Proceeding contribution from Andrew Murrison (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Thursday, 20 March 2008. It occurred during Debate on The United Kingdom and the Commonwealth.
The United Kingdom and the Commonwealth
I am sure that my hon. Friend, like me, listened with great interest to the Minister's comments—all 16 minutes of them—so he will probably share my surprise that not once did she mention the contribution being made by Commonwealth citizens in Iraq and Afghanistan. I hope that he will join me in commending the fine work of those soldiers. He may also share my surprise that 635 Commonwealth citizens were serving in the British Army in 1998, but that today the number is 7,615. Although those soldiers are excellent, does he agree that it is surprising that the British Army has failed so badly in recruiting UK nationals to serve in our Army?
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- 2007-08
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- House of Commons chamber
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- Commonwealth Developing countries Development aid International relations International organisations Pakistan Zimbabwe Maldives Scholarships
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