Statement on future reserves 2020
9 November 2012 (updated on 9 November 2012)
Secretary of State for Defence, Philip Hammond, made a statement in the House of Commons on Thursday 8 November on Future Reserves 2020 (armed forces).
Further information on the consultation on the future of Britain's reserve forces can be found on the Ministry of Defence website.
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 defence in the Topics and News sections.
- Parliament TV: Statement on Future Reserves 2020
- Commons Hansard: Statement on Future Reserves 2020
- Topics: Armed forces
- Parliamentary news: Armed forces
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