"18. What steps his Department is taking to improve (a) recruitment and (b) retention in the officer corps of the Army Reserve. ..." Adam Holloway - View Speech
"Does my hon. Friend accept that reserve officers join in order to have opportunities to deploy and train, commanding in formed units? Why does the future soldier narrative prioritise individual augmentation over deploying formed bodies for overseas roles short of all-out war?..." Adam Holloway - View Speech
"I was in Afghanistan with the Afghan resistance, and I know that when the foreigners leave, the theological justification for jihad finishes. The problem we have is that Afghanistan still faces attack from the Taliban, fully supported by Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence, with the simple aim of conquering the country. Given …..." Adam Holloway - View Speech
"I congratulate the Secretary of State and his team on these forward-thinking and rather smart proposals. Does he agree that the opposition parties need to understand the reality of modern warfare, which is a shift towards the grey zone and high tech? We could have thousands of tanks, but they …..." Adam Holloway - View Speech
"Can the Secretary of State give some indication of what we are doing to maintain the momentum against a fractured Daesh?..." Adam Holloway - View Speech
"Aside from the points about this case, do hon. and gallant Members agree that it remains extremely important that our soldiers behave with the highest possible standards, and that we do not abuse or execute prisoners of war?..." Adam Holloway - View Speech
"There are many Afghans outside the ruling clique who believe not only that the exit strategy will not work in the long term, but that it is fatally flawed and in fact cannot work. General Petraeus’s strategy has been described as “Fight, then talk”. Does the Secretary of State think …..." Adam Holloway - View Speech