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Ministry of Defence

Proceeding contribution from Edward Leigh (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Monday, 26 February 2018. It occurred during Estimates day on Ministry of Defence.

My right hon. Friend is of course a former Minister for the armed forces and really does know what he is talking about. The Government should listen to him.

There is a problem with morale. Those who perceive service morale as low increased by 12% on the previous year in the Army and 15% in the Royal Marines in 2017. The overwhelming majority, 74%, feel proud to serve—we are proud of them for feeling proud to serve—but only a third feel valued by their service. What is the point of training men and women if we fail to keep them?

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Reference

636 c574 

Session

2017-19

Chamber / Committee

House of Commons chamber
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