I would refer, for example, to the recruitment of overseas nationals from the Commonwealth. The regiments that had to backfill with Fijians were the Scottish regiments because they could not get the numbers within Scotland. If the hon. Member for Argyll and Bute has some magic pool of people in Scotland who will suddenly join the armed forces or if there is some huge boom that will happen in the next few years that means that 18-year-olds and fit individuals will join the armed forces, I would like to see them.
Armed Forces Bill
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Lord Beamish
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Thursday, 15 October 2015.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Armed Forces Bill.
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