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Lord Wallace of Saltaire (LD)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 8 December 2025

Debate

Royal Navy Submarine Force

Contribution

My Lords, could the Minister explain the maintenance problem, which clearly goes back a number of years? On the dry docks that are not ready, are private contractors are failing in their obligations or is there a shortage of money? What is now being done to rectify this enormous backlog of maintenance, which is a very large part of the problem?

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