Proceeding contribution from Lord Boyce (Crossbench) in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 19 October 2010. It occurred during Ministerial statement on Strategic Defence and Security Review.
Strategic Defence and Security Review
My Lords, I declare an interest as a non-executive director of WS Atkins and a number of pro bono roles with various service charities and organisations. I cannot say that I welcome the Statement on this cash-driven defence review, and I certainly cannot possibly dignify it with the word ““strategic””. It will be viewed with dismay by our hardworking and operationally pressed sailors, marines, soldiers and airmen. Can the Leader of the House inform noble Lords, with regard to naval reductions in the destroyer frigate force levels, what operational tasks currently being undertaken by an already overstretched fleet will be concomitantly dropped and how this will resonate with our allies?
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- Armed forces Defence Army Air force National security Nuclear weapons Public expenditure Peacekeeping operations Procurement Staff Navy Military aircraft Ministry of Defence Reserve forces Warships Afghanistan Aircraft carriers Nuclear submarines Harrier aircraft Typhoon aircraft F-35 aircraft Electronic warfare Conflict prevention A400M aircraft Nimrod aircraft Tornado aircraft Type 45 destroyers Astute class submarines Special forces Unmanned air systems Strategic Defence and Security Review
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