Let us be clear: our armed forces continue to meet all their operational commitments and remain at over 93% manned.

My hon. Friend makes an important point. I would like to think that we do find that balance.

We remain committed to maintaining the overall size of the armed forces.

My hon. Friend is exactly right. Indeed, only last week I was in Oslo for a meeting of the Northern Group of nations.

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Let us be clear, there are lots of Royal Navy vessels in United Kingdom waters and, of course, any implementation of a Scottish strategy

My hon. Friend makes an important point. I would like to think that we do find that balance.

In the 2015 strategic defence and security review and the national shipbuilding strategy, the Government committed to maintaining a surfa

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