Defence Spending (Wales)

Success breeds success, and if the scheme had gone ahead, we could be looking forward to a much brighter and more successful future. Wales still has a lot to offer British troops serving in the UK and overseas. Increasing the defence footprint in Wales will strengthen the Union and local communities. The benefits are wide and invaluable, but the matter is not being addressed by the coalition. When asked about the equitable distribution of defence spending across the UK, the Defence Secretary stated:"““When I meet troops in Afghanistan, they do not ask one another whether they came from Belfast, Cardiff, Edinburgh or London. They are forces under the Crown and proud of it.””—[Official Report, 5 July 2010; Vol. 513, c. 18.]" And rightly so.