Ministry of Defence Votes A

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SES ID

• 447576

Notation

• 447576

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• Subject

Broader

• Defence estimates

Definition

• Estimates laid before the House of Commons by the Defence Secretary which invite the annual authorisation by the House of the maximum numbers of personnel in the armed services. Stem from the Bill of Rights 1688-89 preventing the Crown from maintaining a standing army in times of peace without the approval of Parliament.