Defence Secretary answers MPs’ questions
13 July 2009 (updated on 22 April 2010)
Bob Ainsworth, Defence Secretary, answered MPs' defence questions in the Commons.
- Commons Hansard: Defence questions
- Video and Audio: Defence questions
- House of Commons: Order of Business
- About Parliament: Question Time
Topics covered included:
- The security situation in Afghanistan
- The projected costs of military operations in Afghanistan over the next three years
- The likelihood of military personnel experiencing mental illness
- The progress towards procurement of the next generation of the nuclear deterrent
- Spending on equipment renewal
- The cost of replacing Trident
Question Time is an opportunity for MPs and Members of the House of Lords to ask government ministers questions. These questions are asked at the start of business in both chambers and are known as 'oral questions'.