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

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

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

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

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

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