Richard Foord

Richard Foord

Liberal Democrat — Honiton and Sidmouth

Speaking in the House of Commons on 23 June 2026

Debate

Defence Spending and Readiness

Contribution

So far, the debate has been about how much funding should be found for defence. We should also think about the resignation speech by the former Minister for the Armed Forces, the hon. Member for Birmingham Selly Oak (Al Carns), who said last week that the DIP, which he has seen, does not strike the right balance between high-end sophistication and low-end mass. He said that “the defence investment plan does not strike that balance”.—[Official Report, 16 June 2026; Vol. 787, c. 732.] Does my hon. Friend agree that we need to think about the balance between sophistication and mass?

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