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Debate between Sajid Javid and Dan Byles
Monday 26th March 2012
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Sajid Javid (Bromsgrove) (Con)
10. What recent assessment he has made of the level of morale in the armed forces.
Dan Byles (North Warwickshire) (Con)
12. What recent assessment he has made of the level of morale in the armed forces.
The Minister for the Armed Forces (Nick Harvey)
I continue to be impressed by the morale and commitment of those putting their lives at risk on operations on a daily basis. This was particularly evident to me during my recent visit to Afghanistan. More broadly, the Ministry of Defence uses a number of measures, including the annual armed forces continuous attitude survey, to monitor and understand changes in morale across the services. In the 2011 survey across the three services, 46% of respondents reported that their morale was high, and 31% were neutral.