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HANSARDOutsourced ContractsI do not agree with the hon. Gentleman’s assessment. My right hon. Friend the Minister for the Armed Forces, may have the opportunity to speak on this matter in a little bit more…08 Jul 2019HANSARDOutsourced ContractsMy hon. Friend raises an important issue. It is not just the big companies—aerospace and defence companies—we must look to support, but the SMEs, which are in every one of our…08 Jul 2019HANSARDVeterans: Universal CreditAs veterans are civilians, the majority of care comes from other Departments and devolved Administrations. The Ministry of Defence works closely with other stakeholders to target…08 Jul 2019HANSARD Armed Forces DayLet us go further than that: shall I write to IPSA and invite it to become a signatory to the covenant? Perhaps that is what should happen.26 Jun 2019HANSARD Armed Forces DaySometimes reservists step forward to fill the gap when there is a shortfall in the regular components of a unit or formation. I know from when I served—I am looking around at…26 Jun 2019HANSARD Armed Forces DayI beg to move, That this House has considered Armed Forces Day. It is a real honour to open this debate to celebrate Armed Forces Day. It is an opportunity for us to say thank you…26 Jun 2019HANSARD Armed Forces DayI have made so many visits to Northern Ireland, but they do not blur into one and the hon. Gentleman is right. The point I am trying to make is that when I and others served…26 Jun 2019HANSARD Armed Forces DayI am grateful for those kind comments. I not only thank my hon. Friend for what he has done, but pay tribute to the sacrifice made by his father, who was part of the Normandy…26 Jun 2019HANSARD Armed Forces DayThe Military Cross, I beg your pardon. He was killed on Hill 112 at the very beginning of that advance. I will come to what happened there and to the fact that I was on board the…26 Jun 2019HANSARD Armed Forces DayI was not aware of that. I would be delighted to have a meeting with my hon. Friend. Perhaps we can take the matter forward and see what we can do. Absolutely, we should not miss…26 Jun 2019HANSARD Armed Forces DayI suspect that following this debate IPSA will be more aware that there is an invitation heading its way. Another organisation that I hope is well aware that there is an…26 Jun 2019HANSARD Armed Forces DayI will conclude, if I may. We constantly talk about the erosion of the rules-based order, but we do not say what we will do about it. China was not included in the Bretton Woods…26 Jun 2019HANSARD Armed Forces DayThe hon. Lady makes an important point, and I spoke of the division between the two. I visited Stanford Hall. The NHS is building its own facility there, so it can share what is…26 Jun 2019HANSARD Armed Forces DayThe hon. Gentleman has jumped ahead of me, but I absolutely am happy to pay tribute to the work of the merchant seafarers. They supply our surface fleet and submariner fleet and…26 Jun 2019HANSARD Armed Forces DayMy hon. Friend makes a very important point. If any of us travel to the United States for business or otherwise, we will see—in any airport or high street—that if there is…26 Jun 2019HANSARD Armed Forces DayThe hon. Gentleman is absolutely right to heap praise on our veterans charities. There are around 400 service-facing charities of different sizes. Some of the large ones that we…26 Jun 2019HANSARD Armed Forces DayMy hon. Friend has raised an important point. I shall deal with the threats that we face in a minute, but she is right to point out that a campaign to do with climate change is…26 Jun 2019HANSARD Armed Forces DayNot for the first time, I find myself in agreement with the hon. Lady. We have had Westminster Hall debates on this issue, and we have made the case for the Home Office to…26 Jun 2019HANSARD Armed Forces DayI am really pleased to learn that the memorial is being given the reverence and support that it needs, and is being cleaned up so that people can actually see it. I try to…26 Jun 2019HANSARD Armed Forces DayThe hon. Gentleman makes his point and it is now on the record—unless the BBC has cut that bit as well. I need to stress the issue of perception, because another aspect of Armed…26 Jun 2019