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HANSARDCombat Air StrategyAs ever, Mr Stringer, it is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship. It is an honour to have worked with the hon. Member for Witney (Robert Courts) on this issue for what is…27 Jun 2019HANSARDCombat Air StrategyI am not sure that my hon. Friend the Member for Leeds West (Rachel Reeves) has ever spoken on defence industrial strategy—well, she has now—but it would be very helpful if I had…27 Jun 2019HANSARD Armed Forces DayThat would be a wonderful intervention by the Minister, but I have tried to make that suggestion in private to IPSA and have not been very successful, so any help the Minister can…26 Jun 2019HANSARD Armed Forces DayDoes the Minister agree that we as employers in this House—every single Member of Parliament—should become covenant employers in our own right and that the Independent…26 Jun 2019HANSARD Armed Forces DayAs chair of the all-party parliamentary group on the armed forces covenant, I am delighted that we are having this debate. The Minister has touched on the impact of other…26 Jun 2019HANSARD Armed Forces DayI could not agree with the hon. Lady more, as I do on most, if not all, issues. One thing that we miss with those who are currently serving is the burden that is placed on their…26 Jun 2019HANSARD Armed Forces DayI thank the right hon. Gentleman for that intervention and, more importantly, I thank his father for his service. Not only have we had the opportunity to celebrate our D-day…26 Jun 2019HANSARD Armed Forces DayI am being heckled by my hon. Friend. It is indeed my own birthday party. What is so wonderful about our Armed Forces Day parade is the intergenerational conversations that…26 Jun 2019HANSARD Armed Forces DayIt is an honour and privilege to speak in this debate, and a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Ochil and South Perthshire (Luke Graham). I find myself in the unenviable…26 Jun 2019HANSARD Armed Forces DayDoes the hon. Lady agree that it is even worse for those in the Royal Fleet Auxiliary, who were not entitled to a pay rise at all, which is why they are currently consulting on an…26 Jun 2019HANSARD Armed Forces DayDoes my hon. Friend agree that one issue that is really difficult for many schools to understand is the impact of Remembrance Day on children whose parents are serving? There…26 Jun 2019HANSARD Jewish Community: Contribution to the UKIt did not work out well for her or anybody. I learned much of this history only recently, because of events that have happened. Not only was my grandmother at the battle of Cable…13 Jun 2019HANSARD Jewish Community: Contribution to the UKIt is a pleasure to participate in the debate under your chairmanship, Sir David. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for City of Chester (Christian Matheson)—my friend and…13 Jun 2019HANSARD Jewish Community: Contribution to the UKMany different forms of support are given to the elderly within the Jewish community, primarily provided by Jewish Care, among others. Does my hon. Friend agree with me that the…13 Jun 2019HANSARD Jewish Community: Contribution to the UKAs my hon. Friend is touching on the battle of Cable Street, I feel that I should put on the record my pride that my grandmother spent the 48 hours in the run-up to the battle of…13 Jun 2019HANSARD Jewish Community: Contribution to the UKWill my hon. Friend give way?13 Jun 2019HANSARD Jewish Community: Contribution to the UKOne of the most fascinating things about the debate in our party at the moment is that when we look at politics in the middle east, and specifically in Israel, my family who live…13 Jun 2019HANSARDImmunity for SoldiersThe hon. Gentleman is making an excellent speech. We all have veterans in our constituencies who are in their 70s and have received paperwork from the Ministry of Defence that…20 May 2019HANSARDImmunity for SoldiersIt all comes down to a sense of fairness, for the victims, their families, everyone who lived through the troubles in Northern Ireland and all those who continue to live with the…20 May 2019HANSARD East Midlands Rail FranchiseAfter a 10-year campaign for station improvement, local residents in Kidsgrove finally secured funding under Access for All for an accessible bridge and an extended car park.…11 Apr 2019