Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Mark Francois and Andrea Leadsom

Monday 17th March 2014 Commons Chamber

[Mr Francois]

Decisions about the overall size of the armed forces are ultimately taken by Ministers, but the Army 2020 plan was designed by the Army, and it is the Army that has the primary responsibility for implementing it. While we are on the subject of advice, one thing we will not do in trying to grow the Army and the reserves is follow the example of the previous Government, who thought that it was a good idea, for growing the Territorial Army, to threaten not to pay its members for turning up for training.

[Andrea Leadsom (South Northamptonshire) (Con)]

7. What progress he has made on using funding from LIBOR fines to benefit former and serving military personnel.