United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 30097
Armed Forces
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4 July 2022
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12 July 2022 · Answer
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Defence
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12 July 2022
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Command Paper, Defence in a competitive age, published in March 2021, whether it remains his policy to reduce the armed forces to 72,500 by 2025.
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4 July 2022
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Command Paper, Defence in a competitive age, published in March 2021, whether it remains his policy to reduce the armed forces to 72,500 by 2025.
Source: Commons
12 July 2022
Answer
There are currently no plans to reverse the decision to reduce the number of regular Army personnel to 73,000 by 2025. The Integrated Review and Defence Command Paper made clear that we must focus on Defence capability rather than troop numbers in respons...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-07-04/30097
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1485998
- uk · wq-1485998 · source updated 12 July 2022