Does my hon. Friend agree that many of the welcome initiatives in the Bill are being undercut by the increasingly strong movement of the armed forces to the M4 corridor and away from local communities? In my constituency, for example, the local Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers headquarters is being shifted from north Wales to Bristol. The armed forces are maintaining fewer and fewer connections with local communities.
Armed Forces (Flexible Working) Bill [Lords]
Proceeding contribution from
Ian Lucas
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 30 October 2017.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Armed Forces (Flexible Working) Bill [Lords].
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