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Armed Forces: Redundancies

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Tuesday 15th February 2011

(13 years, 10 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Astor of Hever Portrait Lord Astor of Hever
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I think that I will write to the noble and gallant Lord about that. I am sure that I have those figures in my briefing, but it would take a bit of time to find them and I do not want to test the patience of the House.

Lord Elton Portrait Lord Elton
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My Lords, there are practical consequences in the short and medium terms. Will my noble friend assure the House that the impact of the redundancies that are now being revealed will not be an increase in the already ferocious number of combat flying hours of personnel in Afghanistan?

Lord Astor of Hever Portrait Lord Astor of Hever
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My Lords, I can give my noble friend that assurance. The SDSR was designed specifically not to affect operations in Afghanistan.

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