As my hon. Friend knows, I back the minimum 2% spend of GDP on defence. He knows how important that is to the Ribble Valley. Does he welcome the announcement today by the Prime Minister and BAE Systems that a new training academy will open at BAE Systems Samlesbury, not only to train the new apprentices but to tune up the great skills we already have at BAE Systems?
Defence Spending
Proceeding contribution from
Nigel Evans
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Thursday, 12 March 2015.
It occurred during Backbench debate on Defence Spending.
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