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Written question asked by James Cartlidge (Conservative) on Tuesday, 10 December 2024, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 16 December 2024 (named day). It was answered by Luke Pollard (Labour) on Friday, 20 December 2024 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Army

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 5 November 2024 to Question 12029 on Army and with reference to the keynote recording of the Chief of the General Staff at the RUSI Land Warfare Conference 2024, published on 23 June 2024, whether it is a formal departmental target to double the lethality of the British Army by 2027 and treble it by 2030.

Answer

Ministers are fully supportive of the Chief of the General Staff’s ambition to double the fighting power of the British Army by 2027 and treble it by 2030, which is in line with the Departmental priorities for the British Army.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
18985
Session
2024-26
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