Thursday 16th March 2017

(7 years, 7 months ago)

Ministerial Corrections
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Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton Portrait Mark Lancaster
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The strategy is absolutely fit for purpose, and it is based on delivering military capability. Reducing the estate by some 30% means that we have less estate to look after, and that we can reinvest some £4 billion over the next 20 years.

[Official Report, 13 March 2017, Vol. 623, c. 23.]

Letter of correction from Mark Lancaster

An error has been identified in my response to the hon. Member for Stirling (Steven Paterson).

The correct response should have been:

Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton Portrait Mark Lancaster
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The strategy is absolutely fit for purpose, and it is based on delivering military capability. Reducing the estate by some 30% means that we have less estate to look after, and that we can reinvest some £4 billion over the next 10 years.