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Veterans Strategy

Proceeding contribution from Tobias Ellwood (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Thursday, 15 November 2018. It occurred during Debate on Veterans Strategy.

I do not know to which local authority the hon. Lady is referring. If she would like to write to me with the details, I would be more than happy to look into the matter. She is absolutely right. Like many other aspects of national government, we are seeing different standards across the country, and often it is to do with the historical relationship that a local authority has had with the military.

We would expect Portsmouth to get this right, because of the longevity of its relationship with the military, likewise Staffordshire, with the arboretum. In Bournemouth, in my own constituency, this is not something that comes naturally, because Bournemouth is a very new town with no relationship with the armed forces, but that should not prevent it from being aware of its duties in honouring the armed forces covenant.

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
649 c500 
Session
2017-19
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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