May I counter that argument by saying that, with defence, if we cut ships, regiments or planes, we cannot just reinvent them when we need them? It takes months or years to bring them back.
Defence Spending
Proceeding contribution from
Richard Drax
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Thursday, 12 March 2015.
It occurred during Backbench debate on Defence Spending.
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