Proceeding contribution from David TC Davies (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Thursday, 17 November 2005. It occurred during Debate and Adjournment debate on Defence in the United Kingdom.
Defence in the United Kingdom
: I have not been in Parliament long, but will my right hon. and learned Friend confirm that, during the 1980s, Labour Members were calling for a massive cut in our defence commitment, as they wished to get rid of our nuclear deterrent? Will he accept my congratulations on the fact that the previous Government held out against those calls and ensured that we had a commitment until the end of the cold war, when it was possible to make some reductions?
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- 2005-06
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- Armed forces Defence Army Deployment Air force Defence equipment Recruitment Navy Military bases Radar Military aircraft Scotland Technology Reorganisation King's Own Scottish Borderers Royal Scots
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