Ian Roome

Ian Roome

Liberal Democrat — North Devon

Speaking in the House of Commons on 2 February 2026

Debate

Naval Shipbuilding

Contribution

We could invest better in naval shipbuilding if the Government paid attention to a report published by the National Audit Office, which estimates that £1.5 billion a year of defence spending is lost to fraud and that the Ministry of Defence recovers only 48p in every £1 spent on counter-fraud work, less than other Departments. What will the Minister do to ensure that more of that funding can be recovered for our national defence?

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