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min date	2016-09-07
uin	185056
hansard heading	Army

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registered interest

date

15/05/2023

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Ministry of Defence

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Defence

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Defence

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Army

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legislature

25259

	pref label	House of Commons

question text

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of his policy on reducing the size of the full-time British Army to 73,000 soldiers on its ability to respond to global threats.

tabling member constituency

Barnsley East

tabling member printed

Stephanie Peacock

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185056

answer

is ministerial correction

date of answer

18/05/2023

answer text

The Ministry of Defence is reviewing whether it is now right to reduce the Regular Army to 73,000, as planned under Future Soldier. That process is ongoing. Through an adaptive approach, personnel numbers and force design are determined to ensure Defence remains threat-led and the Armed Forces remain ready to deter and defend the nation should they be called upon to do so. Any specific policy changes or updates required related to defence capability and force design will be determined once the update to the Defence Command Paper has concluded.

answering member constituency

South West Wiltshire

answering member printed

Dr Andrew Murrison

grouped question UIN

185055

question first answered

18/05/2023 10:01:58

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	label	Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison

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4607

	label	Biography information for Stephanie Peacock