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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.


Secondary information

Type
Parliamentary proceeding
Reference
710 c120-33 
Session
2008-09
Department
Ministry of Defence
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Related items
Deposited Paper DEP2009-1247
Tuesday, 28 April 2009
Deposited papers
House of Lords
House of Commons
Territorial Army
Monday, 15 June 2009
Written questions
House of Lords
Proceeding contributions
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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 ...
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
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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