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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-07-14more like thismore than 2016-07-14
answering body
Ministry of Defence more like this
answering dept id 11 more like this
answering dept short name Defence more like this
answering dept sort name Defence more like this
hansard heading Armed Forces remove filter
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the level of recruitment forecast in the 2015 Strategic Defence and Security Review, what assessment they have made of the Armed Forces' ability to undertake the range of tasks they face. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Touhig more like this
uin HL1238 remove filter
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answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-07-26more like thismore than 2016-07-26
answer text <p>The Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015 (SDSR 2015) ensured that investment in capability - including personnel - remained in balance with financial requirements, with a focus on matching capability to policy throughout the Review. To fully deliver future Defence commitments, the SDSR also set out plans for investment in an additional uplift of 400 personnel for the Royal Navy and 300 for the Royal Air Force. This will ensure that the Armed Forces continue to have the capabilities and skills needed to meet global obligations.</p> more like this
answering member printed Earl Howe more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-07-26T15:27:20.473Zmore like thismore than 2016-07-26T15:27:20.473Z
answering member
2000
label Biography information for Earl Howe more like this
tabling member
542
label Biography information for Lord Touhig more like this