The Winchester & Chandler's Ford MP spent time discussing a range of national issues with constituents living on the predominantly army housing estate.
Steve says; "By its' very nature Worthy Down sees a heavy turnover of residents so it's always a great chance to meet new constituents when visiting the area.
"For obvious reasons the main topic of conversation was defence policy and anxiety around what a future SDSR might bring during the course of the next Parliament.
"As usual I found a group of highly committed public servants, and their partners, who are exceptionally proud of the work they do for our country and it was a chance to thank them as well.
"It was also a useful chance for me to listen to views which I want to feedback to my colleagues in Government."
Some key defence facts:
- The Conservative-led Government inherited a £38bn black hole at the Ministry of Defence in 2010
- A comprehensive Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR) was held in 2010; the first in more than a decade
- Steve Brine lobbied hard on behalf of Worthy Down as part of the SDSR and has welcomed £250m Project Wellesley which will transform the site into a modern defence training college
- Even after five difficult years and reductions in Government spending, Britain's retains easily the fifth largest defence budget in the world
- Britain is currently spending the NATO agreed 2% of GDP on defence. Local MP Steve Brine is lobbying for that commitment to be put into UK law
More information ...
Read more about this area and Project Wellesley in The Dever Valley Post from January 2015 (opens as a PDF)