Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Ministry of Defence

Oral Answers to Questions

Lord Cryer Excerpts
Monday 20th February 2012

(12 years, 11 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Lord Robathan Portrait Mr Robathan
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The review is of military medals. I believe that those police officers who serve are entitled to campaign medals. I am sure that they can make representations, but as they already receive those medals, I do not think that it will affect them. I am not responsible for the terms of reference.

Lord Cryer Portrait John Cryer (Leyton and Wanstead) (Lab)
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Further to Question 6, what structures exist to allow concerns about the biggest Army cuts of all time to be raised further up the chain? I am thinking of the sorts of concerns raised earlier by hon. Members on both sides of the House.

Lord Hammond of Runnymede Portrait Mr Philip Hammond
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I and my colleagues are asking ourselves, “What’s he talking about?” I’m not quite sure what the hon. Gentleman is referring to. Is he talking about whether the Army is top-heavy? [Interruption.] I am at a loss to know exactly what he is talking about, but we intend to reduce numbers in the senior ranks of the Army in order to address the disproportion there.