Debate on Wednesday, 26 June 2019, in the House of Commons, led by Tobias Ellwood. The answering members were Wayne David, Nia Griffith and Stuart Andrew.

Armed Forces Day

Motion that this House has considered Armed Forces Day. Agreed to on question.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 662 cc725-768
Session: 2017-19
Department: Ministry of Defence
Chamber / Committee: House of Commons chamber
Proceeding contributions: Tobias Ellwood | 662 c726 (Link to this contribution)
I beg to move,
That this House has considered Armed Forces Day.
It is a real honour t...; Jim Shannon | 662 c726 (Link to this contribution)
The Minister was also in Bangor in North Down. I was alongside him—that is how I know.; Tobias Ellwood | 662 c726 (Link to this contribution)
I have made so many visits to Northern Ireland, but they do not blur into one and the hon. Gentle...; William Cash | 662 c726 (Link to this contribution)
I would like to give my right hon. Friend a vote of confidence, because I know he played a very b...; Tobias Ellwood | 662 c727 (Link to this contribution)
I am grateful for those kind comments. I not only thank my hon. Friend for what he has done, but ...; William Cash | 662 c727 (Link to this contribution)
The Military Cross.; Tobias Ellwood | 662 c727 (Link to this contribution)
The Military Cross, I beg your pardon. He was killed on Hill 112 at the very beginning of that ad...; Albert Owen | 662 c727 (Link to this contribution)
I join the Minister in paying tribute not only to current armed forces personnel, but to ex-servi...; Tobias Ellwood | 662 c727 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Gentleman has jumped ahead of me, but I absolutely am happy to pay tribute to the work o...; Stephen Kerr | 662 c727 (Link to this contribution)
I cast my eye towards the side Gallery during Prime Minister’s questions to see our hon. Friend t...; Tobias Ellwood | 662 c727 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend makes a very important point. If any of us travel to the United States for busines...; Chris Stephens | 662 c728 (Link to this contribution)
Will the Minister also thank the many veterans charities around the UK who help and support veter...; Tobias Ellwood | 662 c728 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Gentleman is absolutely right to heap praise on our veterans charities. There are around...; Paul Sweeney | 662 c728 (Link to this contribution)
The Minister makes an important point about the need for proper integration and co-ordination of ...; Tobias Ellwood | 662 cc728-9 (Link to this contribution)
Sometimes reservists step forward to fill the gap when there is a shortfall in the regular compon...; Trudy Harrison | 662 c729 (Link to this contribution)
Like many colleagues across the House, I went out to speak to constituents who had come to talk t...; Tobias Ellwood | 662 cc729-730 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend has raised an important point. I shall deal with the threats that we face in a min...; Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent | 662 c730 (Link to this contribution)
As chair of the all-party parliamentary group on the armed forces covenant, I am delighted that w...; Tobias Ellwood | 662 c730 (Link to this contribution)
Not for the first time, I find myself in agreement with the hon. Lady. We have had Westminster Ha...; Douglas Ross | 662 c730 (Link to this contribution)
My right hon. Friend was explaining what Armed Forces Day does to acknowledge the efforts of our ...; Tobias Ellwood | 662 c730 (Link to this contribution)
I am really pleased to learn that the memorial is being given the reverence and support that it n...; Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent | 662 c731 (Link to this contribution)
Does the Minister agree that we as employers in this House—every single Member of Parliament—shou...; Tobias Ellwood | 662 c731 (Link to this contribution)
Let us go further than that: shall I write to IPSA and invite it to become a signatory to the cov...; Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent | 662 c731 (Link to this contribution)
That would be a wonderful intervention by the Minister, but I have tried to make that suggestion ...; Tobias Ellwood | 662 c731 (Link to this contribution)
I suspect that following this debate IPSA will be more aware that there is an invitation heading ...; Albert Owen | 662 c731 (Link to this contribution)
There has been consensus thus far in this debate, but I must point out that one way of achieving ...; Tobias Ellwood | 662 cc731-2 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Gentleman makes his point and it is now on the record—unless the BBC has cut that bit as...; Martin Docherty-Hughes | 662 c732 (Link to this contribution)
Although I agree with much of what the Minister is saying about employers, we must also recognise...; Tobias Ellwood | 662 c732 (Link to this contribution)
I think the hon. Gentleman is being pedantic; I think he knows exactly the spirit in which I supp...; Ruth George | 662 c732 (Link to this contribution)
I absolutely echo the support of everyone in this Chamber for the current members of our armed fo...; Tobias Ellwood | 662 c732 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Lady highlights the challenge that we face. While someone is serving in uniform, their m...; James Gray | 662 c732 (Link to this contribution)
My right hon. Friend makes an extremely important point about looking after our veterans and thei...; Tobias Ellwood | 662 c733 (Link to this contribution)
I pay tribute to the work that my hon. Friend does in supporting the armed forces’ profile in Par...; Jim Cunningham | 662 c733 (Link to this contribution)
I apologise to the Minister for coming in late. The covenant has now been going for about 10 year...; Tobias Ellwood | 662 cc733-4 (Link to this contribution)
That is mapped out in our annual report, and, if I may, I will send the hon. Gentleman a copy of ...; Baroness Chapman of Darlington | 662 c734 (Link to this contribution)
I represent Darlington, which is the nearest major town to Catterick garrison. I see what the Min...; Tobias Ellwood | 662 c734 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Lady is right to point out the challenges for somebody who has perhaps done three tours ...; James Gray | 662 c734 (Link to this contribution)
Will the Minister pay tribute to some very good companies? FDM springs to mind, which has so far ...; Tobias Ellwood | 662 cc734-5 (Link to this contribution)
I was not aware of that. I would be delighted to have a meeting with my hon. Friend. Perhaps we c...; 662 c735 (Link to this contribution); Tobias Ellwood | 662 cc735-6 (Link to this contribution)
I will conclude, if I may.
We constantly talk about the erosion of the rules-based order, b...; Nia Griffith | 662 c736 (Link to this contribution)
It is a delight to speak in this debate. This Saturday people will come together in communities a...; Nick Smith | 662 c736 (Link to this contribution)
Armed Forces Day is a great opportunity for our communities to support our armed forces, and I wi...; Nia Griffith | 662 c737 (Link to this contribution)
I thank my hon. Friend for that intervention. He is right. Considerable progress has been made on...; Martin Docherty-Hughes | 662 c737 (Link to this contribution)
I have to ask the shadow Minister the same question I asked the Minister: if this is such an impo...; Nia Griffith | 662 c738 (Link to this contribution)
Indeed. The hon. Gentleman makes a fine point and there is a very good case for having a consulta...; Alex Sobel | 662 c738 (Link to this contribution)
CarillionAmey has had more than 36,000 complaints in three years about the conditions of service ...; Nia Griffith | 662 cc738-9 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend makes a good point. None of us wants to see any of our serving forces and their fa...; Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent | 662 c739 (Link to this contribution)
Does my hon. Friend agree that one issue that is really difficult for many schools to understand ...; Nia Griffith | 662 cc739-740 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend is absolutely right. We need to make sure that children are properly supported and...; Gillian Keegan | 662 cc740-1 (Link to this contribution)
It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Llanelli (Nia Griffith). I welcome the opportunity...; Carol Monaghan | 662 c741 (Link to this contribution)
I will start by declaring an interest: as many Members here know, my husband served for 17 years ...; Jamie Stone | 662 c742 (Link to this contribution)
May I make a suggestion? As and when somebody from a given school in Scotland goes into the armed...; Carol Monaghan | 662 c742 (Link to this contribution)
Of course, and people in many professions go back to their old schools and tell the students abou...; Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent | 662 c742 (Link to this contribution)
Does the hon. Lady agree that it is even worse for those in the Royal Fleet Auxiliary, who were n...; Carol Monaghan | 662 cc742-3 (Link to this contribution)
It is incredible that we treat those personnel as separate when they are actually fundamental to ...; Tobias Ellwood | 662 c743 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Lady makes an important point, and I spoke of the division between the two. I visited St...; Carol Monaghan | 662 c743 (Link to this contribution)
I would like to make two points. First, a lot of the equipment in Stanford Hall has been funded b...; Tobias Ellwood | 662 c743 (Link to this contribution)
It will be shared.; Carol Monaghan | 662 cc743-4 (Link to this contribution)
I hope it will. Secondly, it is important that veterans get rehabilitation along with other veter...; Gavin Newlands | 662 c744 (Link to this contribution)
On that point, Scotland’s Bravest Manufacturing Company was officially opened last week by the Fi...; Carol Monaghan | 662 c744 (Link to this contribution)
For those who do not know about the excellent work that the Erskine Hospital does, it is known th...; Luke Graham | 662 cc744-5 (Link to this contribution)
It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Glasgow North West (Carol Monaghan), and I pay tri...; Martin Docherty-Hughes | 662 c745 (Link to this contribution)
Is the hon. Gentleman aware that when the National Citizen Service was first introduced, the Scot...; Luke Graham | 662 cc745-7 (Link to this contribution)
I did not, but after 12 years in government, the SNP could have done a lot better than just one e...; Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent | 662 cc747-8 (Link to this contribution)
It is an honour and privilege to speak in this debate, and a pleasure to follow the hon. Member f...; Gareth Snell | 662 c748 (Link to this contribution)
For your birthday!; Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent | 662 c748 (Link to this contribution)
I am being heckled by my hon. Friend. It is indeed my own birthday party.
What is so wonder...; Mark Francois | 662 c748 (Link to this contribution)
I am grateful to my fellow Defence Committee member for giving way. On behalf of the whole House,...; Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent | 662 c749 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the right hon. Gentleman for that intervention and more importantly, I thank his father f...; Anne-Marie Trevelyan | 662 c749 (Link to this contribution)
One of the challenges we have with the covenant and Government Departments is to see in a practic...; Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent | 662 cc749-750 (Link to this contribution)
I could not agree with the hon. Lady more, as I do on most, if not all, issues. One thing that we...; Jack Brereton | 662 cc750-2 (Link to this contribution)
I am delighted to follow my neighbour, the hon. Member for Stoke-on-Trent North (Ruth Smeeth), an...; Martin Docherty-Hughes | 662 cc752-4 (Link to this contribution)
Madam Deputy Speaker, it is good to see you in the Chair for this debate.
I congratulate Pr...; Jessica Morden | 662 cc754-7 (Link to this contribution)
Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, for calling me to speak in this debate ahead of Armed Forces Day...; Albert Owen | 662 cc757-9 (Link to this contribution)
It is a great pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Newport East (Jessica Morden). Ant...; Jim Shannon | 662 cc759-760 (Link to this contribution)
It is always a pleasure to speak in any debate that refers to the armed forces—it is always a ple...; Albert Owen | 662 c760 (Link to this contribution)
Will the hon. Gentleman add to that list of charities the Mission to Seafarers, which does excell...; Jim Shannon | 662 cc761-2 (Link to this contribution)
It is always good to be reminded of these things by the hon. Gentleman. As I said, aside from the...; Wayne David | 662 cc762-3 (Link to this contribution)
I am pleased to respond to this debate on behalf of the Opposition, and I can honestly say that i...; Matt Rodda | 662 c763 (Link to this contribution)
I wish briefly to thank a number of local organisations in my constituency for what they have don...; Wayne David | 662 c763 (Link to this contribution)
I thank my hon. Friend for that intervention. I am sure that although his remarks were peculiar t...; Martin Docherty-Hughes | 662 c763 (Link to this contribution)
I am going to ask the hon. Gentleman the same question that I have been asking Ministers and othe...; Wayne David | 662 cc763-4 (Link to this contribution)
That suggestion is worthy of serious consideration. It should not be dismissed, because there is ...; Stuart Andrew | 662 cc764-6 (Link to this contribution)
I would like to echo the comments that the hon. Member for Caerphilly (Wayne David) just made. Th...; James Gray | 662 c766 (Link to this contribution)
I am most grateful to my hon. Friend for giving way and I must apologise for missing most of the ...; Stuart Andrew | 662 cc766-7 (Link to this contribution)
Well, I walked into that one, didn’t I? I was going to say, let us see what happens in a couple o...; Wayne David | 662 c767 (Link to this contribution)
Was your dad Dutch?; Stuart Andrew | 662 c767 (Link to this contribution)
No, he wasn’t Dutch.
The hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) talked about national Arm...; Dan Jarvis | 662 c767 (Link to this contribution)
This has been an excellent debate and a timely reminder of the importance of thanking those who s...; Stuart Andrew | 662 c767 (Link to this contribution)
Absolutely. I am doing a tour of the country now. It is great news that next year the event will ...; Kevin Hollinrake | 662 c767 (Link to this contribution)
Just to continue with the Yorkshire theme, may I suggest, as a fellow Yorkshire Member of Parliam...; Stuart Andrew | 662 c768 (Link to this contribution)
There are a lot of offers. I expect that my diary will get extremely busy. Let me just say that I...; Martin Docherty-Hughes | 662 c768 (Link to this contribution)
I noticed that the Minister side-stepped completely the questions I raised in my speech. I did at...; Stuart Andrew | 662 c768 (Link to this contribution)
I do apologise. I did mean to address that point, which is on my sheet. I was not trying to side-...; Carol Monaghan | 662 c768 (Link to this contribution)
Will the Minister give way?; Stuart Andrew | 662 c768 (Link to this contribution)
I need to finish now, but I will happily speak to hon. Members after the debate.
We have ha...
Subjects: Children Charities Armed forces Employment Housing Education Mental health services Reserve forces Armed forces covenant Veterans Armed Forces Day
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