Proceeding contribution from Bob Ainsworth (Labour) in the House of Commons on Monday, 27 June 2011. It occurred during Ministerial statement on Defence Reform.
Defence Reform
I congratulate the Secretary of State and Lord Levene, and I welcome the broad thrust of what is proposed. The Green Paper that we produced in the winter of 2009-10 flagged up the need for a joint command of the type that will now be introduced, and it is the right thing to do. How real and how deep will that jointery be? It is no good if it is not real and people's allegiances belong entirely and exclusively to the single services. The other thing that is needed is transparency. How can we have the kind of reforms that will be necessary in order to put the Ministry of Defence where it needs to be if we do not have transparency? The Secretary of State effectively abolished 3 Commando Brigade without ever admitting having done so. How can we introduce real transparency?
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- Armed forces Career development Public expenditure Officers Ministry of Defence Reorganisation Senior civil servants Chiefs of staff Defence Board Defence Reform Review
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