Oral QuestionMinistry of Defence

What recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the size of the Royal Navy fleet.

Tabled: 21 February 2018Answered: 5 March 2018

Asked by

Luke Pollard

Labour (Co-op)Plymouth Sutton and Devonport

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Defence

Answer from Hansard

The Prime Minister

My hon. Friend is a superb champion for energy security, driving down bills and the good secure jobs that renewables offer. Those on the Opposition Benches are climate defeatists—anti-jobs, anti-growth, anti-business and anti-investment—and they should try to peddle their policies to the tens of thousands of people in this country who work in renewables every single day. Those on the Opposition Benches do not think that Britain has the skills and they would deny us incredible opportunities. We are focused on securing billions in investment, creating tens of thousands of jobs and taking us off the rollercoaster of international fossil fuels.