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Proceeding contribution from Baroness Royall of Blaisdon (Labour) in the House of Lords on Monday, 15 December 2008. It occurred during Ministerial statement on European Council: 11-12 December 2008 and Prime Minister’s Visit to Afghanistan, India and Pakistan.


European Council: 11-12 December 2008 and Prime Minister’s Visit to Afghanistan, India and Pakistan

No, my Lords, I do not see any inconsistency. As I understand it, we have recently spent £700 million on new vehicles for our Armed Forces and are doing exactly what we should be doing. This is always a matter of contention, but in recent discussions with members of the Army, Navy and Air Force, serving soldiers have all willingly said that they are now better equipped than they ever have been.


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Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
706 c669 
Session
2008-09
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Compensation Armed forces Climate change Deployment Carbon capture and storage Elections Injuries Economic situation EU economic policy EU emissions trading scheme India Prime Minister Peacekeeping operations Referendums Pollution control Pakistan Terrorism Republic of Ireland Renewable energy Afghanistan Israel European Council Palestine Middle East Peace negotiations Visits abroad Treaty of Lisbon EU energy policy Greenhouse gas emissions
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