Equipment Expenditure

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Defence – in the House of Commons am 12:00 am ar 18 Rhagfyr 1973.

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Photo of Mr Winston Churchill Mr Winston Churchill , Stretford 12:00, 18 Rhagfyr 1973

Faced with these cuts, which will affect his Department, will my right hon. Friend do everything in his power to ensure that the absolute minimum possible is cut from equipment which has been squeezed in successive defence reviews to the point where the defence posture of our Armed Forces in terms of numbers of aircraft and tanks is grossly inadequate?