United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 185056
Army
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15 May 2023
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18 May 2023 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of his policy on reducing the size of the full-time British Army to 73,000 soldiers on its ability to respond to global threats.
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15 May 2023
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of his policy on reducing the size of the full-time British Army to 73,000 soldiers on its ability to respond to global threats.
Source: Commons
18 May 2023
Answer
The Ministry of Defence is reviewing whether it is now right to reduce the Regular Army to 73,000, as planned under Future Soldier. That process is ongoing. Through an adaptive approach, personnel numbers and force design are determined to ensure Defence ...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-05-15/185056
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1627686
- uk · wq-1627686 · source updated 18 May 2023