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Debate between Julian Brazier and Henry Smith
Monday 23rd February 2015

(9 years, 8 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Julian Brazier Portrait Mr Brazier
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There are no plans, and no such planning is going on, to scrap the target. The number I gave earlier, of 1,490 people joining the reserves in just one quarter, indicates that things are now moving sharply in the right direction. That figure relates to the Army Reserve, but the Royal Naval Reserve has been ahead of target all the way through and the Royal Air Force Reserve is also doing well, with 150 joining in a quarter.

Henry Smith Portrait Henry Smith (Crawley) (Con)
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3. What steps he is taking to increase home ownership among members of the armed forces.