My hon. Friend is right to mention the problem in Barrow, and I am sure she will agree that not only was reskilling a problem, but there was a massive extra cost to the taxpayer in a programme that had only one supplier. In aerospace we could lose out to competitors. Other people make aeroplanes, but we are the only ones who make submarines for ourselves.
Defence Aerospace Industrial Strategy
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Walney
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Thursday, 16 November 2017.
It occurred during Backbench debate on Defence Aerospace Industrial Strategy.
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