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To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will consider cancelling one of the two planned aircraft carriers to ease defence budget pressures. [HL309]
We remain fully committed to the carrier project and the contract which we signed in July 2008 for manufacture of the two ships, HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales.
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To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the two-year delay in delivering aircraft carriers will allow for the recruitment and training of full crews for both vessels. [HL320]
A one to two-year delay to the Future Carrier programme will be integrated into the plans that have been established to allow for the recruitment and training of a full ship's company for both vessels, but is unlikely to have a material impact.