Ministerial statement on Tuesday, 28 April 2009, in the House of Lords, led by Lord Tunnicliffe.
Armed Forces: Reserves
Lords statement on the strategic review of reserves.
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- Parliamentary proceeding
- Reference
- 710 c120-33
- Session
- 2008-09
- Department
- Ministry of Defence
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- House of Lords chamber
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Deposited Paper DEP2009-1247
Tuesday, 28 April 2009
Deposited papers
House of Lords
House of Commons
- Proceeding contributions
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Lord Tunnicliffe | 710 c132-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the TA centre review will concentrate in particular on demography—that is, where the publi...
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Lord Tunnicliffe | 710 c132 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, you get asked questions all the time that you cannot answer. As the noble Lord, Lord Asto...
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Earl Attlee | 710 c132 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, surely the answer to the question posed by the noble Lord, Lord Walton of Detchant, is tha...
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Earl Attlee | 710 c132 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I certainly know that this Government have cut the size of the TA in half during their tim...
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Viscount Tenby | 710 c131 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I should have declared an interest as having served in the Territorial Army for eight year...
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Lord Walton of Detchant | 710 c131 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I also declare an interest as a former commanding officer, and subsequently honorary colon...
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Lord Tunnicliffe | 710 c131 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, first, in view of the stream of confessions to military service that I have heard today, I...
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Lord Addington | 710 c132 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, is the Minister in a position to comment on the part of the Statement that says that reser...
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Viscount Tenby | 710 c130-1 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, leaving strategic considerations on one side for the moment, does the Minister agree that ...
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Lord Tunnicliffe | 710 c131 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I agree with everything the noble Viscount has said. Section 1.6c of the report recognises...
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Lord Tunnicliffe | 710 c130 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am afraid that I cannot answer the question in detail. The review involved the National ...
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Lord Tunnicliffe | 710 c130 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, no, I cannot give the first assurance because I cannot pre-empt the Treasury rules which w...
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Lord Ramsbotham | 710 c130 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, like the noble Lord, Lord De Mauley, I declare a past interest as a former Inspector Gener...
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Earl of Shrewsbury | 710 c129-30 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, can the Minister assure me that the proceeds of any property sales under the rationalisati...
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Lord De Mauley | 710 c129 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, we all hope that what will come out of the review will be welcome. I disclose an interest ...
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Lord Tunnicliffe | 710 c128 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I can answer only one question here and now because that was a description of the past and...
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Lord Craig of Radley | 710 c128 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the Minister mentioned how much more the territorial and Reserve Forces are being used now...
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Lord Trefgarne | 710 c127-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am afraid that I have to say that I heard the noble Lord’s Statement with dismay and reg...
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Lord Tunnicliffe | 710 c120-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, with the leave of the House, I shall now repeat a Statement made in another place by my ri...
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Lord Astor of Hever | 710 c123-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the Minister for repeating the Statement. I join the Government in paying tribute ...
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Lord Lee of Trafford | 710 c125-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, this is a very comprehensive review and the review team is to be congratulated on the huge...
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Lord Tunnicliffe | 710 c126-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I shall first respond to the opening criticism of the noble Lord, Lord Lee. I am very sorr...
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Lord Tunnicliffe | 710 c129 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I hope that I have, in part, answered both the noble Lord’s questions. We have been quite ...
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Lord Tunnicliffe | 710 c128-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am sure that the noble and gallant Lord will forgive me if I do not operate above my pay...
- Subjects
- 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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