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Defence Equipment: Decommissioning

Asked by James CartlidgeConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 10 December 2024UIN 17175

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To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his oral statement on Defence Programmes Developments of 20 November 2024, Official Report, column 287, whether he had discussions with (a) Lord Robertson and (b) other members of the Strategic

Answered by Luke Pollard

As the Secretary of State for Defence explained in his oral statement these decisions were "all backed by the Chiefs and taken in consultation with the SDR Reviewers."

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