I did not mention the Regular Army, but the TA. When Labour came to power in 1997, TA numbers were 62,000. When Labour left power in 2010, they were 37,000. It does not take a maths degree to realise that that is a massive reduction in TA capability.
Defence Reform Bill
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Tobias Ellwood
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 16 July 2013.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Defence Reform Bill.
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