Oral Question·Attorney General
“What steps the Government is taking to facilitate the timely prosecution of people who profiteer from the covid-19 outbreak.”
Tabled: 23 March 2020Answered: 26 March 2020
Asked by
Dr Ben Spencer
Conservative — Runnymede and Weybridge
Answering Minister
the Attorney General
Answer from Hansard
The Prime Minister
The hon. Member is right about the importance of national security, particularly at the moment. At the Budget we delivered a £2.9 billion increase in the Ministry of Defence budget. We are pleased to deliver the largest pay rise for our armed forces in 22 years, and we will set out the path to 2.5% in due course. That target, of course, was last met under the last Labour Government; it was not met once in the 14 years that the Conservatives were in power.