I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for giving way. He says that the Government are committed to a 0.5% increase, but does he agree that that is just on equipment, not personnel? Something like 55% of the budget goes on daily running costs and people, and that will be completely constrained if no new cash is put into the people side of the budget.
Ministry of Defence
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Lord Beamish
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 26 February 2018.
It occurred during Estimates day on Ministry of Defence.
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