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Defence in the United Kingdom

No. I hope that the hon. Gentleman will forgive me but I have very little time. Under normal circumstances, I would give way to him, but those hon. Members who have served in the armed forces know the truth of what I am saying. Some accusations made by Opposition Members are perhaps designed more to inflame the leader writers than to inform any debate. The MOD gives tremendous support and help to all our people involved in the legal process. The Bloody Sunday inquiry and the Stevens investigation—to which I referred during Defence questions on Monday—prove that we give that support. We will continue to give it.