Reserve Forces and Cadets’ Associations
Debate between Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist and Lord Dannatt
Monday 27th January 2020
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Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist (Con)
My Lords, perhaps I may remind the noble and gallant Lord that this is a timed debate and he has rather gone over his allocation.
Lord Dannatt
Of course, and I shall move on to a conclusion.
The volunteer ethos is why hundreds of men and women up and down the country are willing to give of their time freely to run the Reserve Forces organisations and structure. Does the Minister really think that paying people is the answer to a question that, to my mind, does not even exist? I do not just fear for the future of our Reserve Forces; I know that untold damage will be done to their ethos and efficiency. I urge Her Majesty’s Government to think again.