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Defence Spending

Asked for a comment on reports that the Government was looking to cut the Defence budget by £15billion, the PMS said that he thought it was a strange report. The Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR) only concluded less than two months ago, which involved yet further years of real-terms increases in the Defence Budget. The budget was set up to 2010/2011. Asked if he would comment on possible reductions after 2010/2011, the PMS said the Prime Minister had talked consistently about his support for the armed forces and we had also seen over the last decade, successive CSR’s, which had resulted in real-terms increases in the Defence budget.

Asked if the Defence budget would be enough to guarantee all projects going ahead as planned, the PMS replied that the Ministry of Defence had to make long-term plans. The Government had already set, what by any respects, was a long-term budget, for the MOD and they had had their budget set for the next four years. Asked if tough choices would have to be made involving postponing or scrapping projects, the PMS replied that he was not sure he would accept the premise of the question. The PMS reiterated that the Prime Minister was determined to ensure that the armed forces got the resources they needed to do the job they were asked to do.

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