Extract from second reading debate (Commons) of the Armed Forces Bill - Feb 8
Tuesday, 9 February 2021 07:55
Mrs Flick Drummond (Meon Valley) (Con) [V]:...I cover four
councils: Hampshire County Council and Winchester, East Hampshire
and Havant Councils, all of which have armed forces champions and
good procedures in place to support armed forces personnel and
their families. We are lucky. Not every council is the same, so
this Bill is much welcomed. However, I hope we can find the right
way of monitoring how each council adopts and puts in place the
education, housing and health requirements for...Request free trial
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Valley) (Con) [V]:...I cover four councils: Hampshire County Council and
Winchester, East Hampshire and Havant Councils, all of which have
armed forces champions and good procedures in place to support
armed forces personnel and their families. We are lucky. Not every
council is the same, so this Bill is much welcomed. However, I hope
we can find the right way of monitoring how each council adopts and
puts in place the education, housing and health requirements for
their local armed forces personnel. We need to be clear on what it
entitles them to and to hold each council to account when they fail
to support our brave servicemen and women. The Veterans Advisory
and Pensions Committee is already in place and is UK-wide. It is in
a perfect position to have an important role in monitoring the
armed forces covenant. I hope that the MOD will put its role on a
statutory basis, as the eyes and the ears on the ground for this
purpose...
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