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.

The hon.

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

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

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

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

364 British Army personnel died as a result of injuries and illnesses sustained on Operation Herrick.

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.