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Proceeding contribution from Lord Soames of Fletching (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Thursday, 26 April 2007. It occurred during Adjournment debate on Defence in the UK.


Defence in the UK

Does my hon. Friend agree that one of the problems with planning operations is that the Ministers no longer listen to defence chiefs’ advice as they used to? The planning for the Afghanistan operation left troop numbers woefully short. Does he agree that Ministers should have listened more carefully to the military advice?


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
459 c1066 
Session
2006-07
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Armed forces Cost effectiveness Defence Army Air force Health services Finance Families Education Iraq Peacekeeping operations Staff Policy Navy Military bases Military aircraft Ministry of Defence Standards Training Afghanistan Territorial Army
Link
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