I fully agree with that point. Francis Tusa, a defence analyst, said that if anyone believes it is possible to build a general purpose frigate for £250 million they are guilty of a conspiracy of optimism. There is no defence expert who thinks that that is an appropriate price for building the general purpose frigate.
Defence
Proceeding contribution from
Chris Stephens
(Scottish National Party)
in the House of Commons on Thursday, 11 January 2018.
It occurred during Backbench debate on Defence.
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