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Debate between Rebecca Harris and Baroness Morgan of Cotes
Monday 11th June 2012
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Rebecca Harris (Castle Point) (Con)
10. What assessment he has made of the effect on the armed forces of a balanced defence budget.
Nicky Morgan (Loughborough) (Con)
16. What assessment he has made of the effect on the armed forces of a balanced defence budget.
The Secretary of State for Defence (Mr Philip Hammond)
A balanced budget gives our armed forces confidence that once a project is in the programme, it is real, funded and will be delivered, so that they can plan with certainty. The balanced budget is a firm baseline for the transformation to an armed forces that are smaller, but that will be adaptable, agile, well equipped with the best technology and supported by a Ministry of Defence that is re-focused around their needs.