Armed Forces: Redundancies

Debate between Lord McFall of Alcluith and Lord Astor of Hever

Tuesday 15th February 2011 Lords Chamber

[Lord Astor of Hever]

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

[Lord McFall of Alcluith]

My Lords, a bald e-mail that states, “Start applying for your retirement”, is indeed indicative of a dysfunctional system in the MoD. The Secretary of State in the other place earlier today failed to take ministerial responsibility for this, which we regret. Instead of barbs with puerile comments, would it not be correct for the Secretary of State to take that ministerial responsibility and report back to this House so that we could say that this military covenant will not turn into a shambles?