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  Strength of the UKâs Armed Forces
  
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  @ MP voted aye to support the Government's plans for the armed services, including a reduction in the size of the army. 
  
  @ MP voted no against the Government's plans for the armed services and against a reduction in the size of the army. 
  
  The majority of MPs voted to support the Government's plans for the armed services, including a reduction in the size of the army. 
  
  The motion rejected by a majority of MPs in this vote was:
  
  :That this House
  :''notes'' the Prime Ministerâs 2019 election pledge that his Government would not cut the Armed Services in any form;
  :''further notes'' with concern the threat assessment in the [https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/defence-in-a-competitive-age Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy], that threats from other states to the UK and its allies are growing and diversifying;
  :''calls on the Government'' to rethink its plan set out in the Defence Command Paper, published in March 2021, [https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/defence-in-a-competitive-age CP411], to reduce key defence capabilities and reduce the strength of the Armed Forces, including a further reduction in the size of the Army by 2025; and
  :''calls on the Prime Minister'' to make an oral statement to Parliament by June 30 2021 on the Governmentâs plans to reduce the capability and strength of the Armed Forces.
  
  Paragraph 7.32 of the paper stated, in relation to the army, that there would be "a reduction from the current Full Time Trade Trained strength of 76,000 to 72,500 by 2025" however it is not clear that the overall the paper amounts to a plan to "reduce the capability and strength of the Armed Forces".
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