previous Government entered into arrangements to sustain the ability to design and integrate complex warships in the UK. As such, the Government are not presently convinced that an inquiry into the negotiating process leading to the carrier contract is needed. We will be reviewing the future of the relevant sector strategy as part of the consultation process the Ministry of Defence will launch next month leading to a White Paper on Defence and Security Industry and Technology policy in spring 2011."
I am happy someone knew the answer but perhaps he should remind the Boss
