Does the right hon. Gentleman agree that that is also bad news for the defence budget? Those contracts are in dollars, and the dollar exchange rate puts huge pressure on the defence budget.
Defence
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Beamish
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 7 May 2024.
It occurred during Debate on Defence.
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