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Old 27th February 2014 | 17:19
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GK121 - It was after the Russian carrier Kuznetsov had sashayed gaily past Scotland while the Navy rushed up from Southern England (I think). The dread words MRA4 were never mentioned, but...... (Hansard 3 Feb 2014 : Column 4)
Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham) (Lab):....... will the Secretary of State tell the House what he is going to do to plug the capability gap in maritime surveillance that has been created by his Government, apart from relying on Twitter?
It is a bit rich for him to say that the gap in maritime patrol cover was created by this Government. What this Government did was to recognise the reality that his Government had been investing in aircraft that would never fly, would never be certified and would never be able to deliver a capability.
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