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Defence in the UK

The hon. Gentleman must accept that the proposal has its detractors, who seek for good reason to protect the status quo and jobs in their own areas and are worried about change; I do not criticise them for that. He should not listen to every bit of propaganda that is put out about the defence training review; he would find that, despite the economic situation, it is in nowhere near the difficulty that those detractors try to suggest. He should listen to a balanced view, not just one side of the argument.