Future of Devonport raised by MP, this a'noon in the commons

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  1. 5dits

    5dits Badgeman

    5dits, Mar 5, 2008
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  2. Naval_Gazer

    Naval_Gazer

    Re: Future of Devonport raised by MP, this a'noon in the com

    Thanks for the heads up. It's rare to see more than a dozen or so MPs attend major debates on the defence of our country. Let's see how many attend this one. After all, it's only about the future of half our surviving naval bases for surface warships.
     
    Naval_Gazer, Mar 5, 2008
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  3. danny

    danny War Hero

    Re: Future of Devonport raised by MP, this a'noon in the com

    well a third any way :thumright:

    unless you dont count sweepers
     
    danny, Mar 5, 2008
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  4. Not_a_boffin

    Not_a_boffin War Hero

    Don't get your hopes up. Given that it's slap, bang s0d after an all afternoon EU referendum debate, you don't expect many of them to miss their early evening scran do you?
     
    Not_a_boffin, Mar 5, 2008
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  5. Naval_Gazer

    Naval_Gazer

    Re: Future of Devonport raised by MP, this a'noon in the com

    I probably should have said major surface warships although I never liked the idea of sweepers and hunters being described as minor war vessels. Just one can mean the difference between having your day ruined or not.
     
    Naval_Gazer, Mar 5, 2008
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  6. stumpy

    stumpy

    And remeber that any ship can be a minesweeper...once...
     
    stumpy, Mar 5, 2008
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  7. Naval_Gazer

    Naval_Gazer

    Re: Future of Devonport raised by MP, this a'noon in the com

    Video of debate can be seen here. I counted no more than half a dozen MPs in the chamber. Linda Gilroy, MP for Plymouth Sutton, took a pop at Portsmouth and there were several interesting snippets from Armed Forces Minister Bob Ainsworth. These promised little change to the status quo w.r.t. RM, SM, Amphib and FOST basing in Plymouth and the fact that FSC is still at "an early stage of concept design". I wonder what stage it was at when we were discussing it back in the late 1990s?
     
    Naval_Gazer, Mar 5, 2008
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  8. hackle

    hackle Badgeman Moderator

    Re: Future of Devonport raised by MP, this a'noon in the com

    The debate ("Devonport and the Royal Navy") can be read HERE.
     
    hackle, Mar 6, 2008
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  9. thingy

    thingy

    Re: Future of Devonport raised by MP, this a'noon in the com

    Thanks Hackle. :thumright:

    You might also be interested in the following assertion made by the Minister for the Armed Forces, Bob Ainsworth, about the government's intentions regarding Guzz:


    It can also be read via the official Parliamentary website, below.

    Commons Hansard: 5 March 2008, Cols.1885-1892
     
    thingy, Mar 6, 2008
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  10. fetchit

    fetchit Midshipman

    Don't know if this is relevant, or if anyone wants to believe it.

    BBC Link
     
    fetchit, Mar 6, 2008
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