Baroness McIntosh of Hudnall
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Armed Forces: Redundancies
Baroness McIntosh of Hudnall Excerpts(11 years, 9 months ago)
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Lord Astor of Hever
My Lords, I have done this on numerous occasions, and not always in a gentle fashion.
Baroness McIntosh of Hudnall
Would the noble Lord be kind enough to return to the Question he was originally asked by my noble friend Lord Touhig and address the recruitment campaign? I do not think I heard him answer the implied question. Why are we still recruiting when we are making redundancies?
Lord Astor of Hever
My Lords, even while reducing in size, the army must continue to recruit new talent to replace those who are promoted. It needs to develop its own leaders. It cannot bring in people from outside to leadership roles without the necessary military experience.