HC Deb 07 October 2003 vol 411 c156W
Dr. Julian Lewis

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make it his policy not to reduce the strength and establishments of(a) Royal Navy frigates, destroyers and submarines, (b) the Army Air Corps, (c) the Infantry, (d) the Royal Armoured Corps, (e) the Royal Artillery, (f) the Royal Engineers, (g) RAF squadrons and (h) RAF aircraft procurement programmes. [131694]

Mr. Ingram

In his speech to RUSI on 26 June this year (a copy of which is available in the Library of the House), the Defence Secretary made clear how we will continue to modernise our armed forces to respond to changes in society, technology and the strategic environment.