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Statement on Army 2020

6 July 2012 (updated on 6 July 2012)

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Secretary of State for Defence, Philip Hammond, made a statement in the House of Commons on Thursday 5 July 2012 on the future structure of the British Army.

Shadow Secretary of State for Defence, Jim Murphy responded to the statement on behalf of the Opposition.

Watch and read the statement and the views expressed by MPs on Parliament TV and in Commons Hansard. Also find current parliamentary material on the Armed forces in the Topics and News sections.

Oral statements

Oral statements are made after Question Time (or at 11am on a Friday). Statements normally relate to matters of policy or government actions. At the end of a statement, MPs can respond or question the government minister on its contents.