CHOGM, G7 and NATO Summits Debate

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Department: Cabinet Office

CHOGM, G7 and NATO Summits

James Gray Excerpts
Monday 4th July 2022

(2 years, 5 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Boris Johnson Portrait The Prime Minister
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The right hon. Gentleman is absolutely right to draw attention to the use of special drawing rights. We are supportive of using those for the benefit of people around the world who are currently finding things very tough.

James Gray Portrait James Gray (North Wiltshire) (Con)
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I strongly support the Government’s commitment to 2.5% and the Prime Minister’s hint in this statement that we may go further than that in the years to come. None the less, although last year’s integrated review talked about cutting conventional forces—tanks, aircraft and boots on the ground—one of the lessons of Ukraine is that we must not do that, so will he think again about the commitments we have made to cutting, in particular, our infantry?