Defence Transformation Debate

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Lord Walney

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Defence Transformation

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Local Government Finance
Monday 18th July 2011

(13 years, 4 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Liam Fox Portrait Dr Fox
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I can confirm for my hon. Friend that we do not envisage a change to the usage at present.

Lord Walney Portrait John Woodcock (Barrow and Furness) (Lab/Co-op)
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Can the Secretary of State guarantee that personnel currently serving in Afghanistan and Libya will keep their jobs through these changes?

Liam Fox Portrait Dr Fox
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Looking almost 10 years ahead, it is impossible to predict what changes might take place. That will be a matter for the Army, of course in consultation with the Government. I can say that no one will be made compulsorily redundant within a year of returning from any combat operations.

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