Rob Edwards (Free subscription) | 21/12/2008
from Sunday Herald, 21 December 2008 The cost of looking after the Trident nuclear weapons system on the Clyde will soar to a total of £770 million over the next six years, according to the Ministry of Defence. The defence minister, Quentin Davies, has said that the annual cost of maintaining and overhauling the four Vanguard submarines which carry Trident missiles will rise from £95 million in 2008-09...
The Lone Voice (Free subscription) | 21/11/2008
I just thought of this one and figured it was worth a post. I can call Quentin a sheep abuser as he was convicted of 2 charges of animal cruelty . From Wikipedia: Quentin was fined for 2 charges of animal cruelty relating to sheep on his estate. He was when he arrived back in the Commons with retorts of "BAAAAAAA!!!!!!!" by Labour MP's.
Raedwald (Free subscription) | 05/11/2008
Quentin Davies' behaviour over the deaths of our armed forces in Afghanistan is truly repugnant. MPs should know that when an officer is sufficiently impassioned to resign their commission and make a public statement, it is because they cannot be heard any other way. Davies should cup a soft damp podgy hand to his greasy ear and listen instead of spouting off. Davies owes Major Morley and the nation...
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 04/11/2008
Pressure is mounting on defence minister Quentin Davies to resign after he claimed SAS commanders had not complained about equipment.
The Herald (Free subscription) | 04/11/2008
Defence Equipment Minister Quentin Davies apologised yesterday for any offence caused after he appeared to dismiss concerns raised by a resigning SAS officer.
The Herald (Free subscription) | 04/11/2008
Defence Equipment Minister Quentin Davies apologised yesterday for any offence caused after he appeared to dismiss concerns raised by a resigning SAS officer.
Daily Mail online | Home (Free subscription) | 04/11/2008
Defence equipment minister Quentin Davies today apologised for any offence caused after he appeared to dismiss concerns raised by a resigning SAS officer.
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 03/11/2008
The defence minister Quentin Davies has been forced to make an "unreserved apology" to the father of the first woman soldier to be killed in Afghanistan following remarks he made about the safety of military vehicles.
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 03/11/2008
The defence minister Quentin Davies has been forced to make an "unreserved apology" to the father of the first woman soldier to be killed in Afghanistan following remarks he made about the safety of military vehicles.
icWales (Free subscription) | 03/11/2008
Defence equipment minister Quentin Davies has apologised for any offence caused after he appeared to dismiss concerns raised by a resigning SAS officer.
Re-cycle of Life (Free subscription) | 03/11/2008
Defence Questions in the Commons this afternoon is looking like a must-watch, thanks to the recent adventures of Quentin Davies , Her Majesty's minister for defence procurement. Many in the MoD have questioned Quentin Davies's appointment In case you missed it, ...
MicroShaft Blog (Free subscription) | 03/11/2008
A request I sent to Malcolm Bruce's office today. I note that Mr Bruce is down for a Topical Question this afternoon at Defence Questions. As the Next of Kin of a serving Scottish serviceman currently deployed in Afghanistan, can I ask that he might ask a question about the suitability of Quentin Davies for a Ministerial Role at the MOD in the light of his statements this weekend, in particular
Daily Mail online | Home (Free subscription) | 03/11/2008
Defence minister Quentin Davies has been accused of 'insulting the memory' of fallen British soldiers by the father of the first woman killed in action in Afghanistan.
"ROGUE GUNNER" (Free subscription) | 02/11/2008
A Government minister has hit back at an SAS commander who reportedly resigned in disgust at the state of equipment provided to British troops in Afghanistan. Defence Equipment Minister Quentin Davies dismissed Major Sebastian Morley's reported complaints as a "travesty" which he found hard to take entirely seriously. It has been reported that Major Morley had decided to quit following the deaths of...
An Englishman's Castle (Free subscription) | 01/11/2008
Quentin Davies, Minister for Defence Equipment and Support said that he found it "impossible" to take the resignation of SAS commander Major Sebastian Morley seriously. "I recently visited Afghanistan, and 100 per cent of those I asked said they were...
