Defence Reforms

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 1:49 pm on 17 October 2013.

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Photo of Tobias Ellwood Tobias Ellwood Conservative, Bournemouth East 1:49, 17 October 2013

On ships of the past, the cannonballs only went so far; today, the force multipliers on ships are enormous. The situation is not comparable. We have fewer forces and fewer castles. Things have moved on in our capabilities, and that is what we need to focus on.