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Defence Spending

Proceeding contribution from Richard Drax (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Thursday, 12 March 2015. It occurred during Backbench debate on Defence Spending.

My hon. Friend is making a powerful speech. If we see defence cuts of another 10% after the election, another major concern will be the impact on our special forces. If we have an Army of 50,000 or 60,000, we will reduce the ability to

recruit men into our special forces—currently probably the most respected in the world—and that will have a significant effect on our ability to project force.

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
594 c432 
Session
2014-15
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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