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Proceeding contribution from Lord Robathan (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 14 June 2011. It occurred during Debate on bill and Committee of the Whole House (HC) on Armed Forces Bill.

Armed Forces Bill

I think the Opposition are fishing in desperation for things to get excited about, but they do not need to. I have in my hand a letter from the right hon. Alex Salmond, who describes himself as the First Minister of Scotland, for that is indeed his post. The letter is dated June, although I cannot actually read the day. It thanks the Secretary of State for Defence for his letter about the armed forces covenant and states that the Scottish Government has and will continue to provide unequivocal support for the armed forces, families and veterans. I shall not read the whole thing out, but it welcomes the new armed forces covenant as an important step forward from the 2008 service personnel Command Paper. There is no disagreement between us. We are in discussion with the devolved Administrations. We are interested in results, rather than the box-ticking that the hon. Lady describes.

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
529 c695-6 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Conditions of employment Armed forces Defence Annual reports Deployment Advisory services Discharges Coroners Counselling Housing Expenditure Ministerial duties Recruitment Prisoners Public bodies Procurement Military bases Statistics Standards Young people Reserve forces Social services Termination of employment Reorganisation Ministry of Defence Police and Guarding Agency Veterans
Legislation
Armed Forces Bill 2010-12
Link
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