Gurkhas: My questions for the government  

The Ministry of Defence announced on Tuesday that there will be 400 redundancies in the Gurkhas; a cut of just over 10%. This is one of a number of reductions of posts being made across the armed forces. The reason given by the Ministry of Defence for the loss of Gurkhas posts is that because they have continued to both recruit strongly, and now serve individually up to 22 years instead of the previous limit of 15 years, that there are currently more men serving than had been planned for. Nevertheless, I have written to Phillip Hammond the Defence Secretary, asking him explain why these redundancies are being made at a time when we seem to need the Gurkhas more than ever and to reaffirm his commitment to the regiment. In addition I have asked in which locations in the UK and around the world that the redundancies will take place, and over what period of time. Any loss of posts in the armed...