MP highlights tangible and intangible benefits of strong defence Tomorrow John Baron MP is sponsoring a debate on defence spending in the House of Commons. He will argue that we need to reverse spending cuts, and that, as we approach the next Strategic Defence and Security Review, Parliament needs to make clear that defence...
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John Baron MP to call for higher defence spending in House of Commons debate
John Baron MP: NAO report on Reservists confirms ‘balance sheet’ exercise
MP says Defence Secretary’s reputation is on the line Today the National Audit Office (NAO) published a highly critical report on the MoD’s Army reforms to replace 20,000 Regulars with 30,000 Reservists. The report concludes that the Army 2020 reforms were not subjected to the appropriate feasibility testing. The NAO also concludes the transition...
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John Baron MP: 2RRF Honour Guard marches off the square
John Baron MP: 2RRF Honour Guard marches off the square MP slams MoD Reservist plans Tuesday saw the last Fusilier Honour Guard outside No 10. Since February 2013, ex-members of the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers have paraded outside the gates of No 10 to coincide with the Cabinet’s weekly meeting. The former soldiers have...
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John Baron MP highlights shortfall in Army Reserve training courses
MP says Catterick course of 7 recruits is a waste of taxpayers’ money John Baron MP, and many other Parliamentarians, has opposed Government plans to replace 20,000 Regulars with 30,000 Reservists, fearing such plans will create unacceptable capability gaps and false economies. The MoD is having severe trouble recruiting Reservists and is throwing more...
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2RRF Honour Guard marches off the square
Fusiliers will continue with 1RRF Since February 2013, ex-members of the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers have paraded outside the gates of No 10 to coincide with the Cabinet’s weekly meeting. The former soldiers have been marking their disagreement with the MoD’s plans to disband 2nd Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers (2RRF) as part...
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John Baron MP presses Foreign Secretary on defence spending during Ukraine debate
MP says Crimea holds lessons which need to be heeded During the debate in the House of Commons today on the Ukraine, John Baron MP has described events in Crimea as a wake-up call, and again argued that Britain needs to spend more on its Armed Forces. This follows a fuller explanation in Hansard...
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John Baron MP presses Armed Forces Minister on defence spending
MP says lessons of history need to be learnt During Defence Questions today in the House of Commons, John Baron MP questioned the Government over defence spending. John’s recent article on the need for higher defence spending is online at: http://goo.gl/nvX5CI. In the Chamber, John asked, “Events such as Crimea and in the South...
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