May I first thank the Secretary of State for his service? We have known each other for 20-plus years, and he has always been a strong advocate for defence. He said in his statement that in 2019 he got a 10% increase for the defence budget. He failed to tell the House that one of the problems he faces is the 16% cut, from 2010 to 2019, in the defence budget. The Command Paper says that the first priority is homeland defence and our NATO commitments. It also announces a new global response force. How can we commit to doing both well without substantially increasing the defence budget?
Defence Command Paper Refresh
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Beamish
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 18 July 2023.
It occurred during Ministerial statement on Defence Command Paper Refresh.
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