As the House is aware, on 30 September we announced that the MOD would produce a UK Defence Arctic Strategy.

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

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.

Information regarding Army bomb disposal callouts between 2012-2018 can be found in the tables below.

The Government is undertaking a wide range of continuing analysis in support of our EU exit negotiations and preparations.

The reasons why a number of under 18 applicants do not progress to commence basic training are similar to applicants of all ages.

The creation of a European Army has never formally been proposed at European Union (EU) level and we do not believe that it would receive