Armed Forces Bill
Debate between Lord Robathan and Lord Walney(13 years, 5 months ago)
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Mr Robathan
I do not think the hon. Gentleman needs to offer to do that. That is a bit sexist, if you ask me, but there we go.
The hon. Member for West Dunbartonshire asked earlier from a sedentary position where we got the idea from that there was a £38 billion black hole. May I tell her that it came from the National Audit Office report “Ministry of Defence: The Major Projects Report 2010”?
Armed Forces Redundancies
Debate between Lord Robathan and Lord Walney(13 years, 7 months ago)
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Mr Robathan
Yes, I do agree. Individuals will find that the terms of redundancy are generous and attractive, which is why we expect a lot of people to volunteer.
John Woodcock (Barrow and Furness) (Lab/Co-op)
Will the Minister order an official inquiry into the way that our armed forces personnel continue to learn of their fate through the newspapers, and will that inquiry investigate Ministers themselves?