Defence Budget and Transformation Debate

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Mike Crockart

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Defence Budget and Transformation

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Monday 14th May 2012

(11 years, 12 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Lord Hammond of Runnymede Portrait Mr Hammond
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It has sapped it and undermined it.

Mike Crockart Portrait Mike Crockart (Edinburgh West) (LD)
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The Secretary of State has said much today about ensuring the welfare of, and building a stable platform for, our armed forces. One of the best ways of delivering that is by giving them certainty about where they will be based. Unfortunately, that is in short supply in Scotland, particularly in Edinburgh, so when will he deliver it?

Lord Hammond of Runnymede Portrait Mr Hammond
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My hon. Friend is absolutely right about that and I have acknowledged it many times: uncertainties about redundancy, about basing and about unit structures are all debilitating. We will close down those uncertainties as soon as we possibly can but, as I said, it will be towards the end of the year before we can make an announcement about basing.

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