Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Graham Stuart (Conservative), on Tuesday, 6 November 2007, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 75 members in total.

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MILITARY COVENANT

That this House strongly supports the aims of the Royal British Legion's Military Covenant campaign; recognises the extraordinary commitment and bravery of UK armed forces and their families; notes that the Military Covenant states that service personnel will be `called upon to make personal sacrifices, including the ultimate sacrifice, in the service of the nation' and that, in return, they will be able to expect ` fair treatment, to be valued and respected as individuals, and that they (and their families) will be sustained and rewarded by commensurate terms and conditions of service'; questions whether this solemn promise has been upheld by the Government; and calls on Ministers to support the physical and emotional wellbeing of service people and their families and to ensure that bereaved service families are appropriately supported, financially and otherwise, following the loss of loved ones in the line of duty.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

107 

Session

2007-08

Other sponsors

Peter Bottomley

Ann Winterton

Peter Luff

Mike Weir

Philip Davies

Subjects

Armed forces Employment Armed forces covenant Military operations

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk