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Defence Secretary Dan Jarvis says the new Defence Investment Plan will create 60,000 jobs across the UK. Report by Kennedyl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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00:01298 billion is the amount that we're going to invest in defense over the next
00:05four years and I'm really proud that we've been able to secure an extra 15
00:10billion that will create 60,000 jobs right around the country it's incredibly
00:15impressive to be here in Cambridge this company is precisely the kind of company
00:20who will benefit from the new investment that we've announced I'm really proud of
00:23the progress that we've made it in terms of ensuring that we've got the right
00:26resources in the right place at the right time and it's companies like Cambridge
00:31Aerospace here that will help provide the capabilities that we need to fight the
00:35the wars that we're going to have to be but to be clear in the future but to be
00:38clear it is 10 billion pounds that has been funded not not 15 no that isn't
00:43correct it's a commitment to spend 15 billion pounds through the defense
00:47investment plan it's entirely routine that in major committals of resource that
00:53some of the money will be allocated in the context of the next budget or the
00:58next spending review
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