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Business of the House

I know from my experience in the Ministry of Defence the importance that it and the Government attach to the contribution of members of the TA to our armed forces. In recent years, they have provided an indispensable source of support for regular forces in ways that would not have been recognised historically. Instead of simply training regularly, they now train and deploy, often alongside their regular Army counterparts. The Ministry of Defence therefore attaches great importance to the service that they provide.