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Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015 and the Army
10 June 2016
The Defence Committee holds its first evidence session for its inquiry on the outcomes of the 2015 Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR) for the Army.
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Witnesses
Tuesday 14 June 2016, Committee Room 8, Palace of Westminster
At 1.30pm
- General Sir Nicholas Carter KCB, CBE, DSO, ADC, Chief of the General Staff
- Major General John Crackett CB, TD, Director Reserves
- David Stephens, Director Resources and Command Secretary (Army), Ministry of Defence
Purpose of the session
Areas the Committee seeks to examine with the Head of the Army include:
- Progress in the delivery of the Army 2020 programme
- What changes might yet be required in the Army to meet the requirements of the SDSR’s Joint Force 2025 plan, as well as other changing strategic circumstances
- Funding for the Army
- Personnel matters affecting both Regulars and Reservists