Defence in the Media: 1 February 2013

Summary
Various papers cover the Prime Minister talking about the Defence Budget and his commitment to protect equipment spending after 2015. | The Times reports that Madeleine Moon told MPs in a Westminster Hall debate that sexual harassment was an 'everyday occurrence' in the Armed Forces, and, in a news-in-brief, that there is to be more funding for handling claims of abuse and sexual harassment in the Armed Forces. | Various papers cover and comment on the situation in Mali, with speculation that British troops could be in Mali for more than a year. | The Sun reports that Labour is calling for the abuse of Service personnel to be made a hate crime on a par with abuse of the disabled and ethnic minorities.