If it would be of use to him, the hon. Gentleman might apply to the Ministry of Defence for a useful fact sheet that it has provided to me. It clearly states that as of 2016 our defence budget was £34.3 billion, but that by 2020 and 2021 it will be £39.7 billion. How is that a cut?
Defence Capability
Proceeding contribution from
Leo Docherty
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Thursday, 19 October 2017.
It occurred during Backbench debate on Defence Capability.
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