cuts were announced in his defence command paper 2021 and a strategic reserve was recommended by long langforde steps down, as the conservative's longest serving defence secretary, will he accept that many of the biggest challenges are being left to the next defence secretary and to the next government? as we may not see him again at this dispatch box, can ayhan behalf of all sides of the house wish him well in his post—parliamentary career. can house wish him well in his post-parliamentary career. can i thank the right _ post-parliamentary career. can i thank the right honourable - post—parliamentary career. can i thank the right honourable gentleman for his kind comments. unfortunately for his kind comments. unfortunately for him i will be doing a statement. i understand what he is saying and this is the refresh of the defence command paper, it was not a complete read on —— redrawing. so many times these things have not had the rail and then to them and we get to the end of the period, and it gets there with black holes, overspend time and time again. this is a report to make us match fit, t