Centenary of the Armistice

I remember that I prepared a scrapbook of cuttings at the 50th anniversary for my grandfather who...

It is undoubtedly right that the vast majority of people in this country will come together on Su...

Many Members will have had a family member who was involved in the first world war in one way or ...

I agree with the hon. Gentleman. We have not remembered every single battle over the past four ye...

I thank the Secretary of State for his generosity in giving way. In common with many other Member...

I join the hon. Lady in welcoming that occasion. I am sure that it will be a particularly special...

Will the Minister join me in welcoming the changing attitude, particularly in the Irish Republic,...

I agree with the hon. Gentleman. The co-operation and full support we have received from the Iris...

Another way to commemorate the shared interest between Ireland and the UK is through the merchant...

I will certainly do that. I am sure the commemorations that will take place in the hon. Gentleman...

Let me remind my right hon. and learned Friend of the words of Geoffrey Studdert Kennedy—“Woodbin...

Those words put it well. It is evident in all the commemorations we have witnessed how much of wh...

I thank the Secretary of State for what I thought was a solemn, dignified and thoughtful contribu...

I thank my hon. Friend for highlighting the contribution of soldiers from the Indian subcontinent...

I do. My hon. Friend—the first turbaned Sikh on the Labour Benches in the House of Commons—stands...

The right hon. Gentleman is making a very measured speech. During the remarkable service that we ...

The right hon. Gentleman is absolutely right. Later in my contribution I will touch on some of th...

The hon. Gentleman is giving an extraordinarily powerful tribute. Will he take into account the s...

It does. The hon. Gentleman honours them by raising their memory in the House today, and I thank ...

On Saturday, I attended a Dewsbury Sacrifices event. One thousand and fifty-three local men peris...

I do join my hon. Friend in that. In remembering them and knowing their lives, we honour their sa...

As vice-president of the Greenford branch of the Royal British Legion, I am sure I speak for the ...

I can, and we should. I thank my hon. Friend for the work he did on the campaign to ensure that G...

Order. Just before I call the right hon. Member for New Forest East (Dr Lewis), I am moved to not...

It is truly an honour to follow two such humane and comprehensive opening speeches.

Seventy...

I am listening with great interest to my right hon. Friend and I recognise what he is saying abou...

I hesitate to disagree with my right hon. Friend, particularly because of his own gallant service...

I pay tribute to the Minister and the hon. Member for West Bromwich East (Tom Watson) for their i...

I begin by offering my warmest congratulations to the Secretary of State and the shadow Secretary...

My right hon. Friend is making an excellent speech, and drawing attention to incredibly important...

I thank my hon. Friend. He and I have spoken before about the tragic death of his father and abou...

Order. I am going to bring John Cryer in, but after his speech, I will be setting the time limit ...

It is an honour to follow the right hon. Member for Broadland (Mr Simpson). On the quote he just ...

It is a great pleasure to follow all today’s speeches, but I want to pick out and commend the exc...

It is a real pleasure to follow the right hon. Member for Broxtowe (Anna Soubry) and to speak in ...

Now that I have said about three words, it is obvious that I have dual nationality, so I want to ...

I am most grateful to my hon. Friend for giving way. I pay tribute to all those New Zealanders wh...

I thank my hon. Friend for that. Interestingly, in my constituency, we looked after the Canadians...

It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Mole Valley (Sir Paul Beresford) and so many eloqu...

Like my hon. Friend’s constituency, communities in Coventry also made contributions in the great ...

I know a lot about Coventry. My son-in-law comes from Coventry, as my hon. Friend knows; I think ...

It is an honour to speak in this debate and to follow so many moving and erudite speeches.

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May I begin by congratulating the Secretary of State and the shadow Secretary of State on their e...

Some full tributes have been paid this afternoon, and I add mine to them. In particular, I pay tr...

It is an enormous privilege to serve in this Chamber, and especially to take part in this debate....

Mr Speaker, thank you very much for allowing me to participate in this important debate, in which...

I want to speak about two men who never came home from the great war: my great uncle Oliver Willi...

I thought the speech by the right hon. Member for Leeds Central (Hilary Benn) was very touching; ...

It is a huge responsibility to follow the last two extraordinary speeches from my friend the hon....

Does the hon. Lady agree that as she has two pages left and only 15 seconds, an intervention woul...

The right hon. Gentleman is a good man.

This Sunday, one century on, we will honour and rem...

It is a great privilege to speak in this debate and a great pleasure to follow the hon. Member fo...

This has been an excellent debate, with many touching and enlightening contributions. This is a m...

It is a real privilege to speak in this debate and to follow such wonderful, heartfelt speeches.<...

I am delighted to take part in this debate. I have had the honour of chairing the Northern Irelan...

A hundred years ago on Sunday, a deafening silence broke out over the vast battlefields of Europe...

It is a great honour to represent my party in this debate. I simply thank all the speakers across...

We always say it is a great pleasure to talk in this place, but today it is actually a great hono...

It is a great privilege to speak in this debate. We started with two wonderful