Debates between Philip Dunne and Martyn Day during the 2015-2017 Parliament

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Debate between Philip Dunne and Martyn Day
Monday 29th February 2016

(8 years, 3 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Philip Dunne Portrait Mr Dunne
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My hon. Friend is very brave to have joined the Royal Marines in the Arctic. I pay tribute to her and her colleagues for doing so. The SDSR is committed to maintaining amphibious capability. We will be making modifications to one of the two Queen Elizabeth carriers to ensure that that persists for the life of that platform.

Martyn Day Portrait Martyn Day (Linlithgow and East Falkirk) (SNP)
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T7. Under this Prime Minister, the number of RAF police personnel has dropped 340, from 1,480 to 1,140. Royal Military Police numbers have dropped 80, from 1,700 to 1,620, and Royal Navy Police numbers have dropped 40, from 340 to 300. Does the Secretary of State think that those cuts are acceptable?

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