Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 2:53 pm on 21 June 2005.
The Earl of Dundee
Conservative
2:53,
21 June 2005
My Lords, given the dramatic decline in recent recruitment levels within Scotland's six infantry regiments, does the Minister agree with the explanation given by current recruitment teams that a young lad does not come along to enlist in some amorphous unit; instead, he wants to join a regiment of his choice, such as the one his father or grandfather served in?
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