Question for short debate on Tuesday, 9 June 2009, in the House of Lords, led by Lord Burnett. The answering member was Baroness Taylor of Bolton.

Armed Forces: Severely Wounded Personnel

Lords question for short debate on what steps they are taking to ensure that there are opportunities for service personnel severely wounded and disabled on active service to remain with their corps' regiments or units in administrative or clerical roles.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 711 c595-606
Session: 2008-09
Department: Ministry of Defence
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords chamber
Proceeding contributions: Lord Patten | 711 c597-600 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the phrase, "urgent operational requirement", is familiar to anyone who knows the terminol...; Lord Lyell | 711 c600-1 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I rise with apologies for the second time in my career in your Lordships' House, because I...; Lord Lee of Trafford | 711 c601-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I congratulate my noble friend Lord Burnett on securing this debate and, indeed, on his se...; Lord Astor of Hever | 711 c602-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the House will be grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Burnett, for raising this important iss...; Lord Burnett | 711 c606 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am extremely grateful to the Minister for her response. Will she write to me on the matt...; Baroness Taylor of Bolton | 711 c606 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I can give an assurance that that is one area we are very conscious of and many people hav...; Baroness Taylor of Bolton | 711 c605-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, my honourable friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary in the other place has regular meet...; Lord Patten | 711 c604 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for giving way. Would she, or if not her because she is very...; Baroness Taylor of Bolton | 711 c603-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, this is a debate about severely injured service personnel, but before I turn to the points...; Lord Burnett | 711 c595-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am grateful for the opportunity to raise the future of our severely wounded servicemen. ...; Lord Burnett | 711 c595 (Link to this contribution) To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that there are opportunities fo...
Subjects: Disability Armed forces Employment Health services Injuries Iraq Peacekeeping operations Mental health services Afghanistan
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Armed Forces: Severely Wounded Personnel

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