Armed Forces (Redundancies) Debate

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Department: Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces (Redundancies)

Jack Lopresti Excerpts
Wednesday 2nd March 2011

(13 years, 8 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Liam Fox Portrait Dr Fox
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The fact is that there has not been even a hint of an apology from the Opposition about the appalling situation that they left behind. Nobody on the Government Benches came into politics to see cuts in our armed forces; they were forced on us by the utter incompetence of the Government who went before us. I also noticed that in the question asked earlier by the right hon. Member for East Renfrewshire (Mr Murphy), there was no hint of what Labour policy is, or what the Opposition might do to reverse any of the cuts.

Jack Lopresti Portrait Jack Lopresti (Filton and Bradley Stoke) (Con)
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Will any of the changes affect our ability to assist in any potential no-fly agreement over Libya?

Liam Fox Portrait Dr Fox
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As of this moment the changes are being considered—they will be announced later in the year—so obviously none will impact on any short-term decision about a no-fly zone in Libya.