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

What my hon. Friend is describing is fascinating. Does she agree that Army 2020 was really designed to give the Government political cover in the light of the reduction of the regular Army to 82,000?

It is not just a question of the retraining days; it is a question of whether the 15,000 reservists to whom she referred can actually be deployed alongside regular troops. I am told that in some cases there is no joint training at all.

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Reference

636 c576 

Session

2017-19

Chamber / Committee

House of Commons chamber
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