The answer to my right hon. Friend’s question is yes. Could he explain to the House that one of the things that the Committee thought about very carefully was how candid we should be about the weaknesses in our armed forces? After much careful deliberation, we did not include anything in our “Ready for War?” report that we had reason to believe our potential adversaries did not already know.
Armed Forces Readiness and Defence Equipment
Proceeding contribution from
Mark Francois
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Thursday, 21 March 2024.
It occurred during Backbench debate
and
Debates on select committee report on Armed Forces Readiness and Defence Equipment.
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