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Modernising Logistics Provision

That is absolute rubbish. A new chief executive was appointed; he was charged with examining ABRO’s structure; and, as a professional manager, he then developed a plan. He concluded that reconfiguration is the only way to survive given the layers of overheads, inefficiencies and uncompetitiveness and the new, extremely competitive, aggressive marketplace. He brought his plan, which we studied and examined, to me, and we have introduced the proposals, so jobs were not protected because of the election. If the hon. Gentleman had followed the process, he would know about the dramatic announcements that I made in the run-up to the election. Earlier, one of my hon. Friends asked me to press on, which we have done regardless of electoral considerations. In defence, we do what is right for defence.