Debate contribution: Employment: Defence Sector

Debate contribution by Mr Peter Martin on 19 May 2026.

MLA: Mr Peter Martin
Party at the time: Democratic Unionist Party
Date: 19 May 2026
Type: Debate contribution
Business: Oral Answers to Questions
Heading: Employment: Defence Sector
Assembly identifier: Official Report component 5549539

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I am not sure that I really understood the Minister's answer. John Locke, in his book 'Second Treatise of Government', said that the first and core responsibility of any democratic Government is to protect their citizens. Does the Minister accept that fulfilling that responsibility requires armed forces and a defence sector? Will she now welcome that £50 million investment in the defence sector by His Majesty's Government?

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This follow-up belongs to: Topical question AQT 2362/22-27.

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