Asked by: Robert Courts (Conservative - Witney)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
What recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the (a) capabilities and (b) strength of the armed forces.
Answered by Penny Mordaunt - Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons
The Ministry of Defence launched the Modernising Defence Programme in January last year which looked across the spectrum at our current and planned capabilities, right through to our business practices.
It is an ambitious programme, but we are confident that Defence is making the right capability investments and policy approaches to ensure we remain one of the strongest Defence players in Europe.