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Mr. Blunt
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the relationship between the strategic defence review and the fundamental expenditure review. [5259]
Dr. Reid
There will be one coherent review of defence. The strategic defence review will be the Ministry of Defence's contribution to the comprehensive spending review. It is envisaged that work on the strategic defence review will be completed around the turn of the year.