Proceeding contribution from Viscount Tenby (Crossbench) in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 28 April 2009. It occurred during Ministerial statement on Armed Forces: Reserves.
Armed Forces: Reserves
My Lords, leaving strategic considerations on one side for the moment, does the Minister agree that one of the strengths of the auxiliary forces, in particular the Territorial Army, is that they reinforce the geographical and social links between the Armed Forces and our local communities? Thanks to the necessary reorganisation in the Regular Army, those links have recently been weakened, but in the past they have, let’s face it, made the British Army the envy of the world. An additional benefit lies in this being a means by which young people can gain a taste of what service life is like. Will the Minister undertake to ensure that these important concerns are taken care of and paid attention to in the future?
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- 2008-09
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- Conditions of employment Armed forces Buildings Deployment Employment Training Reserve forces Reorganisation Territorial Army Military aid Reserve Forces Strategic Review Civil contingency reaction forces Royal Signals
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