Ministerial statement on Monday, 16 May 2011, in the House of Lords, led by Lord Astor of Hever.

Armed Forces Covenant

Lords statement on the Armed Forces covenant.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 727 c1179-91
Session: 2010-12
Department: Ministry of Defence
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords chamber
Related items: Deposited Paper DEP2011-0846
Monday, 16 May 2011
Deposited papers
House of Commons; Armed Forces: Council Tax
Wednesday, 29 June 2011
Written statements
House of Lords
Proceeding contributions: Lord Astor of Hever | 727 c1179-82 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, with the leave of the House, I will now repeat a Statement made in the other place by my r...; Lord Rosser | 727 c1182-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the Minister for repeating the Statement made in the other place by the Secretary ...; Lord Astor of Hever | 727 c1189 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank my noble friend for that very important question. I have not seen a copy of the le...; Lord Thomas of Gresford | 727 c1189 (Link to this contribution) My noble friend will recall that I wrote to his right honourable friend Mr Fox about veterans' court...; Baroness Finlay of Llandaff | 727 c1188-9 (Link to this contribution) In his Statement, the Minister referred to the loss of a loved one. Will he confirm that the Governm...; Lord Astor of Hever | 727 c1189 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, we take the issue of coroners very seriously. I cannot today give the noble Baroness the c...; Lord Soley | 727 c1188 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I very much welcome the decision to have this covenant. However, is the noble Lord aware h...; Lord Astor of Hever | 727 c1188 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the noble Lord makes a very good point. We always work very closely with service charities...; Baroness Fookes | 727 c1188 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, will my noble friend elaborate on the health arrangements when injured servicemen have to ...; Lord Astor of Hever | 727 c1188 (Link to this contribution) I thank my noble friend for that question. Again, the issue is covered in one of these publications....; Lord Astor of Hever | 727 c1188 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the noble and gallant Lord for his question. I very much hope that they will be he...; Lord Lee of Trafford | 727 c1187 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, today’s Statement said: "““The Armed Forces covenant is not just about words, it is about ...; Lord King of Bridgwater | 727 c1186 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I welcome the Statement but it is worth reflecting that during the time I was the responsi...; Lord Astor of Hever | 727 c1186 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, my noble friend makes a very good point and I am certainly not at all happy to be a Minist...; Lord Touhig | 727 c1186 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I greatly welcome the Statement and look forward to many of its proposals becoming law. I ...; Lord Astor of Hever | 727 c1187 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the noble Lord asked me about the veterans’ card which I understand will be launched next ...; Lord Astor of Hever | 727 c1184-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the noble Lord for his general support for the Statement. I start by welcoming him...; Lord Craig of Radley | 727 c1185 (Link to this contribution) I thank the noble Lord very much for repeating the Statement and I look forward to reading the docum...; Viscount Astor | 727 c1185 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the noble and gallant Lord, as always, raises a very important issue. Much of what is cont...; Lord Selkirk of Douglas | 727 c1189 (Link to this contribution) Will my noble friend say how veterans will be informed about their benefits and privileges under the...; Lord Astor of Hever | 727 c1189 (Link to this contribution) I thank my noble friend for that question. We have not come to a final decision. The card will not b...; Bishop of Chester | 727 c1189 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the language of ““covenant”” is interesting because it is both religious and legal in its ...; Lord Astor of Hever | 727 c1189-90 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, that is where the external reference group comes in. It brings together representatives fr...; Lord West of Spithead | 727 c1190 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the Minister for repeating the Statement today. I agree that he has shown great su...; Lord Astor of Hever | 727 c1190 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, we will certainly keep all the other departments up to speed on this. As the noble Lord sa...; Baroness Dean of Thornton-le-Fylde | 727 c1190 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I welcome the Statement from the Minister today. It is a pity that it had to go through a ...; Lord Astor of Hever | 727 c1190-1 (Link to this contribution) The noble Baroness makes a very good point, and I will certainly take it up with the usual channels....; Lord Stirrup | 727 c1187-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the Minister for repeating the Statement, which has much in it to be welcomed. How...; Lord Astor of Hever | 727 c1187 (Link to this contribution) I thank my noble friend for his questions. It is the intention that the pupil premium for service ch...
Subjects: Conditions of employment Armed forces Annual reports Council tax Housing Finance IVF Schools Tax allowances Social services Prosthetics Armed forces compensation scheme Military Covenant Task Force Armed forces covenant Veterans
Legislation: Armed Forces Bill 2010-12
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Parliamentary proceeding on www.publications.parliament.uk

Armed Forces Covenant

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